# 1986 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania – Singles

Robin White was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Janine Thompson won the title by defeating Catherine Suire 6–1, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Stephanie Rehe (second round)
* Iva Budařová (second round)
* Svetlana Parkhomenko (quarterfinals)
* Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
* Candy Reynolds (first round)
* Anne Smith (semifinals)
* Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Anne Minter (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 | Final | Final | Final |
| | Catherine Suire | 7 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 4 | Catherine Suire | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | Janine Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Anne Smith | 5 | 4 | Janine Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| | Janine Thompson | 7 | 6 | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 4 | 4 | | 1 | S Rehe | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holton | 4 | 0 | | | C Suire | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Suire | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Betzner | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | K McDonald | 1 | 4 | | | S Sloane | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 2 | 7 | 7 | | A Betzner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Reynolds | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Suire | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Savchenko | 6 | 4 |
| | T Mochizuki | 4 | 1 | | 4 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | A Villagrán | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | L Savchenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Tobin-Dingwall | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | A Minter | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Cummings | 4 | 6 | | | A Tobin-Dingwall | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 3 | 1 | | 8 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 6 | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Spain Short | 0 | 3 | 6 | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schropp | 6 | 6 | | M Schropp | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | A Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | S Parkhomenko | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Sands | 3 | 6 | | M Paz | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 4 | 3 | 3 | S Parkhomenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Parkhomenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Smith | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Thompson | 7 | 6 |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 6 | 3 | 7 | L McNeil | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Minter | 5 | 0 | | M Yanagi | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | L McNeil | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Thompson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Thompson | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Goodling | 6 | 1 | | J Thompson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 6 | 2 | 2 | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Budařová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |