1987 US Open (tennis)

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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 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Mats Wilander 6โ€“7(7โ€“9), 6โ€“0, 7โ€“6(7โ€“4), 6โ€“4

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf 7โ€“6(7โ€“4), 6โ€“1

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Stefan Edberg / ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Anders Jรคrryd defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ken Flach / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Robert Seguso 7โ€“6(7โ€“1), 6โ€“2, 4โ€“6, 5โ€“7, 7โ€“6(7โ€“2)

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Martina Navratilova / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pam Shriver defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kathy Jordan / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Elizabeth Smylie 5โ€“7, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“2

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Martina Navratilova / ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Emilio Sรกnchez defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Betsy Nagelsen / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Paul Annacone 6โ€“4, 6โ€“7(6โ€“8), 7โ€“6(14โ€“12)

Juniors

Boys' singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ David Wheaton defeated Andrei Cherkasov 7โ€“6, 6โ€“0

Girls' singles

Natasha Zvereva defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sandra Birch 6โ€“0, 6โ€“3

Boys' doubles

Goran Ivaniลกeviฤ‡ / ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Diego Nargiso defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Zeeshan Ali / ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Brett Steven 3โ€“6, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“3

Girls' doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Meredith McGrath / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kimberly Po defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Kim Il-soon / Wang Shi-ting 6โ€“4, 7โ€“5

Prize money

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

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