# 1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Second-seeded Andrés Gómez defeated Thierry Tulasne in the final to claim his second U.S. Clay Courts title and $51,000 prize money.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Thierry Tulasne (final)
* Andrés Gómez (champion)
* Jimmy Arias (semifinals)
* Martín Jaite (semifinals)
* Henrik Sundström (third round)
* Paul McNamee (third round)
* Tim Wilkison (third round)
* Mikael Pernfors (quarterfinals)
* Milan Šrejber (first round)
* Guillermo Vilas (third round)
* Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
* Aaron Krickstein (quarterfinals)
* Robert Seguso (first round)
* Jonathan Canter (first round)
* Brian Teacher (third round)
* Glenn Michibata (first 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Thierry Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Bengoechea | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Bengoechea | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Thierry Tulasne | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Jimmy Arias | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Jimmy Arias | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Jimmy Arias | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| 12 | Aaron Krickstein | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Aaron Krickstein | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Thierry Tulasne | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Jakob Hlasek | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Martín Jaite | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Mikael Pernfors | 3 | 5 | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Andrés Gómez | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | T Tulasne | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Witsken | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Brown | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | B Teacher | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | H de la Peña | 5 | 6 | 4 | | H de la Peña | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Maciel | 1 | 1 | | 15 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | M Šrejber | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E Bengoechea | 0 | 4 |
| | R Argüello | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Argüello | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 7 | 2 | 4 | | E Bengoechea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Bengoechea | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | T Wilkison | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Bobby Blair | 6 | 1 | 2 | | P Arraya | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cancellotti | 7 | 6 | | | F Cancellotti | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Schwaier | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 6 | 6 | | | D Keretić | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Schwaier | 4 | 7 | 6 | | H Schwaier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Seguso | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Arias | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Krickstein | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Q | C van Rensburg | 3 | 0 | | 12 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flach | 1 | 1 | | Q | D Tarr | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Tarr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | H Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | H Sundström | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Freeman | 7 | 2 | 2 | Q | H Gildemeister | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | H Sundström | 3 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña | 7 | 6 | | | R Acuña | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Davis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | J Hlasek | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Složil | 5 | 1 | | | M Davis | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Hlasek | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | J Canter | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Purcell | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | M Purcell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 3 | 2 | | G Layendecker | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Purcell | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | S Eriksson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Högstedt | 6 | 3 | | WC | S Eriksson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Jaite | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | M Pernfors | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 4 | 4 | | | C Motta | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Pernfors | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 10/WC | G Vilas | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | D Cassidy | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Cassidy | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 5 | 3 | | 10/WC | G Vilas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10/WC | G Vilas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Pernfors | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | G Michibata | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 |
| | C Steyn | 7 | 6 | | | C Steyn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 4 | 4 | | | S Giammalva Jr. | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Steyn | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Orešar | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | D Pérez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |