1986 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1986 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 100th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1986.
For the first time yellow balls were used during the tournament.[3][4] In recognition of the 100th championship, the two oldest living singles champions were invited to present the singles championship trophies: Jean Borotra presented the gentlemen's singles and Kitty Godfree presented the ladies', both alongside the President of the All England Club Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and his wife.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1986 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £140,000 while the women's singles champion earned £126,000.[5][6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £140,000 | £70,000 | £35,000 | £17,725 | £9,330 | £5,225 | £3,080 | £1,880 |
| Women's singles | £126,000 | £63,000 | £30,700 | £15,025 | £7,485 | £4,040 | £2,380 | £1,450 |
| Men's doubles * | £48,500 | £24,250 | £12,130 | £6,160 | £3,180 | £1,680 | £980 | — |
| Women's doubles * | £42,060 | £21,030 | £9,700 | £4,930 | £2,390 | £1,250 | £720 | — |
| Mixed doubles * | £25,200 | £12,600 | £6,300 | £2,930 | £1,470 | £730 | £330 | — |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
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- It was Becker's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
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- It was Navratilova's 39th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Wimbledon single's title.
Men's doubles
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- It was Nyström's only career Grand Slam title. It was Wilander's 5th career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.
Women's doubles
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- It was Navratilova's 40th career Grand Slam title and her 15th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 14th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon title.
Mixed doubles
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- It was Flach's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Jordan's 7th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
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Girls' singles
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Boys' doubles
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Girls' doubles
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Singles seeds
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References
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External links
Template:Wimbledon championships Template:1986 Nabisco Grand Prix Template:1986 WTA Tour Template:1986 in tennis