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1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Women's tennis circuit
Women's tennis circuit
WTA Championships Tour Events (37) The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on March 24, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after 41 events. The season was abbreviated in order to return the tour to a calendar year basis.
The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking. No Australian Open was held during 1986 due to the tournament start date being moved from November to January.
Singles
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Schedule
The table below shows the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.
March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar | Virginia Slims of Arizona | ||||
| Phoenix, United States | |||||
| Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Beth Herr | ||||
| 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 | USA Ann Henricksson | FRGClaudia Porwik | |||
| USA Peanut Louie | USA Camille Benjamin | ||||
| USA Hu Na | |||||
| RSA Jennifer Mundel | |||||
| USA Tina Mochizuki | |||||
| USA Susan Mascarin | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | USAAlycia Moulton | ||||
| USALinda Gates | |||||
| Bridgestone Doubles Championships | |||||
| Nashville, United States | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D | USA Barbara Potter | ||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | USA Kathy Jordan | ||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | TCH Mandlíková / AUS Turnbull | ||||
| URS Parkhomenko / URS Savchenko | RSA Fairbank / USA Reynolds | ||||
| USA Piatek / USA White | |||||
| USA Burgin / USA Walsh | |||||
| USA Fernández / USA White | |||||
| 31 Mar | Tournament of Champions | ||||
| Marco Island, United States | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 24S/16D | USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | AUS Janine Tremelling | |||
| USA Bonnie Gadusek | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| BRA Pat Medrado | |||||
| HUN Andrea Temesvári | |||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| HUN Andrea Temesvári | |||||
| 7–5, 6–2 | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| USA Kathy Jordan |
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Family Circle Cup | ||||
| Hilton Head Island, United States | |||||
| Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 7–5 | USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | USA Stephanie Rehe | |||
| TCH Hana Mandlíková | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| YUG Sabrina Goleš | |||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | |||||
| USA Anne White | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||||
| 14 Apr | Sunkist WITA Championships | ||||
| Amelia Island, United States | |||||
| Clay – $275,000 – 56S/32D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | PER Laura Gildemeister | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | |||||
| GRE Angelikí Kanellopoúlou | |||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(9–7) | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||||
| 21 Apr | Wild Dunes | ||||
| Charleston, United States | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | PER Laura Gildemeister | |||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | BRA Neige Dias | ||||
| USA Susan Mascarin | |||||
| USA Debbie Spence | |||||
| SUI Lilian Drescher | |||||
| ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||||
| YUG Sabrina Goleš | |||||
| 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 | PER Laura Gildemeister | ||||
| TCH Marcela Skuherská | |||||
| 27 Apr | U.S. Clay Court Championships | ||||
| Indianapolis, United States | |||||
| Clay – $275,000 – 56S/32D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ARG Mercedes Paz | |||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | USA Terry Phelps | ||||
| USA Melissa Gurney | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| TCH Regina Maršíková | |||||
| FRG Steffi Graf | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| 6–2, 6–0 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| USA Robin White |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May | Virginia Slims of Houston | ||||
| Houston, United States | |||||
| Clay (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | ||||
| 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | USA Kathy Rinaldi | USA Pam Casale | |||
| USA Laura Gildemeister | USA Kate Gompert | ||||
| USA Wendy White | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | |||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| USA JoAnne Russell | |||||
| Barcelona Open | |||||
| Barcelona, Spain | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUT Petra Huber | ||||
| 7–6(7–4), 6–0 | ITA Laura Garrone | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| BRA Pat Medrado | FRA Nathalie Herreman | ||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| SWE Carina Karlsson | |||||
| FRA Isabelle Demongeot | |||||
| TCH Iva Budařová | |||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||||
| 6–2, 6–1 | FRA Nathalie Herreman | ||||
| FRA Corrinne Vanier | |||||
| 12 May | German Open | ||||
| West Berlin, West Germany | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 56S/29D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | USA Martina Navratilova | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||
| TCH Hana Mandlíková | |||||
| GBR Jo Durie | |||||
| AUT Petra Huber | |||||
| FRG Bettina Bunge | |||||
| HUN Andrea Temesvári | |||||
| FRG Steffi Graf | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 7–5, 6–2 | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| HUN Andrea Temesvári | |||||
| 19 May | European Open | ||||
| Lugano, Switzerland | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ITA Raffaella Reggi | ||||
| 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | BUL Manuela Maleeva | YUG Sabrina Goleš | |||
| FRG Bettina Bunge | GRE Angelikí Kanellopoúlou | ||||
| CAN Helen Kelesi | |||||
| USA Terry Phelps | |||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Elise Burgin | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | AUS Jenny Byrne | ||||
| AUS Janine Thompson | |||||
| 26 May | French Open | ||||
| Paris, France | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Clay – $1,150,000 – 128S/64D/64X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | ||||
| 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | USA Martina Navratilova | TCH Hana Mandlíková | |||
| TCH Helena Suková | USA Kathy Rinaldi | ||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| FRG Steffi Graf | |||||
| CAN Carling Bassett | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| HUN Andrea Temesvári | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| USA Kathy Jordan | |||||
| USA Ken Flach | |||||
| 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | ||||
| AUS Mark Edmondson |
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun | Edgbaston Cup | ||||
| Birmingham, Great Britain | |||||
| Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D | |||||
| Singles | USA Pam Shriver | ||||
| 6–2, 7–6(7–0) | BUL Manuela Maleeva | URS Larisa Savchenko | |||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | JPN Etsuko Inoue | ||||
| USA Ann Henricksson | |||||
| USA Alycia Moulton | |||||
| USA Molly Van Nostrand | |||||
| USA Elise Burgin | |||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | ||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| 16 Jun | Pilkington Glass Championships | ||||
| Eastbourne, Great Britain | |||||
| Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | TCH Helena Suková | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| JPN Etsuko Inoue | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 23 Jun | Wimbledon Championships | ||||
| London, Great Britain | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Grass – $1,306,690 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | |||||
| FRG Bettina Bunge | |||||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | ||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| USA Kathy Jordan | |||||
| USA Ken Flach | |||||
| 6–3, 7–6(9–7) | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| SUI Heinz Günthardt |
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | Ellesse Grand Prix | ||||
| Perugia, Italy | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | FRA Nathalie Herreman | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | SUI Csilla Bartos-Cserepy | YUG Sabrina Goleš | |||
| ITA Laura Garrone | FRG Isabel Cueto | ||||
| ARG Ivanna Madruga-Osses | |||||
| ITA Lorenza Jachia | |||||
| ARG Bettina Fulco | |||||
| NED Carin Bakkum | |||||
| NED Nicole Muns-Jagerman | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | SUI Csilla Bartos-Cserepy | ||||
| USA Amy Holton | |||||
| 14 Jul | Virginia Slims of Newport | ||||
| Newport, United States | |||||
| Grass – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Pam Shriver | ||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | USA Lori McNeil | USA Cammy Macgregor | |||
| USA Anne White | BRA Cláudia Monteiro | ||||
| USA Wendy White | |||||
| ARG Adriana Villagrán | |||||
| USA Terry Holladay | |||||
| USA Terry Holladay | |||||
| USA Heather Ludloff | |||||
| 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | USA Cammy MacGregor | ||||
| USA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| Elektra Cup | |||||
| Bregenz, Austria | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ||||
| 6–4, 6–0 | ARG Mariana Pérez Roldán | ARG Patricia Tarabini | |||
| DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | FRG Isabel Cueto | ||||
| AUT Barbara Paulus | |||||
| TCH Olga Votavová | |||||
| FRG Gabriela Dinu | |||||
| AUT Petra Huber | |||||
| FRG Petra Keppeler | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | YUG Sabrina Goleš | ||||
| DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | |||||
| 21 Jul | Federation Cup | ||||
| Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||
| Team event | |||||
| Clay | |||||
| 2–1 | |||||
| North Face Open Berkeley | |||||
| Berkeley, United States | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | USA Melissa Gurney | ||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | USA Barbara Gerken | USA Beverly Bowes-Hackney | |||
| USA Elly Hakami | RSA Monica Reinach | ||||
| GBR Monique Javer | |||||
| USA Kris Kinney | |||||
| USA Camille Benjamin | |||||
| USA Beth Herr | |||||
| USA Alycia Moulton | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | USA Amy Holton | ||||
| RSA Elna Reinach | |||||
| 28 Jul | Virginia Slims of San Diego | ||||
| San Diego, United States | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | USA Melissa Gurney | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Stephanie Rehe | USA Kate Gompert | |||
| USA Caroline Kuhlman | USA Kathy Jordan | ||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| RSA Dinky Van Rensburg | |||||
| USA Debbie Spence | |||||
| USA Beth Herr | |||||
| USA Alycia Moulton | |||||
| 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank |
August
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug | Player's Canadian Open | ||||
| Montreal, Canada | |||||
| Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| 6–2, 7–5 | USA Pam Shriver | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||
| USA Zina Garrison | ITA Raffaella Reggi | ||||
| USA Marianne Werdel | |||||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| USA Kathy Jordan | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 | USA Pam Shriver | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 11 Aug | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | ||||
| Manhattan Beach, United States | |||||
| Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | TCH Helena Suková | |||
| USA Pam Shriver | USA Zina Garrison | ||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 18 Aug | United Jersey Bank Classic | ||||
| Mahwah, United States | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 7–5, 6–1 | USA Molly Van Nostrand | GBR Jo Durie | |||
| RSA Monica Reinach | FRA Isabelle Demongeot | ||||
| GBR Sara Gomer | |||||
| TCH Regina Maršíková | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 25 Aug | US Open | ||||
| New York City, United States | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Hard – $1,400,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | TCH Helena Suková | FRG Steffi Graf | |||
| USA Chris Evert-Lloyd | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| USA Bonnie Gadusek | |||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | ||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi | |||||
| ESP Sergio Casal | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| GBR Peter Fleming |
September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep | Pan Pacific Open | ||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | BUL Manuela Maleeva | FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||
| FRG Bettina Bunge | USA Wendy White | ||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| USA Melissa Gurney | |||||
| FRG Bettina Bunge | |||||
| FRG Steffi Graf | |||||
| 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | |||||
| 15 Sep | Eckerd Open | ||||
| Tampa United States | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | USA Zina Garrison | USA Terry Phelps | |||
| USA Michelle Torres | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Marianne Werdel | |||||
| USA Kate Gompert | |||||
| USA Elise Burgin | |||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| 7–5, 6–2 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| USA Kim Sands | |||||
| Athens Trophy | |||||
| Athens, Greece | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Sylvia Hanika | ||||
| 7–5, 6–1 | GRE Angelikí Kanellopoúlou | ITA Laura Garrone | |||
| ARG Mariana Pérez Roldán | FRG Isabel Cueto | ||||
| AUT Judith Polz | |||||
| SUI Lilian Drescher | |||||
| ITA Federica Bonsignori | |||||
| FRG Isabel Cueto | |||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | FRG Silke Meier | ||||
| FRG Wiltrud Probst | |||||
| 22 Sep | Virginia Slims of Tulsa | ||||
| Tulsa, United States | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| 6–0, 6–1 | USA Beth Herr | RSA Dinky Van Rensburg | |||
| USA Mary Lou Piatek | |||||
| USA Tina Mochizuki | |||||
| USA Peanut Louie-Harper | |||||
| USA Wendy White | |||||
| AUS Janine Tremelling | |||||
| USA Camille Benjamin | |||||
| RSA Dinky Van Rensburg | |||||
| 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | URS Svetlana Parkhomenko | ||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| 29 Sep | Virginia Slims of New Orleans | ||||
| New Orleans, United States | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | USA Pam Shriver | USA Zina Garrison | |||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | USA Terry Phelps | ||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| USA Kate Gompert | |||||
| USA Candy Reynolds | |||||
| USA Anne Smith | |||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | URS Svetlana Parkhomenko | ||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| Hewlett-Packard Trophy | |||||
| Hilversum, Netherlands | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| 6–2, 7–5 | FRA Catherine Tanvier | ITA Raffaella Reggi | |||
| FRG Sylvia Hanika | |||||
| FRA Nathalie Herreman | |||||
| SUI Christiane Jolissaint | |||||
| NED Nicole Muns-Jagerman | |||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| USA Kathy Jordan | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | ||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier |
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct | European Indoors | ||||
| Zürich, Switzerland | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | TCH Helena Suková | FRG Eva Pfaff | |||
| USA Lori McNeil | USA Stephanie Rehe | ||||
| USA Grace Kim | |||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| FRG Steffi Graf | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| USA Alycia Moulton | |||||
| Taipei Women's Championships | |||||
| Taipei, Taiwan | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | HKG Patricia Hy | ||||
| 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3 | ARG Adriana Villagrán | USA Barbara Gerken | |||
| FRG Wiltrud Probst | CAN Helen Kelesi | ||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Hu Na | |||||
| AUS Susan Leo | |||||
| USA Lea Antonoplis | |||||
| USA Barbara Gerken | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| AUS Susan Leo | |||||
| 13 Oct | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | ||||
| Filderstadt, West Germany | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | USA Pam Shriver | |||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| USA Ann Henricksson | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | USA Zina Garrison | ||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| Suntory Japan Open | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | CAN Helen Kelesi | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | ARG Bettina Fulco | JPN Masako Yanagi | |||
| USA Beth Herr | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| JPN Etsuko Inoue | |||||
| JPN Kumiko Okamoto | |||||
| BRA Neige Dias | |||||
| USA Susan Mascarin | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 | USA Lea Antonoplis | ||||
| USA Barbara Gerken | |||||
| 20 Oct | Pretty Polly Classic | ||||
| Brighton, Great Britain | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | SWE Catarina Lindqvist | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||
| FRG Bettina Bunge | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| GBR Jo Durie | |||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| FRG Steffi Graf | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | ||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||||
| Singapore Women's Open | |||||
| Singapore | |||||
| Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | ARG Mercedes Paz | HKG Patricia Hy | |||
| AUS Nicole Bradtke | CAN Helen Kelesi | ||||
| SWE Maria Lindström | |||||
| JPN Akiko Kijimuta | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| USA Anna-Maria Fernandez | |||||
| AUS Julie Richardson | |||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | USA Sandy Collins | ||||
| USA Sharon Walsh | |||||
| 27 Oct | Virginia Slims of Indianapolis | ||||
| Indianapolis, United States | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | USA Zina Garrison | ||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | USA Melissa Gurney | USA Barbara Potter | |||
| AUS Dianne Balestrat | USA Wendy Prausa | ||||
| USA Susan Sloane-Lundy | |||||
| USA Ginny Purdy | |||||
| USA Kim Shaefer | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| 4–5, ret. | USA Candy Reynolds | ||||
| USA Anne Smith |
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | Virginia Slims of New England (Nov) | ||||
| Worcester, United States | |||||
| Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/28D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | USA Pam Shriver | |||
| FRG Bettina Bunge | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| USA Alycia Moulton | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–3, 6–1 | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Arkansas | |||||
| Little Rock, United States | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D | USA Kathy Rinaldi | ||||
| 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–0 | URS Natasha Zvereva | FRG Silke Meier | |||
| BRA Neige Dias | |||||
| USA Marianne Werdel | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Minter | |||||
| USA Beth Herr | |||||
| USA Ann Henricksson | |||||
| URS Svetlana Parkhomenko | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 | TCH Iva Budařová | ||||
| USA Beth Herr | |||||
| 10 Nov | Virginia Slims of Chicago | ||||
| Chicago, United States | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 28S/14D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 7–5, 7–5 | TCH Hana Mandlíková | USA Zina Garrison | |||
| USA Pam Shriver | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| Puerto Rico Open | |||||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | ITA Raffaella Reggi | ||||
| 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 | YUG Sabrina Goleš | USA Gigi Fernández | |||
| USA Marianne Werdel | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| FRG Silke Meier | |||||
| USA Camille Benjamin | |||||
| SUI Lilian Drescher | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| 17 Nov | Virginia Slims Championships | ||||
| New York City, United States | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2 | FRG Steffi Graf | USA Pam Shriver | |||
| TCH Helena Suková | FRG Bettina Bunge | ||||
| TCH Hana Mandlíková | |||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková |
Statistical Information
Titles won by player
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
- a singles doubles mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
| Total titles | Player | Grand Slam | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tournaments | Year-end | |||||||||||||||||||
| championships | Regular | |||||||||||||||||||
| tournaments | All titles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Titles won by nation
| Total titles | Country | Grand Slam | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tournaments | Year-end | |||||||||||||||||||
| championships | Regular | |||||||||||||||||||
| tournaments | All titles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Rankings
Below are the 1986 WTA year-end rankings (December 21, 1986) in both singles and doubles competition:
| Singles Year-end Ranking |
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| 1 |
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| 20 |
| Doubles Year-end Ranking |
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| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
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| 20 |
|- |}
References
References
- Granberry, Mike. (February 4, 1986). "Tennis Pro's Plan: Have Baby ''and'' Win: "I'll Feel That I've Done Something Really Big", Kim Shaefer Says". Los Angeles Times.
- Hill, James. (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986". [[Women's Tennis Association.
- Hill, James. (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986". [[Women's Tennis Association.
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