1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1986 Lipton International Players Championships
Champion	Chris Evert Lloyd
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Last updated November 29, 2022

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but could not compete this year due to a flu.^[1]

Seeds

0 1. Chris Evert (champion)

0 2.

Steffi Graf (final)

0 3.

Pam Shriver (first round)

0 4.

Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)

0 5.

Bonnie Gadusek (third round)

0 6.

Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)

0 7.

Helena Suková (semifinals)

0 8.

Gabriela Sabatini (third round)

0 9.

Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)

10.

Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round)

11.

Wendy Turnbull (first round)

12.

Carling Bassett-Seguso (quarterfinals)

13.

Stephanie Rehe (second round)

14.

Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)

15.

Andrea Temesvári (first round)

16.

Kathy Jordan (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Chris Evert	6	6

	Terry Phelps	2	0
					1	Chris Evert	7	6

					9	Kathy Rinaldi	6	1
12	Carling Bassett-Seguso	6	2

9	Kathy Rinaldi	7	6
									1	Chris Evert	6	6

									2	Steffi Graf	4	2
7	Helena Suková	6	6

14	Barbara Potter	1	2
					7	Helena Suková	2	1

					2	Steffi Graf	6	6
6	Zina Garrison	2	7	3

2	Steffi Graf	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	C Evert	6	6
	S Sloane	4	4		1	C Evert	6	6
	J Klitch	6	2			M-C Calleja	4	0
	M-C Calleja	7	6							1	C Evert	7	6
	B Norton	1	7	5							A Tobin	5	2
	A Tobin	6	5	7		A Tobin	6	6
	C Suire	6	7			C Suire	2	2
	S Cecchini	4	5											1	C Evert	7	6
	N Herreman	3	3											16	K Jordan	5	2
	C Reynolds	6	6			C Reynolds	6	3	4
	L Field	3	2			G Kim	4	6	6
	G Kim	6	6								G Kim	2	0
	E Minter	6	2	7						16	K Jordan	6	6
	P Louie Harper	2	6	5		E Minter	1	5
	R White	3	0		16	K Jordan	6	7
16	K Jordan	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

13	S Rehe	6	6
	C Karlsson	3	3		13	S Rehe	3	2
	T Phelps	6	1	6		T Phelps	6	6
	E Smylie	3	6	4						T Phelps	6	6
	A Holton	2	1							J Durie	4	2
	J Durie	6	6			J Durie	6	7
	C Fernandez-Parker	4	2			P Casale	4	6
	P Casale	6	6											T Phelps	7	6
	A Croft	6	2	6										D Fromholtz	6	2
	N Tauziat	4	6	4		A Croft	3	4
	D Fromholtz	7	6			D Fromholtz	6	6
	A Villagrán	5	3							D Fromholtz	7	6
	M Paz	4	4						8	G Sabatini	5	4
	B Cordwell	6	6			B Cordwell	3	6
	B Nagelsen	4	2		8	G Sabatini	6	7
8	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

3	P Shriver	3	6	4
	K Gompert	6	3	6		K Gompert	6	6
	T Mochizuki	2	3			C Jolissaint	2	2
	C Jolissaint	6	6								K Gompert	2	7	6
	D Van Rensburg	1	7	6							E Burgin	6	6	3
	M Lou Piatek-Daniels	6	6	1		D Van Rensburg	4	4
	S Mascarin	6	3	1		E Burgin	6	6
	E Burgin	2	6	6												K Gompert	3	1
	M Lindström	6	1												12	C Bassett-Seguso	6	6
	P Huber	7	6			P Huber	3	4
	C Benjamin	6	6	6		C Benjamin	6	6
	H Na	7	3	4							C Benjamin	2	4
	K McDonald	0	3							12	C Bassett-Seguso	6	6
	M Lundqvist	6	6			M Lundqvist	7	1	1
	A Kijimuta	5	3		12	C Bassett-Seguso	5	6	6
12	C Bassett-Seguso	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

9	K Rinaldi	6	6
	L Drescher	1	0		9	K Rinaldi	6	6
	L Spain Short	3	6	1		C Tanvier	3	3
	C Tanvier	6	4	6					9	K Rinaldi	6	6
	R Maršíková	6	6							B Bunge	4	4
	S Walsh	1	0			R Maršíková	3	0
	B Bunge	6	6			B Bunge	6	6
	E Longo	0	1											9	K Rinaldi	6	6
	N Dias	1	2												A Ivan	3	4
	I Budařová	6	6			I Budařová	6	1
	A Ivan	6	2	6		A Ivan	7	6
	J Russell	1	6	4						A Ivan	4	6	7
	A Holíková	4	6	1					5	B Gadusek	6	4	6
	M Joe Fernández	6	3	6		M Joe Fernández	1	2
	M Jaušovec	1	0		5	B Gadusek	6	6
5	B Gadusek	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

7	H Suková	6	7
	M Werdel	1	5		7	H Suková	6	6
	S Amiach	7	7			S Amiach	2	3
	L Antonoplis	5	6							7	H Suková	6	7
	M Van Nostrand	0	3								K Maleeva	4	5
	K Maleeva	6	6			K Maleeva	6	6	6
	A Kanellopoulou	5	3			M Mesker	7	1	2
	M Mesker	7	6											7	H Suková	6	6
	Y Vermaak	6	6											10	C Lindqvist	1	3
	M Yanagi	3	3			Y Vermaak	3	6	3
	L-A Thompson	3	6	1		P Medrado	6	3	6
	P Medrado	6	2	6							P Medrado	4	0
	K Sands	5	6							10	C Lindqvist	6	6
	M Schropp	7	7			M Schropp	4	3
	E Pfaff	1	2		10	C Lindqvist	6	6
10	C Lindqvist	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

14	B Potter	6	6
	V Nelson-Dunbar	3	4		14	B Potter	7	6
	L McNeil	3	6	6		L McNeil	6	2
	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	1	2					14	B Potter	6	4	6
	J Thompson	6	6							K Horvath	2	6	4
	P Vásquez	1	2			J Thompson	5	5
	A Minter	7	2	4		K Horvath	7	7
	K Horvath	6	6	6										14	B Potter	6	2	7
	R Reggi	6	4	6										4	M Maleeva	3	6	5
	P Paradis	4	6	4		R Reggi	7	6
	C Monteiro	1	6	2		C Monteiro	6	0
	L Bonder	6	4	0^r						R Reggi	5	1
	A Jaeger	7	2	2					4	M Maleeva	7	6
	A Henricksson	6	6	6		A Henricksson	2	2
	L Arraya	6	1	1	4	M Maleeva	6	6
4	M Maleeva	4	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	Z Garrison	6	6
	I Cueto	2	2		6	Z Garrison	7	6
	B Herr	6	6			B Herr	5	3
	A Betzner	4	2							6	Z Garrison	6	6
	K Karlsson	6	5	7							J Mundel	4	3
	T Holladay	3	7	6		K Karlsson	2	3
	J Mundel	6	6			J Mundel	6	6
	M Schillig	4	3											6	Z Garrison	6	7
	H Kelesi	5	1												S Goleš	1	6
	S Goleš	7	6			S Goleš	3	6	7
	M Torres	6	6			M Torres	6	4	6
	D Spence	1	4								S Goleš	6	6
	J Richardson	6	4	6							R Fairbank	2	2
	V Ruzici	4	6	2		J Richardson	2	5
	R Fairbank	6	6			R Fairbank	6	7
11	W Turnbull	3	4

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

15	A Temesvári	6	7	1
	A Moulton	7	6	6		A Moulton	7	6
	I Demongeot	7	1	2		W White	6	3
	W White	5	6	6							A Moulton	6	6
	K Jones	6	5	4							P Barg	1	1
	K Skronská	4	7	6		K Skronská	5	6	5
	B Gerken	3	6	4		P Barg	7	4	7
	P Barg	6	2	6												A Moulton	1	4
	S Gomer	6	6	6											2	S Graf	6	6
	C Porwik	7	3	4		S Gomer	7	7
	A Smith	5	5			P Fendick	5	6
	P Fendick	7	7								S Gomer	0	6	4
	S Foltz	4	6	6						2	S Graf	6	4	6
	P Keppeler	6	2	2		S Foltz	2	4
	M Gurney	6	5	1	2	S Graf	6	6
2	S Graf	1	7	6

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References

↑ "Sports People: Navratilova has Flu". The New York Times . 28 January 1986. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
↑ Dunham, Will (22 February 1986). "Chris Evert Lloyd rebounded from a slow start and..." Boca Raton, Florida. United Press International . Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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[1] "Sports People: Navratilova has Flu". The New York Times . 28 January 1986. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[2] Dunham, Will (22 February 1986). "Chris Evert Lloyd rebounded from a slow start and..." Boca Raton, Florida. United Press International . Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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