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)

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8