See main article: 1987 Citizen Cup.
Bettina Bunge and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch were the last champions of the tournament in 1983.
Bunge teamed up with Steffi Graf and lost in the quarterfinals to Natalia Bykova and Leila Meskhi.
Kohde-Kilsch teamed up with Jana Novotná and successfully defended her title, by defeating Bykova and Meskhi 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6) in the final.[1]
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.