# 1986 D.C. National Bank Classic – Singles

Yannick Noah was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Karel Nováček won the title by defeating Thierry Tulasne 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Andrés Gómez (semifinals)
* Thierry Tulasne (final)
* Martín Jaite (quarterfinals)
* Guillermo Vilas (third round)
* Jimmy Arias (semifinals)
* Kent Carlsson (quarterfinals)
* Milan Šrejber (second round)
* Diego Pérez (second round)
* Aaron Krickstein (quarterfinals)
* Francisco Maciel (second round)
* Libor Pimek (second round)
* Horacio de la Peña (third round)
* Jaime Yzaga (first round)
* Pablo Arraya (third round)
* Ronald Agénor (third round)
* Fernando Luna (third 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Aaron Krickstein | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Aaron Krickstein | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Andrés Gómez | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karel Nováček | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Karel Nováček | 6 | 6 | | | Karel Nováček | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Kent Carlsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kent Carlsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Karel Nováček | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Thierry Tulasne | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 5 | Jimmy Arias | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Thierry Tulasne | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 3 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Jimmy Arias | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Thierry Tulasne | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Johan Carlsson | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Thierry Tulasne | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Thierry Tulasne | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Goldie | 6 | 7 | | WC | D Goldie | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Reneberg | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Segărceanu | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | F Luna | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 1 | 7 | 2 | | F Segărceanu | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Argüello | 1 | 3 | | 16 | F Luna | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Luna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Krickstein | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Krickstein | 4 | 1 |
| | C di Laura | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sznajder | 7 | 6 | | Q | Sznajder | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mmoh | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | A Krickstein | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Windahl | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Ostoja | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Ostoja | 6 | 6 | | | M Ostoja | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Sundström | 7 | 6 | | | H Sundström | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | G Vilas | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | R Rudeen | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | K Nováček | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Cancellotti | 2 | 6 | 6 | | F Cancellotti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | | | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Yzaga | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Nováček | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | L Pimek | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Carlsson | 4 | 3 |
| | S Eriksson | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | L Pimek | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Arrese | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Arrese | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Brown | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | J Arrese | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | J Berger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | P McEnroe | 3 | 5 | | WC | J Berger | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J Arias | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 7 | 6 | | | M Wostenholme | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Pozzi | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | J Arias | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | H Gildemeister | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 12 | H de la Peña | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 7 | 6 | | | L Duncan | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 4 | 2 | | 12 | H de la Peña | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | H de la Peña | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Arias | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | P Arraya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | J Levine | 4 | 0 | | 14 | P Arraya | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Steyn | 6 | 3 | 6 | | C Steyn | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 14 | P Arraya | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Kist | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 3 | M Jaite | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Leach | 6 | 6 | 4 | | C Kist | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Jaite | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | D Pérez | 6 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Robertson | 1 | 4 | | | J Carlsson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Carlsson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Davis | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | M Buckley | 2 | 1 | | | M Davis | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ingaramo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | F Maciel | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Maciel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Carlsson | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | R Agénor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 |
| | H Schwaier | 2 | 4 | | 15 | R Agénor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Moir | 7 | 6 | | | B Moir | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Vélez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | R Agénor | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Tulasne | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | N Schellenger | 3 | 3 | | | H Solomon | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Tulasne | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |