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 | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
Seniors[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Boys' singles[edit]
Eduardo Vélez defeated Javier Sánchez, 6–3, 7–5[12]
Girls' singles[edit]
Natasha Zvereva defeated Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7[13]
Boys' doubles[edit]
Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda defeated Shane Barr / 
Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1[14]
Girls' doubles[edit]
Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill defeated Leila Meskhi / Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–4[15]
Singles seeds[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Yellow Tennis Balls Coming to Wimbledon". Los Angeles Times. 28 November 1985.
- ^ Nagle, Dave 30 years ago this summer, Wimbledon turned yellow ESPN. 8 July 2016
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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