1987 Wimbledon Championships 1987 Wimbledon Championships The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987. The total prize money for 1987 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £155,000 while the women's singles champion earned £139,500. Pat Cash defeated Ivan Lendl, 7–6, 6–2, 7–5 Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf, 7–5, 6–3 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez, 3–6, 6–7,
Tennis in Scotland from association football. Kelly started playing Tennis with Johnny King and the pair almost made the 1970 Wimbledon Championships. Robin Welsh (1869 –1934) is another example of a Scottish tennis player better known for another sport, in this case curling. With partner John Paish, John Clifton was a doubles runner-up at Newport, Wales in 1971. Clifton also made the second round of the singles at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships and the third round of the men's doubles at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships (with Stanley Matthews). By the 21st century, Scottish tennis was greatly advanced, thanks partly to the efforts of