1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1986 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionWest Germany Boris Becker
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score6–4, 6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was Lendl's first runner-up finish at Wimbledon, preventing him from completing the career Grand Slam; he was also attempting to complete the Channel Slam.

Seeds

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01.   Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (final)
02.   Sweden Mats Wilander (fourth round)
03.   United States Jimmy Connors (first round)
04.   West Germany Boris Becker (champion)
05.   Sweden Stefan Edberg (third round)
06.   Sweden Joakim Nyström (third round)
07.   France Henri Leconte (semifinals)
08.   Sweden Anders Järryd (second round)
09.   Ecuador Andrés Gómez (first round)
10.   United States Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
11.   United States Kevin Curren (first round)
12.   United States Brad Gilbert (fourth round)
13.   Sweden Mikael Pernfors (fourth round)
14.   Argentina Martín Jaite (second round)
15.   Argentina Guillermo Vilas (first round)
16.   United States Johan Kriek (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 4 6 3 9
10 United States Tim Mayotte 4 6 4 6 7
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 65 6 61 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović 2 77 3 77 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović 6 77 4 6
India Ramesh Krishnan 2 64 6 3
1 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4 3 5
4 West Germany Boris Becker 6 6 7
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 4 2 65
4 West Germany Boris Becker 6 6 77
4 West Germany Boris Becker 6 6 64 6
7 France Henri Leconte 2 4 77 3
7 France Henri Leconte 4 79 77 6
WC Australia Pat Cash 6 67 65 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 6 6
Mexico L Lavalle 6 3 4 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
United States M Freeman 6 6 7 United States M Freeman 3 2 2
Brazil N Aerts 4 4 6 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
Canada G Michibata 6 2 3 4 Israel A Mansdorf 2 4 4
Israel A Mansdorf 3 6 6 6 Israel A Mansdorf 7 6 6
United States R Green 2 2 6 Sweden P Lundgren 6 2 2
Sweden P Lundgren 6 6 7 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 67 77 6 712
WC United Kingdom N Fulwood 7 6 6 7 United States M Anger 79 62 4 610
Q United States B Pearce 6 7 2 6 WC United Kingdom N Fulwood 2 4 2
United States M Anger 6 7 7 United States M Anger 6 6 6
Spain S Casal 3 6 5 United States M Anger 6 7 7 6
Spain D de Miguel 5 1 4 United States J Sadri 7 6 6 4
United States J Sadri 7 6 6 United States J Sadri 2 6 7 6
Q Australia B Custer 6 2 3 16 United States J Kriek 6 3 6 3
16 United States J Kriek 7 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States T Mayotte 6 6 6
Q Soviet Union A Zverev 4 4 4 10 United States T Mayotte 7 6 7
United States H Solomon 3 2 2 United States J Canter 5 4 6
United States J Canter 6 6 6 10 United States T Mayotte 6 6 2 6
Sweden J Gunnarsson 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 4 2 6 2
Chile H Gildemeister 3 4 4 Sweden J Gunnarsson 7 4 3 4
Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 6 7 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 6 6 6
Australia D Cahill 4 3 5 10 United States T Mayotte 6 6 77
Australia P Doohan 1 2 3 South Africa E Edwards 3 4 63
Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6 6 Switzerland J Hlasek 3 6 7 6
WC United Kingdom M Walker 6 6 6 2 1 Switzerland C Mezzadri 6 4 5 1
Switzerland C Mezzadri 7 4 1 6 6 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6 2 3 1
South Africa E Edwards 7 7 3 6 South Africa E Edwards 3 4 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia K Nováček 5 6 6 2 South Africa E Edwards 3 6 7 6
LL United States W Scanlon 4 6 3 7 4 8 Sweden A Järryd 6 4 6 2
8 Sweden A Järryd 6 3 6 5 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States J Connors 3 6 6 6
United States R Seguso 6 3 7 7 United States R Seguso 6 3 6 6
West Germany D Keretić 6 4 3 5 United States B Teacher 2 6 3 4
United States B Teacher 2 6 6 7 United States R Seguso 7 4 0 2
Q United States C Hooper 3 5 4 Q South Africa C van Rensburg 5 6 6 6
Q South Africa C van Rensburg 6 7 6 Q South Africa C van Rensburg 6 6 6
United States T Wilkison 7 6 6 6 United States T Wilkison 4 2 1
WC United Kingdom S Shaw 5 7 4 4 Q South Africa C van Rensburg 64 5 6 5
France T Champion 3 6 7 5 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 77 7 4 7
Canada M Wostenholme 6 1 6 7 6 Canada M Wostenholme 6 2 4
Australia S Youl 4 7 6 6 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 7 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 6 6 4 7 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 4 6 7 6
Q United States K Flach 5 7 6 6 Q United States K Flach 6 4 5 3
Sweden J Windahl 7 6 3 0 Q United States K Flach 6 6 6
France G Forget 6 3 6 6 2 14 Argentina M Jaite 4 3 3
14 Argentina M Jaite 7 6 3 3 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 United States K Curren 4 7 6 4 10
West Germany E Jelen 6 6 2 6 12 West Germany E Jelen 6 6 6
United States M Davis 6 6 7 United States M Davis 2 3 4
Q United States M Flur 2 2 6 West Germany E Jelen 7 6 6
United Kingdom J Bates 6 1 4 5 United States D Pate 6 3 4
United States T Witsken 3 6 6 7 United States T Witsken 3 1 5
United States T Nelson 6 4 6 6 United States D Pate 6 6 7
United States D Pate 7 6 4 7 West Germany E Jelen 4 61 2
Q West Germany C Saceanu 6 4 6 3 India R Krishnan 6 77 6
Q United States M Bauer 7 6 3 6 Q United States M Bauer 6 2 3 7 5
India R Krishnan 7 6 6 India R Krishnan 4 6 6 5 7
Mexico F Maciel 5 3 3 India R Krishnan 6 6 7 6
Poland W Fibak 6 3 6 6 6 Sweden J Nyström 7 2 6 4
India V Amritraj 1 6 4 3 Poland W Fibak 6 0 1 2
New Zealand K Evernden 5 3 6 6 3 6 Sweden J Nyström 4 6 6 6
6 Sweden J Nyström 7 6 3 4 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Sweden S Edberg 6 6 6
United States V Wilder 4 3 1 5 Sweden S Edberg 6 6 4 7 6
United States P Annacone 6 7 6 United States P Annacone 4 7 6 5 0
WC United Kingdom S Bale 3 5 3 5 Sweden S Edberg 4 4 4
Czechoslovakia P Složil 4 6 6 4 5 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 6 6
Sweden U Stenlund 6 1 1 6 7 Sweden U Stenlund 2 1 6 0
Netherlands M Schapers 2 0r Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 6 4 6
Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 1 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 3 77 6 6
United States E Teltscher 6 4 4 12 United States B Gilbert 6 63 1 2
Czechoslovakia M Šrejber 7 6 6 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber 6 4 4 7 6
Switzerland H Günthardt 7 6 3 6 Switzerland H Günthardt 3 6 6 6 3
United States G Layendecker 5 2 6 1 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber 5 7 3 3
United States M Leach 6 7 7 12 United States B Gilbert 7 6 6 6
West Germany R Osterthun 3 6 6 United States M Leach 6 6 2
Australia M Woodforde 3 4 4 12 United States B Gilbert 7 7 6
12 United States B Gilbert 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Sweden M Pernfors 2 6 6 7
United States M De Palmer 6 4 4 5 13 Sweden M Pernfors 7 6 4 6
West Germany A Maurer 6 6 6 West Germany A Maurer 5 2 6 2
Q Israel S Glickstein 4 2 4 13 Sweden M Pernfors 2 6 6 6
Q South Africa B Levine 1 6 3 United States S Giammalva 6 4 3 1
Sweden J Svensson 6 7 6 Sweden J Svensson 6 2 1 4
United States S Giammalva