1987 Italian Open (tennis)

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The 1987 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix and of 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from 11 May through 17 May 1987 while the women's tournament was held from 4 May through 10 May 1987.[3] Mats Wilander and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.

1987 Italian Open
Date11–17 May (men)
4–10 May (women)
Edition44th
Prize money$400,000 (men)
$150,000 (women)
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationRome, Italy
VenueForo Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Mats Wilander[1]
Women's singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
France Guy Forget / France Yannick Noah[2]
Women's doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
← 1986 · Italian Open · 1988 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Mats Wilander defeated   Martín Jaite 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

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  Steffi Graf defeated   Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 4–6, 6–0

Men's doubles

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  Guy Forget /   Yannick Noah defeated   Miloslav Mečíř /   Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–7, 6–3

Women's doubles

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  Martina Navratilova /   Gabriela Sabatini defeated   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /   Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "1987 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1987 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 128–129, 196–198. ISBN 9780002182690.
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