1986 Wimbledon Championships
The 1986 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 100th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1986.
| 1986 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 June – 6 July |
| Edition | 100th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
| Prize money | £2,119,780 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Boris Becker | |
| Women's singles | |
| Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Eduardo Vélez | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Natasha Zvereva | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill | |
For the first time yellow balls were used during the tournament. In recognition of the 100th championship, the two oldest living singles champions were invited to present the singles championship trophies: Jean Borotra presented the gentlemen's singles and Kitty Godfree presented the ladies', both alongside the President of the All England Club Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and his wife.
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