# 1986 Stockholm Open – Singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Stefan Edberg won the title, defeating Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Mats Wilander (final)
* Henri Leconte (semifinals)
* Mikael Pernfors (second round)
* Kent Carlsson (quarterfinals)
* Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren (third round)
* Jakob Hlasek (third round)
* Ulf Stenlund (first round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
* Tim Wilkison (second round, retired)
* Jonas Svensson (third round)
* Guy Forget (semifinals)
* Jonathan Canter (second round)
* Karel Nováček (second round)
* Jan Gunnarsson (third 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 | Final |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Henri Leconte | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Henri Leconte | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Guy Forget | 2 | 6 | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Perkiss | 6 | 6 | | | S Perkiss | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Pridham | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Cash | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Cash | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Avendaño | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | K Nováček | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Nováček | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | S Živojinović | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Matuszewski | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| WC | S Eriksson | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | S Živojinović | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Matuszewski | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Matuszewski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Warneke | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | R Matuszewski | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P Carlsson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | J Hlasek | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 6 | 6 | | | J Bates | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 6 | 3 | 7 | | T Högstedt | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 3 | H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Casal | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Casal | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Klaparda | 6 | 4 | | | S Casal | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 4 | 4 | | 14 | J Canter | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Canter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | T Wilkison | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 3 | 4 |
| | L Pimek | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | T Wilkison | 6 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 4 | 1 | | | B Testerman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Testerman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Testerman | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | R Båthman | 4 | 0 | | | D Goldie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ostoja | 3 | 2 | | M Schapers | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | K Carlsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Westphal | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 12 | J Svensson | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Bergström | 6 | 6 | | C Bergström | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Waern | 4 | 2 | 12 | J Svensson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Carlsson | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | G Forget | 7 | 6 |
| Q | M Gustafsson | 2 | 4 | 13 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 3 | WC | J Windahl | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Windahl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Davis | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Champion | 2 | 3 | | S Davis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | M Pernfors | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | J Carlsson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | G Donnelly | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | | D Rostagno | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Donnelly | 6 | 6 | | | G Donnelly | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | U Stenlund | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Donnelly | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | J Gunnarsson | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 |
| | H Sundström | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | W Masur | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Jones | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | J Gunnarsson | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 6 | 5 | | | M De Palmer | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |