# 1986 Virginia Slims of Arizona – Singles

The 1986 Virginia Slims of Arizona singles was one of the events of the 1986 Virginia Slims of Arizona tennis tournament. It was played between March 23 and March 29, 1986, at the Jordan Tennis and Racquet Center in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. The draw consisted of 32 players of which 4 were qualifiers and 8 were seeded. Unseeded Beth Herr won the singles title, defeating sixth-seeded Ann Henricksson in the final, 6–0, 3–6, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Alycia Moulton (second round)
* Betsy Nagelsen (third round)
* Helen Kelesi (first round)
* Susan Mascarin (second round)
* Mareen Louie (semifinals)
* Ann Henricksson (final)
* Iva Budařová (second round)
* Camille Benjamin (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Beth Herr | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Mareen Louie | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Mareen Louie | 6 | 1 | | Beth Herr | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | 6 | Ann Henricksson | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Ann Henricksson | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ann Henricksson | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| | Claudia Porwik | 2 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 | Alycia Moulton | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mercedes Paz | 4 | 6 | 7 | | Mercedes Paz | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beth Herr | 6 | 6 | | | Beth Herr | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amy Holton | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | Beth Herr | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Neige Dias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Camille Benjamin | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Linda Gates | 3 | 2 | | | Neige Dias | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Csilla Cserepy | 1 | 4 | | 8 | Camille Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Camille Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beth Herr | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Susan Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mareen Louie | 6 | 1 |
| | Terry Holladay | 3 | 3 | | 4 | Susan Mascarin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hu Na | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Hu Na | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gabriela Dinu | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Hu Na | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jenny Klitch | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Mareen Louie | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cecilia Fernandez | 1 | 7 | 2 | | Jenny Klitch | 0 | R | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cammy MacGregor | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Mareen Louie | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mareen Louie | 6 | 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 |
| 6 | Ann Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Ann Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 5 | 2 | | | Lisa Spain-Short | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Spain-Short | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Ann Henricksson | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lea Antonoplis | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | Jennifer Mundel | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Regina Maršíková | 6 | 7 | | | Regina Maršíková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Mundel | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Jennifer Mundel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Helen Kelesi | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ann Henricksson | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Iva Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Claudia Porwik | 2 | 2 |
| | Ginny Purdy | 1 | 2 | | 7 | Iva Budařová | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melissa Gurney | 6 | 6 | 3 | | Claudia Porwik | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Claudia Porwik | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | Claudia Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tina Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Tina Mochizuki | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Cláudia Monteiro | 0 | 1 | | | Tina Mochizuki | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Etsuko Inoue | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Betsy Nagelsen | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Betsy Nagelsen | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |