1986 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
1986 Mercedes Cup
Final
Champion	Martín Jaite
Runner-up	Jonas Svensson
Score	7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw	48 (4WC/6Q)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1986 Mercedes Cup

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but he chose to rest after winning the US Open the previous week.

Martín Jaite won the title by defeating Jonas Svensson 7–5, 6–2 in the final. ^[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Andrés Gómez (semifinals)
2. Mikael Pernfors (quarterfinals)
3. Martín Jaite (champion)
4. Emilio Sánchez (second round)
5. Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
6. Eric Jelen (second round)
7. Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
8. Jakob Hlasek (third round)
9. Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
10. Ulf Stenlund (semifinals)
11. Paul McNamee (third round)
12. Jonas Svensson (final)
13. Diego Pérez (third round)
14. Thomas Muster (third round)
15. Jan Gunnarsson (third round)
16. Damir Keretić (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Andrés Gómez	7	2
	Q	David de Miguel	5	0r
								1	Andrés Gómez	3	6
								12	Jonas Svensson	6	7
		Horst Skoff	4	0
	12	Jonas Svensson	6	6
															12	Jonas Svensson	5	2
															3	Martín Jaite	7	6
	5	Guillermo Vilas	2	2
	3	Martín Jaite	6	6
								3	Martín Jaite	4	6	6
								10	Ulf Stenlund	6	3	3
	10	Ulf Stenlund	5	6	6
	2	Mikael Pernfors	7	2	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Gómez	6	7
		P Elter	6	7					P Elter	3	5
		J Carlsson	3	6											1	A Gómez	6	6
		H Sundström	6	4	6										16	D Keretić	3	3
	WC	G Mayer	2	6	3				H Sundström	2	6
								16	D Keretić	6	7
																						1	A Gómez	7	2
																						Q	D de Miguel	5	0r
								9	T Šmíd	3	2
		C Bergström	7	6					C Bergström	6	6
		S Casal	6	3												C Bergström	1	1
	Q	D de Miguel	6	6											Q	D de Miguel	6	6
	WC	CU Steeb	4	3				Q	D de Miguel	6	4	6
								7	S Živojinović	3	6	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	E Sánchez	1	1
		S Eriksson	3	3					H Skoff	6	6
		H Skoff	6	6												H Skoff	6	6
		B Derlin	6	6											13	D Pérez	3	3
		A Stepanek	2	2					B Derlin	6	3	2
								13	D Pérez	3	6	6
																							H Skoff	4	0
																						12	J Svensson	6	6
								12	J Svensson	6	6
	Q	H Gildemeister	2	4					R Acuña	3	3
		R Acuña	6	6											12	J Svensson	6	6
	Q	M Bahrami	1	2												C Motta	2	1
		C Motta	6	6					C Motta	6	6	7
								6	E Jelen	1	7	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Vilas	6	6
	Q	T Theine	1	6	3				B Moir	1	3
		B Moir	6	3	6										5	G Vilas	6	6
	Q	Rüdiger Benz	3	6	2										11	P McNamee	1	3
		T Meinecke	6	2	6				T Meinecke	3	2
								11	P McNamee	6	6
																						5	G Vilas	2	2
																						3	M Jaite	6	6
								14	T Muster	6	6
		H Schwaier	6	7	6				H Schwaier	3	4
	WC	U Riglewski	7	6	2										14	T Muster	1	6
		M Robertson	4	4											3	M Jaite	6	7
		V Pecci	6	6					V Pecci	6	4	0
								3	M Jaite	3	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Hlasek	6	4	7
		M Westphal	3	6	3			Q	M Tideman	2	6	6
	Q	M Tideman	6	2	6										8	J Hlasek	4	4
		R Osterthun	6	6	1										10	U Stenlund	6	6
		J Bates	2	7	6				J Bates	6	3
								10	U Stenlund	7	6
																						10	U Stenlund	5	6	6
																						2	M Pernfors	7	2	2
								15	J Gunnarsson	7	6
		B Teacher	4	6				WC	I Šarić	6	3
	WC	I Šarić	6	7											15	J Gunnarsson	4	2
		J Levine	6	6											2	M Pernfors	6	6
		B Orešar	3	2					J Levine	1	3
								2	M Pernfors	6	6

References

1. "Stuttgart, una segunda casa para La Legión" [Stuttgart, a second home for the legion]. Infobae (in Spanish). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2025. Martín Jaite was the first player who won the tournament (1986, def. swedish Jonas Svensson) and the only one who celebrated twice on this court (1989, def. croatian Goran Prpic)

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)