1986 Grand Prix (tennis)

1986 Grand Prix circuit

Ivan Lendl finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in his career. He won nine titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix. He also finished runner-up at another major, the Wimbledon Championships.
Details
Duration	6 January 1986 – 10 December 1986
Edition	17th
Tournaments	70
Categories	Grand Slam (4) World Championship Tennis (5) Regular Series (59) Team Events (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Ivan Lendl (9)
Most tournament finals	Ivan Lendl (12)
Prize money leader	Ivan Lendl ($800,000) [lower-alpha 1]
Points leader	Ivan Lendl (4,801)
Awards
Player of the year	Ivan Lendl
Most improved player of the year	Mikael Pernfors
Newcomer of the year	Ulf Stenlund
Comeback player of the year	Not given
← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. The tour consisted of 70 tournaments in 23 different countries. ^[1] It incorporated three of the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The season ending Masters tournament was moved from the January slot to December.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule for the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix season.

Key

Grand Slam events

Team events

World Championship Tennis event

Year-end championships

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jan	Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $85,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Mark Woodforde 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Bud Schultz	Wally Masur Bill Scanlon	Craig Miller Brett Dickinson David Lewis Brad Drewett
		Broderick Dyke Wally Masur 6–3, 6–4	Karl Richter Rick Rudeen
	Mazda World Doubles Championships London, Great Britain Year-end championships Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8S (RR) Doubles	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
27 Jan	Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl w/o	Tim Mayotte	Brad Gilbert Yannick Noah	Paul Annacone Jakob Hlasek Kevin Curren Jimmy Connors
		Scott Davis David Pate 7–6, 7–6	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	Volvo U.S. Indoor Championships Memphis, United States Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 48S/24D	Brad Gilbert 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Stefan Edberg	Anders Järryd Mikael Pernfors	Jimmy Connors Paul Annacone Kevin Curren Johan Kriek
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)	Guy Forget Anders Järryd
	Corel North American Indoor Toronto, Ontario, Canada Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Joakim Nyström 6–1, 6–4	Milan Šrejber	Jonathan Canter Peter Fleming	Jonas Svensson Bob Green Glenn Michibata Glenn Layendecker
		Joakim Nyström Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 7–6	Christo Steyn Danie Visser
10 Feb 17 Feb	Lipton International Players Championships Boca West, United States Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5), 6–4	Mats Wilander	Jimmy Connors Stefan Edberg	Joakim Nyström Yannick Noah Milan Šrejber Guy Forget
		Brad Gilbert Vince Van Patten w/o	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
24 Feb	Pilot Pen Classic La Quinta, United States Hard – $325,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Joakim Nyström 6–1, 6–3, 6–2	Yannick Noah	Thierry Tulasne Jimmy Connors	Mats Wilander Mikael Pernfors Boris Becker David Pate
		Peter Fleming Guy Forget 7–6, 6–2	Yannick Noah Sherwood Stewart

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar	Davis Cup by NEC Mexico City, Mexico – clay Guayaquil, Ecuador – clay Auckland, New Zealand – hard Telford, Great Britain – carpet Belgrade, Yugoslavia – hard (i) Calcutta, India – grass Palermo, Italy – clay Brøndby, Denmark – carpet	First round winners   Mexico 3–2   United States 3–2   Australia 4–1   Great Britain 4–1   Yugoslavia 3–2   Czechoslovakia 4–1   Italy 4–1   Sweden 5–0	First round losers   West Germany   Ecuador   New Zealand   Spain   Soviet Union   India   Paraguay   Denmark
10 Mar	Fila Trophy Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–2, 6–4	Joakim Nyström	Miloslav Mečíř Anders Järryd	Jakob Hlasek Sergio Casal Amos Mansdorf Bob Green
		Colin Dowdeswell Christo Steyn 6–3, 4–6, 6–1	Brian Levine Laurie Warder
	Open de Lorraine Metz, France Carpet (i) – $85,000 – 32S/16D	Thierry Tulasne 6–4, 6–3	Broderick Dyke	Michiel Schapers Mansour Bahrami	Todd Nelson Mark Dickson Jörgen Windahl Ivo Werner
		Wojciech Fibak Guy Forget 2–6, 6–2, 6–4	Francisco González Michiel Schapers
17 Mar	Paine Webber Classic Fort Myers, United States Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–0	Jimmy Connors	Andrés Gómez Tim Mayotte	David Pate Johan Kriek Greg Holmes Todd Witsken
		Andrés Gómez Ivan Lendl 7–5, 6–4	Peter Doohan Paul McNamee
	Belgium Indoors Championships Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D	Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–3	Broderick Dyke	Joakim Nyström Miloslav Mečíř	Jonathan Canter Kevin Curren Anders Järryd Guy Forget
		Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović 7–6, 7–5	Kevin Curren Wojciech Fibak
24 Mar	ABN World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D	Joakim Nyström 6–0, 6–3	Anders Järryd	Eric Jelen Guy Forget	Tomáš Šmíd Emilio Sánchez Wojciech Fibak Stefan Edberg
		Stefan Edberg Slobodan Živojinović 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Wojciech Fibak Matt Mitchell
	Volvo Tennis Chicago Chicago, United States Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D	Boris Becker 7–6(7–5), 6–3	Ivan Lendl	Scott Davis Jimmy Connors	Johan Kriek Kevin Curren Paul Annacone Andrés Gómez
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–0, 7–5	Eddie Edwards Francisco González
31 Mar	WCT Atlanta Championships Atlanta, United States Carpet (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16D	Kevin Curren 7–6, 7–6	Tim Wilkison	Brian Teacher David Pate	Mikael Pernfors Eliot Teltscher Brad Gilbert Mike Leach
		Andy Kohlberg Robert Van't Hof 6–2, 6–3	Christo Steyn Danie Visser
	Goldstar Cologne Cologne, West Germany Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Jonas Svensson 6–7, 6–2, 6–2	Stefan Eriksson	Anders Järryd Karel Nováček	Gary Donnelly Chip Hooper Amos Mansdorf Libor Pimek
		Kelly Evernden Chip Hooper 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Buick WCT Finals Dallas, United States Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S Singles	Anders Järryd 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–1, 6–4	Boris Becker	Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg	Johan Kriek Joakim Nyström Yannick Noah Paul Annacone
	Kim Top Line Trophy Puglia Bari, Italy Clay – $85,000 – 32S/16D	Kent Carlsson 7–5, 6–7, 7–5	Horacio de la Peña	José López-Maeso Simone Colombo	Paolo Canè Lawson Duncan Wolfgang Popp Hans Schwaier
		Gary Donnelly Tomáš Šmíd	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
14 Apr	Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $85,000 – 32S/16D	Emilio Sánchez 6–1, 6–3	Paul McNamee	Jordi Arrese Sergio Casal	Thierry Tulasne Florin Segărceanu Tarik Benhabiles Marián Vajda
		Jakob Hlasek Pavel Složil 6–3, 3–6, 11–9	Gary Donnelly Colin Dowdeswell
21 Apr	Volvo Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $325,000 – 48S/24D	Joakim Nyström 6–3, 6–2	Yannick Noah	Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg	Ronald Agénor Fernando Luna Jakob Hlasek Andrés Gómez
		Guy Forget Yannick Noah 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander
28 Apr	U.S. Open Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D	Andrés Gómez 6–4, 7–6	Thierry Tulasne	Jimmy Arias Martín Jaite	Eduardo Bengoechea Aaron Krickstein Jakob Hlasek Mikael Pernfors
		Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–3	John Fitzgerald Sherwood Stewart
	Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Clay – $85,000 – 32S/16D	Joakim Nyström 6–1, 6–1	Kent Carlsson	Andreas Maurer Anders Järryd	Víctor Pecci Luiz Mattar Tore Meinecke Marcelo Ingaramo
		Anders Järryd Joakim Nyström 6–2, 6–2	Jesus Colas-Abad David de Miguel-Lapiedra

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	Shearson Lehman Brothers Tournament of Champions New York, United States Clay – $500,000 – 64S/32D	Yannick Noah 7–6(7–3), 6–0	Guillermo Vilas	Ivan Lendl Martín Jaite	Thierry Tulasne Pablo Arraya Joakim Nyström Boris Becker
		Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 7–6, 7–6	Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović
	Bavarian Open Munich, West Germany Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Emilio Sánchez 6–1, 6–3	Ricki Osterthun	Jonas Svensson Eliot Teltscher	Miloslav Mečíř Kent Carlsson Eric Jelen Thomas Muster
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 4–6, 6–3	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur
12 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $350,000 – 64S/32D	Ivan Lendl 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1	Emilio Sánchez	Yannick Noah Mats Wilander	Henri Leconte Diego Pérez Boris Becker Libor Pimek
		Guy Forget Yannick Noah 7–6, 6–2	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
19 May	Torneo Internazionale Citta di Firenze Florence, Italy Clay – $85,000 – 32S/16D	Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–4	Henrik Sundström	Claudio Mezzadri Emilio Sánchez	Diego Pérez Francesco Cancellotti Thomas Muster Horacio de la Peña
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 7–6	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany	France 2–1	Sweden
26 May 2 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $1,125,000 – 128S/64D/ 64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Mikael Pernfors	Johan Kriek Henri Leconte	Andrés Gómez Guillermo Vilas Boris Becker Andrei Chesnokov
		John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 14–12	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
		Kathy Jordan Ken Flach 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3	Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer Mark Edmondson

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	Stella Artois Grass Court Championships London, Great Britain Grass – $200,000– 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Tim Mayotte 6–4, 2–1 ret.	Jimmy Connors	Robert Seguso Stefan Edberg	Paul Annacone Ramesh Krishnan Tim Wilkison Boris Becker
		Kevin Curren Guy Forget 3–6, 6–3, 16–14	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
	Master Bologna Bologna, Italy Clay – $85,000 – 32S/16D	Martín Jaite 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Paolo Canè	Kent Carlsson Francisco Maciel	Horacio de la Peña Simone Colombo Diego Pérez Sergio Casal
		Paolo Canè Simone Colombo 6–1, 6–2	Claudio Panatta Blaine Willenborg
16 Jun	Bristol Trophy Bristol, Great Britain Grass – $100,000– 48S/16D Singles – Doubles	Vijay Amritraj 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 8–6	Henri Leconte	Bud Schultz Mark Woodforde	Michiel Schapers Jeremy Bates Bob Green Tim Wilkison
		Christo Steyn Danie Visser 6–7, 7–6, 12–10	Mark Edmondson Wally Masur
	Athens International Athens, Greece Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Henrik Sundström 6–0, 7–5	Francisco Maciel	Juan Avendaño Pablo Arraya	Claudio Panatta Fernando Luna Bruno Orešar Pedro Rebolledo
		Libor Pimek Blaine Willenborg 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Carlos di Laura Claudio Panatta
23 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $1,306,690 – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–3, 7–5	Ivan Lendl	Slobodan Živojinović Henri Leconte	Tim Mayotte Ramesh Krishnan Miloslav Mečíř Pat Cash
		Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3	Gary Donnelly Peter Fleming
		Kathy Jordan Ken Flach 6–3, 7–6(9–7)	Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot $125,000 – Bordeaux, France	Paolo Canè 6–4, 1–6, 7–5	Kent Carlsson	Ulf Stenlund Ronald Agénor	Thierry Champion Diego Pérez Libor Pimek Thierry Tulasne
		Jordi Arrese David de Miguel-Lapiedra 7–5, 6–4	Ronald Agénor Mansour Bahrami
	RADO Swiss Open $200,000 – Gstaad, Switzerland	Stefan Edberg 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Roland Stadler	Jan Gunnarsson Emilio Sánchez	Damir Keretić Mikael Pernfors Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Stefan Edberg Joakim Nyström
	Volvo Tennis Hall of Fame Championships $125,000 – Newport, United States	Bill Scanlon 7–5, 6–4	Tim Wilkison	Danie Visser Eddie Edwards	Ricardo Acuña Glenn Layendecker Marc Flur Val Wilder
		Vijay Amritraj Tim Wilkison 4–6, 7–5, 7–6	Eddie Edwards Francisco González
14 July	Davis Cup by NEC Mexico City, Mexico – clay Wimbledon, England – grass Sarajevo, Yugoslavia – hard (i) Båstad, Sweden – clay	Quarterfinals winners   United States 4–1   Australia 4–1   Czechoslovakia 5–0   Sweden 5–0	Quarterfinals losers   Mexico   Great Britain   Yugoslavia   Italy
21 Jul	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, United States $220,000 – Clay – 56S/28D	Andrés Gómez 7–5, 6–4	Martín Jaite	Kent Carlsson Horacio de la Peña	Aaron Krickstein Guillermo Vilas Jimmy Arias Thierry Tulasne
		Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 4–6, 7–5, 6–0	Dan Cassidy Mel Purcell
	Volvo Tennis Open $85,000 -Livingston, New Jersey, United States	Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–2	Mike Leach	Wally Masur Christo van Rensburg	Greg Holmes Jay Lapidus Ramesh Krishnan Sammy Giammalva
		Bob Green Wally Masur 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Sammy Giammalva, Jr. Greg Holmes
	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Emilio Sánchez 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4	Mats Wilander	Miloslav Mečíř Stefan Edberg	Eric Jelen Mikael Pernfors Paolo Canè Ulf Stenlund
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 6–3	Craig Campbell Joey Rive
28 Jul	D.C. National Bank Classic Washington, United States Clay – $220,000 – 56S/28D	Karel Nováček 6–1, 7–6(7–4)	Thierry Tulasne	Andrés Gómez Jimmy Arias	Aaron Krickstein Kent Carlsson Martín Jaite Johan Carlsson
		Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 6–3, 7–5	Ricardo Acioly César Kist
	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–1, 6–3, 6–3	Jakob Hlasek	Menno Oosting Emilio Sánchez	Miloslav Mečíř Andreas Maurer Paolo Canè Marián Vajda
		Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–2	Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	Volvo International Stratton Mountain, United States Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–4, 7–6(7–0)	Boris Becker	Jimmy Connors John McEnroe	Brad Gilbert Robert Seguso Andre Agassi Martin Laurendeau
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
	Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $150,000 – 64S/32D	Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3	Andrés Gómez	Joakim Nyström Emilio Sánchez	Horacio de la Peña Horst Skoff Martín Jaite Tomáš Šmíd
		Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
11 Aug	Player's Canadian Open Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hard – $300,000 – 56S/28D Singles	Boris Becker 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Stefan Edberg	Christo Steyn Jonathan Canter	Kevin Curren Robert Seguso Marcel Freeman Bud Schultz
		Chip Hooper Mike Leach 6–7, 6–3, 6–3	Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović
	Campionati Internazionali della Valle D'Aosta Saint-Vincent, Italy Clay – $85,000 – 32S/16D	Simone Colombo 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)	Paul McNamee	Guillermo Pérez Roldán Libor Pimek	Alex Antonitsch Marcelo Ingaramo Lawson Duncan Mansour Bahrami
		Libor Pimek Pavel Složil 6–3, 6–3	Bud Cox Michael Fancutt
18 Aug	Cincinnati Open Mason, United States Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D	Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–1	Jimmy Connors	Stefan Edberg Mikael Pernfors	Emilio Sánchez Tim Wilkison Kevin Curren Kent Carlsson
		Mark Kratzmann Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–4	Christo Steyn Danie Visser
26 Aug	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $1,400,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–2, 6–0	Miloslav Mečíř	Stefan Edberg Boris Becker	Henri Leconte Tim Wilkison Milan Šrejber Joakim Nyström
		Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander
		Raffaella Reggi Sergio Casal 6–4, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Peter Fleming

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, West Germany Clay – $162,500 – 48S/24D	Martín Jaite 7–5, 6–2	Jonas Svensson	Andrés Gómez Ulf Stenlund	David de Miguel-Lapiedra Horst Skoff Guillermo Vilas Mikael Pernfors
		Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–3	Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez
	Martini Open Geneva, Switzerland $200,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Henri Leconte 7–5, 6–3	Thierry Tulasne	Eduardo Bengoechea Christian Miniussi	Martin Wostenholme Juan Avendaño Fernando Luna Jorge Bardou
		Andreas Maurer Jörgen Windahl 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti
15 Sep	Volvo Tennis Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–2, 6–3	Stefan Edberg	Peter Lundgren Brad Gilbert	Derrick Rostagno Jaime Yzaga David Pate Pat Cash
		Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)	Peter Fleming John McEnroe
	Ebel German Open Hamburg, West Germany $250,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles	Henri Leconte 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Miloslav Mečíř	Emilio Sánchez Kent Carlsson	Mel Purcell Thomas Muster Jakob Hlasek Henrik Sundström
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 6–1	Boris Becker Eric Jelen
22 Sep	Transamerica Open San Francisco, United States Carpet (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 7–6(8–6), 6–3	Jimmy Connors	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	Jim Grabb John Sadri David Pate Peter Lundgren
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–4, 7–6(7–2)	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
	Torneo Godó Marlboro Barcelona, Spain Clay – $220,000 – 64S/32D	Kent Carlsson 6–2, 6–2, 6–0	Andreas Maurer	Horst Skoff Tomáš Šmíd	Milan Šrejber David de Miguel-Lapiedra Guy Forget Diego Pérez
		Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström 6–3, 6–4	Carlos di Laura Claudio Panatta
29 Sep	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Ulf Stenlund 6–2, 6–3	Pablo Arraya	Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri	Mark Dickson Jimmy Brown Ronald Agénor Corrado Aprili
		Paolo Canè Simone Colombo 7–5, 6–3	Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo
	Davis Cup by NEC: Semifinals Brisbane – Australia – grass Prague – Czechoslovakia – clay	Semifinal Winners   Australia 3–1   Sweden 4–1	Semifinal losers   United States   Czechoslovakia

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	Riklis Israel Tennis Center Classic Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $80,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Brad Gilbert 7–5, 6–2	Aaron Krickstein	Christo Steyn Amos Mansdorf	Gilad Bloom Michael Westphal Andrew Sznajder Peter Carlsson
		John Letts Peter Lundgren 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Christo Steyn Danie Visser
	Nabisco Grand Prix Olympia de Toulouse Toulouse, France Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Guy Forget 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Jan Gunnarsson	Diego Pérez Milan Šrejber	Miloslav Mečíř Michiel Schapers Jakob Hlasek Thierry Tulasne
		Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 3–6, 6–4	Jakob Hlasek Pavel Složil
	WCT Scottsdale Open Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Kevin Curren	David Pate Todd Witsken	Glenn Layendecker Jim Grabb Marty Davis Sammy Giammalva
		Leonardo Lavalle Mike Leach 7–6, 6–4	Scott Davis David Pate
13 Oct	Swan Premium Open Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $275,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–0	Ivan Lendl	Pat Cash Glenn Layendecker	Wally Masur Cary Stansbury Marcel Freeman Broderick Dyke
		Boris Becker John Fitzgerald 6–4, 7–6	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
	Ebel Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Stefan Edberg 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5)	Yannick Noah	Brad Gilbert Tomáš Šmíd	Stefan Eriksson Gary Muller Danie Visser Aaron Krickstein
		Guy Forget Yannick Noah 7–6, 6–4	Jan Gunnarsson Tomáš Šmíd
	Japan and Asian Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Hard – $125,000 – 64S/32S	Ramesh Krishnan 6–3, 6–1	Johan Carlsson	Kelly Jones Jaime Yzaga	David Pate Jonathan Canter Mike de Palmer Paul Chamberlin
		Matt Anger Ken Flach 6–2, 6–3	Jimmy Arias Greg Holmes
20 Oct	Seiko Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 7–6(7–5), 6–1	Stefan Edberg	Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors	Scott Davis David Pate Eric Jelen Paul Annacone
		Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly 6–3, 7–5	Andrés Gómez Ivan Lendl
	Fischer Tennis Cup Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Brad Gilbert 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–0	Karel Nováček	Jonas Svensson Jan Gunnarsson	Richard Matuszewski Ricki Osterthun Michiel Schapers Michael Westphal
		Ricardo Acioly Wojciech Fibak Walkover	Brad Gilbert Slobodan Živojinović
27 Oct	Open de Paris Paris, France Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Sergio Casal	Henri Leconte Tim Mayotte	Jonas Svensson Mikael Pernfors John McEnroe Yannick Noah
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 6–2	Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez
	Seiko Super Tennis Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D	Ramesh Krishnan 7–6(9–7), 6–0, 7–5	Andrés Gómez	Pat Cash Aaron Krickstein	Jimmy Connors Jonathan Canter Andrei Chesnokov Scott Davis
		Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly 7–6, 6–7, 7–5	Pat Cash Mark Kratzmann

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden $350,000 – Hard (i) – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 6–1	Mats Wilander	Henri Leconte Guy Forget	Richard Matuszewski Tim Mayotte Kent Carlsson Gary Donnelly
		Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4	Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović
10 Nov	Benson and Hedges Championships London, Great Britain $300,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–2, 6–3, 6–7(12–14), 4–6, 7–5	Jonas Svensson	Kevin Curren Libor Pimek	Johan Kriek Pat Cash David Pate Jakob Hlasek
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 3–6, 7–6, 6–2	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick
	Copa Banco Galicia Buenos Aires, Argentina $85,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jay Berger 6–3, 6–3	Franco Davín	Roberto Argüello Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Alejandro Ganzábal José López-Maeso Francisco Maciel Carl-Uwe Steeb
		Loïc Courteau Horst Skoff 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti
17 Nov	Altech Open Johannesburg, South Africa $220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Amos Mansdorf 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Matt Anger	Eddie Edwards Johan Kriek	Andrés Gómez Broderick Dyke Danie Visser Michael Westphal
		Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)	Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart
	WCT Houston Shoot Out Houston United States $220,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D	Slobodan Živojinović 6–1, 4–6, 6–3	Scott Davis	Eliot Teltscher Derrick Rostagno	Jimmy Connors Brad Pearce Bill Scanlon Aaron Krickstein
		Ricardo Acuña Brad Pearce 6–4, 7–5	Chip Hooper Mike Leach
24 Nov	Sul America Open Itaparica, Brazil $125,000 – Hard – 32S/16D	Andrés Gómez 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	Ivan Kley Francisco Maciel	Marian Vajda Diego Pérez Mark Dickson Joao Soares
		Chip Hooper Mike Leach 7–5, 6–3	Loïc Courteau Guy Forget

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Dec	Nabisco Masters (singles) New York City, United States Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8S (RR) Singles	Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Boris Becker	Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg	Round robin losers Yannick Noah Andrés Gómez Joakim Nyström Henri Leconte
10 Dec	Nabisco Masters (doubles) London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D (RR) Doubles	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	De Palmer / Donnelly Fitzgerald / Šmíd	Round robin losers Steyn / Visser Gildemeister / Gómez Casal / Sánchez Nyström / Wilander
25 Dec	Davis Cup by NEC: Final Melbourne, Australia – grass	Australia 3–2	Sweden

ATP rankings

As of 1 January 1986 Rk Name 1   Ivan Lendl  (TCH) 2   John McEnroe  (USA) 3   Mats Wilander  (SWE) 4   Jimmy Connors  (USA) 5   Stefan Edberg  (SWE) 6   Boris Becker  (FRG) 7   Yannick Noah  (FRA) 8   Anders Järryd  (SWE) 9   Miloslav Mečíř  (TCH) 10   Kevin Curren  (USA) 11   Joakim Nyström  (SWE) 12   Tim Mayotte  (USA) 13   Paul Annacone  (USA) 14   Johan Kriek  (USA) 15   Andrés Gómez  (ECU) 16   Henri Leconte  (FRA) 17   Scott Davis  (USA) 18   Brad Gilbert  (USA) 19   Tomáš Šmíd  (TCH) 20   Martín Jaite  (ARG)

Year-end rankings 1986 (29 December 1986) [2] Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Ivan Lendl = 2 Boris Becker +4 3 Mats Wilander = 4 Yannick Noah +3 5 Stefan Edberg = 6 Henri Leconte +10 7 Joakim Nyström +4 8 Jimmy Connors –4 9 Miloslav Mečíř = 10 Andrés Gómez +5 11 Brad Gilbert +7 12 Mikael Pernfors +153 13 Kent Carlsson +37 14 John McEnroe –12 15 Tim Mayotte –3 16 Emilio Sánchez +48 17 Martín Jaite +3 18 Kevin Curren –8 19 Anders Järryd –11 20 Thierry Tulasne +1

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

• Vijay Amritraj (1) Bristol
• Boris Becker (6) Chicago, Wimbledon, Toronto, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Bercy
• Jay Berger (1) Buenos Aires
• Paolo Canè (1) Bordeaux
• Kent Carlsson (2) Bari, Barcelona
• Simone Colombo (1) St. Vincent
• Kevin Curren (1) Atlanta
• Stefan Edberg (3) Gstaad, Basel, Stockholm
• Guy Forget (1) Toulouse
• Brad Gilbert (4) Memphis, Livingston, Tel Aviv, Vienna
• Andrés Gómez (4) Indianapolis, Florence, Boston, Itaparica
• Martín Jaite (2) Bologna, Stuttgart Outdoor
• Anders Järryd (1) Dallas
• Ramesh Krishnan (2) Tokyo Outdoor, Hong Kong
• Henri Leconte (2) Geneva, Hamburg
• Ivan Lendl (10) Masters, Philadelphia, Boca West, Milan, French Open, Fort Myers, Rome, Stratton Mountain, US Open, Masters
• Amos Mansdorf (1) Johannesburg
• Tim Mayotte (1) Queen's Club
• John McEnroe (3) Los Angeles, San Francisco, Scottsdale
• Miloslav Mečíř (1) Kitzbühel
• Thomas Muster (1) Hilversum
• Yannick Noah (2) Forest Hills, Wembley
• Karel Nováček (1) Washington, D.C.
• Joakim Nyström (5) Toronto Indoor, La Quinta, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Madrid
• Emilio Sánchez (3) Nice, Munich, Båstad
• Bill Scanlon (1) Newport
• Ulf Stenlund (1) Palermo
• Henrik Sundström (1) Athens
• Jonas Svensson (1) Cologne
• Thierry Tulasne (1) Metz
• Mats Wilander (2) Brussels, Cincinnati
• Mark Woodforde (1) Auckland
• Slobodan Živojinović (1) Houston

The following players won their first title in 1986:

• Jay Berger Buenos Aires
• Paolo Canè Bordeaux
• Kent Carlsson Bari
• Simone Colombo St. Vincent
• Guy Forget Toulouse
• Amos Mansdorf Johannesburg
• Thomas Muster Hilversum
• Karel Nováček Washington, D.C.
• Emilio Sánchez Nice
• Ulf Stenlund Palermo
• Jonas Svensson Cologne
• Mark Woodforde Auckland
• Slobodan Živojinović Houston

See also

• 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Notes

1. Lendl's total ATP prize money for the year was $1,987,537. This consisted of earnings from tournaments (including WCT), circuit bonuses, play-offs and team events based on merit.

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1987). World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. pp. 99–105, 256. ISBN   9780002182522.
2. "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

External links

• ATP Archive 1986: Nabisco Grand Prix Tournaments
• History Mens Professional Tours

Further reading

• Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN   978-0-942257-70-0.