1986 Grand Prix (tennis)
![]() 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. | |
Details | |
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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
[edit]The table below shows the schedule for the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix season.
Key
[edit]Grand Slam events |
Team events |
World Championship Tennis event |
Year-end championships |
January
[edit]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 | ![]() ![]() |