| Score: | 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Draw: | 128 (16 / 8) |
| Seeds: | 16 |
| Before Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles |
| After Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles |
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships.
Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was Lendl's first runner-up finish at Wimbledon, preventing him from completing the career Grand Slam; he was also attempting to complete the Channel Slam.
See also: 1 and 1. Ivan Lendl (final)
See also: 2 and 8. 
Mats Wilander (fourth round)
See also: 3 and 3. 
Jimmy Connors (first round)
See also: 4 and 6. Boris Becker (champion)
See also: 5 and 5. Stefan Edberg (third round)
See also: 6 and 4. Joakim Nyström (third round)
See also: 7 and 7. 
Henri Leconte (semifinals)
See also: 8 and 2. Anders Järryd (second round)
See also: 9 and 7. 
Andrés Gómez (first round)
See also: 10 and 2. Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
See also: 11 and 4. Kevin Curren (first round)
See also: 12 and 5. Brad Gilbert (fourth round)
See also: 13 and 6. Mikael Pernfors (fourth round)
See also: 14 and 3. 
Martín Jaite (second round)
See also: 15 and 8. Guillermo Vilas (first round)
See also: 16 and 1. Johan Kriek (second round)
See main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.