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1987 Swan Premium Open

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1987 Swan Premium Open
Date12–18 October
Edition15th
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$275,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueSydney Entertainment Centre
Champions
Singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[1]
Doubles
Australia Darren Cahill / Australia Mark Kratzmann[2]
← 1986 · Australian Indoor Tennis Championships · 1988 →

The 1987 Swan Premium Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney in Australia and was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from 12 October through 18 October 1987. First-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title, his second after 1985.[3][4]

Finals

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Singles

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Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated Australia Pat Cash 6–4, 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Lendl's 7th title of the year and the 74th of his career.

Doubles

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Australia Darren Cahill / Australia Mark Kratzmann defeated West Germany Boris Becker / United States Robert Seguso 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Cahill's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Kratzmann's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1987 Sydney Indoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1987 Sydney Indoor – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "TIMES Sport $77,000, no payback". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 007. Australian Capital Territory. 19 October 1987. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 145–146. ISBN 9780002182690.
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