ATP Australian Open 1987 Draw, Results & Schedule

Stefan Edberg won the 1987 Australian Open, defeating Pat Cash 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 12 to January 26, 1987. The match log contains 95 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Stefan Edberg
def. Pat Cash , 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3
Dates
Jan 12 — Jan 26
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1987 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Stefan Edberg #3DEF 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 Pat Cash #13 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1987* F
SF (2)
Pat Cash #24 7-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 Ivan Lendl #1 H2H Match data Jan 25, 1987* SF Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Stefan Edberg #5DEF 6-2 6-4 7-6 Wally Masur #71 H2H Match data Jan 25, 1987* SF
QF (4)
Wally Masur #71 6-3 7-5 6-4 Kelly Evernden #298 H2H Match data Jan 23, 1987* QF
Pat Cash #24 6-4 6-2 2-6 6-0 Yannick Noah #4 H2H Match data Jan 23, 1987* QF
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-1 6-3 Anders Jarryd #19 H2H Match data Jan 23, 1987* QF
Stefan Edberg #5DEF 6-1 6-4 6-4 Miloslav Mecir #9 H2H Match data Jan 23, 1987* QF
R16 (8)
Ivan Lendl #1 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 Dan Goldie #117 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16
Stefan Edberg #5DEF 6-1 6-0 6-1 Robert Seguso #27 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16
Yannick Noah #4 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Tim Wilkison #28 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16
Anders Jarryd #19 6-1 6-7 6-4 7-6 Peter Doohan #289 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16
Miloslav Mecir #9 6-4 6-2 6-2 Mark Kratzmann #140 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16
Kelly Evernden #298 6-7 6-2 6-4 5-7 7-5 Derrick Rostagno #66 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16
Pat Cash #24 6-4 6-1 6-7 1-6 6-2 Paul Annacone #43 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16
Wally Masur #71 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-2 Boris Becker #2 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1987* R16 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Dan Goldie #117 3-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-2 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3 Slobodan Zivojinovic H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-2 Matt Anger #62 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Miloslav Mecir #9 6-4 6-4 6-4 Gary Muller — Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Anders Jarryd #19 6-0 7-6 2-6 6-2 Thierry Champion #127 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Wally Masur #71 6-3 1-6 7-5 4-6 6-0 Christo Van Rensburg H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Tim Wilkison #28 6-2 6-1 7-6 Mark Edmondson #307CH H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Yannick Noah #4 7-6 4-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 Bud Schultz #110 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Pat Cash #24 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-2 Ben Testerman #94 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Mark Kratzmann #140 6-4 6-2 6-3 Ken Flach #223 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Stefan Edberg #5DEF 6-4 6-3 6-1 John Frawley — Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Robert Seguso #27 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-4 Javier Frana #151 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Paul Annacone #43 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 10-8 Henri Leconte #6 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Kelly Evernden #298 6-2 6-2 6-4 Brad Pearce #100 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32
Derrick Rostagno #66 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 Brad Gilbert #11 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Peter Doohan #289 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Kevin Curren #18 H2H Match data Jan 18, 1987* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R64 (32)
Yannick Noah #4 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 David Macpherson #505 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Peter Doohan #289 6-3 1-6 7-5 7-6 Bill Scanlon #81 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Christo Van Rensburg 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4 Jakob Hlasek #32 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Stefan Edberg #5DEF 3-6 6-1 6-0 6-2 John Letts #368 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Boris Becker #2 6-7 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-2 Broderick Dyke #64 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Ben Testerman #94 7-6 6-1 6-4 Michiel Schapers #74 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Dan Goldie #117 6-3 7-6 7-6 Russell Simpson #181 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Wally Masur #71 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-4 Kelly Jones #164 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Matt Anger #62 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Amos Mansdorf #38 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Miloslav Mecir #9 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 Jeremy Bates #196 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Ken Flach #223 3-6 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-3 Milan Srejber #30 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Brad Pearce #100 3-6 7-6 6-3 4-6 12-10 Danie Visser #86 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Brad Gilbert #11 7-5 6-3 6-2 Brad Drewett #180 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Javier Frana #151 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 Andreas Maurer #58 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Anders Jarryd #19 6-0 7-5 6-0 Johan Carlsson #106 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Mark Kratzmann #140 6-4 6-2 6-4 Marty Davis #93 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Robert Seguso #27 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-4 Bob Green #138 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Derrick Rostagno #66 7-5 6-1 6-1 Richard Matuszewski #90 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Gary Muller 7-5 5-7 4-6 7-6 6-4 Mark Woodforde #172 — Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Pat Cash #24 7-5 2-6 7-6 6-2 Claudio Pistolesi #175 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-1 6-4 6-2 Carl Limberger #88 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-1 Danny Saltz #329 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Kevin Curren #18 7-5 6-2 6-7 4-6 6-3 John Fitzgerald #91 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Henri Leconte #6 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-3 Todd Nelson #116 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Thierry Champion #127 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Bruce Derlin #152 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Tim Wilkison #28 6-2 6-2 3-6 7-6 Shane Barr #390 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Paul Annacone #43 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Steve Wood #540 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
John Frawley 6-2 6-3 3-2 (ret.) Peter Carlsson #139 — Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Ramesh Krishnan 4-6 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 Eddie Edwards #63 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Kelly Evernden #298 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 Johan Kriek #232× CH H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bud Schultz #110 4-6 6-1 6-7 6-2 6-3 Scott Davis #39 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
Mark Edmondson #307CH 6-4 4-6 4-6 7-5 9-7 Nick Fulwood #245 H2H Match data Jan 16, 1987* R64
R128 (32)
Andreas Maurer #58 6-4 6-3 7-6 Simon Youl #258 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Derrick Rostagno #66 7-5 6-2 6-3 Nduka Odizor #77 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Scott Davis #39 7-6 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-4 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Peter Doohan #289 7-6 7-6 6-1 Desmond Tyson #348 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Marty Davis #93 7-6 6-4 7-6 Charlton Eagle #270 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Kelly Evernden #298 7-6 6-3 6-4 Jonathan Canter #41 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Peter Carlsson #139 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-2 Jason Stoltenberg #626 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Broderick Dyke #64 6-2 6-1 7-5 Christian Miniussi #97 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
John Letts #368 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-1 Gilad Bloom #161 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Claudio Pistolesi #175 5-7 2-6 6-3 7-6 9-7 Michael Robertson #204 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Mark Woodforde #172 6-3 6-4 6-4 Mike Baroch #472 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Mark Kratzmann #140 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 Jay Lapidus #143 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Bruce Derlin #152 6-7 7-5 3-6 7-5 6-1 Andrew Castle #126 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Bud Schultz #110 7-5 6-2 3-6 7-6 Steve Guy #160 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Michiel Schapers #74 6-1 6-4 6-4 Jon Levine #135 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Dan Goldie #117 1-6 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-2 Mike De Palmer — Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Danny Saltz #329 6-4 6-3 6-3 Patrik Kuhnen #169 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Brad Drewett #180 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 Paul Mcnamee #45 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Christo Van Rensburg 6-3 6-4 0-6 6-4 Leonardo Lavalle #107 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Javier Frana #151 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4 Glenn Michibata #192 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Bill Scanlon #81 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Anthony Lane #248 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Johan Carlsson #106 4-6 7-6 6-3 7-6 Christian Saceanu #239 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Wally Masur #71 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-0 John Sadri #129 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Gary Muller 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 Steve Denton #302 — Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Russell Simpson #181 7-6 6-7 6-3 7-6 Gary Donnelly #50 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Todd Nelson #116 6-4 6-4 6-4 Grant Connell #190 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Nick Fulwood #245 6-3 6-4 7-5 Huub Van Boeckel — Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Paul Annacone #43 7-6 7-6 6-4 Tony Mmoh #165 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Matt Anger #62 6-4 1-0 (ret.) Marcel Freeman #47 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 Laurie Warder #281 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Shane Barr #390 6-3 6-4 6-4 Darren Cahill #132 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128
Danie Visser #86 4-6 6-2 6-3 7-6 Leif Shiras #177 H2H Match data Jan 14, 1987* R128

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