1986 Edgbaston Cup

1986 Edgbaston Cup
Date	9–15 June
Edition	5th
Draw	56S / 32D
Surface	Grass / outdoor
Location	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Pam Shriver
Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank
← 1985 · Birmingham Classic · 1987 →

The 1986 Edgbaston Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 5th edition of the event and the last to be named the "Edgbaston Cup" before the tournament's name was changed to "The Dow Chemical Classic". It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 9 June until 15 June 1986. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title, her third consecutive at the event.

Entrants[]

Seeds[] Athlete Nationality Seeding Pam Shriver  United States 1 Manuela Maleeva  Bulgaria 2 Wendy Turnbull  Australia 3 Kathy Jordan  United States 4 Jo Durie  Great Britain 5 Anne White  United States 6 Robin White  United States 7 Kate Gompert  United States 8 Elise Burgin  United States 9 Alycia Moulton  United States 10 Rosalyn Fairbank  South Africa 11 Susan Mascarin  United States 12 Debbie Spence  United States 13 Sylvia Hanika  West Germany 14

Other entrants[] The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jenny Byrne Sandy Collins Cláudia Monteiro Elna Reinach Julie Salmon Kim Sands Dinky Van Rensburg Masako Yanagi

Finals[]

Singles[]

Pam Shriver defeated Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 7–6^(7–0)

• It was Shriver's first title of the year and the 12th of her career.

Doubles[]

Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank defeated Elizabeth Smylie / Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4

• It was Burgin's second doubles title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Fairbank's first doubles title of the year and the 12th of her career.

External links[]

• 1986 Edgbaston Cup draws^{[permanent dead link]}
• ITF tournament edition details