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

Top-seeded Steffi Graf claimed the title and $38,000 prize money by defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the final, after saving one match point.[1]

Women's Singles
1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion Steffi Graf
Runner-up Gabriela Sabatini
Final score2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

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

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  
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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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