1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March) – Singles
1986 tennis event results
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Three-time defending champion Martina Navratilova successfully defended her title, defeating Hana Mandlíková in the final, 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the March edition of the 1986 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her seventh Tour Finals singles title.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March) | |
| Champion |  Martina Navratilova |
| Runner-up |  Hana Mandlíková |
| Score | 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds
Martina Navratilova (champion)- Chris Evert (semifinals)
Steffi Graf (semifinals)- Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
Hana Mandlíková (final)- Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
- Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
Manuela Maleeva (first round)
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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Phelps
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bonnie Gadusek
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Bonnie Gadusek
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Manuela Maleeva
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Steffi Graf
| 6 | 65 | 6 | 3 | Steffi Graf
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gabriela Sabatini
| 0 | 77 | 2 | 3 | Steffi Graf
| 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Carling Bassett
| 3 | 0 | 6 | Pam Shriver
| 6 | 65 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hana Mandlíková
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Hana Mandlíková
| 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zina Garrison
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Hana Mandlíková
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Wendy Turnbull
| 63 | 2 | 4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
| 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
| 77 | 6 | 5 | Hana Mandlíková
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Helena Suková
| 66 | 6 | 77 | 2 | Chris Evert
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathy Rinaldi
| 78 | 3 | 65 | 7 | Helena Suková
| 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Potter
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Chris Evert
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chris Evert
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||