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1986 Wimbledon Championships

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Date
  
23 June - 6 July

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Prize money
  
£2,119,780

Edition
  
100th

Draw
  
128S / 64D / 64MX

Surface
  
Grass

The 1986 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. 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.

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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.

* per team

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

    Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach defeated Martina Navratilova / Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 7–6(9–7)

  • It was Jordan's 7th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Flach's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

    • 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

    References

    1986 Wimbledon Championships Wikipedia
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