The 1986 US Open was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the

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in New York in the

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. It was the 106th edition of the US Open and was held from August 26 to September 7, 1986.

Seniors

Men's singles

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defeated

Miloslav Mečíř Miloslav Mečíř (; born 19 May 1964) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games, representing Czechoslovakia, and contested two major singles finals. In 1987 he won the WCT Fina ...

6–4, 6–2, 6–0 * It was Lendl's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd US Open title.

Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Helena Suková 6–3, 6–2 * It was Navratilova's 41st career Grand Slam title and her 9th US Open title.

Men's doubles

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Slobodan Živojinović Slobodan "Bobo" Živojinović ( sr-cyr, Слободан Живојиновић, ; born 23 July 1963) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Together with Nenad Zimonjić, he is the only tennis playe ...

defeated

Joakim Nyström Joakim "Jocke" Nyström (born 20 February 1963) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, ...

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4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 * It was Gómez's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title. It was Živojinović's only career Grand Slam title.

Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Hana Mandlíková /

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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Navratilova's 42nd career Grand Slam title and her 10th US Open title. It was Shriver's 14th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd US Open title.

Mixed doubles

Raffaella Reggi /

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defeated Martina Navratilova / Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4 * It was Reggi's only career Grand Slam title. It was Casal's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Javier Sánchez defeated

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6–2, 6–2

Girls' singles

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defeated

Shaun Stafford Shaun Stafford Beckish (born December 13, 1968), née Shaun Stafford, is an American former college and professional tennis player who played on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour from 1989 to 1996. As a collegiate tennis player, Stafford ...

6–2, 6–1

Boys' doubles

Tomás Carbonell Tomás Carbonell Lladó (born 7 August 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He won French Open in 2001 in mixed doubles with Virginia Ruano Pasc ...

/ Javier Sánchez defeated

Jeff Tarango Jeffrey Gail Tarango (born November 20, 1968) is a retired American tennis player. He was a top-ten doubles player and a runner-up at the 1999 French Open men's doubles tournament. He is now the Director of Tennis at the Jack Kramer Club, which ...

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6–4, 1–6, 6–1

Girls' doubles

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Radka Zrubáková Radomira "Radka" Zrubáková (born 26 December 1970) is a retired tennis player from Slovakia. Zrubáková gained professional status in 1986. In her career, she won three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a wor ...

defeated Elena Brioukhovets /

Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi ( ka, ლეილა მესხი, tr, ; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional tennis player. Meskhi has won five singles and doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won one singles and two doubles titles ...

6–4, 6–2

External links

Official US Open website
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