1986 Grand Prix (tennis)
Tennis circuit
![]() Ivan Lendl finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in his career. He won nine titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix. He also finished runner-up at another major, the Wimbledon Championships. | |
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Duration | 6 January 1986 – 10 December 1986 |
Edition | 17th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) World Championship Tennis (5) Regular Series (59) Team Events (2) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | Not given |
← 1985 1987 → |
The 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. The tour consisted of 70 tournaments in 23 different countries.[1] It incorporated three of the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The season ending Masters tournament was moved from the January slot to December.
Schedule
The table below shows the schedule for the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix season.
Key
Grand Slam events |
Team events |
World Championship Tennis event |
Year-end championships |
January
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $85,000 – 32S/16D Singles | ![]() 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Mazda World Doubles Championships London, Great Britain Year-end championships Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8S (RR) Doubles | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | |||
27 Jan | Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles | ![]() w/o | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 7–6, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() |
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Dec | Nabisco Masters (singles) New York City, United States Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8S (RR) Singles | ![]() 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Round robin losers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10 Dec | Nabisco Masters (doubles) London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D (RR) Doubles | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Round robin losers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
25 Dec | Davis Cup by NEC: Final Melbourne, Australia – grass | ![]() 3–2 | ![]() |
ATP rankings
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List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
Vijay Amritraj (1) Bristol
Boris Becker (6) Chicago, Wimbledon, Toronto, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Bercy
Jay Berger (1) Buenos Aires
Paolo Canè (1) Bordeaux
Kent Carlsson (2) Bari, Barcelona
Simone Colombo (1) St. Vincent
Kevin Curren (1) Atlanta
Stefan Edberg (3) Gstaad, Basel, Stockholm
Guy Forget (1) Toulouse
Brad Gilbert (4) Memphis, Livingston, Tel Aviv, Vienna
Andrés Gómez (4) Indianapolis, Florence, Boston, Itaparica
Martín Jaite (2) Bologna, Stuttgart Outdoor
Anders Järryd (1) Dallas
Ramesh Krishnan (2) Tokyo Outdoor, Hong Kong
Henri Leconte (2) Geneva, Hamburg
Ivan Lendl (10) Masters, Philadelphia, Boca West, Milan, French Open, Fort Myers, Rome, Stratton Mountain, US Open, Masters
Amos Mansdorf (1) Johannesburg
Tim Mayotte (1) Queen's Club
John McEnroe (3) Los Angeles, San Francisco, Scottsdale
Miloslav Mečíř (1) Kitzbühel
Thomas Muster (1) Hilversum
Yannick Noah (2) Forest Hills, Wembley
Karel Nováček (1) Washington, D.C.
Joakim Nyström (5) Toronto Indoor, La Quinta, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Madrid
Emilio Sánchez (3) Nice, Munich, Båstad
Bill Scanlon (1) Newport
Ulf Stenlund (1) Palermo
Henrik Sundström (1) Athens
Jonas Svensson (1) Cologne
Thierry Tulasne (1) Metz
Mats Wilander (2) Brussels, Cincinnati
Mark Woodforde (1) Auckland
Slobodan Živojinović (1) Houston
The following players won their first title in 1986:
Jay Berger Buenos Aires
Paolo Canè Bordeaux
Kent Carlsson Bari
Simone Colombo St. Vincent
Guy Forget Toulouse
Amos Mansdorf Johannesburg
Thomas Muster Hilversum
Karel Nováček Washington, D.C.
Emilio Sánchez Nice
Ulf Stenlund Palermo
Jonas Svensson Cologne
Mark Woodforde Auckland
Slobodan Živojinović Houston
See also
Notes
- ^ Lendl's total ATP prize money for the year was $1,987,537. This consisted of earnings from tournaments (including WCT), circuit bonuses, play-offs and team events based on merit.
References
External links
- ATP 1986 results archive
- History Mens Professional Tours
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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