ATP Australian Open 1987 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 26, 1987* F Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 Pat Cash #13 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 25, 1987* SF Pat Cash #24 7-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 Ivan Lendl #1 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1987* SF Stefan Edberg #5 6-2 6-4 7-6 Wally Masur #71 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 23, 1987* QF 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 #5 6-1 6-4 6-4 Miloslav Mecir #9 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 21, 1987* R16 Ivan Lendl #1 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 Dan Goldie #117 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1987* R16 Stefan Edberg #5 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
R32 (16)
Jan 18, 1987* R32 Dan Goldie #117 3-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-2 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Jan 18, 1987* R32 Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3 Slobodan Zivojinovic — 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 — Match data
Jan 18, 1987* R32 Tim Wilkison #28 6-2 6-1 7-6 Mark Edmondson #307 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 #5 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 Peter Doohan #289 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Kevin Curren #18 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jan 16, 1987* R64 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 — Match data
Jan 16, 1987* R64 Stefan Edberg #5 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 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 — 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 — Match data
Jan 16, 1987* R64 Kelly Evernden #298 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 Johan Kriek #23 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1987* R64 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 #307 6-4 4-6 4-6 7-5 9-7 Nick Fulwood #245 H2H Match data
R128 (32)
Jan 14, 1987* R128 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 — 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 — 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

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