1986 US Open – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1986 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and 15th major singles title overall. Navratilova became the first woman in the Open Era to win a major after saving match points en route, saving three against Steffi Graf in the semifinals.

Women's singles
1986 US Open
ChampionUnited States Martina Navratilova
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Helena Suková
Score6–3, 6–2

Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Wendy Turnbull.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (champion)
  2. United States Chris Evert (semifinalist)
  3. West Germany Steffi Graf (semifinalist)
  4. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (fourth round)
  5. United States Pam Shriver (quarterfinalist)
  6. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (fourth round)
  7. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (finalist)
  8. United States Bonnie Gadusek (quarterfinalist)
  9. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinalist)
  10. United States Kathy Rinaldi (first round)
  11. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
  12. United States Zina Garrison (fourth round)
  13. United States Stephanie Rehe (fourth round)
  14. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round)
  15. United States Kathy Jordan (fourth round)
  16. Canada Carling Bassett (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
5 United States Pam Shriver 2 4
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 63 710
3 West Germany Steffi Graf 1 77 68
3 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
8 United States Bonnie Gadusek 3 1
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
7 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 3 2
7 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6 6
Australia Wendy Turnbull 4 0
7 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6 6
2 United States Chris Evert 2 4
9 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 2 2
2 United States Chris Evert 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Navratilova 6 6
Czechoslovakia Holíková 4 2 1 United States Navratilova 6 7
United States Nagelsen 6 77 United States Nagelsen 2 5
Austria Huber 4 63 1 United States Navratilova 6 6
United States Horvath 6 6 United States Horvath 4 2
United States Sloane 3 2 United States Horvath 7 6
United States Fendick 6 78 United States Fendick 5 4
United States Thompson 3 66 1 United States Navratilova 6 6
Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 7 11 Argentina Sabatini 4 2
Q Australia Leo 3 5 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
Australia Byrne 6 6 Australia Byrne 1 2
WC United States Kinney 3 1 Bulgaria K Maleeva 5 2
United States Casale 6 3 77 11 Argentina Sabatini 7 6
United Kingdom Hobbs 3 6 64 United States Casale 0 3
11 Argentina Sabatini 6 6 11 Argentina Sabatini 6 6
France Tauziat 3 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 United States Jordan 6 3 6
Q United States Sands 3 6 3 15 United States Jordan 6 6
United States Werdel 6 6 United States Werdel 0 3
Italy Cecchini 4 3 15 United States Jordan 6 6
United States Rush 6 Australia Minter 1 3
United States Henricksson 1 United States Rush 4 4
Australia Minter 6 77 Australia Minter 6 6
Q United States Eldredge 3 63 15 United States Jordan 4 4
United States Van Nostrand 4 77 6 5 United States Shriver 6 6
United States Kim 6 65 4 United States Van Nostrand 2 6 67
United States Burgin 4 6 6 United States Burgin 6 2 79
Q United States Hansel 6 3 4 United States Burgin 4 7 2
Switzerland Bartos-Cserepy 6 77 5 United States Shriver 6 5 6
West Germany Betzner 1 65 Switzerland Bartos-Cserepy 60 0
5 United States Shriver 6 6 5 United States Shriver 77 6
United States Holladay 1 0

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 West Germany Graf 6 6
United States Mascarin 0 1 3 West Germany Graf 6 6
Hungary Temesvári 6 6 Hungary Temesvári 1 0
United States White 3 2 3 West Germany Graf 6 1
United States Bowes 6 77 United States Bowes 1 0 r
United States Smith 2 64 United States Bowes 6 0 6
France Paradis 65 6 6 France Paradis 4 6 4
Argentina Villagrán 77 3 1 3 West Germany Graf 6 3 6
United States Phelps 6 6 Italy Reggi 1 6 0
WC United States Sodupe 4 4 United States Phelps 4 1
Italy Reggi 6 6 Italy Reggi 6 6
South Africa Vermaak 1 1 Italy Reggi 6 6
United States Kuhlman 6 77 United States Torres 3 2
Q United States Barg 3 63 United States Kuhlman 2 65
United States Torres 6 6 United States Torres 6 77
10 United States Rinaldi 1 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 United States Rehe 6 6
WC United States Walsh-Pete 0 3 13 United States Rehe 6 4 77
United States Macgregor 77 6 United States Macgregor 3 6 64
West Germany Cueto 65 2 13 United States Rehe 6 6
United States Louie-Harper 7 2 7 United Kingdom Croft 2 3
Brazil Dias 5 6 5 United States Louie-Harper 0 64
United Kingdom Croft 4 6 7 United Kingdom Croft 6 77
France Demongeot 6 0 5 13 United States Rehe 66 6 2
Canada Kelesi 77 6 8 United States Gadusek 78 4 6
WC United States Whitlinger 65 4 Canada Kelesi 6 7
West Germany Bunge 7 6 West Germany Bunge 1 5
United States Gompert 5 4 Canada Kelesi 77 2 2
Australia Smylie 64 7 77 8 United States Gadusek 64 6 6
United States McNeil 77 5 64 Australia Smylie 3 4
8 United States Gadusek 7 6 8 United States Gadusek 6 6
Q New Zealand Richardson 5 2

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Czechoslovakia Suková 6 6
Switzerland Drescher 3 2 7 Czechoslovakia Suková 7 7
United Kingdom Gomer 6 6 United Kingdom Gomer 5 5
Greece Kanellopoulou 3 4 7 Czechoslovakia Suková 6 6
United States Herr 6 6 United States Bonder 2 0
WC United States Smith 0 1 United States Herr 3 3
United States Bonder 6 6 United States Bonder 6 6
Japan Inoue 2 4 7 Czechoslovakia Suková 6 2 6
United States Gurney 6 6 12 United States Garrison 4 6 4
LL United States Antonoplis 3 0 United States Gurney 3 6 77
South Africa Fairbank 6 2 6 South Africa Fairbank 6 3 63
United States Nelson-Dunbar 4 6 2 United States Gurney 3 2
West Germany Pfaff 6 6 12 United States Garrison 6 6
LL Argentina Pérez Roldán 1 1 West Germany Pfaff 77 1 4
12 United States Garrison 6 6 12 United States Garrison 65 6 6
WC United States Russell 3 3

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Moulton 6 4 6
16 Canada Bassett 4 6 0 United States Moulton 2 0
Australia Turnbull 4 6 6 Australia Turnbull 6 6
South Africa Van Rensburg 6 4 1 Australia Turnbull 3 77 6
United States White 2 6 6 Q United States Arendt 6 61 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goleš 6 4 4 United States White 5 6 1
Q United States Arendt 7 2 6 Q United States Arendt 7 4 6
Australia Minter 5 6 2 Australia Turnbull 6 1 6
South Africa Reinach 6 6 4 Czechoslovakia Mandlíková 4 6 3
United States Shaefer 3 4 South Africa Reinach 6 6
Sweden Karlsson 77 6 Sweden Karlsson 3 1
Japan Yanagi 64 2 South Africa Reinach 4 2
Czechoslovakia Budařová 6 6 4 Czechoslovakia Mandlíková 6 6
WC United States A-M Fernandez 2 3 Czechoslovakia Budařová 2 3
4 Czechoslovakia Mandlíková 6 6 4 Czechoslovakia Mandlíková 6 6
France Calleja 2 2

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 West Germany Kohde-Kilsch 77 6
Switzerland Jolissaint 61 2 6 West Germany Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
France Tanvier 6 6 France Tanvier 1 0
West Germany Porwik 0 3 6 West Germany Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
United States Na 6 6 United Kingdom Durie 2 3
France Herreman 4 2 United States Na 1 6 4
United Kingdom Durie 6 4 7 United Kingdom Durie 6 1 6
Argentina Paz 4 6 5 6 West Germany Kohde-Kilsch 2 6 61
Q United States Hakami 6 4 6 9 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 2 77
Brazil Medrado 4 6 2 Q United States Hakami 4 4
United States Benjamin 6 3 6 United States Benjamin 6 6
United States Piatek 4 6 3 United States Benjamin 63 3
Peru Gildemeister 2 6 6 9 Bulgaria M Maleeva 77 6
France Suire 6 4 2 Peru Gildemeister 3 1
9 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6 9 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
WC United States Reynolds 2 4

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Sweden Lindqvist 6 6
United States Spence 1 2 14 Sweden Lindqvist 6 6
Australia Dingwall 78 710 Australia Dingwall 2 3
United States G Fernández 66 68 14 Sweden Lindqvist 3 6 6
Denmark Scheuer-Larsen 6 6 Denmark Scheuer-Larsen 6 2 0
Brazil Monteiro 2 4 Denmark Scheuer-Larsen 6 6
United States Mochizuki 6 77 United States Mochizuki 1 3
United States Mundel 3 64 14 Sweden Lindqvist 2 6 2
West Germany Hanika 77 6 2 United States Evert 6 2 6
United States White 61 2 West Germany Hanika 2 2
United States MJ Fernández 3 6 6 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
Italy Garrone 6 1 3 United States M J Fernández 4 2
Czechoslovakia Maršíková 0 6 6 2 United States Evert 6 6
Switzerland Krapl 6 3 4 Czechoslovakia Maršíková 0 0
2 United States Evert 6 6 2 United States Evert 6 6
United States Gerken 2 1
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