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1 Schedule  



1.1  March  





1.2  April  





1.3  May  





1.4  June  





1.5  July  





1.6  August  





1.7  September  





1.8  October  





1.9  November  







2 Statistical Information  



2.1  Titles won by player  





2.2  Titles won by nation  







3 Rankings  





4 See also  





5 References  





6 External links  














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1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the record-extending seventh time in her career. She won nine tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open, as well as the March and the November editions of the Virginia Slims Championships. She also finished runner-up at the third major, the French Open (the Australian Open was not held in 1986).
Details
DurationMarch 24 – November 24, 1986
Edition14th
Tournaments41
CategoriesGrand Slam (3)
WTA Championships
Tour Events (37)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Martina Navratilova (9)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Martina Navratilova (11)
Prize money leaderUnited States Martina Navratilova $1,905,841
Points leaderUnited States Martina Navratilova 280.4807
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Martina Navratilova
Doubles team of the year
  • United States Pam Shriver
  • Most improved
    player of the year
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Newcomer of the yearUnited States Stephanie Rehe

    1985

    1987

    The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series[1] 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.


    Schedule[edit]

    The table below shows the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

    March[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    24 Mar Virginia Slims of Arizona
    Phoenix, United States
    Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Beth Herr
    6–0, 3–6, 7–5
    United States Ann Henricksson West GermanyClaudia Porwik
    United States Peanut Louie
    United States Camille Benjamin
    United States Hu Na
    South Africa Jennifer Mundel
    United States Tina Mochizuki
    United States Susan Mascarin
    United States Betsy Nagelsen
    6–4, 5–7, 6–4
    United StatesAlycia Moulton
    United StatesLinda Gates
    Bridgestone Doubles Championships
    Nashville, United States
    Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D
    Doubles
    United States Barbara Potter
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–4, 6–3
    United States Kathy Jordan
    AustraliaElizabeth Smylie
    Czechoslovakia Mandlíková / Australia Turnbull
    Soviet Union Parkhomenko / Soviet Union Savchenko
    South Africa Fairbank / United States Reynolds
    United States Piatek / United States White
    United States Burgin / United States Walsh
    United States Fernández / United States White
    31 Mar Tournament of Champions
    Marco Island, United States
    Clay – $150,000 – 24S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
    6–2, 6–4
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Australia Janine Tremelling
    United States Bonnie Gadusek
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    Brazil Pat Medrado
    Hungary Andrea Temesvári
    United States Kathy Rinaldi
    United States Martina Navratilova
    Hungary Andrea Temesvári
    7–5, 6–2
    United States Elise Burgin
    United States Kathy Jordan

    April[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    7 Apr Family Circle Cup
    Hilton Head Island, United States
    Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    6–4, 7–5
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Stephanie Rehe
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
    United States Anne White
    6–3, 6–3
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    France Catherine Tanvier
    14 Apr Sunkist WITA Championships
    Amelia Island, United States
    Clay – $275,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch United States Kathy Rinaldi
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    Peru Laura Gildemeister
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
    Greece Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    6–2, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    France Catherine Tanvier
    21 Apr Wild Dunes
    Charleston, United States
    Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Elise Burgin
    6–1, 6–3
    Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen Peru Laura Gildemeister
    France Catherine Tanvier
    Brazil Neige Dias
    United States Susan Mascarin
    United States Debbie Spence
    Switzerland Lilian Drescher
    Italy Sandra Cecchini
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
    4–6, 6–0, 6–3
    Peru Laura Gildemeister
    Czechoslovakia Marcela Skuherská
    27 Apr U.S. Clay Court Championships
    Indianapolis, United States
    Clay – $275,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Argentina Mercedes Paz
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
    United States Terry Phelps
    United States Melissa Gurney
    United States Robin White
    Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    6–2, 6–0
    United States
    Gigi Fernández
    United States Robin White

    May[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    5 May Virginia Slims of Houston
    Houston, United States
    Clay (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
    6–4, 2–6, 6–4
    United States Kathy Rinaldi United States Pam Casale
    United States Laura Gildemeister
    United States Kate Gompert
    United States Wendy White
    United States Zina Garrison
    Australia Wendy Turnbull
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
    Australia Wendy Turnbull
    6–2, 6–4
    United States Elise Burgin
    United States JoAnne Russell
    Barcelona Open
    Barcelona, Spain
    Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    Austria Petra Huber
    7–6(7–4), 6–0
    Italy Laura Garrone Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    Brazil Pat Medrado
    France Nathalie Herreman|Argentina Mercedes Paz
    Sweden Carina Karlsson
    France Isabelle Demongeot
    Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
    France Catherine Tanvier
    6–2, 6–1
    France Nathalie Herreman
    France Corrinne Vanier
    12 May German Open
    West Berlin, West Germany
    Clay – $150,000 – 56S/29D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    6–2, 6–3
    United States Martina Navratilova West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
    United Kingdom Jo Durie
    Austria Petra Huber
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    Hungary Andrea Temesvári
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    7–5, 6–2
    United States Martina Navratilova
    Hungary Andrea Temesvári
    19 May European Open
    Lugano, Switzerland
    Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    Italy Raffaella Reggi
    5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    Greece Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
    Canada Helen Kelesi
    United States Terry Phelps
    United States Mary Joe Fernández
    United States Elise Burgin
    United States Betsy Nagelsen
    6–2, 6–3
    Australia Jenny Byrne
    Australia Janine Thompson
    26 May French Open
    Paris, France
    Grand Slam
    Clay – $1,150,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X
    SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
    2–6, 6–3, 6–3
    United States Martina Navratilova Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    United States Kathy Rinaldi
    United States Mary Joe Fernández
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Canada Carling Bassett
    United States Martina Navratilova
    Hungary Andrea Temesvári
    6–1, 6–2
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    United States Kathy Jordan
    United States Ken Flach
    3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
    South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
    Australia Mark Edmondson

    June[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    9 Jun Edgbaston Cup
    Birmingham, Great Britain
    Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–2, 7–6(7–0)
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko|United States Kathy Rinaldi Japan Etsuko Inoue
    United States Ann Henricksson
    United States Alycia Moulton
    United States Molly Van Nostrand
    United States Elise Burgin
    South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
    6–2, 6–4
    Australia Elizabeth Smylie
    Australia Wendy Turnbull
    16 Jun Pilkington Glass Championships
    Eastbourne, Great Britain
    Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    3–6, 6–3, 6–4
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    United States Robin White
    Japan Etsuko Inoue
    United States Zina Garrison
    Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–2, 6–4
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    23 Jun Wimbledon Championships
    London, Great Britain
    Grand Slam
    Grass – $1,306,690 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X
    SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    7–6(7–1), 6–3
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
    United States Lori McNeil
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–1, 6–3
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
    Australia Wendy Turnbull
    United States Kathy Jordan
    United States Ken Flach
    6–3, 7–6(9–7)
    United States Martina Navratilova
    Switzerland Heinz Günthardt

    July[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    7 Jul Ellesse Grand Prix
    Perugia, Italy
    Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    France Nathalie Herreman
    6–2, 6–4
    Switzerland Csilla Bartos-Cserepy Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
    Italy Laura Garrone
    West Germany Isabel Cueto
    Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses
    Italy Lorenza Jachia
    Argentina Bettina Fulco
    Netherlands Carin Bakkum
    Netherlands Nicole Muns-Jagerman
    6–4, 6–4
    Switzerland Csilla Bartos-Cserepy
    United States Amy Holton
    14 Jul Virginia Slims of Newport
    Newport, United States
    Grass – $150,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–4, 6–2
    United States Lori McNeil United States Cammy Macgregor
    United States Anne White
    Brazil Cláudia Monteiro
    United States Wendy White
    Argentina Adriana Villagrán
    United States Terry Holladay
    United States Terry Holladay
    United States Heather Ludloff
    6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
    United States Cammy MacGregor
    United States Gretchen Magers
    Elektra Cup
    Bregenz, Austria
    Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
    SinglesDoubles
    Italy Sandra Cecchini
    6–4, 6–0
    Argentina Mariana Pérez Roldán Argentina Patricia Tarabini
    Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
    West Germany Isabel Cueto
    Austria Barbara Paulus
    Czechoslovakia Olga Votavová
    West Germany Gabriela Dinu
    Austria Petra Huber
    West Germany Petra Keppeler
    6–2, 6–4
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
    Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
    21 Jul Federation Cup
    Prague, Czechoslovakia
    Team event
    Clay
     United States
    2–1
     Czechoslovakia
     Argentina
     West Germany
     Australia
     Austria
     Bulgaria
     Italy
    North Face Open Berkeley
    Berkeley, United States
    Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Melissa Gurney
    6–1, 6–3
    United States Barbara Gerken United States Beverly Bowes-Hackney
    United States Elly Hakami
    South Africa Monica Reinach
    United Kingdom Monique Javer
    United States Kris Kinney
    United States Camille Benjamin
    United States Beth Herr
    United States Alycia Moulton
    6–1, 6–2
    United States Amy Holton
    South Africa Elna Reinach
    28 Jul Virginia Slims of San Diego
    San Diego, United States
    Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Melissa Gurney
    6–2, 6–4
    United States Stephanie Rehe United States Kate Gompert
    United States Caroline Kuhlman
    United States Kathy Jordan
    United States Betsy Nagelsen
    South Africa Dinky Van Rensburg
    United States Debbie Spence
    United States Beth Herr
    United States Alycia Moulton
    5–7, 6–2, 6–4
    United States Elise Burgin
    South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank

    August[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    4 Aug Player's Canadian Open
    Montreal, Canada
    Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    6–2, 7–5
    United States Pam Shriver South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
    United States Zina Garrison
    Italy Raffaella Reggi
    United States Marianne Werdel
    Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
    United States Kathy Jordan
    United States Zina Garrison
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
    United States Pam Shriver
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    11 Aug Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
    Manhattan Beach, United States
    Hard – $250,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    7–6(7–5), 6–3
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    United States Pam Shriver
    United States Zina Garrison
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–4, 6–3
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    18 Aug United Jersey Bank Classic
    Mahwah, United States
    Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    7–5, 6–1
    United States Molly Van Nostrand United Kingdom Jo Durie
    South Africa Monica Reinach
    France Isabelle Demongeot
    United Kingdom Sara Gomer
    Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    United States Betsy Nagelsen
    Australia Elizabeth Smylie
    7–6(7–4), 6–3
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    25 Aug US Open
    New York City, United States
    Grand Slam
    Hard – $1,400,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X
    SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    6–3, 6–2
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková West Germany Steffi Graf
    United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
    United States Pam Shriver
    United States Bonnie Gadusek
    Australia Wendy Turnbull
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–4, 3–6, 6–3
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
    Australia Wendy Turnbull
    Italy Raffaella Reggi
    Spain Sergio Casal
    6–4, 6–4
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United Kingdom Peter Fleming

    September[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    8 Sep Pan Pacific Open
    Tokyo, Japan
    Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D
    Singles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    6–4, 6–2
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva France Catherine Tanvier
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    United States Wendy White
    Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
    United States Robin White
    United States Melissa Gurney
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
    Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
    15 Sep Eckerd Open
    Tampa United States
    Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Lori McNeil
    2–6, 7–5, 6–2
    United States Zina Garrison United States Terry Phelps
    United States Michelle Torres
    United States Elise Burgin
    United States Mary Joe Fernández
    United States Marianne Werdel
    United States Kate Gompert
    United States Elise Burgin
    South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
    7–5, 6–2
    United States Gigi Fernández
    United States Kim Sands
    Athens Trophy
    Athens, Greece
    Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Sylvia Hanika
    7–5, 6–1
    Greece Angelikí Kanellopoúlou Italy Laura Garrone
    Argentina Mariana Pérez Roldán
    West Germany Isabel Cueto
    Austria Judith Polz
    Switzerland Lilian Drescher
    Italy Federica Bonsignori
    West Germany Isabel Cueto
    Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    4–6, 6–2, 6–4
    West Germany Silke Meier
    West Germany Wiltrud Probst
    22 Sep Virginia Slims of Tulsa
    Tulsa, United States
    Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Lori McNeil
    6–0, 6–1
    United States Beth Herr South Africa Dinky Van Rensburg
    United States Mary Lou Piatek
    United States Tina Mochizuki
    United States Peanut Louie-Harper
    United States Wendy White
    Australia Janine Tremelling
    United States Camille Benjamin
    South Africa Dinky Van Rensburg
    7–6(7–4), 7–5
    Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
    Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
    29 Sep Virginia Slims of New Orleans
    New Orleans, United States
    Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    6–1, 4–6, 6–2
    United States Pam Shriver United States Zina Garrison
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    United States Terry Phelps
    Australia Wendy Turnbull
    Peru Laura Gildemeister
    United States Kate Gompert
    United States Candy Reynolds
    United States Anne Smith
    6–3, 3–6, 6–3
    Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
    Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
    Hewlett-Packard Trophy
    Hilversum, Netherlands
    Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    6–2, 7–5
    France Catherine Tanvier Italy Raffaella Reggi
    West Germany Sylvia Hanika
    France Nathalie Herreman
    Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint
    Netherlands Nicole Muns-Jagerman
    France Nathalie Tauziat
    United States Kathy Jordan
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    6–3, 3–6, 6–4
    Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
    France Catherine Tanvier

    October[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    6 Oct European Indoors
    Zürich, Switzerland
    Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    4–6, 6–2, 6–4
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková West Germany Eva Pfaff
    United States Lori McNeil
    United States Stephanie Rehe
    United States Grace Kim
    Peru Laura Gildemeister
    United States Zina Garrison
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    1–6, 6–4, 6–4
    United States Lori McNeil
    United States Alycia Moulton
    Taipei Women's Championships
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    Hong Kong Patricia Hy
    6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3
    Argentina Adriana Villagrán United States Barbara Gerken
    West Germany Wiltrud Probst
    Canada Helen Kelesi
    United States Gigi Fernández
    United States Hu Na
    Australia Susan Leo
    United States Lea Antonoplis
    United States Barbara Gerken
    6–1, 6–2
    United States Gigi Fernández
    Australia Susan Leo
    13 Oct Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
    Filderstadt, West Germany
    Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    6–2, 6–3
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková United States Pam Shriver
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
    United States Ann Henricksson
    United States Robin White
    United States Zina Garrison
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United States Pam Shriver
    7–6(7–5), 6–4
    United States Zina Garrison
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    Suntory Japan Open
    Tokyo, Japan
    Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    Canada Helen Kelesi
    6–2, 6–2
    Argentina Bettina Fulco Japan Masako Yanagi
    United States Beth Herr
    United States Gigi Fernández
    Japan Etsuko Inoue
    Japan Kumiko Okamoto
    Brazil Neige Dias
    United States Susan Mascarin
    United States Betsy Nagelsen
    7–5, 5–7, 6–3
    United States Lea Antonoplis
    United States Barbara Gerken
    20 Oct Pretty Polly Classic
    Brighton, Great Britain
    Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    6–3, 6–3
    Sweden Catarina Lindqvist South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    United States Robin White
    United Kingdom Jo Durie
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    6–4, 6–4
    Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
    France Catherine Tanvier
    Singapore Women's Open
    Singapore
    Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Gigi Fernández
    6–4, 2–6, 6–4
    Argentina Mercedes Paz Hong Kong Patricia Hy
    Australia Nicole Bradtke
    Canada Helen Kelesi
    Sweden Maria Lindström
    Japan Akiko Kijimuta
    Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
    United States Anna-Maria Fernandez
    Australia Julie Richardson
    6–3, 6–2
    United States Sandy Collins
    United States Sharon Walsh
    27 Oct Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
    Indianapolis, United States
    Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Zina Garrison
    6–3, 6–3
    United States Melissa Gurney United States Barbara Potter
    Australia Dianne Balestrat
    United States Wendy Prausa
    United States Susan Sloane-Lundy
    United States Ginny Purdy
    United States Kim Shaefer
    United States Zina Garrison
    United States Lori McNeil
    4–5, ret.
    United States Candy Reynolds
    United States Anne Smith

    November[edit]

    Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
    3 Nov Virginia Slims of New England
    Worcester, United States
    $250,000 – hard (i) – 32S/28D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    6–2, 6–2
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková United States Pam Shriver
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    United States Alycia Moulton
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    United States Lori McNeil
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United States Pam Shriver
    6–3, 6–1
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    Virginia Slims of Arkansas
    Little Rock, United States
    Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Kathy Rinaldi
    6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–0
    Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva West Germany Silke Meier
    Brazil Neige Dias
    United States Marianne Werdel
    Australia Elizabeth Minter
    United States Beth Herr
    United States Ann Henricksson
    Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
    Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
    6–2, 1–6, 6–1
    Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
    United States Beth Herr
    10 Nov Virginia Slims of Chicago
    Chicago, United States
    Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 28S/14D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    7–5, 7–5
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková United States Zina Garrison
    United States Pam Shriver
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
    United States Kathy Rinaldi
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
    West Germany Steffi Graf
    Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
    Honda Classic
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
    SinglesDoubles
    Italy Raffaella Reggi
    7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš United States Gigi Fernández
    United States Marianne Werdel
    United States Lori McNeil
    West Germany Silke Meier
    United States Camille Benjamin
    Switzerland Lilian Drescher
    United States Lori McNeil
    Argentina Mercedes Paz
    6–2, 3–6, 6–4
    United States Gigi Fernández
    United States Robin White
    17 Nov Virginia Slims Championships
    New York City, United States
    Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D
    SinglesDoubles
    United States Martina Navratilova
    7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2
    West Germany Steffi Graf United States Pam Shriver
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
    West Germany Bettina Bunge
    Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
    United States Martina Navratilova
    United States Pam Shriver
    7–6(7–1), 6–3
    West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
    Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

    Statistical Information[edit]

    Titles won by player[edit]

    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:

    1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
    2. 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);
    3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
    4. 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[edit]

    Total titles Country Grand Slam
    tournaments
    Year-end
    championships
    Regular
    tournaments
    All titles
    Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed

    Rankings[edit]

    Below are the 1986 WTA year-end rankings (December 21, 1986) in both singles and doubles competition:

    Singles Year-end Ranking[2]
    No Player Name Points 1985 Change
    1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 280.4807 1 =
    2  Chris Evert (USA) 231.3610 2 =
    3  Steffi Graf (FRG) 201.5582 6 +3
    4  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 120.2212 3 -1
    5  Pam Shriver (USA) 105.0486 4 -1
    6  Helena Suková (TCH) 105.0105 9 +3
    7  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 77.6406 5 -2
    8  Kathy Rinaldi (USA) 66.3091 11 +3
    9  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 62.3303 12 +3
    10  Manuela Maleeva (BUL) 60.2089 7 -3
    11  Zina Garrison (USA) 56.2920 8 -3
    12  Bettina Bunge (FRG) 46.8175 23 +11
    13  Bonnie Gadusek (USA) 42.1743 10 -3
    14  Lori McNeil (USA) 39.9400 93 +79
    15  Kathy Jordan (USA) 37.6000 19 +4
    16  Robin White (USA) 37.4706 32 +16
    17  Catarina Lindqvist (SWE) 33.5397 13 -4
    18  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 32.5311 14 -4
    19  Stephanie Rehe (USA) 32.1875 18 -1
    20  Carling Bassett (CAN) 30.2805 15 -5
    Doubles Year-end Ranking[3]
    No Player Name Points 1985 Change
    1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 535.5814 2 +1
    2  Pam Shriver (USA) 517.8715 1 -1
    3  Helena Suková (TCH) 314.8571 3 =
    4  Steffi Graf (FRG) 285.5536 50 +46
    5  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 284.1027 4 -1
    6  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 265.3746 8 +2
    7  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 235.0833 6 -1
    8  Elizabeth Smylie (AUS) 224.3523 7 -1
    9  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 221.9874 54 +45
    10  Kathy Jordan (USA) 166.6954 5 -5
    11  Elise Burgin (USA) 163.4288 16 +5
    12  Rosalyn Fairbank (RSA) 133.8172 15 +3
    13  Andrea Temesvári (HUN) 137.8000 13 =
    14  Chris Evert (USA) 135.4000 11 -3
    15  Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 163.0163 24 +9
    16  Catherine Tanvier (FRA) 122.1875 37 +21
    17  Gigi Fernández (USA) 117.7792 10 -7
    18  Zina Garrison (USA) 115.6818 44 +26
    19  Bettina Bunge (FRG) 114.4018 23 +4
    20  Anne White (USA) 113.3373 22 +2

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 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. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  • ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  • ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
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