# 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships. It was his second major title. Lendl was attempting to complete both the career Grand Slam and the Channel Slam.

## Seeds

    01. Ivan Lendl (final)
    02. Mats Wilander (fourth round)
    03. Jimmy Connors (first round)
    04. Boris Becker (champion)
    05. Stefan Edberg (third round)
    06. Joakim Nyström (third round)
    07. Henri Leconte (semifinals)
    08. Anders Järryd (second round)
    09. Andrés Gómez (first round)
    10. Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
    11. Kevin Curren (first round)
    12. Brad Gilbert (fourth round)
    13. Mikael Pernfors (fourth round)
    14. Martín Jaite (second round)
    15. Guillermo Vilas (first round)
    16. Johan Kriek (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tim Mayotte | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tim Mayotte | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Slobodan Živojinović | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Slobodan Živojinović | 6 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | Slobodan Živojinović | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ramesh Krishnan | 2 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ramesh Krishnan | 2 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | Miloslav Mečíř | 4 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Henri Leconte | 2 | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Henri Leconte | 4 | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 7 | Henri Leconte | 2 | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Pat Cash | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 6 | 3 | 4 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | M Freeman | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Aerts | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Mansdorf | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Green | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | 7$^{12}$ |
| WC | N Fulwood | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Anger | 7$^9$ | 6$^2$ | 4 | 6$^{10}$ |
| Q | B Pearce | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | WC | N Fulwood | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | M Anger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Casal | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | M Anger | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D de Miguel | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Sadri | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | J Sadri | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Custer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | 16 | J Kriek | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Kriek | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Zverev | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 10 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | J Canter | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Canter | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Šmid | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | H Gildemeister | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | J Gunnarsson | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmid | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | T Šmid | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | P Doohan | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Edwards | 3 | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Hlasek | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Walker | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | C Mezzadri | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | E Edwards | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | E Edwards | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | W Scanlon | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | A Järryd | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Järryd | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | J Connors | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | R Seguso | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | B Teacher | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | R Seguso | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Hooper | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Q | C van Rensburg | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | Q | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | T Wilkison | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Shaw | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C van Rensburg | 6$^4$ | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| | T Champion | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Živojinović | 7$^7$ | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| | M Wostenholme | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | M Wostenholme | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | S Živojinović | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Živojinović | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | K Flach | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Q | K Flach | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Windahl | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | Q | K Flach | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | M Jaite | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Jaite | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | K Curren | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | M Davis | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Flur | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Jelen | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | D Pate | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | T Witsken | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | D Pate | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Jelen | 4 | 6$^1$ | 2 |
| Q | C Saceanu | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | M Bauer | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Q | M Bauer | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Maciel | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Fibak | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Nyström | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Amritraj | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | W Fibak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | J Nyström | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Nyström | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wilder | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | 5 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | P Annacone | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bale | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | U Stenlund | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | U Stenlund | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mečíř | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Mečíř | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | E Teltscher | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | 2 |
| | M Šrejber | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | M Šrejber | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Günthardt | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | H Günthardt | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | M Šrejber | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Gilbert | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | M Leach | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | 12 | B Gilbert | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | M Pernfors | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | 13 | M Pernfors | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Maurer | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Glickstein | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Pernfors | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Levine | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | S Giammalva | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Svensson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | J Svensson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | S Giammalva | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Pernfors | 3 | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| | C Steyn | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | C Steyn | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | P McNamee | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Chamberlin | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P McNamee | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Schultz | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | T Gullikson | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | H Leconte | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | 7 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | WC | C Dowdeswell | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dowdeswell | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | G Holmes | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | G Holmes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | M Westphal | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Segărceanu | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Leconte | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | S Botfield | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Fitzgerald | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 |
| | E Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | WC | S Botfield | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Robertson | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | D Visser | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Gómez | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | G Vilas | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | WC | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | R Simpson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Moir | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | WC | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | M Ingaramo | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Q | J Lapidus | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | H Schwaier | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | H Schwaier | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Moir | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | Q | J Lapidus | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lapidus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | P Cash | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | N Odizor | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Q | M Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Q | M Kratzmann | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Kirmayr | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Sundström | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Kratzmann | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | A Castle | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | WC | A Castle | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | 2 | M Wilander | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |