1986 in Sports - Tennis

Tennis

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open - no tournament held
    2. French Open - Ivan Lendl
    3. Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
    4. US Open - Boris Becker
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open - no tournament held
    2. French Open - Chris Evert
    3. Wimbledon championships - Martina Navratilova
    4. US Open - Martina Navratilova
  • Davis Cup – Australia won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.

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