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1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November) – Singles

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Singles
1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November)
Final
ChampionUnited States Martina Navratilova
Runner-upWest Germany Steffi Graf
Score7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

Seeds

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  1. United States Martina Navratilova (champion)
  2. West Germany Steffi Graf (final)
  3. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
  4. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (semifinals)
  5. United States Pam Shriver (semifinals)
  6. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
  7. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Kathy Rinaldi (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist 3 0 1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
  West Germany Bettina Bunge 7 6 West Germany Bettina Bunge 2 4
8 United States Kathy Rinaldi 5 4 1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 4 6
3 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6 6 5 United States Pam Shriver 2 6 4
United States Terry Phelps 2 4 3 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6 5 1
  Italy Raffaella Reggi 3 1 5 United States Pam Shriver 4 7 6
5 United States Pam Shriver 6 6 1 United States Martina Navratilova 78 6 6
6 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 7 2 West Germany Steffi Graf 66 3 2
United States Zina Garrison 3 5 6 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 3 65
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 4 4 4 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6 77
4 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6 6 4 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 65 6 1
7 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 6 6 2 West Germany Steffi Graf 77 3 6
United States Melissa Gurney 4 1 7 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 6 3 5
United States Lori McNeil 5 6 2 2 West Germany Steffi Graf 3 6 7
2 West Germany Steffi Graf 7 4 6

See also

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References

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