# 1986 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tim Mayotte.
Mayotte won in the final 6–4, 2–1 after Jimmy Connors was forced to retire.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (final)
* Boris Becker (quarterfinals)
* Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
* Anders Järryd (first round)
* Kevin Curren (second round)
* Brad Gilbert (second round)
* Paul Annacone (quarterfinals)
* Tim Mayotte (champion)
* Johan Kriek (withdrew)
* David Pate (third round)
* Matt Anger (first round)
* Tim Wilkison (quarterfinals)
* Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
* Paul McNamee (third round)
* Andreas Maurer (first round)
* Guy Forget (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Robert Seguso | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Robert Seguso | 3 | 4 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | 8 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 1 | 8 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Tim Mayotte | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 1 | 2 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 5 | 7 | 5 | Q | P Fleming | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Fleming | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | G Forget | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 1 | 2 | | T Gullikson | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 1 | r | | 16 | G Forget | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Forget | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| LL | R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Annacone | 3 | 4 |
| | B Teacher | 4 | 4 | | LL | R Simpson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bale | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC | A Castle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Castle | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Castle | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | C van Rensburg | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Annacone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 7 | 3 | 6 | | G Layendecker | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Visser | 6 | 7 | | Q | D Visser | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 2 | 5 | | | | | | Q | D Visser | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | J Canter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Seguso | 7 | 7 | | | R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Moir | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | S Živojinović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Živojinović | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Seguso | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | M Anger | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 |
| Q | M Freeman | 6 | 7 | | Q | M Freeman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer | 6 | 4 | 19 | | M De Palmer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 1 | 6 | 17 | | | | | Q | M Freeman | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Krishnan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Leach | 4 | 2 | | 6 | B Gilbert | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 4 | 1 | | 5 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amritraj | 2 | 6 | 3 | | T Nelson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | T Nelson | 7 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | T Wilkison | 6 | 7 | 13 | | | | |
| | B Green | 6 | 6 | | | B Green | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Shaw | 3 | 2 | | 12 | T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | T Wilkison | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| | J Fitzgerald | 3 | 4 | | 14 | P McNamee | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 6 | 6 | | | J Bates | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 14 | P McNamee | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 6 | 7 | | | C Steyn | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 4 | 1 | | 3 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Edberg | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Scanlon | 3 | 3 | | 8 | T Mayotte | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Donnelly | 6 | 7 | 4 | | M Woodforde | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | D Pate | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 3 | 6 | 2 | | B Dyke | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Pate | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 15 | A Maurer | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Q | E Edwards | 5 | 7 | 7 | Q | E Edwards | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 6 | 6 | | | S Youl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Youl | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | T Warneke | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Chesnokov | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flach | 2 | 2 | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |