# 1986 European Open – Singles

Bonnie Gadusek was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Raffaella Reggi won the title by defeating Manuela Maleeva 5–7, 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Manuela Maleeva (final)
* Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
* Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)
* Alycia Moulton (second round)
* Bettina Bunge (semifinals)
* Lisa Bonder (third round)
* Laura Gildemeister (third round)
* Elise Burgin (third round)
* Sylvia Hanika (third round)
* Susan Mascarin (second round)
* Katerina Maleeva (second round)
* Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
* Raffaella Reggi (champion)
* (n/a)
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## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angeliki Kanellopoulou | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angeliki Kanellopoulou | 5 | 1 | | 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sabrina Goleš | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Helen Kelesi | 5 | 3 | | | Sabrina Goleš | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Sabrina Goleš | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabrina Goleš | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Terry Phelps | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Terry Phelps | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Raffaella Reggi | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Bettina Bunge | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Bettina Bunge | 7 | 6 | | 6 | Bettina Bunge | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mary Joe Fernández | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 3 | 3 | | | L Savchenko | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | S Hanika | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 0 | 4 | | Q | I Demongeot | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 2 | 4 | | 10 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 |
| | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Kanellopoulou | 5 | 1 |
| | A Villagrán | 3 | 4 | | | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | I Cueto | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | S Cecchini | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 7 | 0 | 6 | | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Moulton | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 1 | 1 | | Q | M Paz | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Paz | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Drescher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Suire | 3 | 6 | | | L Drescher | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | H Kelesi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | H Kelesi | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Goleš | 7 | 6 |
| | A Betzner | 4 | 3 | | 12 | K Maleeva | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | S Goleš | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Madruga-Osses | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | L Gildemeister | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | E Minter | 7 | 3 | 2 | | C Jolissaint | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | L Gildemeister | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 3 | 1 | | Q | S Meier | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Meier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | L Bonder | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Young | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 14 | R Reggi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 2 | 6 | 4 | Q | J Young | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lindström | 0 | 0 | | 14 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Reggi | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | E Burgin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Phelps | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| | B Herr | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | E Burgin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 4 | 2 | | | C Benjamin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | E Burgin | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | S Schmid | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | T Phelps | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | B Bunge | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 1 | 0 | | | K Horvath | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | B Bunge | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | P Medrado | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 4 | 7 | 7 | | P Medrado | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Groell-Dinu | 5 | 2 | | Q | N Tauziat | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Bunge | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 5 | 3 |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall | 4 | 1 | | 11 | S Mascarin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 1 | 3 | | | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | MJ Fernández | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Tremelling | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 6 | 4 | 7 | | R Maršíková | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |