1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Doubles

Ken Flach and Robert Seguso were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Eliot Teltscher and Christo van Rensburg. Second-seeded pair Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez claimed the title by defeating John Alexander and Sherwood Stewart in the final.[1]

Men's Doubles
1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
Runners-up John Fitzgerald
Sherwood Stewart
Final score6–4, 6–3

Seeds

The top four 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. Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (Second Round)
  2. Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (Champions)
  3. John Fitzgerald / Sherwood Stewart (Final)
  4. Peter Doohan / Paul McNamee (Quarterfinals)
  5. Brad Gilbert / Tim Wilkison (Semifinals)
  6. Jakob Hlasek / Pavel Složil (First Round)
  7. Withdrew
  8. Sammy Giammalva, Jr. / Matt Mitchell (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Brett Dickinson
Glenn Layendecker 		4 3  
3 John Fitzgerald
Sherwood Stewart 		6 6  
3 John Fitzgerald
Sherwood Stewart 		4 3  
2 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez 		6 6  
5 Brad Gilbert
Tim Wilkison 		4 5  
2 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez 		6 7  

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 K Flach
R Seguso 		6 4  
  E Teltscher
C van Rensburg 		6 6 6   E Teltscher
C van Rensburg 		7 6  
  T Delatte
M Freeman 		7 4 4   E Teltscher
C van Rensburg 		3 6  
  B Dickinson
G Layendecker 		7 6     B Dickinson
G Layendecker 		6 7  
  M Bauer
T Tulasne 		6 3     B Dickinson
G Layendecker 		6 6 7
  C Fancutt
D Tarr 		6 3 7   C Fancutt
D Tarr 		4 7 5
8 S Giammalva Jr.
M Mitchell 		2 6 5   B Dickinson
G Layendecker 		4 3  
3 J Fitzgerald
S Stewart 		6 6  
3 J Fitzgerald
S Stewart 		6 7  
  R Acuña
G Michibata 		1 6 6   R Acuña
G Michibata 		2 6  
  J Lozano
T Witsken 		6 4 1 3 J Fitzgerald
S Stewart 		6 6 6
  T Moor
E Van't Hof 		3 3     S Eriksson
M Pernfors 		7 2 2
  S Eriksson
M Pernfors 		6 6     S Eriksson
M Pernfors 		7 6  
  D Cassidy
M Purcell 		6 4 6   D Cassidy
M Purcell 		6 1  
6 J Hlasek
P Složil 		1 6 2

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 B Gilbert
T Wilkison 		7 6  
  A Ganzábal
C Panatta 		5 1   5 B Gilbert
T Wilkison 		6 6  
  S Meister
C Wittus 		6 6 8   D Dowlen
N Odizor 		2 3  
  D Dowlen
N Odizor 		2 7 10 5 B Gilbert
T Wilkison 		6 7  
  C Steyn
D Visser 		2 4   4 P Doohan
P McNamee 		4 6  
  J Arias
A Krickstein 		6 6     J Arias
A Krickstein 		3 0  
4 P Doohan
P McNamee 		6 6  
5 B Gilbert
T Wilkison 		4 5  
LL A Amritraj
B Teacher 		7 1 5 2 H Gildemeister
A Gómez 		6 7  
  E Edwards
F González 		6 6 7   E Edwards
F González 		6 6  
  M Robertson
T Warneke 		6 7 10   M Robertson
T Warneke 		2 3  
  K Evernden
D Graham 		7 6 8   E Edwards
F González 		4 4  
  S Denton
L Lavalle 		7 6 4 2 H Gildemeister
A Gómez 		6 6  
  M Davis
B Schultz 		6 7 6   M Davis
B Schultz 		5 6 4
2 H Gildemeister
A Gómez 		7 3 6
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References
  1. "Graf, Gomez capture U.S. clay court titles". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, OR. Associated Press. 1986-05-05.
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