1986 French Open
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1986 French Open
| 1986 French Open | ||||
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| Date: | May 26 – June 8[1] | |||
| Edition: | 85th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Clay | |||
| Location: | Paris (XVIe), France[1] | |||
| Venue: | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Ivan Lendl[2] |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Chris Evert[3] |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd[4] |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
Martina Navratilova /  Andrea Temesvári[5] |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach[6] |
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The 1986 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 85th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1986.
The event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.[1]
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Seniors
Men's singles
Main article: 1986 French Open – Men's Singles
Ivan Lendl def. 
Mikael Pernfors, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
- It was Lendl's 6th title of the year, and his 59th overall. It was his 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title.
Women's singles
Main article: 1986 French Open – Women's Singles
Chris Evert def. Martina Navratilova, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
- It was Evert's 18th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and her 7th French Open singles title (a record).
Men's doubles
Main article: 1986 French Open – Men's Doubles
John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd def. Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4-7), 14–12.[4]
Women's doubles
Main article: 1986 French Open – Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári def. 
Steffi Graf / 
Gabriela Sabatini, 6–1, 6–2.[5]
Mixed doubles
Main article: 1986 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach def. 
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Mark Edmondson, 3–6, 7–6(7-3), 6–3.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "French Open 1986 – Overview". ITFTennis.com. http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1010004452. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ a b Alan Trengove (1986-06-10). "Biased Crowd Goads Lendl To Convincing Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=lPMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2972,6639269. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ a b "Evert Lloyd Wins record 7th French Title". Tri-City Herald (Paris, France). 1986-06-08. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AnsuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QoYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1966,3383912. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ a b "French Open 1986 – Men's Doubles". ITFTennis.com. http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentresults.asp?event=1010021610&tournament=1010004452. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ a b "French Open 1986 – Women's Doubles". ITFTennis.com. http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/tournamentresults.asp?event=1020001899&tournament=1020000110. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ a b "French Open 1986 – Mixed Doubles". ITFTennis.com. http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentresults.asp?event=1100040882&tournament=1010004452. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
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| Preceded by 1985 French Open |
French Open | Succeeded by 1987 French Open |
| Preceded by 1985 US Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1986 Wimbledon Championships |
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