1986 Wimbledon Championships

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1986 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 6 July
Edition100th
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£2,119,780
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström / Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan
Boys' singles
Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Vélez
Girls' singles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
Boys' doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda
Girls' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Jaggard / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa O'Neill
  1985  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1987  

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.

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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]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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

Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström / Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander defeated Flag of the United States.svg Gary Donnelly / Flag of the United States.svg 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

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Mandlíková / Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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

Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan defeated Flag of Switzerland.svg Heinz Günthardt / Flag of the United States.svg 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

Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Vélez defeated Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez, 6–3, 7–5 [12]

Girls' singles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7 [13]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Barr / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1 [14]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Jaggard / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa O'Neill defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–4 [15]

Singles seeds

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