Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Swedes and top seeds Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.

Edberg and Järryd won the 1987 Australian Open men's doubles tennis tournament, defeating home players Peter Doohan and Laurie Warder in the final 6–4, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3).^[1][2]

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6	3	6	3	6
	10	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur	3	6	3	6	4
										1	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6	7	6
										4	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	3	6	3
	4	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	6	6	7	6
	12	Gary Muller Todd Nelson	7	4	6	2
																			1	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6	6	77
																			16	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	4	4	63
	11	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann	4	4	4
	3	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6	6	6
										3	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6	3	6	4	8
										16	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	1	6	1	6	10
		Antony Emerson  Des Tyson	4	3	4
	16	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	6	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Edberg A Järryd	7	6
		D Macpherson  S Youl	6	3	14				D Macpherson  S Youl	6	3
		R Barlow  D Felgate	3	6	12										1	S Edberg A Järryd	6	2	6
		C Saceanu  D Utzinger	7	7												C Saceanu  D Utzinger	4	6	2
		M Fancutt  H Pfister	6	6					C Saceanu  D Utzinger	6	6
								15	L Lavalle  B Pearce	4	2
																						1	S Edberg A Järryd	6	3	6	3	6
																						10	B Dyke  W Masur	3	6	3	6	4
								10	B Dyke  W Masur	6	7	6
		G Bloom  P Kühnen	3	6	3				K Evernden  B Green	7	6	4
		K Evernden  B Green	6	3	6										10	B Dyke  W Masur	6	6	6
		A Mansdorf  H van Boeckel	6	6											8	J Hlasek  S Stewart	7	1	4
	WC	S Barr  J Stoltenberg	4	4					A Mansdorf  H van Boeckel	7	5	1
								8	J Hlasek  S Stewart	6	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	P Annacone C van Rensburg	4	6	6
		R Fricker  G Pfitzner	7	4	2				J Bates  A Castle	6	4	4
		J Bates  A Castle	5	6	6										4	P Annacone C van Rensburg	2	7	14
		S Denton  D Dowlen	6	6											14	K Curren  H Leconte	6	6	12
		C Limberger  M Woodforde	3	2					S Denton  D Dowlen	3	4
								14	K Curren  H Leconte	6	6
																						4	P Annacone C van Rensburg	6	6	7	6
																						12	G Muller  T Nelson	7	4	6	2
								12	G Muller  T Nelson	6	7
		G Connell  C Kennedy	6	7					G Connell  C Kennedy	3	5
		B Derlin  R Simpson	4	6											12	G Muller  T Nelson	7	7
		K Richter  R Rudeen	7	7											6	P Cash  G Donnelly	6	5
		P Carter  A Lane	6	6					K Richter  R Rudeen	3	3
								6	P Cash  G Donnelly	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	S Davis B Gilbert	6	3	3
		M Mečíř  M Šrejber	4	7	15				M Mečíř  M Šrejber	4	6	6
	Alt	T Siegel  M Smith	6	5	13											M Mečíř  M Šrejber	7	3	4
		P McNamara  P McNamee	7	6											11	D Cahill  M Kratzmann	6	6	6
		M De Palmer  B Testerman	6	4					P McNamara  P McNamee	2	5
								11	D Cahill  M Kratzmann	6	7
																						11	D Cahill  M Kratzmann	4	4	4
																						3	K Flach  R Seguso	6	6	6
								13	E Edwards  D Visser	6	3	10
		K Jones  T Wilkison	6	6					K Jones  T Wilkison	3	6	8
	WC	S Furlong  C Miller	3	2											13	E Edwards  D Visser	3	2
		G Michibata  B Schultz	6	6											3	K Flach  R Seguso	6	6
		J Frana  C Miniussi	2	2					G Michibata  B Schultz	5	6
								3	K Flach  R Seguso	7	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Fitzgerald J Kriek	6	6	3
		D Graham  R Matuszewski	3	4					T Mmoh  N Odizor	1	7	6
		T Mmoh  N Odizor	6	6												T Mmoh  N Odizor	6	3
		B Drewett  M Schapers	7	4	4											A Emerson  D Tyson	7	6
		A Emerson  D Tyson	5	6	6				A Emerson  D Tyson	6	6	10
								9	M Edmondson  K Warwick	3	7	8
																							A Emerson  D Tyson	4	3	4
																						16	P Doohan  L Warder	6	6	6
								16	P Doohan  L Warder	7	6
		J Levine  L Shiras	6	3	4				M Anger  T Pawsat	6	3
		M Anger  T Pawsat	3	6	6										16	P Doohan  L Warder	6	7
		J Carlsson  P Carlsson	6	3											2	B Becker  S Živojinović	3	6
		J Letts  M Robertson	7	6					J Letts  M Robertson	6	4	4
								2	B Becker  S Živojinović	2	6	6

• 1987 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation