# 1986 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.

## Qualifiers

* Leigh-Anne Eldredge
* Penny Barg
* Julie Richardson
* Kim Sands
* Nicole Arendt
* Deeann Hansel
* Elly Hakami
* Susan Leo

## Lucky losers

* Lea Antonoplis
* Mariana Pérez Roldán

## Qualifying 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

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Patricia Tarabini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Renee Blount | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Renee Blount | 6 | 6 | Renee Blount | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | | | Leigh-Anne Eldredge | 6 | 7 | | | |
| Leigh-Anne Eldredge | 7$^7$ | 6 | Leigh-Anne Eldredge | 6 | 7 | | | |
| Monica Lundqvist | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| Monica Lundqvist | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | Leigh-Anne Eldredge | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Susan Rimes | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| Jane Holdren | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Susan Rimes | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| Susan Rimes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Susan Rimes | 6 | 6 | Susan Rimes | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | |
| | | | Sophie Amiach | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | |
| Sophie Amiach | 6 | 6 | Sophie Amiach | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | |
| Helena Dahlström | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Kerri Reiter | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jenni Goodling | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jenni Goodling | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Jenni Goodling | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Laura Bernstein | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Laura Bernstein | 7 | 6 | | Laura Bernstein | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Melissa Brown | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Melissa Brown | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Laura Bernstein | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Penny Barg | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Chris Gillis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Penny Barg | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Penny Barg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Penny Barg | 6 | 6 | | Penny Barg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Lisa Spain-Short | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Kumiko Okamoto | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | Lisa Spain-Short | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Lisa Spain-Short | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Mariana Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amy Schwartz | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amy Schwartz | 4 | 2 | | Mariana Pérez Roldán | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Trisha Laux | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Trisha Laux | 6 | 6 | | Trisha Laux | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Karolina Karlsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Karolina Karlsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Mariana Pérez Roldán | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Julie Richardson | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Julie Richardson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | Julie Richardson | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Halle Cioffi | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Halle Cioffi | 2 | 6$^5$ | | Julie Richardson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Belinda Cordwell | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Andrea Leand | 7 | 3 | 3 | Belinda Cordwell | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Belinda Cordwell | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Nicole Bradtke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Renata Baranski | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Renata Baranski | 3 | 0 | | Nicole Bradtke | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Louise Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Louise Allen | 4 | 6 | 6 | Louise Allen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Akemi Nishiya | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Akemi Nishiya | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | Louise Allen | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | Kim Sands | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| Sandy Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Kim Sands | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| Marcela Skuherská | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Marcela Skuherská | 1 | 1 | | Sandy Collins | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Kim Sands | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Catrin Jexell | 4 | 2 | | Kim Sands | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Kim Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Beth Norton | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicole Arendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicole Arendt | 6 | 6 | | Nicole Arendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Cathy Hofer | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Barbara Jordan | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | Cathy Hofer | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Cathy Hofer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Cathy Hofer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | Nicole Arendt | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Wiltrud Probst | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Wiltrud Probst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Wiltrud Probst | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Rebecca Bryant | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rebecca Bryant | 2 | 4 | | Wiltrud Probst | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Kay McDaniel | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Kay McDaniel | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Kay McDaniel | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Akiko Kijimuta | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Maria Lindström | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Monique Javer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Monique Javer | 6 | 6 | | Monique Javer | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Deeann Hansel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Micki Schillig | 7 | 2 | 1 | Deeann Hansel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Deeann Hansel | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Deeann Hansel | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Deeann Hansel | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Heliane Steden | 4 | 0 |
| Heliane Steden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Heliane Steden | 4 | 0 |
| Caryn Copeland | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Caryn Copeland | 1 | 4 | | Heliane Steden | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Silke Meier | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| Michelle Jaggard-Lai | 3 | 6 | 4 | Silke Meier | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| Silke Meier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Lea Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Corinne Vanier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Corinne Vanier | 3 | 1 | | Lea Antonoplis | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Jana Novotná | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Jana Novotná | 6 | 4 | 6 | Jana Novotná | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Sabine Hack | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Sabine Hack | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | Lea Antonoplis | 7$^7$ | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | Elly Hakami | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| Jenny Klitch | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Elly Hakami | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| Elly Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Elly Hakami | 6 | 6 | | Elly Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Cecilia Fernandez-Parker | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Stephanie London | 4 | 6$^0$ | | Cecilia Fernandez-Parker | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Cecilia Fernandez-Parker | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Bettina Fulco | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Kim Steinmetz | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Kim Steinmetz | 1 | 6 | 4 | Bettina Fulco | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Susan Leo | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Susan Leo | 6 | 6 | | Susan Leo | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Leslie Allen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Leslie Allen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Susan Leo | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Jane Forman | 5 | 3 |
| Jane Forman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Jane Forman | 5 | 3 |
| Diane Farrell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Diane Farrell | 3 | 5 | | Jane Forman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Pilar Vásquez | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Pilar Vásquez | 5 | 7 | 6 | Pilar Vásquez | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Amy Holton | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |