# 1986 US Open – Men's doubles

The men's doubles tournament at the 1986 US Open was held from August 26 to September 7, 1986, on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Andrés Gómez and Slobodan Živojinović won the title, defeating Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander in the final.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Muller Todd Nelson | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Muller Todd Nelson | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | Gary Muller Todd Nelson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Kevin Curren Matt Mitchell | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Robertson Tomm Warneke | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | Kevin Curren Matt Mitchell | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Kevin Curren Matt Mitchell | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | G Forget Y Noah | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell M Fancutt | 1 | 4 | | 1 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 6 | 2 | | WC | K Carlsson U Stenlund | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Carlsson U Stenlund | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | B Levine L Warder | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | D Dowlen T Moor | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | D Dowlen T Moor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Dowlen T Moor | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren J Svensson | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | C Hooper M Leach | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Hooper M Leach | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Muller T Nelson | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | G Muller T Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | G Muller T Nelson | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Levine B Pearce | 2 | 5 | | | M Mortensen H Simonsson | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mortensen H Simonsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Muller T Nelson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | J Fitzgerald T Šmíd | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | B Cox N Odizor | 4 | 7 | 6 | | B Cox N Odizor | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lozano T Witsken | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | J Fitzgerald T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Fitzgerald T Šmíd | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor M Bahrami | 6 | 4 | | 4 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch T Muster | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Antonitsch T Muster | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle A Mansdorf | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva G Holmes | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Steyn D Visser | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Evernden T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | K Evernden T Wilkison | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Steyn D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | C Steyn D Visser | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R Rudeen D Tarr | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Gómez S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | J Gunnarsson M Pernfors | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham B Testerman | 7 | 6 | | | D Graham B Testerman | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Campbell J Rive | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne T Tulasne | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | C Kirmayr C Motta | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr C Motta | 6 | 7 | | | C Kirmayr C Motta | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Flur K Richter | 4 | 6 | 6 | LL | B Dickinson R Nixon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Dickinson R Nixon | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arias B Gilbert | 2 | 6 | | 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates O Rahnasto | 4 | 6 | 7 | | J Bates O Rahnasto | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Anger H Pfister | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Mečíř L Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Acioly W Fibak | 4 | 4 | | | M Mečíř L Pimek | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cassidy M Purcell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | J Hlasek P Složil | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Nyström M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Edwards F González | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Edwards F González | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker G Michibata | 6 | 6 | | | N Aerts L Mattar | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Aerts L Mattar | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | E Edwards F González | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Christensen J Pugh | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Leach T Pawsat | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | R Leach T Pawsat | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Glickstein S Perkiss | 1 | 3 | | 3 | J Nyström M Wilander | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Nyström M Wilander | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | S Casal E Sánchez | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe K Jones | 7 | 6 | | WC | P McEnroe K Jones | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Denton K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Denton K Warwick | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña B Green | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | WC | P McEnroe K Jones | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Davis B Schultz | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Robertson T Warneke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Robertson T Warneke | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Robertson T Warneke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke W Masur | 4 | 4 | | 9 | S Davis D Pate | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Davis D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Robertson T Warneke | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | K Curren M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Curren M Mitchell | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | G Kalovelonis J Letts | 3 | 2 | | 16 | K Curren M Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dunk E Teltscher | 7 | 2 | 6 | WC | C Dunk E Teltscher | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara P McNamee | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | K Curren M Mitchell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Kennedy D Tyson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J Kriek J Lloyd | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | J Kriek J Lloyd | 3 | 6 | 7 | | J Kriek J Lloyd | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meister B Willenborg | 5 | 3 | | 2 | S Edberg A Järryd | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Edberg A Järryd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |