1986 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1986. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and the women's tennis circuits, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.
Australian Open
Men's singles
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Pat Cash 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
- It was Edberg's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's singles
Hana Mandlíková defeated 
Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
- It was Mandlíková's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd and last Australian Open title.
Men's doubles
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd defeated Peter Doohan / Laurie Warder 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
- It was Edberg's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title. It was Järryd's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–0
- It was Navratilova's 43rd career Grand Slam title and her 9th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 15th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Australian Open title.
Mixed doubles
Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart defeated 
Anne Hobbs / Andrew Castle 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
- It was Garrison's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Stewart's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title.
French Open
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl defeated Mikael Pernfors, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 [1]
- It was Lendl's 6th title of the year, and his 59th overall. It was his 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title.
Women's singles
Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2][3]
- It was Evert's 18th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and her 7th French Open singles title (a record).
Men's doubles
John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd defeated Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 14–12 [4]
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / 
Andrea Temesvári defeated 
Steffi Graf / 
Gabriela Sabatini, 6–1, 6–2 [3]
Mixed doubles
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Rosalyn Fairbank / Mark Edmondson, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 [3]
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5[5]
- It was Becker's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková, 7–6(7–1), 6–3[6]
- It was Navratilova's 39th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Wimbledon single's title.
Men's doubles
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander defeated Gary Donnelly / Peter Fleming, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3[7]
- It was Nyström's only career Grand Slam title. It was Wilander's 5th career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull, 6–1, 6–3[8]
- It was Navratilova's 40th career Grand Slam title and her 15th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 14th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon title.
Mixed doubles
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Heinz Günthardt / Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)[9]
- It was Flach's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Jordan's 7th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.
US Open
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
- It was Lendl's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd US Open title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Helena Suková 6–3, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 41st career Grand Slam title and her 3rd US Open singles title.
Men's doubles
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Slobodan Živojinović defeated Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
- It was Gómez's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title. It was Živojinović's only career Grand Slam title.
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
- It was Navratilova's 42nd career Grand Slam title and her 10th US Open title. It was Shriver's 14th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd US Open title.
Mixed doubles
Raffaella Reggi / 
Sergio Casal defeated Martina Navratilova / Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4
- It was Reggi's only career Grand Slam title. It was Casal's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.
| First round 7–10 March | Quarterfinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 3–5 October | Final 26–28 December | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Ecuador | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auckland, New Zealand (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Soviet Union | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Calcutta, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 India | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Palermo, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Malta
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Egypt
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  South Korea
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | South Korea
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Uruguay
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 France
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Yugoslavia
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Yugoslavia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Poland
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Indonesia
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  China
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ↑ Alan Trengove (June 10, 1986). "Biased Crowd Goads Lendl To Convincing Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Evert Lloyd Wins record 7th French Title". Tri-City Herald. Paris, France. June 8, 1986.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1986 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ↑ "ATP – 1986 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine