The 1987 French Open was a tennis

Tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor clay courts

Clay court

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 in Paris

Paris

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, France

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 the event was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix

1987 Nabisco Grand Prix

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 and 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

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. The tournament was held from May 25 through to June 7, 1987.

Men's singles

 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl

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def.  Sweden Mats Wilander

Mats Wilander

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, 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(3).

• It was Lendl's 2nd title of the year, and his 64th overall. It was his 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's singles

 West Germany Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf

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def.  United States Martina Navrátilová, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6.

• It was Graf's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

 Sweden Anders Järryd

Anders Järryd

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/  United States Robert Seguso

Robert Seguso

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def.  France Guy Forget

Guy Forget

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 /  France Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah

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, 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.

Women's doubles

 United States Martina Navrátilová /  United States Pam Shriver

Pam Shriver

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def.  West Germany Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf

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 /  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini

Gabriela Sabatini

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, 6–2, 6–1.

Mixed doubles

 United States Pam Shriver

Pam Shriver

Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...

/  Spain Emilio Sánchez Vicario def.  United States Lori McNeil

Lori McNeil

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 /  United States Sherwood Stewart

Sherwood Stewart

Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...

, 6–3, 7–6(4).