&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ivan_Lendl_smile.jpg) 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 tournament titles |  Ivan Lendl (9) |
| Most tournament finals | Ivan Lendl (12) |
| Prize money leader | Ivan Lendl ($800,000)[a] |
| Points leader | Ivan Lendl (4,801) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Ivan Lendl |
| Most improved player of the year |  Mikael Pernfors |
| Newcomer of the year | 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.
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- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1987). World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. pp. 99–105, 256. ISBN 9780002182522.