1987 Family Circle NSW Open – Doubles

Doubles
1987 Family Circle NSW Open
Champions Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie
Runners-up Jenny Byrne
Janine Tremelling
Score6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–1
Draw32
Seeds8

Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions in 1985. They lost in the quarterfinals to Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil.

Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie won the title by defeating Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–1 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Jenny Byrne
Janine Tremelling
3 6 6
5 Gigi Fernández
Robin White
6 4 4
Jenny Byrne
Janine Tremelling
77 5 1
3 Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie
65 7 6
3 Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie
6 6
6 Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
3 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 C Kohde-Kilsch
H Suková
6 6
A Henricksson
C Karlsson
3 2 1 C Kohde-Kilsch
H Suková
6 6
Ca MacGregor
Cy MacGregor
4 4 R Bryant
A Tobin-Dingwall
2 2
R Bryant
A Tobin-Dingwall
6 6 1 C Kohde-Kilsch
H Suková
5 5
C Bakkum
M van der Torre
7 6 J Byrne
J Tremelling
7 7
A Holíková
M Schropp
6 2 C Bakkum
M van der Torre
7 2 3
J Byrne
J Tremelling
7 6 J Byrne
J Tremelling
5 6 6
7 A Moulton
M Van Nostrand
6 3 J Byrne
J Tremelling
3 6 6
4 E Burgin
R Fairbank
7 3 6 5 G Fernández
R White
6 4 4
J Durie
A Hobbs
6 6 4 4 E Burgin
R Fairbank
6 6
M Jaggard
L O'Neill
4 5 L Antonoplis
C Monteiro
1 4
L Antonoplis
C Monteiro
6 7 4 E Burgin
R Fairbank
2 3
H Na
M Yanagi
6 5 4 5 G Fernández
R White
6 6
C Jolissaint
H Ludloff
4 7 6 C Jolissaint
H Ludloff
6 6
C Bartos-Csepery
S Gomer
0 6 5 G Fernández
R White
7 7
5 G Fernández
R White
6 7

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 C Bassett
A Smith
7 6
C Lindqvist
E Pfaff
6 0 8 C Bassett
A Smith
4 4
A Betzner
C Singer
7 6 A Betzner
C Singer
6 6
A Minter
E Minter
6 2 A Betzner
C Singer
1 6
B Cordwell
L Field
6 6 6 3 B Nagelsen
E Smylie
6 7
C Benjamin
D van Rensburg
4 7 3 B Cordwell
L Field
4 7 5
L Allen
E Reinach
2 6 3 B Nagelsen
E Smylie
6 6 7
3 B Nagelsen
E Smylie
6 7 3 B Nagelsen
E Smylie
6 6
6 Z Garrison
L McNeil
6 6 6 Z Garrison
L McNeil
3 4
AM Fernandez
J Richardson
1 4 6 Z Garrison
L McNeil
7 6
G Magers
J Mundel
7 4 6 G Magers
J Mundel
6 2
T Holladay
P Smith
5 6 2 6 Z Garrison
L McNeil
6 6
C Carney
A Kijimuta
5 5 2 H Mandlíková
W Turnbull
2 4
M Bollegraf
H Kelesi
7 7 M Bollegraf
H Kelesi
1 2
S Collins
S Walsh-Pete
5 6 2 H Mandlíková
W Turnbull
6 6
2 H Mandlíková
W Turnbull
7 7

References

  1. ^ "Sydney International Past Winners". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 May 2023. 1987 Jan 5 - Jan 11: USA Betsy NAGELSEN / AUS Elizabeth SMYLIE
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 178, 182–183. ISBN 9780002182690.