# 1986 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles

Miloslav Mečíř defeated Michiel Schapers 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 to win the 1986 Heineken Open singles competition. Chris Lewis was the champion but did not defend his title.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Bud Schultz (final)
* Ben Testerman (second round)
* Kelly Evernden (second round)
* Michiel Schapers (second round)
* Wally Masur (semifinals)
* Peter Doohan (first round)
* Broderick Dyke (first round)
* Russell Simpson (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
* NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bud Schultz | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| | Mark Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |

### Section 1

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Robinson | 0 | 0 | | 1 | B Schultz | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Guy | 4 | 6 | 7 | | S Guy | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Johnston | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | B Schultz | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Miller | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Saad | 3 | 1 | | | C Miller | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Goodall | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | R Simpson | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Simpson | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Schultz | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | K Evernden | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | W Masur | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| | D Saltz | 2 | 5 | | 3 | K Evernden | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dickinson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Dickinson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Richter | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | B Dickinson | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Mustard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Elley | 4 | 4 | | | D Mustard | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carlsson | 1 | 0 | | 5 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| 6 | P Doohan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Warneke | 7 | 6 | | | T Warneke | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rudeen | 3 | 6 | 2 | WC | D Lewis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Lewis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | WC | D Lewis | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Rittersbacher | 4 | 3 | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Stansbury | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | M Schapers | 4 | 2 | R | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Schapers | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | B Dyke | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 3 | 2 | | | B Derlin | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Derlin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | B Steven | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Drewett | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 6 | 7 | | | B Drewett | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Borwick | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | B Testerman | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Testerman | 6 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |