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1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1987 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Laurie Warder
United States Blaine Willenborg
Runners-upSweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
Score6–0, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1986 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1988 →

Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Craig Campbell and Barry Moir. Third-seeded pair Laurie Warder and Blaine Willenborg claimed the title by defeating Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander in the final.[1]

Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Chile Hans Gildemeister / Ecuador Andrés Gómez (second round)
  2. Sweden Joakim Nyström / Sweden Mats Wilander (final)
  3. Australia Laurie Warder / United States Blaine Willenborg (champions)
  4. West Germany Tore Meinecke / Netherlands Tom Nijssen (second round)
  5. Chile Ricardo Acuña / South Africa Gary Muller (second round)
  6. United States John Letts / South Africa Michael Robertson (second round)
  7. United States Rill Baxter / United States Joey Rive (semifinals)
  8. United States Dan Cassidy / United States Mel Purcell (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7 United States Rill Baxter
United States Joey Rive
1 1  
3 Australia Laurie Warder
United States Blaine Willenborg
6 6  
3 Australia Laurie Warder
United States Blaine Willenborg
6 6  
2 Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
0 3  
  Uruguay Diego Pérez
United States Todd Witsken
6 3 2
2 Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
3 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Chile H Gildemeister
Ecuador A Gómez
6 2  
  South Africa C Campbell
South Africa B Moir
2 5     United States J Ross
United States D Tarr
7 6  
  United States J Ross
United States D Tarr
6 7     United States J Ross
United States D Tarr
4 3  
  France T Benhabiles
Czechoslovakia L Pimek
2 2   7 United States R Baxter
United States J Rive
6 6  
WC South Africa A Burrow
United States R Reneberg
6 6   WC South Africa A Burrow
United States R Reneberg
3 2  
  United States A Agassi
United States B Dickinson
3 4   7 United States R Baxter
United States J Rive
6 6  
7 United States R Baxter
United States J Rive
6 6   7 United States R Baxter
United States J Rive
1 1  
3 Australia L Warder
United States B Willenborg
6 6  
3 Australia L Warder
United States B Willenborg
3 7 6
WC United States J Berger
Argentina R Saad
4 6 6 WC United States J Berger
Argentina R Saad
6 6 3
  United States R Rudeen
United States T Warneke
6 3 4 3 Australia L Warder
United States B Willenborg
6 7  
  United States J Arias
United States T Siegel
7 6     United States J Arias
United States T Siegel
3 5  
  West Germany P Kühnen
Nigeria T Mmoh
6 1     United States J Arias
United States T Siegel
6 6 6
  United States G Hill
Australia Marcus Smith
7 4 4 5 Chile R Acuña
South Africa G Muller
7 3 4
5 Chile R Acuña
South Africa G Muller
6 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States J Letts
South Africa M Robertson
6 4  
  Uruguay D Pérez
United States T Witsken
7 6     Uruguay D Pérez
United States T Witsken
6 6  
  Argentina J Frana
Argentina C Miniussi
7 3 10   Argentina J Frana
Argentina C Miniussi
3 4  
  United States B Cox
Australia M Fancutt
6 6 8   Uruguay D Pérez
United States T Witsken
7 6  
  United States M Davis
United States L Shiras
4 1r     Australia D Macpherson
Australia S Youl
5 4  
  Australia D Macpherson
Australia S Youl
6 4     Australia D Macpherson
Australia S Youl
6 6  
4 West Germany T Meinecke
Netherlands T Nijssen
3 1  
  Uruguay D Pérez
United States T Witsken
6 3 2
8 United States D Cassidy
United States M Purcell
7 7   2 Sweden J Nyström
Sweden M Wilander
3 6 6
  United States J Brown
United States D MacBride
6 6   8 United States D Cassidy
United States M Purcell
7 6  
  Colombia Á Jordan
United States CD Miller
6 3   WC United States L Jensen
United States P McEnroe
5 0  
WC United States L Jensen
United States P McEnroe
7 6   8 United States D Cassidy
United States M Purcell
4 6 2
  Paraguay F González
Paraguay V Pecci
6 6   2 Sweden J Nyström
Sweden M Wilander
6 3 6
  United States J Levine
Australia CA Miller
1 2     Paraguay F González
Paraguay V Pecci
6 2  
2 Sweden J Nyström
Sweden M Wilander
7 6  

References

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  1. ^ "Wilander handles foe for crown". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. United Press. July 20, 1987.
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