1986 Wimbledon Championships
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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.[1][2] It was the 100th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1986.
1986 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
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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 | ||||
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For the first time yellow balls were used during the tournament.[3][4] 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.