1987 US Open (tennis)

The 1987 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 107th edition of the US Open and was held from September 1 to September 14, 1987. As of 2024, it is the last time any player, male or female, has won the Triple Crown as Martina Navratilova won the Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events.

Seniors

Men's singles

Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander 6–7^{(7–9)}, 6–0, 7–6^{(7–4)}, 6–4

• It was Lendl's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and final US Open title.

Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf 7–6^{(7–4)}, 6–1

• It was Navratilova's 46th career Grand Slam title and her 11th US Open title.

Men's doubles

Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd defeated Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 7–6^{(7–1)}, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6^{(7–2)}

• It was Edberg's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. It was Järryd's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.

Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

• It was Navratilova's 47th career Grand Slam title and her 12th US Open title. It was Shriver's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th US Open title.

Mixed doubles

Martina Navratilova / Emilio Sánchez defeated Betsy Nagelsen / Paul Annacone 6–4, 6–7^{(6–8)}, 7–6^{(14–12)}

• It was Navratilova's 48th career Grand Slam title and her 13th US Open title. It was Sánchez's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title. Navratilova became only the third player in the Open Era to win the Triple Crown, winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles events at the same Grand Slam.

Juniors

Boys' singles

David Wheaton defeated Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0

Girls' singles

Natasha Zvereva defeated Sandra Birch 6–0, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Goran Ivanišević / Diego Nargiso defeated Zeeshan Ali / Brett Steven 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' doubles

Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po defeated Kim Il-soon / Wang Shi-ting 6–4, 7–5

Prize money

Total prize money for the event was $3,979,294.

References

External links

• Official US Open website