1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1987 Bridgestone Doubles Championships | |
| Champions | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
| Runners-up | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver |
| Score | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Draw | 8 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Barbara Potter and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but Potter could not qualify for this year.
Shriver teamed up with Elise Burgin and lost in the final to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková. The score was 6–1, 7–6(7–5).[1][2]
Seeds
- Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (champions)
- Elise Burgin / Pam Shriver (final)
- Betsy Nagelsen / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
- Gigi Fernández / Robin White (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Beth Herr Alycia Moulton | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver | 1 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh-Pete | 2 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 63 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh-Pete | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Candy Reynolds Anne Smith | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Tennis". The Washington Post. 1 February 1987. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
Czechoslovakia's Helena Sukova and West Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch topped Pam Shriver and Elise Burgin, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), to win the 13th Bridgestone Doubles tennis tournament in Tokyo. The winners, seeded No. 1 in the three-day tournament, earned $60,000. Shriver and Burgin, the No. 2 seeds who live in the Baltimore area, won $30,000...
- ^ "Tennis Roundup : Mecir Beats Aussie in New South Wales Final". Los Angeles Times. 2 February 1987. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
At Tokyo, Czechoslovakia's Helena Sukova and West Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated the American duo of Pam Shriver and Elise Burgin, 6-1, 7-6, Sunday to win the 13th Bridgestone Doubles women's tournament. The winners, seeded No. 1 in the three-day tournament, earned $60,000, while Shriver and Burgin won $30,000.