1986 Grand Prix (tennis)
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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. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| 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 titles | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (9) |
| Most finals | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (12) |
| Prize money leader | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (800,000ドル)[a] |
| Points leader | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (4,801) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl |
| Most improved player of the year | Sweden Mikael Pernfors |
| Newcomer of the year | Sweden 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
[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 ]February
[edit ]March
[edit ]April
[edit ]May
[edit ]June
[edit ]July
[edit ]August
[edit ]September
[edit ]October
[edit ]November
[edit ]December
[edit ]| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec | Nabisco Masters (singles) New York City, United States Carpet (i) – 500,000ドル – 8S (RR) Singles |
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
West Germany Boris Becker | Sweden Mats Wilander Sweden Stefan Edberg |
Round robin losers France Yannick Noah Ecuador Andrés Gómez Sweden Joakim Nyström France Henri Leconte |
| 10 Dec | Nabisco Masters (doubles) London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – 200,000ドル – 8D (RR) Doubles |
Sweden Stefan Edberg Sweden Anders Järryd 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
France Guy Forget France Yannick Noah |
United States De Palmer / United States Donnelly Australia Fitzgerald / Czechoslovakia Šmíd |
Round robin losers South Africa Steyn / South Africa Visser Chile Gildemeister / Ecuador Gómez Spain Casal / Spain Sánchez Sweden Nyström / Sweden Wilander |
| 25 Dec | Davis Cup by NEC: Final Melbourne, Australia – grass |
Australia 3–2 |
Sweden |
ATP rankings
[edit ]List of tournament winners
[edit ]The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- India Vijay Amritraj (1) Bristol
- West Germany Boris Becker (6) Chicago, Wimbledon, Toronto, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Bercy
- United States Jay Berger (1) Buenos Aires
- Italy Paolo Canè (1) Bordeaux
- Sweden Kent Carlsson (2) Bari, Barcelona
- Italy Simone Colombo (1) St. Vincent
- United States Kevin Curren (1) Atlanta
- Sweden Stefan Edberg (3) Gstaad, Basel, Stockholm
- France Guy Forget (1) Toulouse
- United States Brad Gilbert (4) Memphis, Livingston, Tel Aviv, Vienna
- Ecuador Andrés Gómez (4) Indianapolis, Florence, Boston, Itaparica
- Argentina Martín Jaite (2) Bologna, Stuttgart Outdoor
- Sweden Anders Järryd (1) Dallas
- India Ramesh Krishnan (2) Tokyo Outdoor, Hong Kong
- France Henri Leconte (2) Geneva, Hamburg
- Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (10) Masters, Philadelphia, Boca West, Milan, French Open, Fort Myers, Rome, Stratton Mountain, US Open, Masters
- Israel Amos Mansdorf (1) Johannesburg
- United States Tim Mayotte (1) Queen's Club
- United States John McEnroe (3) Los Angeles, San Francisco, Scottsdale
- Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř (1) Kitzbühel
- Austria Thomas Muster (1) Hilversum
- France Yannick Noah (2) Forest Hills, Wembley
- Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček (1) Washington, D.C.
- Sweden Joakim Nyström (5) Toronto Indoor, La Quinta, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Madrid
- Spain Emilio Sánchez (3) Nice, Munich, Båstad
- United States Bill Scanlon (1) Newport
- Sweden Ulf Stenlund (1) Palermo
- Sweden Henrik Sundström (1) Athens
- Sweden Jonas Svensson (1) Cologne
- France Thierry Tulasne (1) Metz
- Sweden Mats Wilander (2) Brussels, Cincinnati
- Australia Mark Woodforde (1) Auckland
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović (1) Houston
The following players won their first title in 1986:
- United States Jay Berger Buenos Aires
- Italy Paolo Canè Bordeaux
- Sweden Kent Carlsson Bari
- Italy Simone Colombo St. Vincent
- France Guy Forget Toulouse
- Israel Amos Mansdorf Johannesburg
- Austria Thomas Muster Hilversum
- Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček Washington, D.C.
- Spain Emilio Sánchez Nice
- Sweden Ulf Stenlund Palermo
- Sweden Jonas Svensson Cologne
- Australia Mark Woodforde Auckland
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović Houston
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- ^ Lendl's total ATP prize money for the year was 1,987,537ドル. This consisted of earnings from tournaments (including WCT), circuit bonuses, play-offs and team events based on merit.
References
[edit ]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1987). World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. pp. 99–105, 256. ISBN 9780002182522.
- ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
External links
[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- 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.