1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Four-time defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková in the final, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her seventh Wimbledon singles title and 14th major singles title overall. For the third time in her career, Navratilova did not lose a set during the tournament. Mandlíková was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.

Women's singles
1986 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Hana Mandlíková
Score	7–6(7–1), 6–3
Draw	128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships

This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Jana Novotná. She was defeated by Susan Mascarin in the first round.

Seeds

01.   Martina Navratilova (champion)

02.   Chris Evert Lloyd (semifinals)

03.   Hana Mandlíková (final)

04.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)

05.   Pam Shriver (first round)

06.   Kathy Rinaldi (first round)

07.   Helena Suková (quarterfinals)

08.   Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)

09.   Zina Garrison (second round)

10.   Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)

11.   Carling Bassett (fourth round)

12.   Stephanie Rehe (first round)

13.   Barbara Potter (withdrew)

14.   Wendy Turnbull (first round)

15.   Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)

16.   Kathy Jordan (fourth round)

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

Main article: 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

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	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