# 1986 Volvo International – Singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Boris Becker.
Ivan Lendl won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against Becker.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Boris Becker (final)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
* John McEnroe (semifinals)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Mikael Pernfors (third round)
* Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
* Paul Annacone (second round)
* Johan Kriek (second round)
* Jimmy Arias (first round)
* Matt Anger (first round)
* Robert Seguso (quarterfinals)
* Tim Wilkison (second round)
* David Pate (first round)
* Kevin Curren (third round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (second round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | WC/2 | Boris Becker | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC/2 | Boris Becker | 4 | 6 |
| WC/2 | Boris Becker | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 2 | 5 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 7 | 4 | 4 | | B Moir | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Moir | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Šrejber | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | M Šrejber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Visser | 3 | 4 | | 16 | R Krishnan | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | J Kriek | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Gilbert | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| WC | P McEnroe | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | J Kriek | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Holmes | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Freeman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | B Gilbert | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C van Rensburg | 6 | 0 | 3 | | M Freeman | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | B Gilbert | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Gilbert | 2 | 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 |
| 3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Korita | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 2 | 4 | | WC | B Pearce | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Pearce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Arraya | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 3 | 5 | | | P Arraya | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | T Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R Seguso | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | T Gullikson | 4 | 2 | | 12 | R Seguso | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | M Davis | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Windahl | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | R Seguso | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | M Pernfors | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | G Donnelly | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Donnelly | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C di Laura | 1 | 2 | | 6 | M Pernfors | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | T Mayotte | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hooper | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | T Mayotte | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Eriksson | 6 | 2 | | Q | A Agassi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Agassi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Agassi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Wilder | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Davis | 7 | 5 | 7 | | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 7 | 6 | | | M Kratzmann | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Anger | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Agassi | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | D Pate | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| | W Masur | 1 | 6 | 6 | | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Rudeen | 1 | 0 | | Q | M Flur | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Flur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | W Masur | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Van Patten | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | P Fleming | 7 | 4 | 6 | | P Fleming | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Ostoja | 5 | 3 | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J McEnroe | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | P Annacone | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | P Annacone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Ross | 3 | 3 | | Q | M Laurendeau | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Laurendeau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Laurendeau | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Canter | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Canter | 6 | 6 | | | J Canter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 6 | 3 | 7 | | T Witsken | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Arias | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Laurendeau | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/2 | B Becker | 7 | 6 |
| | H Solomon | 3 | 3 | | 15 | K Curren | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Green | 2 | 7 | 4 | | C Steyn | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | K Curren | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Leach | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | WC/2 | B Becker | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | K Flach | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | K Flach | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 4 | 6 | | WC/2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/2 | B Becker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |