ATP Italian Open 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ivan Lendl won the 1986 Italian Open, defeating Emilio Sanchez 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-1 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 12 to May 19, 1986. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

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Champion
def. Emilio Sanchez , 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-1
Dates
May 12 — May 19
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
Italian Open 1986 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-1 Emilio Sanchez #20 H2H Match data May 19, 1986* F
SF (2)
Emilio Sanchez #34 6-3 7-5 Mats Wilander #2 H2H Match data May 18, 1986* SF
Ivan Lendl #1 1-6 6-2 7-6 Yannick Noah #4 H2H Match data May 18, 1986* SF
QF (4)
Yannick Noah #4 7-6 6-4 Diego Perez #66 H2H Match data May 18, 1986* QF
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 Henri Leconte #15 H2H Match data May 18, 1986* QF
Mats Wilander #2 6-1 6-2 Libor Pimek #52 H2H Match data May 18, 1986* QF
Emilio Sanchez #34 6-3 6-4 Boris Becker #5 H2H Match data May 18, 1986* QF
R16 (8)
Emilio Sanchez #34 6-3 6-3 Aaron Krickstein #38 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16
Boris Becker #5 6-1 6-3 Leonardo Lavalle #58 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-3 Andrei Chesnokov #119 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16
Yannick Noah #4 6-4 6-2 Kent Carlsson #31 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-4 Paolo Cane #208 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16
Henri Leconte #15 6-1 7-5 Miloslav Mecir #20 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16
Libor Pimek #52 6-1 6-2 Ronald Agenor #57 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16
Diego Perez #66 7-6 3-6 7-5 Joakim Nystrom #8 H2H Match data May 17, 1986* R16 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Yannick Noah #4 6-3 6-3 Claudio Pistolesi #165 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Emilio Sanchez #34 3-6 6-0 6-3 Hans Schwaier #94 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Aaron Krickstein #38 6-4 1-6 7-6 Martin Wostenholme #98 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Boris Becker #5 6-2 6-3 Horacio de la Pena #65 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Diego Perez #66 7-5 6-2 Heinz Gunthardt #23 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Andrei Chesnokov #119 7-5 6-1 Jonas Svensson #44 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Ronald Agenor #57 6-3 6-3 Francisco Maciel #73 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Libor Pimek #52 7-5 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #18 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Kent Carlsson #31 6-1 6-4 Ricki Osterthun #79 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Henri Leconte #15 6-3 5-7 6-4 Eric Jelen #37 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Paolo Cane #208 4-6 6-4 7-5 Tomas Smid #33 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Leonardo Lavalle #58 6-2 6-2 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-1 Bruce Derlin #205 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Mats Wilander #2 6-3 6-1 Damir Keretic #110 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Miloslav Mecir #20 2-6 6-3 6-2 Michiel Schapers #63 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
Joakim Nystrom #8 7-6 6-1 Eliot Teltscher #51 H2H Match data May 15, 1986* R32
R64 (31)
Eric Jelen #37 7-5 7-5 Jordi Arrese #138 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Guillermo Vilas #18 6-2 2-6 6-4 Jimmy Arias #21 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Leonardo Lavalle #58 5-7 7-5 7-5 Massimo Cierro #204 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Aaron Krickstein #38 6-2 6-4 Mike De Palmer Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Miloslav Mecir #20 6-3 6-4 Sergio Casal #41 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Eliot Teltscher #51 4-6 6-0 7-5 Lawson Duncan #125 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Bruce Derlin #205 5-7 6-3 7-5 Carlos Kirmayr #83 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Libor Pimek #52 6-4 6-3 Nelson Aerts #123 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Yannick Noah #4 6-2 6-2 Broderick Dyke #39 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Emilio Sanchez #34 6-3 6-0 John Lloyd Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Martin Wostenholme #98 1-6 6-4 6-2 Simone Colombo Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Hans Schwaier #94 6-3 7-6 Andres Gomez #11 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Andrei Chesnokov #119 6-4 7-6 Guy Forget #32 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Jonas Svensson #44 7-6 6-4 Pavel Slozil #86 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Ricki Osterthun #79 6-2 6-1 Eduardo Bengoechea #78 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Ronald Agenor #57 6-4 6-4 Martin Jaite #14 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Horacio de la Pena #65 4-6 6-3 6-0 Claudio Mezzadri #130 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Diego Perez #66 Score unavailable (source conflict) Marcelo Ingaramo #71 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Boris Becker #5 6-2 6-0 Michael Westphal #70 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Henri Leconte #15 6-4 6-1 Peter Lundgren #36 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Damir Keretic #110 6-3 6-7 6-2 Roberto Arguello #124 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Francisco Maciel #73 6-1 6-3 Corrado Aprili #246 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Paolo Cane #208 6-1 6-4 Pablo Arraya #43 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Heinz Gunthardt #23 7-6 6-1 Jan Gunnarsson #53 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 Francesco Cancellotti #107 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Tomas Smid #33 1-6 6-2 6-0 Claudio Panatta #203 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Kent Carlsson #31 6-2 6-3 Juan Aguilera #102 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Joakim Nystrom #8 6-2 6-0 Henrik Sundstrom #82 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Claudio Pistolesi #165 6-3 6-2 Alejandro Ganzabal #159 H2H Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Mats Wilander #2 6-2 6-2 Jimmy Brown Match data May 14, 1986* R64
Michiel Schapers #63 4-6 6-1 6-4 Carlos Di Laura Match data May 14, 1986* R64

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