1987 Virginia Slims of Florida – Doubles

Doubles
1987 Virginia Slims of Florida
Champions Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
Runners-up Chris Evert
Pam Shriver
Score6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Draw28
Seeds8

Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie were the two-time defending champions, but Jordan did not compete this year. Smylie teamed up with Jenny Byrne and lost in the first round to Bettina Bunge and Laura Gildemeister.

Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko won the title by defeating Chris Evert and Pam Shriver 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.[1]

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

    Draw

    Key

    Finals

    Semifinals Final
              
    1 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Helena Suková
    7 4 6
    3 Chris Evert
    Pam Shriver
    6 6 7
    3 Chris Evert
    Pam Shriver
    0 6 2
    6 Svetlana Parkhomenko
    Larisa Savchenko
    6 3 6
    6 Svetlana Parkhomenko
    Larisa Savchenko
    6 6
    2 Hana Mandlíková
    Wendy Turnbull
    2 4

    Top half

    First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
    1 C Kohde-Kilsch
    H Suková
    1 6 6
    I Demongeot
    N Tauziat
    6 6 I Demongeot
    N Tauziat
    6 2 2
    M Bollegraf
    N Jagerman
    3 4 1 C Kohde-Kilsch
    H Suková
    6 6
    P Louie Harper
    R Maršíková
    3 4 7 G Fernández
    S Walsh-Pete
    0 0
    Ca MacGregor
    Cy MacGregor
    6 6 Ca MacGregor
    Cy MacGregor
    6 6 3
    A Kijimuta
    N Provis
    7 5 2 7 G Fernández
    S Walsh-Pete
    7 3 6
    7 G Fernández
    S Walsh-Pete
    6 7 6 1 C Kohde-Kilsch
    H Suková
    7 4 6
    3 C Evert
    P Shriver
    6 6 7
    3 C Evert
    P Shriver
    6 6
    E Reinach
    M Reinach
    5 6 6 E Reinach
    M Reinach
    4 0
    A Betzner
    H Kelesi
    7 4 3 3 C Evert
    P Shriver
    7 0 6
    P Casale
    K Sands
    2 1 B Bunge
    L Gildemeister
    5 6 3
    P Fendick
    P Hy
    6 6 P Fendick
    P Hy
    B Bunge
    L Gildemeister
    6 6 B Bunge
    L Gildemeister
    w/o
    5 J Byrne
    E Smylie
    0 3

    Bottom half

    First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
    6 S Parkhomenko
    L Savchenko
    6 6
    N Dias
    P Medrado
    2 1 6 S Parkhomenko
    L Savchenko
    6 6
    T Phelps
    R Reggi
    6 7 T Phelps
    R Reggi
    2 4
    P Paradis
    J Russell
    3 6 6 S Parkhomenko
    L Savchenko
    7 6 6
    S Cecchini
    S Goleš
    6 6 4 E Burgin
    R Fairbank
    5 7 4
    I Budařová
    B Gerken
    3 3 S Cecchini
    S Goleš
    4 0
    4 E Burgin
    R Fairbank
    6 6
    6 S Parkhomenko
    L Savchenko
    6 6
    8 J Durie
    A Moulton
    4 2 2 H Mandlíková
    W Turnbull
    2 4
    B Potter
    W White
    6 6 B Potter
    W White
    6 7
    C Bassett
    G Magers
    3 5 A Minter
    M Van Nostrand
    4 6
    A Minter
    M Van Nostrand
    6 7 B Potter
    W White
    3 7 2
    C Benjamin
    D Van Rensburg
    1 7 4 2 H Mandlíková
    W Turnbull
    6 5 6
    C Lindqvist
    T Scheuer-Larsen
    6 5 6 C Lindqvist
    T Scheuer-Larsen
    3 4
    2 H Mandlíková
    W Turnbull
    6 6

    References

    1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 182, 184. ISBN 9780002182690.