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1986 South African Open | |
Champions | Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg |
Runners-up | Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart |
Score | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Draw | 16 (1WC) |
Seeds | 4 |
Colin Dowdeswell and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but Dowdeswell retired from professional tennis at the end of the season, [1] after playing his last tournament at Paris during the previous month.
Van Rensburg teamed up with Mike De Palmer and successfully defended his title, by defeating Andrés Gómez and Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the final. [2]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Gómez S Stewart | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
J Bates M Woodforde | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | A Gómez S Stewart | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Edwards F González | 6 | 4 | 7 | E Edwards F González | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Dyke W Masur | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Gómez S Stewart | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | C Steyn D Visser | 6 | 6 | S Glickstein A Mansdorf | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Arias J Sadri | 2 | 2 | 4 | C Steyn D Visser | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Levine L Warder | 1 | 2 | S Glickstein A Mansdorf | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Glickstein A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Gómez S Stewart | 6 | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Curren J Kriek | 3 | 3 | 2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Robertson T Warneke | 6 | 6 | M Robertson T Warneke | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Aldrich B Green | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | G Forget G Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | G Forget G Muller | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Robertson T Warneke | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Cassidy B Moir | 6 | 7 | 2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Campbell D Maasdorp | 1 | 6 | D Cassidy B Moir | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Anger B Testerman | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Personal: retired from the pro circuit in 1986.
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