1987 European Open – Doubles

Doubles
1987 European Open
Champions	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie
Runners-up	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw	24
Seeds	8

Elise Burgin and Betsy Nagelsen were the defending champions, but Burgin chose to compete at Strasbourg during the same week, playing only in the singles tournament.

Nagelsen teamed up with Elizabeth Smylie and successfully defended her title, by defeating Laura Gildemeister and Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.^[1][2]

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

Key

	Semifinals							Final
		Carina Karlsson Nicole Provis	7	3	1
	3	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier	6	6	6
								3	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier	6	4	3
								2	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	4	6	6
	4	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	0	2
	2	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Z Garrison L McNeil
		Dena Levy T Mochizuki	2	6	1				L Field M Jaggard	w/o
		L Field M Jaggard	6	4	6											L Field M Jaggard	5	3
		C Karlsson N Provis	6	6												C Karlsson N Provis	7	6
		E Derly A Devries	1	1					C Karlsson N Provis	6	6	6
								8	N Dias S Goleš	0	7	2
																							C Karlsson N Provis	7	3	1
																						3	L Gildemeister C Tanvier	6	6	6
								3	L Gildemeister C Tanvier	6	6
		G Dinu L Golarsa	1	3					M Pérez Roldán M Torres	1	1
		M Pérez Roldán M Torres	6	6											3	L Gildemeister C Tanvier	1	6	6
		MJ Fernández M Werdel	3	5											6	M Paz R Reggi	6	3	2
		I Budařová C Porwik	6	7					I Budařová C Porwik	1	2
								6	M Paz R Reggi	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								5	E Reinach D Van Rensburg	4	4
		B Fulco G Miró	6	6					B Fulco G Miró	6	6
		M Pazderová Sylvia Schenck	1	3												B Fulco G Miró
		C Cohen E Krapl	w/o												4	J Byrne J Tremelling	w/o
		C Cserepy P Huber							C Cohen E Krapl	5	4
								4	J Byrne J Tremelling	7	6
																						4	J Byrne J Tremelling	0	2
																						2	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
								7	C Benjamin G Magers	6	6
		H Cioffi S Sloane	7	6					H Cioffi S Sloane	0	1
		S Jaquet SM Villaverde	6	1											7	C Benjamin G Magers	3	0
		F Bonsignori Natalie Rodríguez	w/o												2	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6
		W Probst P Tarabini							F Bonsignori N Rodríguez	2	2
								2	B Nagelsen E Smylie	6	6

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)