title: 1987 South Australian Open – Doubles
text: # 1987 South Australian Open – Doubles
  
  The event was not held the previous year.
  
  Ivan Lendl and Bill Scanlon won the title, defeating Peter Doohan and Laurie Warder 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * John Fitzgerald / Mark Kratzmann (quarterfinals)
  * Broderick Dyke / Wally Masur (first round)
  * Eddie Edwards / Christo van Rensburg (quarterfinals)
  * Brad Drewett / Mark Edmondson (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Fitzgerald M Kratzmann | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Bloom J Frana | 5 | 6 | | 1 | J Fitzgerald M Kratzmann | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Felgate D Tyson | 6 | 6 | | | K Jones B Pearce | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Jones B Pearce | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Jones B Pearce | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | E Edwards C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Doohan L Warder | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | D Cahill P Carter | 2 | 5 | | 3 | E Edwards C van Rensburg | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Denton A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 5 | | P Doohan L Warder | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Doohan L Warder | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Doohan L Warder | 7 | 3 | 4 |
  | WC | I Lendl B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | I Lendl B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | J Bates B Derlin | 4 | 4 | | WC | I Lendl B Scanlon | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Odizor M Woodforde | 4 | 3 | | 4 | B Drewett M Edmondson | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | B Drewett M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | I Lendl B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | M Schapers H van Boeckel | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Anger K Flach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | G Michibata B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | G Michibata B Schultz | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Anger K Flach | 6 | 6 | | | M Anger K Flach | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Dyke W Masur | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  