1986 Family Circle Cup

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1986 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 7–13
Edition14th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd / United States Anne White
← 1985 · Family Circle Cup · 1987 →

The 1986 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and ran from April 7 through April 13, 1986. Third-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, the first WTA singles title of her career.[1]

Finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 7-5

  • It was Graf's 1st singles title of her career.

Doubles[edit]

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd / United States Anne White defeated West Germany Steffi Graf / France Catherine Tanvier 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Evert's 1st doubles title of the year and the 31st of her career. It was White's 1st doubles title of the year and the 5th of her career.

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 186. ISBN 9780002182522.

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