F Eastbourne Open 1986

Martina Navratilova #1 def. Helena Sukova #8

3-6 6-3 6-4

Martina Navratilova defeated Helena Sukova 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1986 Eastbourne Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 22, 1986*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 1986
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Martina Navratilova	Helena Sukova
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Oct 18, 1956	Feb 23, 1965
Age	29	21
Height	173 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	8
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,565	2,112
Current career W-L	1,419–228	581–300
Current career earnings	$21,626,089	$6,391,245

Pre-match H2H

Martina Navratilova #1 13 – 1 Helena Sukova #8

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1986	SF
Etsuko Inoue #106	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1986	QF
Dianne Fromholtz #21	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1986	R16
Helen Kelesi #33	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1986	R32
Catherine Tanvier #61	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1986	R64

Martina Navratilova's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Helena Sukova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robin White #24	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1986	SF
Larisa Savchenko #53	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 1986	QF
Anne Hobbs #51	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1986	R16
Lori Mcneil #78	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1986	R32
Camille Benjamin #66	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1986	R64