1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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. 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.

Seeds
Ivan Lendl (final) 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander (fourth round) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (first round) Boris Becker (champion) 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (third round) 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström (third round) 🇫🇷 Henri Leconte (semifinals) 🇸🇪 Anders Järryd (second round) 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez (first round) 🇺🇸 Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals) 🇺🇸 Kevin Curren (first round) 🇺🇸 Brad Gilbert (fourth round) 🇸🇪 Mikael Pernfors (fourth round) 🇦🇷 Martín Jaite (second round) 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (first round) 🇺🇸 Johan Kriek (second round)