1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles

Tim Mayotte was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Men's singles
1986 Lipton International Players Championships
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Mats Wilander
Score	3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4

Ivan Lendl won in the final 3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4 against Mats Wilander.

Seeds

1. Ivan Lendl (champion)
2. Mats Wilander (final)
3. Jimmy Connors (semifinals, defaulted)
4. Boris Becker (third round)
5. Stefan Edberg (semifinals, retired)
6. Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
7. Anders Järryd (first round)
8. Tim Mayotte (withdrew)
9. Kevin Curren (second round)
10. Joakim Nyström (quarterfinals)
11. Johan Kriek (first round)
12. Paul Annacone (first round)
13. Brad Gilbert (third round)
14. Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
15. Andrés Gómez (fourth round)
16. Scott Davis (first round)
17. Jimmy Arias (fourth round)
18. n/a
19. Thierry Tulasne (fourth round)
20. David Pate (fourth round)
21. Jan Gunnarsson (fourth round)
22. Matt Anger (third round)
23. Jakob Hlasek (first round)
24. Aaron Krickstein (third round)
25. Peter Lundgren (third round)
26. Andreas Maurer (first round)
27. Heinz Günthardt (first round)
28. Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
29. Libor Pimek (second round)
30. Sergio Casal (second round)
31. Mike Leach (third round)
32. Greg Holmes (third round)

Main draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	6	6
	10	Joakim Nyström	1	1	4
										1	Ivan Lendl	1	6	6	2	5
										WC/3	Jimmy Connors	6	1	2	6	2d
	WC/3	Jimmy Connors	5	6	7	6
	6	Yannick Noah	7	4	6	4
																			1	Ivan Lendl	3	6	7	6
																			2	Mats Wilander	6	1	6	4
	5	Stefan Edberg	6	6	6
		Milan Šrejber	1	0	2
										5	Stefan Edberg	4	0r
										2	Mats Wilander	6	1
		Guy Forget	7	4	4	3
	2	Mats Wilander	5	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	I Lendl	6	3	7
		J Sadri	2	6	6			1	I Lendl	6	6
	Q	D Cassidy	3	1				Q	C van Rensburg	4	1
	Q	C van Rensburg	6	6											1	I Lendl	6	7
	Q	C Campbell	4	2											32	G Holmes	4	6
		B Green	6	6					B Green	3	4
		H de la Peña	6	4				32	G Holmes	6	6
	32	G Holmes	7	6																		1	I Lendl	6	7
	17	J Arias	6	6																		17	J Arias	1	5
		C Kirmayr	2	2				17	J Arias	6	6
		J Brown	6	6					J Brown	0	2
		H Schwaier	4	4											17	J Arias	6	6
	LL	S Bonneau	7	4	2											G Layendecker	3	4
		G Layendecker	5	6	6				G Layendecker	7	1	6
		W Popp	6	3	7				W Popp	5	6	3
	16	S Davis	3	6	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	J Nyström	6	6
		Tom Gullikson	3	1				10	J Nyström	6	6
		L Lavalle	6	3					V Van Patten	2	0
		V Van Patten	7	6											10	J Nyström	6	6
		J Canter	4	6	7										24	A Krickstein	2	1
		A Mansdorf	6	3	5				J Canter	1	0
		G Prpić	0r					24	A Krickstein	6	6
	24	A Krickstein	4																			10	J Nyström	6	6
	25	P Lundgren	6	6																			P Arraya	2	4
		J Bates	3	0				25	P Lundgren	6	6
		C Motta	6	6					C Motta	2	2
		C Mezzadri	3	4											25	P Lundgren	3	6
		P Arraya	6	6												P Arraya	6	7
		M Flur	3	2					P Arraya	6	6	6
		L Shiras	7	2	4			LL	C B Cox	4	7	4
	LL	C B Cox	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	WC/3	J Connors	6	6
	Q	S Denton	2	4				WC/3	J Connors	6	6	7
		M Vajda	6	1					C Panatta	7	3	6
		C Panatta	7	6											WC/3	J Connors	4	6	6
		M Dickson	6	6												M Dickson	6	3	2
	Q	J Sorbo	2	3					M Dickson	6	6
		K Flach	4	4				30	S Casal	2	1
	30	S Casal	6	6																		WC/3	J Connors	6	5	7
	19	T Tulasne	7	4	6																	19	T Tulasne	1	7	6
		S Giammalva, Jr.	5	6	3			19	T Tulasne	7	6
	Q	J Lapidus	3	4					J Lloyd	5	3
		J Lloyd	6	6											19	T Tulasne	7	6
		S Perkiss	6	4	6										13	B Gilbert	5	2
		R Agénor	3	6	7				R Agénor	2	5
		D Pérez	3	3				13	B Gilbert	6	7
	13	B Gilbert	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	J Kriek	6	6	5
		M Schapers	7	4	7				M Schapers	6	7
	Q	B Scanlon	6	6				Q	B Scanlon	4	5
		B Orešar	4	3												M Schapers	2	3
		M De Palmer	4	4											21	J Gunnarsson	6	6
	Q	J Gurfein	6	6				Q	J Gurfein	1	4
		R Saad	5	3				21	J Gunnarsson	6	6
	21	J Gunnarsson	7	6																		21	J Gunnarsson	1	6
	28	S Živojinović	2	4																		6	Y Noah	6	7
		M Purcell	6	6					M Purcell	4	3
		T Wilkison	6	6					T Wilkison	6	6
		B Moir	3	3												T Wilkison	4	6	3
		H Solomon	6	6											6	Y Noah	6	1	6
		R Simpson	4	4					H Solomon	6	0	1
	WC	J Berger	6	1	3			6	Y Noah	4	6	6
	6	Y Noah	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	S Edberg	7	6
		S Eriksson	6	4				5	S Edberg	6	6
		K Evernden	3	6	6			LL	M Doyle	3	4
	LL	M Doyle	6	3	7										5	S Edberg	6	6
	Q	M Ostoja	6	4												D Keretić	1	1
		D Keretić	7	6					D Keretić	6	6
	WC	Tim Gullikson	7	7				WC	Tim Gullikson	1	2
	27	H Günthardt	6	6																		5	S Edberg	6	6
	21	M Anger	7	6																			M Davis	2	3
		F Maciel	6	1				21	M Anger	6	6
		L Stefanki	2	1					J Fitzgerald	2	4
		J Fitzgerald	6	6											21	M Anger	2	4
		T Muster	6	3	6											M Davis	6	6
		M Davis	2	6	7				M Davis	6	5	6
		R Acuña	6	4	7				R Acuña	3	7	2
	12	P Annacone	3	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	T Šmíd	6	6
		J López-Maeso	1	4				14	T Šmíd	6	6	6
	WC	F Cancellotti	6	6	6			WC	F Cancellotti	2	7	3
	Q	K Moir	7	4	4										14	T Šmíd	1	1
	Q	T Warneke	7	6											20	D Pate	6	6
		F González	6	3				Q	T Warneke	3	5
		T Moor	1	3				20	D Pate	6	7
	20	D Pate	6	6																		20	D Pate	6	6	4
	29	L Pimek	4	7	6																		M Šrejber	3	7	6
		P Fleming	6	5	3			29	L Pimek	4	4
		M Šrejber	6	6					M Šrejber	6	6
		M Westphal	4	4												M Šrejber	7	6
		P Složil	6	6											4	B Becker	6	3
		T Benhabiles	3	3					P Složil	4	4
	Q	T Nijssen	3	5				4	B Becker	6	6
	4	B Becker	6	7

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	A Järryd	4	6
		J Svensson	6	7					J Svensson	6	6
		B Testerman	6	3				Q	M Robertson	7	7
	Q	M Robertson	7	6											Q	M Robertson	6	7
		J Soares	6	6												C Steyn	3	6
	Q	S Glickstein	1	4					J Soares	4	4
		C Steyn	7	6					C Steyn	6	6
	26	A Maurer	6	4																		Q	M Robertson	3	4
	23	J Hlasek	6	6	3																		G Forget	6	6
		J Yzaga	7	2	6				J Yzaga	2	6
		G Forget	6	6					G Forget	6	7
	Q	D Wheaton	3	4												G Forget	6	6	7
		F Segărceanu	6	4	2											E Edwards	7	4	6
		E Edwards	1	6	6				E Edwards	6	6
		M Wostenholme	4	2				9	K Curren	4	2
	9	K Curren	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	A Gómez	6	6	6
		E Sánchez	7	3	4			15	A Gómez	6	6
		R Osterthun	6	6	6				L Duncan	4	4
		L Duncan	7	3	7										15	A Gómez	6	6
	WC	D Visser	6	6											WC	D Visser	3	3
	Q	R Brown	3	4				WC	D Visser	6	7
		N Aerts	6	6					N Aerts	4	6
	LL	R Nixon	2	2																		15	A Gómez	5	4
	31	M Leach	7	6																		2	M Wilander	7	6
		J Góes	6	4				31	M Leach	6	6
		G Michibata	6	6					G Michibata	1	3
	WC	J Avendaño	3	3											31	M Leach	1	2
		B Dyke	6	2	6										2	M Wilander	6	6
	LL	M Bauer	1	6	4				B Dyke	4	2
		R Krishnan	1	3				2	M Wilander	6	6
	2	M Wilander	6	6

References

• 1986 Lipton International Players Championships Draw^{[permanent dead link]}