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]
| 1986 French Open | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
 Ivan Lendl[2] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Chris Evert[3][4] | |
| Men's doubles | |
 John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd[5] | |
| Women's doubles | |
Martina Navratilova /  Andrea Temesvári[4] | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach[4] | |
The event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.[1]
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Ivan Lendl defeated 
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
edit Chris Evert defeated 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
edit John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd defeated Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 14–12 [5]
Women's doubles
edit Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári defeated 
Steffi Graf / 
Gabriela Sabatini, 6–1, 6–2 [4]
Mixed doubles
edit Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach defeated 
Rosalyn Fairbank / Mark Edmondson, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 [4]
Prize money
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b "French Open 1986 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ a b Alan Trengove (1986-06-10). "Biased Crowd Goads Lendl To Convincing Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ a b "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) - ^ a b c d e f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1986 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ^ a b "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.
