1986 French Open

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
Date26 May – 8 June[1]
Edition90th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64X
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France[1]
VenueStade 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

Men's singles
Main article: 1986 French Open – Men's Singles

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
Main article: 1986 French Open – Women's Singles

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
Main article: 1986 French Open – Men's Doubles

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
Main article: 1986 French Open – Women's Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári defeated Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini, 6–1, 6–2 [4]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1986 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach defeated Rosalyn Fairbank / 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. "French Open 1986 – Overview". ITFTennis.com.
  2. Alan Trengove (1986-06-10). "Biased Crowd Goads Lendl To Convincing Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. "Evert Lloyd Wins record 7th French Title". Tri-City Herald. Paris, France. 1986-06-08.
  4. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1986 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  5. "ATP – 1986 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  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. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  8. John Barrett, ed. (1988). World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0002182522.
Preceded by
1985 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1986 Wimbledon Championships
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