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But afterwards in 1925 this tournament became open to the international competitors. However the events were held in clay courts which gave a great challenge to the participants.The 1984 French Open Tennis Tournament was one of the tournaments that were held in these clay courts. It was because the clay courts tend to slow the ball pace and also adds to the bounce of the ball. The 1986 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such tournament that was held in these.
The 1986 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics
The 1986 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Men Singles, Women Singles, Men Doubles, Women Doubles and Mixed Doubles. In the event of men Singles top seed Ivan Lendll made a comeback and defeated Mikael Pernfors by straight sets. The score line was 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. In the Women Singles category Chris Evert again won the title thereby carrying on her journey to fame. She defeated Martina Navratilova by 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. In the Men Doubles category John Fitzgerald and Tomas Smid defeated Stefan Edberg and Anders Jarryd by 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 14-12. In the Women Doubles category Martina Navratilova and Andrea Temesvari defeated Steffi Graff and Gabriela Sabatini. The score line was 6-1, 6-2. The Mixed Doubles category was won by Kathy Jordan and Ken Flach after they defeated Rosalyn Fairbank and Mark Edmondson by 3-6, 7-6, 6-3.
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