# 1986 Athens Trophy – Singles

In the first edition of the tournament, Sylvia Hanika won the title by defeating Angeliki Kanellopoulou 7–5, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Laura Garrone (semifinals)
* Sandra Cecchini (second round)
* Angeliki Kanellopoulou (final)
* Lilian Drescher (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (champion)
* Mariana Pérez Roldán (semifinals)
* Csilla Bartos-Cserepy (second round)
* Isabel Cueto (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Laura Garrone | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Angeliki Kanellopoulou | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Angeliki Kanellopoulou | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Angeliki Kanellopoulou | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Sylvia Hanika | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Sylvia Hanika | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Sylvia Hanika | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Mariana Pérez Roldán | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | L Garrone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Hack | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L O'Neill | 6 | 6 | | LL | L O'Neill | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schillig | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | I Cueto | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 4 | 4 | | | A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | I Cueto | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Kanellopoulou | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | N Provis | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Tomanová | 3 | 1 | | | L Jachia | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jachia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Pölzl | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Pölzl | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Keppeler | 7 | 3 | 2 | | J Pölzl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Golder | 4 | 3 | | 7 | C Bartos-Cserepy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Bartos-Cserepy | 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 |
| 5 | S Hanika | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 2 | | 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dahlström | 4 | 3 | | | G Dinu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dinu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | L Drescher | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | S La Fratta | 2 | 6 | 4 | | C Singer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 2 | 2 | | 4 | L Drescher | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | L Drescher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | M Pérez Roldán | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Pérez Roldán | 4 | 3 |
| | L Field | 5 | 1 | | 6 | M Pérez Roldán | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pollet | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Pollet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lundqvist | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Pérez Roldán | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | H ter Riet | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | F Bonsignori | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 6 | | | F Bonsignori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xenia Anastasiados | 2 | 1 | | 2 | S Cecchini | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |