1986 Lipton International Players Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1986 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Miami Masters
and was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
and the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. Both the men's and the women's events took place in Boca West, Florida
from February 10 through February 24, 1986.
Ivan Lendl
defeated
Mats Wilander
3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4
Chris Evert-Lloyd
defeated
Steffi Graf
6–4, 6–2
Brad Gilbert
/ Vince Van Patten defeated Stefan Edberg
/ Anders Järryd
by Walkover
Pam Shriver
/ Helena Suková
defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd
/
Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Miami Masters
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
and was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Key:-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:...
and the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after events....
. Both the men's and the women's events took place in Boca West, Florida
Boca West, Florida
Boca West is an unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Boca West was a census-designated place in the 1990 census; its population was then 2847.- Boca West Golf Club :...
from February 10 through February 24, 1986.
Men's Singles
Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
defeated
Mats WilanderMats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4
- It was Lendl's 2nd title of the year and the 59th of his career.
Women's Singles
Chris Evert-LloydChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
defeated
Steffi GrafSteffi Graf
Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
6–4, 6–2
- It was Evert-Lloyd's 1st title of the year and the 146th of her career.
Men's Doubles
Brad GilbertBrad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert , is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, an author and former professional tennis player. He was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Piedmont High School ....
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Vince Van Patten defeated Stefan EdbergStefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
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Anders JärrydAnders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
by Walkover
- It was Gilbert's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Van Patten's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
Women's Doubles
Pam ShriverPam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
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Helena SukováHelena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
defeated
Chris Evert-LloydChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
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Wendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
6–2, 6–3
- It was Shriver's 1st title of the year and the 79th of her career. It was Suková's 1st title of the year and the 13th of her career.