# 1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but could not compete this year due to a flu.
Chris Evert Lloyd won the title by defeating Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

    01. Chris Evert (champion)
    02. Steffi Graf (final)
    03. Pam Shriver (first round)
    04. Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
    05. Bonnie Gadusek (third round)
    06. Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
    07. Helena Suková (semifinals)
    08. Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
    09. Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)
    10. Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round)
    11. Wendy Turnbull (first round)
    12. Carling Bassett-Seguso (quarterfinals)
    13. Stephanie Rehe (second round)
    14. Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
    15. Andrea Temesvári (first round)
    16. Kathy Jordan (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Phelps | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Phelps | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 12 | Carling Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 2 | | 9 | Kathy Rinaldi | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 9 | Kathy Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kathy Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Barbara Potter | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Barbara Potter | 1 | 2 | | 7 | Helena Suková | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Steffi Graf | 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 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 4 | 4 | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 6 | 2 | | | M-C Calleja | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-C Calleja | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Norton | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | A Tobin | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Tobin | 6 | 5 | 7 | | A Tobin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 6 | 7 | | | C Suire | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 7 | 6 |
| | N Herreman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Jordan | 5 | 2 |
| | C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | C Reynolds | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 3 | 2 | | | G Kim | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Kim | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | E Minter | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Louie Harper | 2 | 6 | 5 | | E Minter | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R White | 3 | 0 | | 16 | K Jordan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 13 | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson | 3 | 3 | | 13 | S Rehe | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 1 | 6 | | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Holton | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | J Durie | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | C Fernandez-Parker | 4 | 2 | | | P Casale | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Phelps | 7 | 6 |
| | A Croft | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | D Fromholtz | 6 | 2 |
| | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Croft | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 7 | 6 | | | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | D Fromholtz | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | M Paz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | G Sabatini | 5 | 4 | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | B Cordwell | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 4 | 2 | | 8 | G Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Sabatini | 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 |
| 3 | P Shriver | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Gompert | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 2 | 3 | | | C Jolissaint | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Gompert | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Lou Piatek-Daniels | 6 | 6 | 1 | | D Van Rensburg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 6 | 3 | 1 | | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Gompert | 3 | 1 |
| | M Lindström | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 6 |
| | P Huber | 7 | 6 | | | P Huber | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | C Benjamin | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K McDonald | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | C Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Lundqvist | 6 | 6 | | | M Lundqvist | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 5 | 3 | | 12 | C Bassett-Seguso | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Bassett-Seguso | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 9 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Drescher | 1 | 0 | | 9 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Spain Short | 3 | 6 | 1 | | C Tanvier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 9 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Bunge | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Walsh | 1 | 0 | | | R Maršíková | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Longo | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 |
| | N Dias | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ivan | 3 | 4 |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivan | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Ivan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | A Ivan | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 5 | B Gadusek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Joe Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Joe Fernández | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 1 | 0 | | 5 | B Gadusek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Gadusek | 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 |
| 7 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 1 | 5 | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach | 7 | 7 | | | S Amiach | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Van Nostrand | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Maleeva | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 5 | 3 | | | M Mesker | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 1 | 3 |
| | M Yanagi | 3 | 3 | | | Y Vermaak | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L-A Thompson | 3 | 6 | 1 | | P Medrado | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | P Medrado | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Sands | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Schropp | 7 | 7 | | | M Schropp | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 1 | 2 | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round |
| 14 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 3 | 4 | | 14 | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L McNeil | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 14 | B Potter | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Horvath | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 1 | 2 | | | J Thompson | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 7 | 2 | 4 | | K Horvath | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | B Potter | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | R Reggi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | P Paradis | 4 | 6 | 4 | | R Reggi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 1 | 6 | 2 | | C Monteiro | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | R Reggi | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | A Jaeger | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Henricksson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arraya | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Z Garrison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 6 | 6 | | | B Herr | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Karlsson | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | J Mundel | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 3 | 7 | 6 | | K Karlsson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | J Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schillig | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 7 |
| | H Kelesi | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Goleš | 1 | 6 |
| | S Goleš | 7 | 6 | | | S Goleš | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Spence | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | R Fairbank | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | V Ruzici | 4 | 6 | 2 | | J Richardson | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | W Turnbull | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| 15 | A Temesvári | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 7 | 6 | 6 | | A Moulton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 7 | 1 | 2 | | W White | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | P Barg | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Skronská | 4 | 7 | 6 | | K Skronská | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 3 | 6 | 4 | | P Barg | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barg | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Moulton | 1 | 4 |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | C Porwik | 7 | 3 | 4 | | S Gomer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 5 | 5 | | | P Fendick | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Gomer | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Foltz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | S Graf | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Keppeler | 6 | 2 | 2 | | S Foltz | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Graf | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |