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

There was no women's tournament held in the previous year. Sandra Cecchini and Raffaella Reggi were the champions in the 1985 edition. Both players competed this year with different partners. Cecchini teamed up with Sabrina Goleš and lost in the second round to tournament runners-up Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková, while Reggi teamed up with Anne White and lost in the first round to Virginia Ruzici and Catherine Tanvier.

Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini won the title by defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Martina Navratilova / Gabriela Sabatini (champions)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (final)
* Svetlana Parkhomenko / Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals)
* Bettina Bunge / Laura Gildemeister (quarterfinals)
* Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff (first round)
* Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (semifinals)
* Virginia Ruzici / Catherine Tanvier (semifinals)
* Catarina Lindqvist / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling | 5 | 2 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier | 3 | 4 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | M Navratilova G Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias P Medrado | 6 | 7 | | | N Dias P Medrado | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner C Singer | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Nozzoli B Romanò | 2 | 2 | | | I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman K Maleeva | 0 | 1 | | 8 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova G Sabatini | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Byrne J Tremelling | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | S Parkhomenko L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Boschiero L Lapi | 6 | 4 | | | MJ Fernández H Kelesi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández H Kelesi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Parkhomenko L Savchenko | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | L Ferrando Laura Murgo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | J Byrne J Tremelling | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Bartos-Cserepy P Huber | 6 | 6 | | | C Bartos-Cserepy P Huber | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | J Byrne J Tremelling | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Byrne J Tremelling | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | V Ruzici C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reggi A White | 4 | 4 | | 7 | V Ruzici C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková S Meier | 6 | 5 | 6 | | H Fukárková M Pérez Roldán | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Fukárková M Pérez Roldán | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 7 | V Ruzici C Tanvier | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Budařová K Horvath | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | B Bunge L Gildemeister | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | B Bunge L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Ruzici C Tanvier | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | M Paz E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | C Carney J Salmon | 2 | 7 | 6 | | C Carney J Salmon | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco P Tarabini | 6 | 0 | | | J Novotná C Suire | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novotná C Suire | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Novotná C Suire | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Provis A Villagrán | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Cecchini S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | S Cecchini S Goleš | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
