1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November) – Singles
1986 tennis event results
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Four-time defending champion Martina Navratilova successfully defended her title, defeating Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the November edition of the 1986 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her eighth Tour Finals singles title.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November) | |
| Champion |  Martina Navratilova |
| Runner-up |  Steffi Graf |
| Score | 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds
Martina Navratilova (champion)
Steffi Graf (final)
Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)- Helena Suková (semifinals)
- Pam Shriver (semifinals)
- Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)- Kathy Rinaldi (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Catarina Lindqvist
| 3 | 0 | 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bettina Bunge
| 7 | 6 | Bettina Bunge
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kathy Rinaldi
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Hana Mandlíková
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Pam Shriver
| 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Phelps
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Hana Mandlíková
| 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Raffaella Reggi
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Pam Shriver
| 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 78 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
| 6 | 7 | 2 | Steffi Graf
| 66 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zina Garrison
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
| 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Gabriela Sabatini
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Helena Suková
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Helena Suková
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Helena Suková
| 65 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Manuela Maleeva
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Steffi Graf
| 77 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Melissa Gurney
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Manuela Maleeva
| 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lori McNeil
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Steffi Graf
| 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Steffi Graf
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||