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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 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series [1] was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on March 24, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after 41 events. The season was abbreviated in order to return the tour to a calendar year basis.
The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979 and for ABC since 2006. Current tournaments and competitions covered by ESPN include Australian Open, The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open. After hosting many non-Grand Slam events throughout the years, ESPN has greatly pared back its non-Grand Slam coverage. [1]
These are players who achieved some form of a tennis Grand Slam. They include a Grand Slam, non-calendar year Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, Career Golden Slam, and Career Super Slam. No player has won a single season Super Slam. The tennis Open Era began in 1968, after the Australian Open and before the French Open.
The 1986 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 90th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1986. [6] [7]
Defending champion Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous two years' finals, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1986 French Open. It was her seventh French Open singles title and her 18th and last major singles title overall, an Open Era record.
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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.
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