1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Events

Top-seeded Steffi Graf claimed the title and $38,000 prize money by defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the final, after saving one match point.^[1]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Steffi Graf (champion)
Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (final)
Kathy Jordan (second round)
Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)
Kate Gompert (third round)
Robin White (quarterfinals)
Sandra Cecchini (second round)
Helen Kelesi (third round)
Ann Henricksson (first round)
Debbie Spence (third round)
Anna Ivan (first round)
Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
Molly Van Nostrand (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

5	Terry Phelps	4	3
				1	Steffi Graf	6	6

					Mercedes Paz	3	2
	Melissa Gurney	6	3

	Mercedes Paz	7	6
								1	Steffi Graf	2	7	6

								3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6	4
7	Robin White	1	5

3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7
				3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

				2	Manuela Maleeva	4	4
	Regina Maršíková	5	2

2	Manuela Maleeva	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	S Graf	6	6
Q	R Reis	2	1		MJ Fernández	3	1
	MJ Fernández	6	6						1	S Graf	6	6
	Y Vermaak	6	6							Y Vermaak	0	2
	K Kinney	3	1		Y Vermaak	6	6
	P Barg	7	6		P Barg	2	4
12	A Ivan	6	1										1	S Graf	6	6
10	A Henricksson	4	3										5	T Phelps	4	3
	C Benjamin	6	6		C Benjamin	1	7	3
	L Garrone	7	6		L Garrone	6	5	6
	B Gerken	6	1							L Garrone	2	2
	T Mochizuki	2	3						5	T Phelps	6	6
	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6		T Scheuer-Larsen	2	2
				5	T Phelps	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				4	K Jordan	6	6	5
	M Gurney	6	6		M Gurney	7	3	7
	A Smith	4	3							M Gurney	6	6
Q	P Vásquez	6	6							P Casale	2	4
	J Klitch	1	0	Q	P Vásquez	1	1
	P Casale	6	6		P Casale	6	6
14	M Van Nostrand	2	1											M Gurney	6	3
	L Gildemeister	4	2											M Paz	7	6
	V Nelson-Dunbar	6	6		V Nelson-Dunbar	3	2
	M L Piatek	4	4		L-A Thompson	6	6
	L-A Thompson	6	6							L-A Thompson	5	2
Q	C Nozzoli	2	0							M Paz	7	6
	M Paz	6	6		M Paz	4	7	6
				8	S Cecchini	6	5	1

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	R White	4	6	6
	A Holton	1	5		Q	G Dinu	6	4	0
Q	G Dinu	6	7							7	R White	6	6
Q	H Cioffi	5	4							Q	E Reinach	1	4
Q	E Reinach	7	6		Q	E Reinach	6	7
	J Mundel	6	5	6		J Mundel	3	5
13	E Smylie	3	7	4										7	R White	1	5
11	D Spence	5	6	6										3	G Sabatini	6	7
	M Lindström	7	4	2	11	D Spence	7	3	6
	C Fernandez	6	6			G Fernández	5	6	4
	G Fernández	7	6							11	D Spence	5	2
Q	J Forman	4	4							3	G Sabatini	7	6
	S Foltz	6	6			S Foltz	1	0
					3	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	K Gompert	6	6
	L McNeil	7	6			L McNeil	0	3
	L Antonoplis	5	2							6	K Gompert	6	2	6
	G Kim	6	7								R Maršíková	1	6	7
	J Russell	4	5			G Kim	1	1
	R Maršíková	4	6	6		R Maršíková	6	6
	S Sloane	6	0	3												R Maršíková	5	2
9	H Kelesi	6	6												2	M Maleeva	7	6
	S Amiach	2	2		9	H Kelesi	6	6	6
	M Torres	7	6			M Torres	7	2	1
Q	C MacGregor	6	1							9	H Kelesi	3	1
	C Suire	2	6	4						2	M Maleeva	6	6
	A Villagrán	6	0	6		A Villagrán	1	1
					2	M Maleeva	6	6

References

^ "Graf, Gomez capture U.S. clay court titles". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. May 5, 1986.

External links

"U.S. Clay Courts 1986". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

[1] "Graf, Gomez capture U.S. clay court titles". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. May 5, 1986.

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