1986 Wimbledon Championships defeated Leila Meskhi, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7 Tomás Carbonell / Petr Korda defeated Shane Barr / Hubert Karrasch, 6–1, 6–1 Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O'Neill defeated Leila Meskhi / Natasha Zvereva, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 1986 Wimbledon Championships 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 England. 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. In recognition of the 100th championship, the two
2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final also caused Federer to reclaim the world number 1 ranking from his rival Rafael Nadal. The championship set a record for longest match played in Grand Slam final history (in terms of games), due particularly to the unprecedented thirty games contested in the ultimate set. Roger Federer had tied Sampras with fourteen major singles titles a month earlier at the 2009 French Open and was seeking to set a new standard of excellence in the men's game by capturing an unprecedented fifteenth championship. Former world number 1 Andy Roddick was looking to capture his first Wimbledon title and second Grand