# 1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles

Tim Mayotte was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Ivan Lendl won in the final 3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4 against Mats Wilander.

## Seeds

* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Mats Wilander (final)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinals, defaulted)
* Boris Becker (third round)
* Stefan Edberg (semifinals, retired)
* Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
* Anders Järryd (first round)
* Tim Mayotte (withdrew)
* Kevin Curren (second round)
* Joakim Nyström (quarterfinals)
* Johan Kriek (first round)
* Paul Annacone (first round)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
* Andrés Gómez (fourth round)
* Scott Davis (first round)
* Jimmy Arias (fourth round)
* n/a
* Thierry Tulasne (fourth round)
* David Pate (fourth round)
* Jan Gunnarsson (fourth round)
* Matt Anger (third round)
* Jakob Hlasek (first round)
* Aaron Krickstein (third round)
* Peter Lundgren (third round)
* Andreas Maurer (first round)
* Heinz Günthardt (first round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
* Libor Pimek (second round)
* Sergio Casal (second round)
* Mike Leach (third round)
* Greg Holmes (third round)

## Main 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 |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joakim Nyström | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joakim Nyström | 1 | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | WC/3 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2$^d$ | | | | | | |
| WC/3 | Jimmy Connors | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | WC/3 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2$^d$ | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yannick Noah | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yannick Noah | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | Milan Šrejber | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Šrejber | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Stefan Edberg | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guy Forget | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mats Wilander | 5 | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Cassidy | 3 | 1 | | Q | C van Rensburg | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | C Campbell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 32 | G Holmes | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Green | 6 | 6 | | | B Green | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H de la Peña | 6 | 4 | | 32 | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | G Holmes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 |
| 17 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | J Arias | 1 | 5 |
| | C Kirmayr | 2 | 2 | | 17 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 6 | 6 | | | J Brown | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Schwaier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 17 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | S Bonneau | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | G Layendecker | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 5 | 6 | 6 | | G Layendecker | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Popp | 6 | 3 | 7 | | W Popp | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 3 | 1 | | 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 6 | 3 | | | V Van Patten | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Van Patten | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Canter | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 24 | A Krickstein | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 6 | 3 | 5 | | J Canter | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Prpić | 0$^r$ | | | 24 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | A Krickstein | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 6 |
| 25 | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Arraya | 2 | 4 |
| | J Bates | 3 | 0 | | 25 | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 6 | 6 | | | C Motta | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 25 | P Lundgren | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Arraya | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Flur | 3 | 2 | | | P Arraya | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 7 | 2 | 4 | LL | C B Cox | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C B Cox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| WC/3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Denton | 2 | 4 | | WC/3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 6 | 1 | | | C Panatta | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC/3 | J Connors | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Dickson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Dickson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Sorbo | 2 | 3 | | | M Dickson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flach | 4 | 4 | | 30 | S Casal | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | S Casal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/3 | J Connors | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 | T Tulasne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | T Tulasne | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | S Giammalva, Jr. | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | T Tulasne | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lapidus | 3 | 4 | | | J Lloyd | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 19 | T Tulasne | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Perkiss | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Gilbert | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 3 | 6 | 7 | | R Agénor | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 3 | 3 | | 13 | B Gilbert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Gilbert | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 7 | 4 | 7 | | M Schapers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Scanlon | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Orešar | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Schapers | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 21 | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Gurfein | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Gurfein | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Saad | 5 | 3 | | 21 | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | J Gunnarsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | J Gunnarsson | 1 | 6 |
| 28 | S Živojinović | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | M Purcell | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Moir | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Y Noah | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 4 | 4 | | | H Solomon | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Berger | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Y Noah | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Y Noah | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Eriksson | 6 | 4 | | 5 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 3 | 6 | 6 | LL | M Doyle | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Doyle | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Ostoja | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Keretić | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 7 | 6 | | | D Keretić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tim Gullikson | 7 | 7 | | WC | Tim Gullikson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | M Anger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Davis | 2 | 3 |
| | F Maciel | 6 | 1 | | 21 | M Anger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Stefanki | 2 | 1 | | | J Fitzgerald | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 21 | M Anger | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Muster | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Davis | 2 | 6 | 7 | | M Davis | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 6 | 4 | 7 | | R Acuña | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Annacone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J López-Maeso | 1 | 4 | | 14 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Cancellotti | 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | F Cancellotti | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Moir | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | T Šmíd | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | T Warneke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 20 | D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F González | 6 | 3 | | Q | T Warneke | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 1 | 3 | | 20 | D Pate | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | D Pate | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 29 | L Pimek | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Šrejber | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | P Fleming | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | L Pimek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | | | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Šrejber | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 3 | 3 | | | P Složil | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Nijssen | 3 | 5 | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Becker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | A Järryd | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Svensson | 6 | 7 | | | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 6 | 3 | | Q | M Robertson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Robertson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Robertson | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Steyn | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Glickstein | 1 | 4 | | | J Soares | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 7 | 6 | | | C Steyn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | A Maurer | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Robertson | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | G Forget | 6 | 6 |
| | J Yzaga | 7 | 2 | 6 | | J Yzaga | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | G Forget | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Wheaton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | G Forget | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | F Segărceanu | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | E Edwards | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6 | | E Edwards | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 4 | 2 | | 9 | K Curren | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sánchez | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 6 | 6 | 6 | | L Duncan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | 15 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | D Visser | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | R Brown | 3 | 4 | | WC | D Visser | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Aerts | 6 | 6 | | | N Aerts | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R Nixon | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Gómez | 5 | 4 |
| 31 | M Leach | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 |
| | J Góes | 6 | 4 | | 31 | M Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 6 | 6 | | | G Michibata | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Avendaño | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 31 | M Leach | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | M Bauer | 1 | 6 | 4 | | B Dyke | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 1 | 3 | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |