# 1986 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

Pam Shriver was the two-time defending champion and won in the final against Manuela Maleeva, 6–2, 7–6.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Pam Shriver (Champion)
* Manuela Maleeva (final)
* Wendy Turnbull (third round)
* Kathy Jordan (semifinals)
* Jo Durie (second round)
* Anne White (second round)
* Robin White (second round)
* Kate Gompert (second round)
* Elise Burgin (first round)
* Alycia Moulton (quarterfinals)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
* Susan Mascarin (first round)
* Debbie Spence (first round)
* Sylvia Hanika (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Etsuko Inoue | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Etsuko Inoue | 1 | 4 | 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Larisa Savchenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Larisa Savchenko | 7 | 6 | | Larisa Savchenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ann Henricksson | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ann Henricksson | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Manuela Maleeva | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Alycia Moulton | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Manuela Maleeva | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 | 4 | Kathy Jordan | 0 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Dianne Van Rensburg | 5 | 4 | 2 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Manuela Maleeva | 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 | P Shriver | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 5 | 1 | | | P Fendick | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 4 | 3 | | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Byrne | 6 | 7 | | Q | J Byrne | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Mascarin | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| | H Na | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Inoue | 1 | 4 |
| Q | M Yanagi | 6 | 4 | | | H Na | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 5 | 6 | 6 | | E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Sands | 4 | 6 | | | E Inoue | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 3 | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Reeves | 1 | 0 | | C Reynolds | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | W Turnbull | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Savchenko | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | K Kinney | 2 | 3 | | L Savchenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Monteiro | 6 | 6 | Q | C Monteiro | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Spence | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | L Savchenko | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | E Burgin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Henricksson | 5 | 2 |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Salmon | 6 | 6 | Q | J Salmon | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tremelling | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | S Gomer | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Henricksson | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 2 | 4 | | A Henricksson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | R White | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | K Gompert | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Reinach | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | E Reinach | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 6 | | | W White | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 2 | 1 | | 10 | A Moulton | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Moulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Moulton | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | S Hanika | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 |
| | A Hobbs | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | S Hanika | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 2 | 4 | | | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Smylie | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | K Jordan | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall | 3 | 2 | | | N Tauziat | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | K Jordan | 7 | 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | A White | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 6 | 5 | 7 | | M Mesker | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Van Nostrand | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | M Mesker | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Van Rensburg | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 5 | 4 | | 11 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Van Rensburg | 5 | 4 |
| | Y Vermaak | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 |
| | T Mochizuki | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Y Vermaak | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 7 | 6 | | | N Dias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Croft | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Dias | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 3 | 7 | 6 | | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |