1987 Citizen Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1987 Citizen Cup
Final
ChampionsWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Runners-upSoviet Union Natalia Bykova
Soviet Union Leila Meskhi
Score7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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1987 tennis event results

Bettina Bunge and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch were the last champions of the tournament in 1983.

Bunge teamed up with Steffi Graf and lost in the quarterfinals to Natalia Bykova and Leila Meskhi.

Kohde-Kilsch teamed up with Jana Novotná and successfully defended her title, by defeating Bykova and Meskhi 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6) in the final.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. West Germany Bettina Bunge / West Germany Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
  2. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (champions)
  3. Argentina Mercedes Paz / Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen (semifinals)
  4. France Catherine Tanvier / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (second round)
  5. Australia Jenny Byrne / Australia Louise Field (first round)
  6. United States Kathleen Horvath / Italy Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
  7. Italy Sandra Cecchini / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš (quarterfinals)
  8. West Germany Isabel Cueto / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Soviet Union Natalia Bykova
Soviet Union Leila Meskhi
6 3 6
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Netherlands Marianne van der Torre
3 6 2
Soviet Union Natalia Bykova
Soviet Union Leila Meskhi
61 66
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
77 78
3 Argentina Mercedes Paz
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
3 5
2 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
6 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 West Germany B Bunge
West Germany S Graf
6 6
Netherlands N Jagerman
Netherlands S Schilder
6 6 Netherlands N Jagerman
Netherlands S Schilder
1 3
United States V Nelson-Dunbar
Peru P Vásquez
4 2 1 West Germany B Bunge
West Germany S Graf
6 7 4
Czechoslovakia I Budařová
West Germany C Porwik
4 1 Soviet Union N Bykova
Soviet Union L Meskhi
7 6 6
West Germany A Betzner
West Germany C Singer
6 6 West Germany A Betzner
West Germany C Singer
3 1
Soviet Union N Bykova
Soviet Union L Meskhi
6 6 Soviet Union N Bykova
Soviet Union L Meskhi
6 6
5 Australia J Byrne
Australia L Field
3 2 Soviet Union N Bykova
Soviet Union L Meskhi
6 3 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf
Netherlands M van der Torre
3 6 2
4 France C Tanvier
Argentina P Tarabini
3 1
Netherlands C Bakkum
Netherlands B Schultz
1 6 5 Netherlands M Bollegraf
Netherlands M van der Torre
6 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf
Netherlands M van der Torre
6 4 7 Netherlands M Bollegraf
Netherlands M van der Torre
6 4 6
Italy L Golarsa
United States J Goodling
2 4 8 West Germany I Cueto
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
3 6 4
Australia N Provis
South Africa K Schimper
6 6 Australia N Provis
South Africa K Schimper
4 3
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová
8 West Germany I Cueto
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
8 West Germany I Cueto
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
w/o

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States K Horvath
Italy R Reggi
6 6
Italy F Bonsignori
Netherlands H ter Riet
3 2 6 United States K Horvath
Italy R Reggi
7 6
Belgium A Devries
Switzerland E Krapl
7 6 Belgium A Devries
Switzerland E Krapl
6 4
West Germany M Pawlik
West Germany H Thoms
6 2 6 United States K Horvath
Italy R Reggi
4 3
Austria P Huber
West Germany S Meier
3 Argentina M Paz
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
6 6
Argentina B Fulco
West Germany W Probst
w/o Argentina B Fulco
West Germany W Probst
2 2
3 Argentina M Paz
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
6 6
3 Argentina M Paz
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
3 5
7 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
6 6 2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia J Novotná
6 7
Czechoslovakia K Böhmová
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková
3 1 7 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
w/o
Argentina M Pérez Roldán
Austria J Wiesner
6 6 Argentina M Pérez Roldán
Austria J Wiesner
Poland I Kuczyńska
Czechoslovakia M Pazderová
2 2 7 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
2 3
Argentina G Mosca
Argentina A Villagrán
6 7 2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia J Novotná
6 6
West Germany K Düll
West Germany T Weigl
3 5 Argentina G Mosca
Argentina A Villagrán
2 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia J Novotná
w/o

References

  1. ^ "Betty Barclay Cup - Past Winners". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 12 February 2024. 1987, Sep 21 - Sep 27: Claudia KOHDE-KILSCH / Jana NOVOTNA

External links

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