1986_French_Open

1986 French Open

1986 French Open

Tennis tournament

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]

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The event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.[1]

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1986 French Open – 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

Main article: 1986 French Open – 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

Main article: 1986 French Open – 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

Main article: 1986 French Open – 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

Main article: 1986 French Open – 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]

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. [1]
    "French Open 1986 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  2. [2]
    Alan Trengove (1986-06-10). "Biased Crowd Goads Lendl To Convincing Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. [3]
    "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. [4]
    "WTA Tournament Archive – 1986 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  5. [5]
    "ATP – 1986 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  8. [8]
    John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0002182522.
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