1986 French Open

1986 French Open
Date	26 May – 8 June 1986
Edition	85
Category	56th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	128S/64D/64X
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France [1]
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl [2]
Women's singles
Chris Evert [3] [4]
Men's doubles
John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd [5]
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári [4]
Mixed doubles
Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach [4]
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The 1986 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 85th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1986. ^{[6] [7]}

The event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. ^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1986 French Open – Men's singles

Ivan Lendl defeated Mikael Pernfors, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 ^[2]

• 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

Main article: 1986 French Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3. ^{[3] [4]}

• It was Evert's 18th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and her 7th French Open singles title (a record).

Men's doubles

Main article: 1986 French Open – Men's doubles

John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd defeated Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 14–12 ^[5]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1986 French Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári defeated Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini, 6–1, 6–2 ^[4]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1986 French Open – Mixed doubles

Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach defeated Rosalyn Fairbank / Mark Edmondson, 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–3 ^[4]

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles [8]	Men	FF1,397,250	FF698,630	FF349,310	FF176,980	FF102,470	FF55,890	FF32,600	FF15,720
	Women	FF1,278,400	FF645,800	FF314,600	FF160,630	FF78,660	FF40,570	FF21,530	FF11,180

Total prize money for the event was FF21,528,000.

References

1. "French Open 1986 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
2. Alan Trengove (1986-06-10). "Biased Crowd Goads Lendl To Convincing Win". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2010-12-18.
3. "Evert Lloyd Wins record 7th French Title". Tri-City Herald . Paris, France. 1986-06-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24.
4. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1986 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
5. "ATP – 1986 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
6. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN   978-0942257700.
7. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN   2906450510.
8. John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 61. ISBN   978-0002182522.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1985 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1986 Wimbledon Championships