# 1987 South Australian Open

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1987 South Australian Open Date 30 December 1986 – 5 January 1987 Edition 86th Category Grand Prix Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $89,400 Surface Grass / outdoor Location Adelaide, Australia Champions Singles Wally Masur[1] Doubles Ivan Lendl / Bill Scanlon[2] ← 1985 · South Australian Open · 1988 →

The **1987 South Australian Open** was a men's [Grand Prix tennis circuit](/source/Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit) tournament played on outdoor [grass courts](/source/Grass_court) in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), Australia. It was the 86th edition of the [tournament](/source/South_Australian_Championships) and was held from 30 December 1986 until 5 January 1987. Seventh-seeded [Wally Masur](/source/Wally_Masur) won the singles title.[3][4]

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [1987 South Australian Open – Singles](/source/1987_South_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[Wally Masur](/source/Wally_Masur) defeated [Bill Scanlon](/source/Bill_Scanlon) 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

- It was Masur's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

### Doubles

Main article: [1987 South Australian Open – Doubles](/source/1987_South_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles)

[Ivan Lendl](/source/Ivan_Lendl) / [Bill Scanlon](/source/Bill_Scanlon) defeated [Peter Doohan](/source/Peter_Doohan) / [Laurie Warder](/source/Laurie_Warder) 6–7, 6–3, 6–4

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1987 Adelaide – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/adelaide/7308/1987/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1987 Adelaide – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/adelaide/7308/1987/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1988_3-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1988). *The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988*. London: Willow Books. p. 153. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002182690](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002182690).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Breakthrough win for Masur"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119473459). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. 6 January 1987. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.

## External links

- [ATP tournament profile](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Brisbane.aspx)

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/adelaide/aus/1986/m-gp-aus-02a-1986/draws-and-results/)

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v t e 1987 Grand Prix Tour « 1986 1988 » Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Grand Prix circuit Adelaide (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Guarujá (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Nancy (S, D) Milan (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Bari (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Nice (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Forest Hills WCT (S, D) Munich (S, D) Rome (S, D) Florence (S, D) London/Queen's (S, D) Bologna (S, D) Bristol (S) Athens (S, D) Boston (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Livingston (S, D) Bordeaux (S, D) Stuttgart Outdoor (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Hilversum (S, D) Washington (S, D) Stratton Mountain (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Montreal (S, D) St. Vincent (S, D) Prague (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Rye Brook (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Brisbane (S, D) Basel (S, D) Scottsdale WCT (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Sydney Indoor (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Paris (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) Frankfurt (S, D) Wembley (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Itaparica (S, D) Team events Davis Cup (World Group) World Team Cup Nabisco Masters, New York WCT Finals, Dallas

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