1986 French Open – Men's singles

Ivan Lendl defeated Mikael Pernfors in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1986 French Open. It was his second French Open title and third major title overall.

Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Andrei Chesnokov.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1)  Ivan Lendl (champion)
 * 2) 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander (third round)
 * 3)  Boris Becker (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇫🇷 Yannick Noah (fourth round)
 * 5) 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (second round)
 * 6) 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström (first round)
 * 7) 🇸🇪 Anders Järryd (third round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Henri Leconte (semifinals)
 * 9) 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
 * 10) 🇫🇷 Thierry Tulasne (second round)
 * 11) 🇦🇷 Martín Jaite (fourth round)
 * 12) 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Johan Kriek (semifinals)
 * 14) 🇪🇸 Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16) 🇨🇭 Heinz Günthardt (first round)

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild card
 * LL = Lucky loser
 * r = Retired