# 1986 Paine Webber Classic – Singles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Jimmy Connors.

## Seeds

* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Jimmy Connors (final)
* Brad Gilbert (first round)
* Johan Kriek (quarterfinals)
* Andrés Gómez (semifinals)
* Tim Mayotte (semifinals)
* Jimmy Arias (second round)
* David Pate (quarterfinals)

## 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 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrés Gómez | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrés Gómez | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Tim Mayotte | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 4 | 5 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 7 | 6 | | | E Teltscher | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | D Pate | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | R Seguso | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | D Pate | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Pate | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Gómez | 3 | 3 |
| | T Wilkison | 4 | 3 | | 4 | J Kriek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 4 | 3 | | | B Schultz | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Kriek | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Krickstein | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P Cash | 7 | 6 | 4 | | A Krickstein | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lapidus | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 4 | 3 | | 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 6 | 6 | | | J Yzaga | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Stefanki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | K Flach | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | G Holmes | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | B Pearce | 7 | 5 | 1 | Q | K Flach | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | G Holmes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Gilbert | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | J Arias | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | J Ross | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | J Arias | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Witsken | 7 | 5 | 6 | WC | T Witsken | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | WC | T Witsken | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 4 | 2 | | | J Lloyd | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Connors | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |