1986 French Open
| 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 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
[edit]Men'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.
