1986 Wimbledon Championships

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.

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

FRG Boris Becker defeated TCH Ivan Lendl, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5

• It was Becker's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Martina Navratilova defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková, 7–6(7–1), 6–3

• It was Navratilova's 39th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Wimbledon single's title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

SWE Joakim Nyström / SWE Mats Wilander defeated USA Gary Donnelly / USA Peter Fleming, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3

• 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

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková / AUS Wendy Turnbull, 6–1, 6–3

• 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

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

USA Ken Flach / USA Kathy Jordan defeated SUI Heinz Günthardt / USA Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)

• 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

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

MEX Eduardo Vélez defeated ESP Javier Sánchez, 6–3, 7–5

Girls' singles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

URS Natasha Zvereva defeated URS Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

ESP Tomás Carbonell / TCH Petr Korda defeated AUS Shane Barr / CAN Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

AUS Michelle Jaggard / AUS Lisa O'Neill defeated URS Leila Meskhi / URS Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

1. TCH Ivan Lendl (final, lost to Boris Becker)
2. SWE Mats Wilander (fourth round, lost to Pat Cash)
3. USA Jimmy Connors (first round, lost to Robert Seguso)
4. FRG Boris Becker (champion)
5. SWE Stefan Edberg (third round, lost to Miloslav Mečíř)
6. SWE Joakim Nyström (third round, lost to Ramesh Krishnan)
7. FRA Henri Leconte (semifinals, lost to Boris Becker)
8. SWE Anders Järryd (second round, lost to Eddie Edwards)
9. ECU Andrés Gómez (first round, lost to John Fitzgerald)
10. USA Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost to Ivan Lendl)
11. USA Kevin Curren (first round, lost to Eric Jelen)
12. USA Brad Gilbert (fourth round, lost to Miloslav Mečíř)
13. SWE Mikael Pernfors (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker)
14. ARG Martín Jaite (second round, lost to Ken Flach)
15. ARG Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Pat Cash)
16. USA Johan Kriek (second round, lost to John Sadri)

Women's singles

1. USA Martina Navratilova (champion)
2. USA Chris Evert Lloyd (semifinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
3. TCH Hana Mandlíková (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
4. FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round, lost to Raffaella Reggi)
5. USA Pam Shriver (first round, lost to Betsy Nagelsen)
6. USA Kathy Rinaldi (first round, lost to Nathalie Herreman)
7. TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
8. BUL Manuela Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Bettina Bunge)
9. USA Zina Garrison (second round, lost to Anne Hobbs)
10. ARG Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
11. CAN Carling Bassett (fourth round, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
12. USA Stephanie Rehe (first round, lost to Larisa Savchenko)
13. USA Barbara Potter (withdrew before the tournament began)
14. AUS Wendy Turnbull (first round, lost to Jenny Byrne)
15. SWE Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini)
16. USA Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)

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