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1986 Grand Prix German Open – Singles

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Singles
1986 Grand Prix German Open
Final
ChampionFrance Henri Leconte
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Score6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw56 (5WC/7Q/2SE)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1985 · Hamburg European Open · 1987 →

Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Henri Leconte. The score was 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2.[1][2] Leconte became the last French player to win the tournament until Gilles Simon won it in 2011.[3]

Seeds

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The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. West Germany Boris Becker (second round)
  2. Sweden Joakim Nyström (third round)
  3. Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř (final)
  4. France Henri Leconte (champion)
  5. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (second round)
  6. France Thierry Tulasne (second round)
  7. Spain Emilio Sánchez (semifinals)
  8. Argentina Martín Jaite (third round)
  9. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (second round)
  10. Sweden Kent Carlsson (semifinals)
  11. West Germany Eric Jelen (first round)
  12. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
  13. Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber (third round)
  14. Italy Paolo Canè (first round)
  15. Argentina Horacio de la Peña (third round)
  16. Australia Paul McNamee (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
United States Mel Purcell 2 1
7 Spain Emilio Sánchez 6 6
7 Spain Emilio Sánchez 4 2
4 France Henri Leconte 6 6
4 France Henri Leconte 6 0 7
Austria Thomas Muster 2 6 5
4 France Henri Leconte 6 5 6 6
3 Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 2 7 4 2
12 Switzerland Jakob Hlasek 0 2
3 Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6 6
3 Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6 6
10 Sweden Kent Carlsson 3 2
10 Sweden Kent Carlsson 6 6 6
Sweden Henrik Sundström 2 7 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 West Germany B Becker 5 6 6
WC West Germany A Stepanek 3 4 United States M Purcell 7 2 7
United States M Purcell 6 6 United States M Purcell 6 6
United States J Brown 6 3 3 15 Argentina H de la Peña 3 3
France G Forget 3 6 6 France G Forget 4 4
Czechoslovakia K Nováček 6 4 15 Argentina H de la Peña 6 6
15 Argentina H de la Peña 7 6 United States M Purcell 2 1
9 Argentina G Vilas 7 7 7 Spain E Sánchez 6 6
Brazil C Motta 5 6 9 Argentina G Vilas 3 4
Spain S Casal 6 6 Spain S Casal 6 6
WC West Germany P Kühnen 1 2 Spain S Casal 2 1
Sweden J Svensson 6 6 7 Spain E Sánchez 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 1 4 Sweden J Svensson 4 2
7 Spain E Sánchez 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 France H Leconte 6 6
Q South Africa M Robertson 6 1 6 West Germany A Maurer 1 3
West Germany A Maurer 2 6 7 4 France H Leconte 6 6
Argentina E Bengoechea 6 6 13 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber 4 3
SE Canada M Wostenholme 2 3 Argentina E Bengoechea 4 5
WC West Germany H Schwaier 2 4 13 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber 6 7
13 Czechoslovakia M Šrejber 6 6 4 France H Leconte 6 0 7
11 West Germany E Jelen 4 1 Austria T Muster 2 6 5
Czechoslovakia P Složil 6 6 Czechoslovakia P Složil 3 6 2
Uruguay D Pérez 6 0 4 Q Argentina G Pérez Roldán 6 2 6
Q Argentina G Pérez Roldán 1 6 6 Q Argentina G Pérez Roldán 3 1
Austria T Muster 7 6 Austria T Muster 6 6
Haiti R Agénor 5 2 Austria T Muster 7 6
6 France T Tulasne 6 2

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Ecuador A Gómez 4 4
Sweden J Carlsson 4 3 West Germany M Westphal 6 6
West Germany M Westphal 6 6 West Germany M Westphal 2 2
WC West Germany C Saceanu 6 3 12 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 7 6 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 2 3
Q Czechoslovakia I Werner 6 6 1 12 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6
12 Switzerland J Hlasek 4 7 6 12 Switzerland J Hlasek 0 2
14 Italy P Canè 4 5 3 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 6
Sweden U Stenlund 6 7 Sweden U Stenlund 6 2
Q Argentina F Davín 7 6 Q Argentina F Davín 7 6
West Germany D Keretić 5 1 Q Argentina F Davín 2 6 2
Sweden J Gunnarsson 6 6 3 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 4 6
South Africa B Moir 3 4 Sweden J Gunnarsson 1 1
3 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Argentina M Jaite 6 6
Spain F Luna 6 3 Czechoslovakia L Pimek 2 3
Czechoslovakia L Pimek 7 6 8 Argentina M Jaite 5 5
Q Spain J Avendaño 2 2 10 Sweden K Carlsson 7 7
WC West Germany R Osterthun 6 6 WC West Germany R Osterthun 2 1
Q West Germany T Meinecke 5 3 10 Sweden K Carlsson 6 6
10 Sweden K Carlsson 7 6 10 Sweden K Carlsson 6 6 6
16 Australia P McNamee 7 1 7 Sweden H Sundström 2 7 2
SE Argentina C Miniussi 5 6 5 16 Australia P McNamee 6 0 6
Sweden H Sundström 4 6 6 Sweden H Sundström 3 6 7
Q West Germany P Vojtíšek 6 4 2 Sweden H Sundström 6 6
Netherlands M Schapers 5 7 6 2 Sweden J Nyström 3 4
Brazil L Mattar 7 5 7 Brazil L Mattar 3 6 3
2 Sweden J Nyström 6 1 6

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Roundup: Leconte Defeats Mecir and Wins German Open for First Title in 2 Years". Los Angeles Times. 22 September 1986. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Henri Leconte of France defeated Miloslav Mecir of Czechoslovakia". Hamburg. United Press International. 21 September 1986. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Simon wins Hamburg title". Eurosport. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2021. The last French player to win the event was Henri Leconte when he defeated Miloslav Mecir in the 1986 final.
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