1986 Stella Artois Championships
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The 1986 Stella Artois Championships was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s at the Queen's Club
in London
in the United Kingdom
that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament ran from June 9 through June 16, 1986.
Tim Mayotte
defeated Jimmy Connors
6–4, 2–1 (Connors retired)
Kevin Curren
/
Guy Forget
defeated
Darren Cahill
/ Mark Kratzmann
6–2, 7–6
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 grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s at the Queen's Club
Queen's Club
The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London, England. Founded in 1886, the Queen's Club was the world's first multipurpose sports complex and named after Queen Victoria, its first patron...
in London
London
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in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
that 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:...
. The tournament ran from June 9 through June 16, 1986.
Men's Singles
Tim MayotteTim Mayotte
Timothy "Tim" Mayotte is a former professional tennis player from the United States.- Career :...
defeated
Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
6–4, 2–1 (Connors retired)
- It was Mayotte's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Men's Doubles
Kevin CurrenKevin Curren
----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...
/
Guy ForgetGuy Forget
Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...
defeated
Darren CahillDarren Cahill
Darren Cahill is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984...
/
Mark KratzmannMark Kratzmann
Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open...
6–2, 7–6
- It was Curren's 2nd title of the year and the 21st of his career. It was Forget's 5th title of the year and the 7th of his career.