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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.
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.
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Prize money
The total prize money for 1986 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £140,000 while the women's singles champion earned £126,000.[5][6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £140,000 | £70,000 | £35,000 | £17,725 | £9,330 | £5,225 | £3,080 | £1,880 |
| Women's singles | £126,000 | £63,000 | £30,700 | £15,025 | £7,485 | £4,040 | £2,380 | £1,450 |
| Men's doubles * | £48,500 | £24,250 | £12,130 | £6,160 | £3,180 | £1,680 | £980 | — |
| Women's doubles * | £42,060 | £21,030 | £9,700 | £4,930 | £2,390 | £1,250 | £720 | — |
| Mixed doubles * | £25,200 | £12,600 | £6,300 | £2,930 | £1,470 | £730 | £330 | — |
* per team
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Champions
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Seniors
Men's singles
Boris Becker defeated 
Ivan Lendl, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5[7]
- It was Becker's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd consecutive Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková, 7–6(7–1), 6–3[8]
- It was Navratilova's 39th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Wimbledon single's title.
Men's doubles
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander defeated Gary Donnelly / Peter Fleming, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3[9]
- It was Nyström's only career Grand Slam title. It was Wilander's 5th career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Hana Mandlíková / 
Wendy Turnbull, 6–1, 6–3[10]
- It was Navratilova's 40th career Grand Slam title and her 15th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 14th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon title.
Mixed doubles
Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan defeated 
Heinz Günthardt / Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)[11]
- It was Flach's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Jordan's 7th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Eduardo Vélez defeated 
Javier Sánchez, 6–3, 7–5[12]
Girls' singles
Natasha Zvereva defeated Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7[13]
Boys' doubles
Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda defeated Shane Barr / 
Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1[14]
Girls' doubles
Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill defeated Leila Meskhi / Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–4[15]
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Singles seeds
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