The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987; the first tournament to be held after New Year's Day since the late 1960s and also the last tournament to be played on grass before the change of surface.
After the event did not hold a schedule in 1986 due to the Open changing dates from December to January. This allowed it to count as a Grand Prix event after the movement of the Grand Prix Masters from March to early December. As such, this edition of Australian Open was held.
It was Edberg's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Järryd's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.
It was Navratilova's 43rd career Grand Slam title and her 9th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Australian Open title.
It was Garrison's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Stewart's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Main article: 1987 Australian Open – Boys' singles
1987, australian, open, tennis, tournament, played, grass, courts, kooyong, stadium, melbourne, victoria, australia, 75th, edition, australian, open, held, from, through, january, 1987, first, tournament, held, after, year, since, late, 1960s, also, last, tour. The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987 the first tournament to be held after New Year s Day since the late 1960s and also the last tournament to be played on grass before the change of surface 1987 Australian OpenDate12 25 January 1987Edition75thCategoryGrand Slam ITF SurfaceGrassLocationMelbourne AustraliaVenueKooyong Lawn Tennis ClubChampionsMen s singlesStefan EdbergWomen s singlesHana MandlikovaMen s doublesStefan Edberg Anders JarrydWomen s doublesMartina Navratilova Pam ShriverMixed doublesZina Garrison Sherwood StewartBoys singlesJason StoltenbergGirls singlesMichelle JaggardBoys doublesJason Stoltenberg Todd WoodbridgeGirls doublesAnn Devries Nicole Provis 1985 Australian Open 1988 Contents 1 Change of schedule 2 Seniors 2 1 Men s singles 2 2 Women s singles 2 3 Men s doubles 2 4 Women s doubles 2 5 Mixed doubles 3 Juniors 3 1 Boys singles 3 2 Girls singles 3 3 Boys doubles 3 4 Girls doubles 4 Prize money 5 References 6 External linksChange of schedule EditAfter the event did not hold a schedule in 1986 due to the Open changing dates from December to January This allowed it to count as a Grand Prix event after the movement of the Grand Prix Masters from March to early December As such this edition of Australian Open was held Seniors EditMen s singles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Men s singles Stefan Edberg defeated Pat Cash 6 3 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 3 It was Edberg s 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title Women s singles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Women s singles Hana Mandlikova defeated Martina Navratilova 7 5 7 6 7 1 It was Mandlikova s 4th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last Australian Open title Men s doubles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Men s doubles Stefan Edberg Anders Jarryd defeated Peter Doohan Laurie Warder 6 4 6 4 7 6 7 3 It was Edberg s 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title It was Jarryd s 2nd career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title Women s doubles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Women s doubles Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver defeated Zina Garrison Lori McNeil 6 1 6 0 It was Navratilova s 43rd career Grand Slam title and her 9th Australian Open title It was Shriver s 15th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Australian Open title Mixed doubles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Mixed doubles Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart defeated Anne Hobbs Andrew Castle 3 6 7 6 7 5 6 3 It was Garrison s 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title It was Stewart s 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title Juniors EditBoys singles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Boys singles Jason Stoltenberg defeated Todd Woodbridge 6 2 7 6 Girls singles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Girls singles Michelle Jaggard defeated Nicole Provis 6 2 6 4 Boys doubles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Boys doubles Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge defeated Shane Barr Bryan Roe 6 2 6 4 Girls doubles Edit Main article 1987 Australian Open Girls doubles Ann Devries Nicole Provis defeated Genevieve Dwyer Danielle Jones 6 3 6 1Prize money EditEvent W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1RSingles 1 Men A 103 875 A 51 938 A 25 959 A 13 336 A 7 171 A 4 172 A 2 607 A 1 690Women A 115 000 A 55 000 A 27 000 A 13 500 A 6 775 A 3 700 A 1 900 A 950Total prize money for the event was A 1 372 375 References Edit John Barrett ed 1987 World of Tennis London Queen Anne Press p 49 ISBN 978 0 00 218269 0 External links EditOfficial website Australian OpenPreceded by1986 US Open Grand Slams Succeeded by1987 French Open Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 Australian Open amp oldid 1124817994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
