# 1986 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

Joakim Nyström was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Emilio Sánchez won the title, defeating Ricki Osterthun 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
* Heinz Günthardt (first round)
* Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
* Kent Carlsson (quarterfinals)
* Emilio Sánchez (champion)
* Broderick Dyke (first round)
* Sergio Casal (first round)
* Libor Pimek (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Jonas Svensson | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Emilio Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Emilio Sánchez | 7 | 6 | 5 | Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Ricki Osterthun | 1 | 3 |
| | Eliot Teltscher | 5 | 0 | | Ricki Osterthun | 1 | 3 |
| | Ricki Osterthun | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 3 | 2 | | 1 | M Mečíř | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 3 | 6 | 4 | | M Ingaramo | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ingaramo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Svensson | 6 | 7 | | | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | L Pimek | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Pimek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Svensson | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Sánchez | 7 | 6 |
| Q | J Bardou | 2 | 3 | | 4 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 5 | 6 | 4 | | M de Palmer | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Palmer | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Carlsson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | N Aerts | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | E Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | | | C Mezzadri | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Stepanek | 6 | 1 | | 5 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Sánchez | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | B Dyke | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 6 | 7 | | | E Jelen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 7 | 7 | | | R Krishnan | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Segărceanu | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | E Jelen | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | E Teltscher | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 2 | 7 | 1 | WC/3 | T Šmíd | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| WC/3 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | E Teltscher | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | S Casal | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | R Osterthun | 7 | 6 |
| WC | T Meinecke | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | T Meinecke | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | T Muster | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Popp | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | T Muster | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | R Osterthun | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 7 | 0 | 6 | | R Osterthun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Luna | 6 | 7 | | Q | F Luna | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Günthardt | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |