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 | Ivan Lendl (9) |
Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (12) |
Prize money leader | Ivan Lendl ($800,000)[a] |
Points leader | Ivan Lendl (4,801) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Ivan Lendl |
Most improved player of the year | Mikael Pernfors |
Newcomer of the year | Ulf Stenlund |
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 | Mark Woodforde 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Bud Schultz | Wally Masur Bill Scanlon | Craig Miller Brett Dickinson David Lewis Brad Drewett |
Broderick Dyke Wally Masur 6–3, 6–4 | Karl Richter Rick Rudeen | ||||
Mazda World Doubles Championships London, Great Britain Year-end championships Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8S (RR) Doubles | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | |||
27 Jan | Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles | Ivan Lendl w/o | Tim Mayotte | Brad Gilbert Yannick Noah | Paul Annacone Jakob Hlasek Kevin Curren Jimmy Connors |
Scott Davis David Pate 7–6, 7–6 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
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 | Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | Boris Becker | Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg | Round robin losers Yannick NoahAndrés Gómez Joakim Nyström Henri Leconte |
10 Dec | Nabisco Masters (doubles) London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D (RR) Doubles | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | De Palmer / Donnelly Fitzgerald / Šmíd | Round robin losers Steyn / VisserGildemeister / Gómez Casal / Sánchez Nyström / Wilander |
25 Dec | Davis Cup by NEC: Final Melbourne, Australia – grass | Australia 3–2 | Sweden |
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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