WTA Roland Garros 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Chris Evert won the 1986 Roland Garros, defeating Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 26 to June 8, 1986.

Champion
Chris Evert
def. Martina Navratilova , 2-6 6-3 6-3
Dates
May 26 — Jun 8
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 8, 1986* F Chris Evert #2 2-6 6-3 6-3 Martina Navratilova #1 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 7, 1986* SF Chris Evert #2 6-1 6-1 Hana Mandlikova #5 H2H Match data
Jun 7, 1986* SF Martina Navratilova #1 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 Helena Sukova #8 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 5, 1986* QF Chris Evert #2 5-7 6-2 6-1 Carling Bassett Seguso H2H Match data
Jun 5, 1986* QF Martina Navratilova #1 7-5 6-4 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Jun 5, 1986* QF Helena Sukova #8 6-2 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #50 H2H Match data
Jun 5, 1986* QF Hana Mandlikova #5 2-6 7-6(3) 6-1 Steffi Graf #3 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Carling Bassett Seguso 6-4 2-6 6-0 Mercedes Paz #75 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Steffi Graf #3 6-1 6-3 Pam Casale #33 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Chris Evert #2 1-6 6-3 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #11 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Helena Sukova #8 3-6 6-4 6-1 Katerina Maleeva #29 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-2 Laura Garrone #55 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Mary Joe Fernandez #50 7-6(4) 7-5 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #4 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Hana Mandlikova #5 6-1 6-3 Laura Arraya #28 H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1986* R16 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-4 (ret.) Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Hana Mandlikova #5 6-1 6-2 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-1 6-2 Rosalyn Fairbank #34 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Carling Bassett Seguso 6-3 6-2 Jenny Byrne #126 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Chris Evert #2 6-3 6-1 Anne Smith H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 4-6 6-4 6-3 Lisa Bonder Kreiss H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Gabriela Sabatini #11 6-3 6-3 Ivanna Madruga H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-3 Claudia Porwik #121 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Laura Garrone #55 6-2 6-2 Zina Garrison #12 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Katerina Maleeva #29 7-6(3) 6-0 Terry Phelps #20 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Pam Casale #33 6-3 4-6 7-5 Camille Benjamin #69 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #4 6-0 6-3 Mima Jausovec #82 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Helena Sukova #8 6-4 6-4 Tine Scheuer Larsen H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Mary Joe Fernandez #50 6-2 6-0 Anne Hobbs #65 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Steffi Graf #3 6-2 6-1 Marcella Mesker #49 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Laura Arraya #28 6-1 6-3 Michelle Torres #66 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1986* R32 Mercedes Paz #75 5-7 7-6(6) 7-5 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 29, 1986* R64 Ivanna Madruga 6-4 2-6 7-5 Iva Budarova #70 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Michelle Torres #66 4-6 6-1 6-1 Eva Krapl H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Steffi Graf #3 6-1 6-1 Gretchen Magers #254 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Camille Benjamin #69 6-4 4-6 8-6 Melissa Gurney #79 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Lisa Bonder Kreiss 6-2 5-7 6-2 Angelika Kanellopoulou H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Laura Garrone #55 6-3 7-6(3) Vicki Nelson #78 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Regina Marsikova 2-6 6-2 6-1 Neige Dias H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Anne Hobbs #65 6-3 6-4 Niurka Sodupe H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Mary Joe Fernandez #50 5-7 6-2 6-3 Andrea Temesvari #19 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 7-6(1) 6-2 Elise Burgin #30 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Zina Garrison #12 6-2 6-3 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Laura Arraya #28 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 Masako Yanagi #122 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Pam Casale #33 6-3 3-6 6-3 Annabel Croft H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #4 6-1 7-6(5) Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Mercedes Paz #75 7-5 6-0 Federica Bonsignori #168 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Rosalyn Fairbank #34 3-6 6-2 6-2 Susan Sloane Lundy H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Terry Phelps #20 0-6 6-2 6-2 Susan Mascarin #36 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Helena Sukova #8 7-5 6-1 Gigi Fernandez #106 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Mima Jausovec #82 1-6 7-6(6) 7-5 Andrea Holikova H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Hana Mandlikova #5 6-0 6-1 Virginie Paquet H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 6-0 6-3 Catherine Suire #82 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Claudia Porwik #121 6-4 6-2 Patricia Tarabini #184 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 1-6 6-2 6-3 Silke Meier #149 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Gabriela Sabatini #11 6-1 6-3 Petra Huber #59 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-2 Larisa Savchenko #63 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Jenny Byrne #126 6-0 6-4 Louise Field #127 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Tine Scheuer Larsen 7-5 6-2 Lilian Drescher H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Anne Smith 1-6 6-2 6-2 Nathalie Tauziat #98 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Chris Evert #2 6-2 6-1 Nathalie Herreman #107 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Marcella Mesker #49 6-2 2-6 6-3 Bettina Bunge #25 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Carling Bassett Seguso 3-6 6-4 7-5 Pascale Etchemendy #227 H2H Match data
May 29, 1986* R64 Katerina Maleeva #29 6-3 6-2 Cecilia Fernandez Parker H2H Match data
R128 (64)
May 28, 1986* R128 Niurka Sodupe 7-5 7-5 Emmanuelle Derly H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-3 Sandra Cecchini #43 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Anne Hobbs #65 6-2 6-4 Jo Durie #21 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Angelika Kanellopoulou 6-7(4) 6-4 6-0 Patricia Medrado #108 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Laura Garrone #55 6-2 6-1 Carina Karlsson H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Susan Mascarin #36 7-6(3) 6-4 Amy Holton H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Iva Budarova #70 6-1 6-0 Kate Gompert #26 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Laura Arraya #28 6-1 6-3 Anne White #22 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Pascale Etchemendy #227 6-3 6-0 Barbara Gerken H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Anne Smith 6-1 6-3 Jennifer Mundel #78 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-1 6-3 Hu Na H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Gigi Fernandez #106 6-0 6-2 Myriam Schropp H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Mercedes Paz #75 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-1 Beth Herr #56 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Steffi Graf #3 6-1 6-0 Andrea Betzner H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Vicki Nelson #78 6-2 6-3 Robin White #23 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Mima Jausovec #82 6-4 7-5 Adriana Villagran Reami H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Regina Marsikova 6-4 6-1 Kathy Horvath #52 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Chris Evert #2 6-0 6-1 Cecille Calmette H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Susan Sloane Lundy 7-6(2) 2-6 7-5 Mariana Perez Roldan H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Terry Phelps #20 6-3 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen #40 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Pam Casale #33 6-0 3-6 6-3 Candy Reynolds #107 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Mary Joe Fernandez #50 7-6(4) 6-3 Helen Kelesi #31 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Federica Bonsignori #168 6-0 6-0 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Eva Krapl 2-6 6-1 6-3 Isabel Cueto #99 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Elise Burgin #30 6-1 6-1 Marcela Skuherska H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Zina Garrison #12 6-2 6-3 Gabriela Dinu H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Patricia Tarabini #184 3-6 6-3 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #39 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Melissa Gurney #79 7-5 7-6(4) Janine Tremelling #61 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Masako Yanagi #122 3-6 7-6(4) 8-6 Akiko Kijimuta #142 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Michelle Torres #66 6-3 6-3 Joanne Russell H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Nathalie Herreman #107 7-5 6-1 Debbie Spence Nasim H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-2 6-1 Grace Kim H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Lilian Drescher 6-2 6-3 Jana Novotna #199 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Annabel Croft 6-3 6-3 Helena Dahlstrom H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Louise Field #127 6-1 6-3 Liz Smylie #53 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Larisa Savchenko #63 6-4 3-6 9-7 Eva Pfaff #41 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Petra Huber #59 6-1 6-2 Pascale Paradis Mangon H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Camille Benjamin #69 1-6 6-2 6-3 Kathy Jordan #15 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Andrea Holikova 6-1 6-3 Beverly Bowes #118 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Gabriela Sabatini #11 6-1 6-1 Etsuko Inoue #108 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Nathalie Tauziat #98 5-7 6-3 9-7 Sybille Niox Chateau H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Tine Scheuer Larsen 6-0 6-0 Kristin Kinney H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Ivanna Madruga 6-3 7-5 Ann Henricksson #44 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Lisa Bonder Kreiss 6-4 6-4 Elna Reinach #112 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Claudia Porwik #121 6-2 6-4 Petra Keppeler H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Carling Bassett Seguso 7-5 6-3 Catherine Tanvier #54 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Andrea Temesvari #19 3-6 6-2 6-4 Christiane Jolissaint H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-1 7-5 Elizabeth Minter H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Gretchen Magers #254 5-7 6-4 8-6 Sophie Amiach #141 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Silke Meier #149 0-6 6-3 6-4 Isabelle Demongeot #116 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Hana Mandlikova #5 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 Sabrina Goles #35 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Katerina Maleeva #29 6-1 6-2 Terry Holladay #50 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Neige Dias 3-6 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Cherneva H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Virginie Paquet 3-6 6-4 6-4 Maria Lindstrom H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Rosalyn Fairbank #34 6-3 7-5 Corinne Vanier H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Helena Sukova #8 6-1 6-2 Sabina Simmonds H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Catherine Suire #82 5-7 6-4 6-3 Alycia Moulton #32 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-2 6-3 Sara Gomer #96 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Cecilia Fernandez Parker 6-1 5-7 6-2 Tina Mochizuki H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Bettina Bunge #25 6-1 6-2 Marie Christine Calleja H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #9 6-1 6-2 Katerina Bohmova H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Marcella Mesker #49 6-0 6-0 Belinda Cordwell H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #4 6-4 6-1 Lori Mcneil #76 H2H Match data
May 28, 1986* R128 Jenny Byrne #126 6-3 6-3 Yvonne Vermaak #41 H2H Match data

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Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-2.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Chris Evert has won 7 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891. The first women's singles edition was held in 1897.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.