1986 Wimbledon Championships

1986 Wimbledon Championships
Date	23 June – 6 July
Edition	100th
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/64XD
Prize money	£2,119,780
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Boris Becker
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan
Boys' singles
Eduardo Vélez
Girls' singles
Natasha Zvereva
Boys' doubles
Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda
Girls' doubles
Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill
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The 1986 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]} It was the 100th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1986.

For the first time yellow balls were used during the tournament. ^{[3] [4]} In recognition of the 100th championship, the two oldest living singles champions were invited to present the singles championship trophies: Jean Borotra presented the gentlemen's singles and Kitty Godfree presented the ladies', both alongside the President of the All England Club Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and his wife.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1986 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £140,000 while the women's singles champion earned £126,000. ^{[5] [6]}

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's singles	£140,000	£70,000	£35,000	£17,725	£9,330	£5,225	£3,080	£1,880
Women's singles	£126,000	£63,000	£30,700	£15,025	£7,485	£4,040	£2,380	£1,450
Men's doubles *	£48,500	£24,250	£12,130	£6,160	£3,180	£1,680	£980	—
Women's doubles *	£42,060	£21,030	£9,700	£4,930	£2,390	£1,250	£720	—
Mixed doubles *	£25,200	£12,600	£6,300	£2,930	£1,470	£730	£330	—

_{* per team}

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 ^[7]

• It was Becker's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3 ^[8]

• It was Navratilova's 39th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Wimbledon single's title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander defeated Gary Donnelly / Peter Fleming, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3, 6–3 ^[9]

• 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

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull, 6–1, 6–3 ^[10]

• 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

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan defeated Heinz Günthardt / Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 7–6^{(9–7) [11]}

• 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.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Eduardo Vélez defeated Javier Sánchez, 6–3, 7–5 ^[12]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Natasha Zvereva defeated Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7 ^[13]

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda defeated Shane Barr / Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1 ^[14]

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill defeated Leila Meskhi / Natasha Zvereva, 7–6^(7–3), 6–7^(4–7), 6–4 ^[15]

Singles seeds

Men's singles Ivan Lendl (final, lost to Boris Becker) Mats Wilander (fourth round, lost to Pat Cash) Jimmy Connors (first round, lost to Robert Seguso) Boris Becker (champion) Stefan Edberg (third round, lost to Miloslav Mečíř) Joakim Nyström (third round, lost to Ramesh Krishnan) Henri Leconte (semifinals, lost to Boris Becker) Anders Järryd (second round, lost to Eddie Edwards) Andrés Gómez (first round, lost to John Fitzgerald) Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost to Ivan Lendl) Kevin Curren (first round, lost to Eric Jelen) Brad Gilbert (fourth round, lost to Miloslav Mečíř) Mikael Pernfors (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker) Martín Jaite (second round, lost to Ken Flach) Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Pat Cash) Johan Kriek (second round, lost to John Sadri)

Women's singles Martina Navratilova (champion) Chris Evert Lloyd (semifinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková) Hana Mandlíková (final, lost to Martina Navratilova) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round, lost to Raffaella Reggi) Pam Shriver (first round, lost to Betsy Nagelsen) Kathy Rinaldi (first round, lost to Nathalie Herreman) Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) Manuela Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Bettina Bunge) Zina Garrison (second round, lost to Anne Hobbs) Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Carling Bassett (fourth round, lost to Hana Mandlíková) Stephanie Rehe (first round, lost to Larisa Savchenko) Barbara Potter (withdrew before the tournament began) Wendy Turnbull (first round, lost to Jenny Byrne) Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini) Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)

References

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12. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
13. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1986 French Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1986 US Open