1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Top-seeded Steffi Graf claimed the title and $38,000 prize money by defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the final, after saving one match point.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Steffi Graf (champion)
2. Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (final)
4. Kathy Jordan (second round)
5. Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)
6. Kate Gompert (third round)
7. Robin White (quarterfinals)
8. Sandra Cecchini (second round)
9. Helen Kelesi (third round)
10. Ann Henricksson (first round)
11. Debbie Spence (third round)
12. Anna Ivan (first round)
13. Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
14. Molly Van Nostrand (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	5	Terry Phelps	4	3
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6
									Mercedes Paz	3	2
		Melissa Gurney	6	3
		Mercedes Paz	7	6
															1	Steffi Graf	2	7	6
															3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6	4
	7	Robin White	1	5
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
								2	Manuela Maleeva	4	4
		Regina Maršíková	5	2
	2	Manuela Maleeva	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	R Reis	2	1					MJ Fernández	3	1
		MJ Fernández	6	6											1	S Graf	6	6
		Y Vermaak	6	6												Y Vermaak	0	2
		K Kinney	3	1					Y Vermaak	6	6
		P Barg	7	6					P Barg	2	4
	12	A Ivan	6	1																		1	S Graf	6	6
	10	A Henricksson	4	3																		5	T Phelps	4	3
		C Benjamin	6	6					C Benjamin	1	7	3
		L Garrone	7	6					L Garrone	6	5	6
		B Gerken	6	1												L Garrone	2	2
		T Mochizuki	2	3											5	T Phelps	6	6
		T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6					T Scheuer-Larsen	2	2
								5	T Phelps	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	K Jordan	6	6	5
		M Gurney	6	6					M Gurney	7	3	7
		A Smith	4	3												M Gurney	6	6
	Q	P Vásquez	6	6												P Casale	2	4
		J Klitch	1	0				Q	P Vásquez	1	1
		P Casale	6	6					P Casale	6	6
	14	M Van Nostrand	2	1																			M Gurney	6	3
		L Gildemeister	4	2																			M Paz	7	6
		V Nelson-Dunbar	6	6					V Nelson-Dunbar	3	2
		M L Piatek	4	4					L-A Thompson	6	6
		L-A Thompson	6	6												L-A Thompson	5	2
	Q	C Nozzoli	2	0												M Paz	7	6
		M Paz	6	6					M Paz	4	7	6
								8	S Cecchini	6	5	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	R White	4	6	6
		A Holton	1	5				Q	G Dinu	6	4	0
	Q	G Dinu	6	7											7	R White	6	6
	Q	H Cioffi	5	4											Q	E Reinach	1	4
	Q	E Reinach	7	6				Q	E Reinach	6	7
		J Mundel	6	5	6				J Mundel	3	5
	13	E Smylie	3	7	4																	7	R White	1	5
	11	D Spence	5	6	6																	3	G Sabatini	6	7
		M Lindström	7	4	2			11	D Spence	7	3	6
		C Fernandez	6	6					G Fernández	5	6	4
		G Fernández	7	6											11	D Spence	5	2
	Q	J Forman	4	4											3	G Sabatini	7	6
		S Foltz	6	6					S Foltz	1	0
								3	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	K Gompert	6	6
		L McNeil	7	6					L McNeil	0	3
		L Antonoplis	5	2											6	K Gompert	6	2	6
		G Kim	6	7												R Maršíková	1	6	7
		J Russell	4	5					G Kim	1	1
		R Maršíková	4	6	6				R Maršíková	6	6
		S Sloane	6	0	3																		R Maršíková	5	2
	9	H Kelesi	6	6																		2	M Maleeva	7	6
		S Amiach	2	2				9	H Kelesi	6	6	6
		M Torres	7	6					M Torres	7	2	1
	Q	C MacGregor	6	1											9	H Kelesi	3	1
		C Suire	2	6	4										2	M Maleeva	6	6
		A Villagrán	6	0	6				A Villagrán	1	1
								2	M Maleeva	6	6

External links

• "U.S. Clay Courts 1986". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 5, 2016.