1986 Nabisco Masters

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1986 Nabisco Masters
Date3–8 December (singles)
9–14 December (doubles)
Edition17th (singles) / 13th (doubles)
CategoryMasters
Draw8S / 8D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City (singles)
London (doubles)
VenueMadison Square Garden
Royal Albert Hall
Champions
Singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[1]
Doubles
Sweden Stefan Edberg / Sweden Anders Järryd[2]

The 1986 Masters (also known as the 1986 Nabisco Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament. The singles event was played on indoor carpet courts in Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States between December 3 and December 8, 1986 while the doubles competition was held at the Royal Albert Hall from December 9 through December 14.[3][4] It was the year-end championship of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix tour. It was the first edition where the round robin format, which is now associated with the event, was reintroduced. As a result the singles field was halved from 16 down to 8 competitors. It was also the first time since the inaugural edition in 1970 that no player from the United States qualified for the singles event.[5] Ivan Lendl retained the Masters title as he won it for a fourth time. Lendl defeated Becker in straight sets in a repeat of the 1985 Masters final which took place earlier in the year, in January. In the doubles competition Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd successfully defended the title.[4]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1986 Nabisco Masters – Singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated West Germany Boris Becker, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.

  • It was Lendl's 10th and last singles title of the year 62nd of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1986 Nabisco Masters – Doubles

Sweden Stefan Edberg / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated France Guy Forget / France Yannick Noah 6–3, 7–6, 6–3.

References

  1. ^ "1986 Masters – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1986 Masters – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (October 2010). "Year-End Championships". The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. p. 746. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  4. ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. pp. 161–164. ISBN 9780002182522.
  5. ^ Peter Alfano (November 25, 1986). "Tennis Notebook; Foreign Accent Could Harm Masters". The New York Times.