# 1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's doubles

Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions however they lost in the first round to Brad Gilbert and Vince Van Patten.
Gilbert and Van Patten won the final on a walkover against Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.

## Seeds

* Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (second round)
* Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd (final)
* Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg (first round)
* Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy (second round)
* Scott Davis / David Pate (quarterfinals)
* Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)
* John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
* Peter Fleming / Guy Forget (semifinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Peter Fleming Guy Forget | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Brad Gilbert Vince Van Patten | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Brad Gilbert Vince Van Patten | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Brad Gilbert Vince Van Patten | w/o |
| | | | | | | 2 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | |
| | Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | |
| 2 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6 | 6 | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson M Mortensen | 2 | 2 | | 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards F González | 6 | 6 | | | E Edwards F González | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger J Arias | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Edwards F González | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Maurer R Simpson | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Hlasek P Složil | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell C Panatta | 5 | 7 | 5 | | A Maurer R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Saltz C Stansbury | 3 | 2 | | | J Hlasek P Složil | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek P Složil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Hlasek P Složil | 3 | 4 |
| | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Fleming G Forget | 6 | 6 |
| Q | T Muster M Ostoja | 3 | 1 | | | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tarr E Van't Hof | 3 | 5 | | | K Evernden B Testerman | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden B Testerman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Casal E Sánchez | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Davis C Dunk | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | P Fleming G Forget | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C B Cox T Moor | 4 | 6 | | | M Davis C Dunk | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | P Fleming G Forget | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Fleming G Forget | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | P Annacone C van Rensburg | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gilbert V Van Patten | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Gilbert V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nijssen M Schapers | 3 | 7 | 6 | | T Nijssen M Schapers | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Osterthun J Svensson | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | B Gilbert V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Campbell J Góes | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | | | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri D Pérez | 6 | 2 | 5 | | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | B Gilbert V Van Patten | 7 | 6 |
| | S Glickstein H Simonsson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 4 |
| | S Giammalva Jr. G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | S Giammalva Jr. G Holmes | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr C Motta | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | K Curren S Denton | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Bates L Shiras | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Orešar J Sánchez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Bates L Shiras | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke R Saad | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Nyström M Wilander | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | S Davis D Pate | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf S Perkiss | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | S Davis D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Baxter J Gurfein | 5 | 4 | | | T Delatte D Graham | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Delatte D Graham | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Davis D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Fibak M Mitchell | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | W Fibak M Mitchell | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Arraya J Yzaga | 6 | 6 | 6 | | W Fibak M Mitchell | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amritraj M Fancutt | 3 | 5 | | | A Gómez I Lendl | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gómez I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Davis D Pate | 6 | 3 |
| | B Becker S Živojinović | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Becker S Živojinović | 7 | 6 |
| | M Pernfors J Sadri | 2 | 7 | 1 | | B Becker S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bauer T Tulasne | 5 | 4 | | | D Cassidy M Purcell | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cassidy M Purcell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Becker S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | R Agénor T Benhabiles | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Meister C Wittus | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Meister C Wittus | 6 | 7 | | | S Meister C Wittus | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Keretić W Popp | 6 | 3 | | 4 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | J Fitzgerald T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Warder K Warwick | 3 | 1 | | 7 | J Fitzgerald T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Flur J Turpin | 6 | 7 | 4 | | G Layendecker G Michibata | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker G Michibata | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Fitzgerald T Šmíd | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Robertson T Warneke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Noah S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Eriksson P Lundgren | 3 | 2 | | | M Robertson T Warneke | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Nixon J Pugh | 3 | 4 | | | Y Noah S Stewart | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Noah S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Noah S Stewart | 3 | 4 |
| | J Kriek J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg A Järryd | 6 | 6 |
| | C Steyn D Visser | 2 | 4 | | | J Kriek J Lloyd | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña E Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | R Acuña E Fernandez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Aerts J Soares | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Kriek J Lloyd | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Arons K Richter | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Doyle C Honey | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Arons K Richter | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Dickson T Wilkison | 5 | 4 | | 2 | S Edberg A Järryd | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Edberg A Järryd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |