# 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Four-time defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková in the final, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships. It was her seventh Wimbledon singles title and 14th major singles title overall. For the third time in her career, Navratilova did not lose a set during the tournament. Mandlíková was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.
This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Jana Novotná. She was defeated by Susan Mascarin in the first round.

## Seeds

    01. Martina Navratilova (champion)
    02. Chris Evert Lloyd (semifinals)
    03. Hana Mandlíková (final)
    04. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
    05. Pam Shriver (first round)
    06. Kathy Rinaldi (first round)
    07. Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
    08. Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
    09. Zina Garrison (second round)
    10. Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
    11. Carling Bassett (fourth round)
    12. Stephanie Rehe (first round)
    13. Barbara Potter (withdrew)
    14. Wendy Turnbull (first round)
    15. Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
    16. Kathy Jordan (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Steffi Graf was originally seeded #3 but withdrew due to illness before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 4-16 moved up one place, and a new #16 seed was added.
Barbara Potter withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Ronni Reis.

## 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 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bettina Bunge | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bettina Bunge | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Gabriela Sabatini | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | 10 | Gabriela Sabatini | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 15 | Catarina Lindqvist | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Catarina Lindqvist | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 6$^1$ | 3 |
| | Lori McNeil | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 6$^1$ | 3 |
| 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Hana Mandlíková | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert Lloyd | 7 | 4 | 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 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall | 3 | 2 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 5 | 4 | | LL | J Forman | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Forman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Reeves | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | K Kinney | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Kinney | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Kinney | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A White | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 3 | 3 |
| | M Torres | 3 | 4 | | | S Sloane | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Grunfeld | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | T Phelps | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Thompson | 1 | 2 | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 7 | 6 | | | J Byrne | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | W Turnbull | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round |
| 12 | S Rehe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 1 | 6 | 8 | | L Savchenko | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bunge | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Fendick | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Herr | 3 | 1 | | | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | M-L Piatek | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Barg | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Bunge | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | D Van Rensburg | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | E Smylie | 6 | 1 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 6 | | | W White | 1 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Smylie | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | 2 | | S Mascarin | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Gompert | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 8 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Maleeva | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 7 | 6 | | | A Moulton | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Böhmová | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | N Hu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Louis | 0 | 2 | | | N Hu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Karlsson | 7 | 0 | 1 | | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Reggi | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | A-M Cecchini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | G Sabatini | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Q | A-M Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | Q | A-M Fernandez | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Spence | 3 | 2 | | | B Gerken | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Gerken | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 6 | 3 | 6 | | C Suire | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Sabatini | 6 | 1 | 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 |
| 15 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Rush | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 6 | 3 | 3 | | H Kelesi | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Van Nostrand | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | E Minter | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | J Mundel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Farrell | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | C Lindqvist | 7 | 7 |
| | Y Vermaak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Balestrat | 6 | 5 |
| | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sodupe | 3 | 4 | | | C Reynolds | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Balestrat | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | J Durie | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Durie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 7 | 6 | | | N Herreman | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Nagelsen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | E Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | S Hanika | 6 | 2 | 4 | | L Spain-Short | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Spain-Short | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | E Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | K Maleeva | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | M Paz | 3 | 2 | | | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | N Tauziat | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | E Nagelsen | 5 | 1 |
| LL | R Bryant | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | L McNeil | 7 | 6 |
| | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | L McNeil | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 6 | | | M Mesker | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 3 | 1 | | | | | | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 0 | 2 | | | | | | E Burgin | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | E Burgin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | A Brown | 1 | 6 | 5 | LL | R Reis | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| LL | R Reis | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | C Bassett | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Coles | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | C Bassett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Louie Harper | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | C Bassett | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Croft | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | M-C Calleja | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | N Dias | 1 | 6 | 6 | | N Dias | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 4 | 6 | 0 | | M-C Calleja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M-C Calleja | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 11 | C Bassett | 4 | 6 |
| | C Benjamin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7 |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 3 | 2 | | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | I Budařová | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | I Budařová | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | C Kuhlman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 2 | 6 | 8 | | C Tanvier | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Tacon | 1 | 1 | | 3 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Mandlíková | 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 |
| 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Parnell | 1 | 1 | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 6 | 7 | | | A Betzner | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Salmon | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Minter | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | A Minter | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 6 | 4 | 4 | | L Bonder | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | G Kim | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | R White | 3 | 0 |
| | A Holíková | 6 | 6 | | | A Holíková | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R White | 6 | 6 | | | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Sands | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | B Borneo | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | A Hobbs | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Hobbs | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 1 | 4 | | 9 | Z Garrison | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 1 | 3 | | 16 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 7 | 6 | | | A Henricksson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Richardson | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 16 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Gurney | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 0 | 7 | 0 | | M Gurney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 2 | 4 | | | T Scheuer-Larsen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Jordan | 5 | 2 |
| Q | K Steinmetz | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 7 | 6 |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 7 | | | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K McDaniel | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Villagrán | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | K Horvath | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Huber | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 6 | | | P Casale | 0 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | 4 | 1 | | 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |