World Championship Tennis
Date Location Tournament Category Prize Money/ Surface Final Semifinals
Apr 6 Atlanta , USA WCT Atlanta Nabisco Grand Prix $ 220,000 Carpet Kevin Curren d. Tim Wilkison , 7-6 , 7-6 Kevin Curren d. Brian Teacher , 6-4 , 6-2 Tim Wilkison d. David Pate , 6-4 , 2-6 , 6-4
Apr 13 Dallas , USA Buick WCT Finals Nabisco Grand Prix $ 500,000 Carpet Anders Järryd d. Boris Becker , 6-7 , 6-1 , 6-1 , 6-4 Anders Järryd d. Mats Wilander , 6-4 , 7-5 , 6-3 Boris Becker d. Stefan Edberg 7-6 , 7-6 , 4-6 , 7-6
May 11 Forest Hills , USA Shearson Lehman Brothers Tournament of Champions Nabisco Grand Prix $ 500,000 Clay ( Har-Tru ) Yannick Noah d. Guillermo Vilas , 7-6 , 6-0 Yannick Noah d. Ivan Lendl , 6-3 , 7-5 Guillermo Vilas d. Martín Jaite , 6-3 , 6-3
Oct 12 Scottsdale , USA WCT Scottsdale Open Nabisco Grand Prix $ 220,000 Hard John McEnroe d. Kevin Curren , 6-3 , 3-6 , 6-2 John McEnroe d. David Pate , 6-3 , 6-3 Kevin Curren d. Todd Witsken , 7-5 , 6-7 , 6-4
Nov 23 Houston , USA WCT Houston Shoot-Out Nabisco Grand Prix $ 220,000 Carpet Slobodan Živojinović d. Scott Davis , 6-1 , 4-6 , 6-3 Slobodan Živojinović d. Derrick Rostagno , 6-4 , 6-4 Scott Davis d. Eliot Teltscher , 7-5 , 6-4
WCT by year -- WCT 1986
The WCT Atlanta tournament was marked by early exits of both top seeds , Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker , in the first round . Edberg lost to Mikael Pernfors and Becker to eventual runner-up Tim Wilkison . In Dallas , Anders Järryd was the unexpected winner , having replaced the injured Ivan Lendl in the 12-player draw .
World Championship Tennis (WCT) was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 (the first players signed a contract at the end of 1967) and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990. A number of tennis tournaments around the world were affiliated with WCT and players were ranked in a special WCT ranking according to their results in those tournaments. The WCT had an important impact on the commercial development of tennis. It instituted a tie-breaker system and outfitted players with colored clothing, a radical idea at that time. WCT also strongly encouraged the audience to cheer for players, rather than politely applaud, as the more staid tennis audiences had done before. They publicly emphasized their prize money structure and special bonus pool as an incentive to attract top players.