1987 Italian Open – Men's doubles
# 1987 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Guy Forget and Yannick Noah were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, by defeating Miloslav Mečíř and Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
* Guy Forget / Yannick Noah (champions)
* Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)
* Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (second round)
* Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd (final)
* Gary Donnelly / Robert Seguso (semifinals)
* Anders Järryd / Jonas Svensson (first round)
* Laurie Warder / Blaine Willenborg (second round)

## 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Paolo Canè John McEnroe | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 5 | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Gary Donnelly Robert Seguso | 6 | 5 | 2 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | 7 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Azar E Bengoechea | 2 | 2 | | 1 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Muster U Stenlund | 6 | 5 | 3 | | M Bahrami T Tulasne | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bahrami T Tulasne | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Canè J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Canè J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Jaite G Vilas | 3 | 1 | | | P Canè J McEnroe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Aprili C Pistolesi | 2 | 1 | | 8 | L Warder B Willenborg | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Warder B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Canè J McEnroe | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | J Nyström M Wilander | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 |
| | J Gunnarsson M Pernfors | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cancellotti S Colombo | 6 | 7 | | | F Cancellotti S Colombo | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Korita V Pecci | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Luza C Miniussi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Frana C Limberger | 1 | 6 | | | G Luza C Miniussi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mattar C Motta | 4 | 3 | | 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | G Donnelly R Seguso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles L Courteau | 3 | 6 | | 6 | G Donnelly R Seguso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nargiso E Rossi | 3 | 6 | 0 | | C Panatta M Schapers | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Panatta M Schapers | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | G Donnelly R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri G Ocleppo | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | C Mezzadri G Ocleppo | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | R Båthman J Pugh | 4 | 7 | 6 | | C Mezzadri G Ocleppo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arias T Warneke | 6 | 3 | | 4 | S Casal E Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Casal E Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Donnelly R Seguso | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | A Järryd J Svensson | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Forget Y Noah | 7 | 7 |
| | P McNamee P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P McNamee P McNamara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Lendl L Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | I Lendl L Pimek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Christensen LA Wahlgren | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | P McNamee P McNamara | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | A de Minicis I Kley | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Arrese J López-Maeso | 3 | 5 | | | A de Minicis I Kley | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker H Leconte | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Forget Y Noah | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
