1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1986 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Hana Mandlíková
Final score	7–6(7–1), 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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Martina Navratilova successfully defended her title, defeating Hana Mandlíková in the final, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

This was the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Jana Novotná in the tournament; she was defeated by Susan Mascarin in the first round.

Seeds[]

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

Steffi Graf was originally seeded #3 but withdrew due to illness before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 4-16 moved up one place, and a new #16 seed was added.

Barbara Potter withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Ronni Reis.

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
		Bettina Bunge	1	3
								1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
								10	Gabriela Sabatini	2	2
	10	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	15	Catarina Lindqvist	2	3
															1	Martina Navratilova	77	6
															3	Hana Mandlíková	61	3
		Lori McNeil	7	0	2
	3	Hana Mandlíková	6	6	6
								3	Hana Mandlíková	7	7
								2	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	5
	7	Helena Suková	6	6	4
	2	Chris Evert Lloyd	7	4	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Navratilova	6	6
		A Tobin-Dingwall	3	2				1	M Navratilova	6	6
		E Pfaff	5	4				LL	J Forman	0	4
	LL	J Forman	7	6											1	M Navratilova	6	6
	WC	S Reeves	6	4	2											K Kinney	0	2
		K Kinney	3	6	6				K Kinney	2	7	6
		S Gomer	4	7	6				S Gomer	6	6	3
		A White	6	5	4																	1	M Navratilova	6	6
		S Sloane	6	6																			I Demongeot	3	3
		M Torres	3	4					S Sloane	4	2
		T Phelps	6	6					T Phelps	6	6
	WC	A Grunfeld	2	0												T Phelps	3	2
		I Demongeot	6	6												I Demongeot	6	6
		J Thompson	1	2					I Demongeot	6	6
		J Byrne	7	6					J Byrne	4	1
	14	W Turnbull	6	2

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	S Rehe	6	4	6
		L Savchenko	1	6	8				L Savchenko	7	0	5
		B Bunge	4	6	6				B Bunge	6	6	7
		G Fernández	6	4	1											B Bunge	6	6
		P Fendick	6	6												P Fendick	2	3
		E Herr	3	1					P Fendick	6	6
		M-L Piatek	6	6					M-L Piatek	0	3
	LL	P Barg	0	1																			B Bunge	3	6	6
	Q	D Van Rensburg	3	2																		8	M Maleeva	6	2	3
		E Smylie	6	6					E Smylie	6	1	12
		W White	6	6					W White	1	6	10
		E Reinach	4	1												E Smylie	6	1
		S Mascarin	3	7	6										8	M Maleeva	7	6
	Q	J Novotná	6	6	2				S Mascarin	4	6
		K Gompert	2	0r				8	M Maleeva	6	7
	8	M Maleeva	6	1

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	C Kohde-Kilsch	0	6	6
		E Inoue	6	1	2			4	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		A Moulton	7	6					A Moulton	2	2
		K Böhmová	6	4											4	C Kohde-Kilsch	4	1
		N Hu	6	6												R Reggi	6	6
	WC	J Louis	0	2					N Hu	2	4
		C Karlsson	7	0	1				R Reggi	6	6
		R Reggi	5	6	6																		R Reggi	4	6	3
		A-M Cecchini	1	2																		10	G Sabatini	6	1	6
	Q	A-M Fernandez	6	6				Q	A-M Fernandez	7	6	4
		D Spence	3	2					B Gerken	5	7	6
		B Gerken	6	6												B Gerken	2	1
		P Medrado	4	6	4										10	G Sabatini	6	6
		C Suire	6	3	6				C Suire	3	3
		C Jolissaint	2	6	4			10	G Sabatini	6	6
	10	G Sabatini	6	1	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	C Lindqvist	3	7	6
	Q	G Rush	6	5	3			15	C Lindqvist	6	3	6
		A Smith	6	3	3				H Kelesi	3	6	1
		H Kelesi	4	6	6										15	C Lindqvist	3	7	6
		M Van Nostrand	3	2												E Minter	6	6	3
		J Mundel	6	6					J Mundel	4	1
		E Minter	6	3	6				E Minter	6	6
	Q	D Farrell	1	6	1																	15	C Lindqvist	7	7
		Y Vermaak	4	3																			D Balestrat	6	5
		D Balestrat	6	6					D Balestrat	6	6
		N Sodupe	3	4					C Reynolds	2	3
		C Reynolds	6	6												D Balestrat	5	6	6
		J Durie	6	1	8											J Durie	7	3	2
		R Maršíková	3	6	6				J Durie	6	7
		N Herreman	7	6					N Herreman	3	5
	6	K Rinaldi	6	4

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	P Shriver	6	3	4
		E Nagelsen	4	6	6				E Nagelsen	6	7
		S Hanika	6	2	4				L Spain-Short	1	6
		L Spain-Short	3	6	6											E Nagelsen	6	6
		K Maleeva	6	6												K Maleeva	4	1
		M Paz	3	2					K Maleeva	6	6
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	4	2
		V Nelson-Dunbar	1	2																			E Nagelsen	5	1
	LL	R Bryant	4	3																			L McNeil	7	6
		L McNeil	6	6					L McNeil	4
		M Mesker	6	6					M Mesker	5r
		L Gildemeister	3	1												L McNeil	6	6
		S Parkhomenko	0	2												E Burgin	3	2
		E Burgin	6	6					E Burgin	6	7
		A Brown	1	6	5			LL	R Reis	1	5
	LL	R Reis	6	3	7

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	C Bassett	1	7	6
	WC	G Coles	6	5	1			11	C Bassett	6	7
		R Fairbank	6	6					R Fairbank	1	6
		M Louie Harper	4	2											11	C Bassett	6	6
		A Croft	6	2	4											M-C Calleja	4	2
		N Dias	1	6	6				N Dias	2	4
		L Garrone	4	6	0				M-C Calleja	6	6
		M-C Calleja	6	3	6																	11	C Bassett	4	6
		C Benjamin	1	6	6																	3	H Mandlíková	6	7
		P Paradis	6	3	2				C Benjamin	6	6
		I Budařová	6	6					I Budařová	7	7
		S Goleš	1	2												I Budařová	2	0
		C Kuhlman	6	4	6										3	H Mandlíková	6	6
		C Tanvier	2	6	8				C Tanvier	5	2
	WC	J Tacon	1	1				3	H Mandlíková	7	6
	3	H Mandlíková	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	H Suková	6	6
	WC	D Parnell	1	1				7	H Suková	6	6
		A Betzner	6	7					A Betzner	2	1
	WC	J Salmon	0	6											7	H Suková	6	6
		A Kanellopoulou	2	0												A Minter	1	4
		A Minter	6	6					A Minter	3	6	6
		M Jaušovec	6	4	4				L Bonder	6	2	2
		L Bonder	3	6	6																	7	H Suková	6	6
		G Kim	3	2																			R White	3	0
		A Holíková	6	6					A Holíková	1	3
		R White	6	6					R White	6	6
		K Sands	3	4												R White	6	6
	WC	B Borneo	0	6	4											A Hobbs	4	2
		A Hobbs	6	2	6				A Hobbs	6	0	6
		B Bowes	1	4				9	Z Garrison	4	6	4
	9	Z Garrison	6	6

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	K Jordan	6	6
		T Mochizuki	1	3				16	K Jordan	6	6
		A Henricksson	7	6					A Henricksson	1	1
	Q	J Richardson	6	1											16	K Jordan	6	6
		M Gurney	6	6	6											M Gurney	4	1
		B Cordwell	0	7	0				M Gurney	6	6
		L Antonoplis	2	4					T Scheuer-Larsen	4	2
		T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6																		16	K Jordan	5	2
	Q	K Steinmetz	1	5																		2	C Evert Lloyd	7	6
		K Horvath	6	7					K Horvath	6	6
	Q	K McDaniel	4	6	4				A Villagrán	4	4
		A Villagrán	6	2	6											K Horvath	4	1
		P Huber	0	0											2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6
		P Casale	6	6					P Casale	0	7	1
		MJ Fernández	4	1				2	C Evert Lloyd	6	5	6
	2	C Evert Lloyd	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation