| Date: | 23 June – 6 July |
| Edition: | 100th |
| Category: | Grand Slam |
| Draw: | 128S/64D/64XD |
| Prize Money: | £2,119,780 |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Location: | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue: | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champms: | Boris Becker |
| Champws: |  Martina Navratilova |
| Champmd: |  Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander |
| Champwd: | Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
| Champxd: | Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan |
| Champbs: |  Eduardo Vélez |
| Champgs: | Natasha Zvereva |
| Champbd: |  Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda |
| Champgd: |  Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill |
The 1986 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1] [2] It was the 100th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1986.
For the first time yellow balls were used during the tournament.[3] [4] In recognition of the 100th championship, the two oldest living singles champions were invited to present the singles championship trophies: Jean Borotra presented the gentlemen's singles and Kitty Godfree presented the ladies', both alongside the President of the All England Club Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and his wife.
The total prize money for 1986 championships was £2,119,780. The winner of the men's title earned £140,000 while the women's singles champion earned £126,000.[5] [6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | |
| Men's singles | £140,000 | £70,000 | £35,000 | £17,725 | £9,330 | £5,225 | £3,080 | £1,880 | |
| Women's singles | £126,000 | £63,000 | £30,700 | £15,025 | £7,485 | £4,040 | £2,380 | £1,450 | |
| Men's doubles * | £48,500 | £24,250 | £12,130 | £6,160 | £3,180 | £1,680 | £980 | ||
| Women's doubles * | £42,060 | £21,030 | £9,700 | £4,930 | £2,390 | £1,250 | £720 | ||
| Mixed doubles * | £25,200 | £12,600 | £6,300 | £2,930 | £1,470 | £730 | £330 |
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5[7]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková, 7–6(7–1), 6–3[8]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander defeated Gary Donnelly / Peter Fleming, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3[9]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull, 6–1, 6–3[10]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan defeated Heinz Günthardt / Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)[11]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles. Eduardo Vélez defeated Javier Sánchez, 6–3, 7–5[12]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles. Natasha Zvereva defeated Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7[13]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles. Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda defeated Shane Barr / 
Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1[14]
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles. Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill defeated Leila Meskhi / Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–4[15]
Mats Wilander (fourth round, lost to Pat Cash) Jimmy Connors (first round, lost to Robert Seguso) Stefan Edberg (third round, lost to Miloslav Mečíř) Joakim Nyström (third round, lost to Ramesh Krishnan)
Henri Leconte (semifinals, lost to Boris Becker) Anders Järryd (second round, lost to Eddie Edwards)
Andrés Gómez (first round, lost to John Fitzgerald) Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost to Ivan Lendl) Kevin Curren (first round, lost to Eric Jelen) Brad Gilbert (fourth round, lost to Miloslav Mečíř) Mikael Pernfors (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker)
Martín Jaite (second round, lost to Ken Flach) Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Pat Cash) Johan Kriek (second round, lost to John Sadri) Martina Navratilova (champion) Chris Evert Lloyd (semifinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková) Pam Shriver (first round, lost to Betsy Nagelsen) Kathy Rinaldi (first round, lost to Nathalie Herreman) Zina Garrison (second round, lost to Anne Hobbs) Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Carling Bassett (fourth round, lost to Hana Mandlíková) Stephanie Rehe (first round, lost to Larisa Savchenko) Barbara Potter (withdrew before the tournament began) Wendy Turnbull (first round, lost to Jenny Byrne) Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini) Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)