1986 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania – Singles

Singles
Singles
1986 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania
Champion	Janine Thompson
Runner-up	Catherine Suire
Final score	6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated November 29, 2022

Robin White was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

Stephanie Rehe (second round)
Iva Budařová (second round)
Svetlana Parkhomenko (quarterfinals)
Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
Candy Reynolds (first round)
Anne Smith (semifinals)
Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
Anne Minter (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

	Catherine Suire	7	6

4	Larisa Savchenko	6	4
					Catherine Suire	1	4

					Janine Thompson	6	6
6	Anne Smith	5	4

	Janine Thompson	7	6

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	S Rehe	6	6
	S Gomer	4	4		1	S Rehe	6	3	4
	A Holton	4	0			C Suire	3	6	6
	C Suire	6	6								C Suire	6	6	7
	S Sloane	6	6								A Betzner	7	4	6
	K McDonald	1	4			S Sloane	2	6
	A Betzner	2	7	7		A Betzner	6	7
5	C Reynolds	6	5	6												C Suire	7	6
4	L Savchenko	6	6												4	L Savchenko	6	4
	T Mochizuki	4	1		4	L Savchenko	6	6
	A Villagrán	6	6			A Villagrán	1	0
	B Cordwell	3	2							4	L Savchenko	4	6	6
	A Tobin-Dingwall	6	7							8	A Minter	6	1	4
	K Cummings	4	6			A Tobin-Dingwall	0	4
	E Inoue	3	1		8	A Minter	6	6
8	A Minter	6	6

Bottom half

First round				Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

6	A Smith	6	6
	L Spain Short	0	3	6	A Smith	6	6
	M Schropp	6	6		M Schropp	2	4
	J Klitch	2	4						6	A Smith	7	6
	M Paz	6	7						3	S Parkhomenko	5	2
	K Sands	3	6		M Paz	0	6	3
	H Na	4	3	3	S Parkhomenko	6	2	6
3	S Parkhomenko	6	6											6	A Smith	5	4
7	L McNeil	7	6												J Thompson	7	6
	V Nelson-Dunbar	6	3	7	L McNeil	3	6	6
	Z Minter	5	0		M Yanagi	6	2	3
	M Yanagi	7	6						7	L McNeil	5	7	6
	J Thompson	7	6							J Thompson	7	6	7
	J Goodling	6	1		J Thompson	7	7
	L Field	6	2	2	I Budařová	6	6
2	I Budařová	7	6

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References

↑ "Australian Janine Thompson scored her first professional victory Sunday". United Press International . Hershey, Pennsylvania. 9 March 1986. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

External links

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[1] "Australian Janine Thompson scored her first professional victory Sunday". United Press International . Hershey, Pennsylvania. 9 March 1986. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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