# 1986 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

Chris Evert Lloyd was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Pam Shriver won the title by defeating Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Pam Shriver (champion)
* Robin White (second round)
* Dianne Balestrat (first round)
* Anne White (semifinals)
* Lori McNeil (final)
* Grace Kim (first round)
* Wendy Prausa (quarterfinals)
* Gigi Fernández (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Anne White | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Anne White | 1 | 3 | 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Lori McNeil | 4 | 2 |
| LL | Cammy MacGregor | 2 | 2 | 5 | Lori McNeil | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Lori McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 2 | 2 | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 7 | 7 | | | T Mochizuki | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Spain Short | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Monteiro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | C Monteiro | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Fernandez-Parker | 6 | 2 | | | C Monteiro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | K McDonald | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Kim | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A White | 1 | 3 |
| | M Javer | 1 | 3 | | 4 | A White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount | 6 | 1 | 6 | | R Blount | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jane Holdren | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | A White | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Mundel | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 7 | W Prausa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall | 5 | 6 | 1 | | J Mundel | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | W Prausa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | W Prausa | 7 | 3 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | G Fernández | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C MacGregor | 6 | 1 | 6 | LL | C MacGregor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 4 | 4 | | Q | R Bryant | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bryant | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | C MacGregor | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kerri Reiter | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Villagrán-Reami | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | AM Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | AM Fernandez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán-Reami | 6 | 6 | | | A Villagrán-Reami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Balestrat | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | C MacGregor | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 3 | | 5 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Allen | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Copeland-Wilson | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Copeland-Wilson | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | T Holladay | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Forman | 2 | 6 | | | T Holladay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Russell | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | R White | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R White | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |