1986 French Open
| 1986 French Open | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 26 May – 8 June 1986 |
| Edition | 85 |
| Category | 56th Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S/64D/64X |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France[1] |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[2] | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Chris Evert[3][4] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia John Fitzgerald / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd[5] | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Martina Navratilova / Hungary Andrea Temesvári[4] | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| United States Kathy Jordan / United States Ken Flach[4] | |
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The 1986 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 90th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1986.[6][7] The event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.[1]
Finals
Men's singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated Sweden Mikael Pernfors, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 [2]
- It was Lendl's 6th title of the year, and his 59th overall. It was his 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title.
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert defeated United States Martina Navratilova, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3][4]
- It was Evert's 18th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and her 7th French Open singles title (a record).
Men's doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd defeated Sweden Stefan Edberg / Sweden Anders Järryd, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 14–12 [5]
Women's doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Hungary Andrea Temesvári defeated West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini, 6–1, 6–2 [4]
Mixed doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / United States Ken Flach defeated South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / Australia Mark Edmondson, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 [4]
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Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles [8] | Men | FF1,397,250 | FF698,630 | FF349,310 | FF176,980 | FF102,470 | FF55,890 | FF32,600 | FF15,720 |
| Women | FF1,278,400 | FF645,800 | FF314,600 | FF160,630 | FF78,660 | FF40,570 | FF21,530 | FF11,180 | |
Total prize money for the event was FF21,528,000.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "French Open 1986 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alan Trengove (1986-06-10). "Biased Crowd Goads Lendl To Convincing Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Evert Lloyd Wins record 7th French Title". Tri-City Herald. Paris, France. 1986-06-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1986 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ATP – 1986 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0002182522.
