1987 WTA Argentine Open – Doubles

Doubles
1987 WTA Argentine Open
1986 ChampionsUnited States Lori McNeil
Argentina Mercedes Paz
Final
ChampionsArgentina Mercedes Paz
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runners-upCanada Jill Hetherington
Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint
Score6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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1987 tennis event results

Lori McNeil and Mercedes Paz were the defending champions but only Paz competed that year with Gabriela Sabatini.

Paz and Sabatini won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Jill Hetherington and Christiane Jolissaint.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Argentina Mercedes Paz / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (champions)
  2. West Germany Andrea Betzner / West Germany Isabel Cueto (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Emilse Raponi-Longo / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
  4. Argentina Gabriela Mosca / Argentina Adriana Villagrán (second round)
  5. Canada Jill Hetherington / Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint (final)
  6. United States Lea Antonoplis / Argentina Andrea Tiezzi (semifinals)
  7. Netherlands Carin Bakkum / Netherlands Simone Schilder (semifinals)
  8. Argentina Bettina Fulco / Brazil Gisele Miró (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 6 6  
5 2 2  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 6 4 6
 
3 4    
2 6 1
 
6 6   1 6 7  
  4 6 4 8 3 5  
  6 1 6   2 3  
8 6 6  
1 6 6  
6 2 2  
3 6 6 4
  3 4     7 4 6
  6 6     6 3 3
  5 5   6 4 6 6
  7 7     6 6  
6 7 7  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 6 6 6
  4 6 1   3 7 3
  6 4 6 5 6 7  
  6 6     0 5  
 
1 1     6 6  
4 0 3  
5 6 6  
7 3 1  
7 6 6  
  6 4 2   Spain A Radics
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia K Škulj
4 3  
  Spain A Radics
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia K Škulj
4 6 6 7 6 6  
  6 2 5 2 3 1  
  4 6 7        
2 w/o    

External links

  • 1987 WTA Argentine Open Doubles Draw
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