1986 Wimbledon Championships

1986 Wimbledon Championships
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. 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. 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.
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Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
It was Becker's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
It was Navratilova's 39th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Wimbledon single's title.
Men's doubles
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander defeated Gary Donnelly / Peter Fleming, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3
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
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull, 6–1, 6–3
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
Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan defeated Heinz Günthardt / Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
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
Eduardo Vélez defeated Javier Sánchez, 6–3, 7–5
Girls' singles
Natasha Zvereva defeated Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7
Boys' doubles
Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda defeated Shane Barr / Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1
Girls' doubles
Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill defeated Leila Meskhi / Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–4
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
External links
Official Wimbledon Championships website
Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Championships
June 1986 sports events in the United Kingdom
July 1986 sports events in the United Kingdom