1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Martina Navratilova in 2011. She won the most tournaments that year in this series.
Details
Duration	March 24, 1986 – November 24, 1986
Edition	16th
Tournaments	41
Categories	Grand Slam (3) WTA Championships Tour Events (37)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Martina Navratilova (9)
Most tournament finals	Martina Navratilova (11)
Prize money leader	Martina Navratilova $1,905,841
Points leader	Martina Navratilova 280.4807
Awards
Player of the year	Martina Navratilova
Doubles Team of the year	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Most improved player of the year	Steffi Graf
Newcomer of the year	Stephanie Rehe
← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 24, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after 41 events. The season was abbreviated in order to return the tour to a calendar year basis.

The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking. No Australian Open was held during 1986 due to the tournament start date being moved from November to January.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
24 Mar	Phoenix Open Phoenix, Arizona, United States $75,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Beth Herr 6–2, 7–5	Ann Henricksson	Peanut Louie Claudia Porwik	Camille Benjamin Hu Na Jennifer Mundel Tina Mochizuki
		Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Linda Gates Alycia Moulton
	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Nashville, USA $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–3	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	Mandlíková / Turnbull Parkhomenko / Savchenko	Fairbank / Reynolds Piatek / White Burgin / Walsh Fernández / White
31 Mar	Tournament of Champions Marco Island, Florida, United States $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Bonnie Gadusek Janine Tremelling	Kathy Rinaldi Andrea Temesvári Pat Medrado Gabriela Sabatini
		Martina Navratilova Andrea Temesvári 7–5, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Elise Burgin

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Family Circle Cup Charleston, South Carolina, United States $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Stephanie Rehe Hana Mandlíková	Helena Suková Sabrina Goleš Manuela Maleeva Gabriela Sabatini
		Chris Evert-Lloyd Anne White 6–3, 6–3	Steffi Graf Catherine Tanvier
14 Apr	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, Florida, United States $275,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 5–7, 7–6	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Kathy Rinaldi Gabriela Sabatini	Laura Gildemeister Helena Suková Manuela Maleeva Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–2, 5–7, 7–6	Gabriela Sabatini Catherine Tanvier
21 Apr	Wild Dunes Charleston, South Carolina, United States $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Elise Burgin 6–1, 6–3	Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier	Neige Dias Susan Mascarin Debbie Spence Carolin Drescher
		Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš 4–6, 6–0, 6–3	Laura Gildemeister Marcela Skuherská
27 Apr	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, United States $200,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 2–6, 7–6, 6–4	Gabriela Sabatini	Mercedes Paz Manuela Maleeva	Terry Phelps Melissa Gurney Robin White Regina Maršíková
		Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–0	Gigi Fernández Robin White

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States $150,000 – Clay (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Kathy Rinaldi	Laura Gildemeister Pam Casale	Kate Gompert Wendy White Zina Garrison Wendy Turnbull
		Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 7–6	Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi
	Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Petra Huber 7–6, 6–0	Laura Garrone	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Pat Medrado	Nathalie Herreman Mercedes Paz Carina Karlsson Isabelle Demongeot
		Iva Budařová Catherine Tanvier 6–2, 6–1	Nathalie Herreman Corrinne Vanier
12 May	German Open Berlin, Germany $150,000 – Clay – 56S/29D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková	Jo Durie Petra Huber Bettina Bunge Andrea Temesvári
		Steffi Graf Helena Suková 7–5, 6–2	Martina Navratilova Andrea Temesvári
19 May	Swiss Open Lugano, Switzerland $100,000 – Clay – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Raffaella Reggi 5–7, 6–3, 7–6	Manuela Maleeva	Sabrina Goleš Bettina Bunge	Angelikí Kanellopoúlou Helen Kelesi Terry Phelps Mary Joe Fernández
		Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 6–3	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson
26 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $1,150,000 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	Chris Evert-Lloyd 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková	Kathy Rinaldi Mary Joe Fernández Steffi Graf Carling Bassett
		Martina Navratilova Andrea Temesvári 6–1, 6–2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
		Kathy Jordan Ken Flach 3–6, 7–6, 6–3	Leslie Allen Mark Edmondson

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom $125,000 – Grass – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–2, 7–6	Manuela Maleeva	Larisa Savchenko Kathy Rinaldi	Etsuko Inoue Ann Henricksson Alycia Moulton Molly Van Nostrand
		Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 6–2, 6–4	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull
16 Jun	BMW Championships Eastbourne, United Kingdom $200,000 – Grass – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Helena Suková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Robin White	Etsuko Inoue Zina Garrison Larisa Savchenko Gabriela Sabatini
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
23 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam $1,306,690 – Grass – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková	Gabriela Sabatini Chris Evert-Lloyd	Bettina Bunge Catarina Lindqvist Lori McNeil Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
		Kathy Jordan Ken Flach 6–3, 7–6	Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Ellesse Grand Prix Perugia, Italy $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Herreman 6–2, 6–4	Csilla Bartos-Cserepy	Sabrina Goleš Laura Garrone	Isabel Cueto Ivanna Madruga-Osses Lorenza Jachia Bettina Fulco
		Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman 6–4, 6–4	Csilla Bartos-Cserepy Amy Holton
14 Jul	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, Rhode Island, United States $150,000 – Grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–2	Lori McNeil	Cammy Macgregor Anne White	Cláudia Monteiro Wendy White Adriana Villagrán Terry Holladay
		Terry Holladay Heather Ludloff 6–1, 6–7, 6–3	Cammy MacGregor Gretchen Magers
	Elektra Cup Bregenz, Austria $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sandra Cecchini 6–4, 6–0	Mariana Perez-Rolden	Patricia Tarabini Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Isabel Cueto Barbara Paulus Olga Votávová Gabriela Dinu
		Petra Huber Petra Keppeler 6–2, 6–4	Sabrina Goleš Tine Scheuer-Larsen
21 Jul	Federation Cup Zürich, Switzerland Team event Clay	United States 2–1	Czechoslovakia	Argentina  Germany	Australia  Austria  Bulgaria  Italy
	North Face Open Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Melissa Gurney 6–1, 6–3	Barbara Gerken	Beverly Bowes-Hackney Elly Hakami	Monica Reinach Monique Javer Kristin Kinney Camille Benjamin
		Beth Herr Alycia Moulton 6–1, 6–2	Amy Holton Monica Reinach
28 Jul	Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego, California, United States $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Melissa Gurney 6–2, 6–4	Stephanie Rehe	Kate Gompert Caroline Kuhlman	Kathy Jordan Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg Debbie Spence
		Beth Herr Alycia Moulton 5–7, 6–2, 6–4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	Player's Canadian Open Montreal, Quebec, Canada $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Helena Suková 6–2, 7–5	Pam Shriver	Rosalyn Fairbank Zina Garrison	Raffaella Reggi Marianne Werdel Catarina Lindqvist Kathy Jordan
		Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini 7–6, 5–7, 6–4	Pam Shriver Helena Suková
11 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States $250,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6–3	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Helena Suková Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Gabriela Sabatini Manuela Maleeva
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
18 Aug	Virginia Slims of New Jersey Mahwah, New Jersey, United States $150,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–1	Molly Van Nostrand	Jo Durie Monica Reinach	Isabelle Demongeot Sara Gomer Regina Maršíková Helena Suková
		Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie 7–6, 6–3	Steffi Graf Helena Suková
25 Aug	US Open Flushing Meadows, New York, United States Grand Slam $1,400,000 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Helena Suková	Steffi Graf Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver Bonnie Gadusek Wendy Turnbull Manuela Maleeva
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
		Raffaella Reggi Sergio Casal 6–4, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Peter Fleming

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep	Queens Grand Prix Tokyo, Japan $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D Singles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva	Catherine Tanvier Bettina Bunge	Wendy White Katerina Maleeva Robin White Melissa Gurney
		Bettina Bunge Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–7, 6–2	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva
15 Sep	Florida Federal Open Tampa, Florida United States $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Lori McNeil 6–1, 7–6	Zina Garrison	Terry Phelps Michelle Torres	Elise Burgin Mary Joe Fernández Marianne Werdel Kate Gompert
		Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 7–5, 6–2	Gigi Fernández Kim Sands
	Athens Open Athens, Greece $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sylvia Hanika 7–5, 6–1	Angelikí Kanellopoúlou	Laura Garrone Mariana Perez-Rolden	Isabel Cueto Julia Polz Carolin Drescher Federica Bonsignori
		Isabel Cueto Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Anne-Karin Olsson Lisa O'Neil
22 Sep	Virginia Slims of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Lori McNeil 6–0, 6–1	Beth Herr	Dinky Van Rensburg Mary-Lou Piatek	Tina Mochizuki Peanut Louie-Harper Wendy White Janine Tremelling
		Camille Benjamin Dinky Van Rensburg 7-6(4) 7-5	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko
29 Sep	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini	Terry Phelps Wendy Turnbull Laura Gildemeister Kate Gompert
		Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith
	Hewlett-Packard Trophy Hilversum, Netherlands $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Helena Suková 6–2, 7–5	Catherine Tanvier	Raffaella Reggi Sylvia Hanika	Nathalie Herreman Christiane Jolissaint Nicole Muns-Jagerman Nathalie Tauziat
		Kathy Jordan Helena Suková 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	Helena Suková	Eva Pfaff Lori McNeil	Stephanie Rehe Grace Kim Laura Gildemeister Zina Garrison
		Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva
	Taipei Women's Championship Taipei, Taiwan $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Patricia Hy 6–7, 6–2, 6–3	Adriana Villagrán	Barbara Gerken Wiltrud Probst	Helen Kelesi Gigi Fernández Hu Na Susan Leo
		Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken 6-1 6-2	Gigi Fernández Susan Leo
13 Oct	Porsche Classic Stuttgart, West Germany $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková	Pam Shriver Gabriela Sabatini	Catarina Lindqvist Ann Henricksson Robin White Zina Garrison
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3	Bettina Bunge Catarina Lindqvist
	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Helen Kelesi 6–2, 6–2	Bettina Fulco	Masako Yanagi Beth Herr	Gigi Fernández Etsuko Inoue Kumiko Okamoto Neige Dias
		Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen 7–5, 5–7, 6–3	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken
20 Oct	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–3	Catarina Lindqvist	Rosalyn Fairbank Bettina Bunge	Robin White Jo Durie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
		Steffi Graf Helena Suková 6–2, 6–4	Alycia Moulton Robin White
	Singapore Open Singapore $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Gigi Fernández 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Mercedes Paz	Patricia Hy-Boulais Nicole Bradtke	Helen Kelesi Maria Lindström Akiki Kijimuta Manon Bollegraf
		Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson 6–3, 6–2	Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh
27 Oct	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison 6–3, 6–3	Melissa Gurney	Barbara Potter Dianne Balestrat	Wendy Prausa Susan Sloane-Lundy Ginny Purdy Kim Shaefer
		Zina Garrison Lori McNeil 4–5, ret.	Candy Reynolds Anne Smith

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, Massachusetts, United States $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková	Pam Shriver Bettina Bunge	Gabriela Sabatini Alycia Moulton Helena Suková Lori McNeil
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–2	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
	Virginia Slims of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas, United States $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kathy Rinaldi 6–4, 6–7, 6–0	Natasha Zvereva	Silke Meier Neige Dias	Marianne Werdel Elizabeth Minter Beth Herr Ann Henricksson
		Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko 6–2, 1–6, 6–1	Iva Budařová Beth Herr
10 Nov	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, IL, United States $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/14D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–5	Hana Mandlíková	Zina Garrison Pam Shriver	Gabriela Sabatini Katerina Maleeva Kathy Rinaldi Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–2, 1–6, 6–0	Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen
	Honda Classic San Juan, Puerto Rico $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Raffaella Reggi 7–6, 4–6, 6–3	Sabrina Goleš	Gigi Fernández Marianne Werdel	Lori McNeil Silke Meier Camille Benjamin Carolin Drescher
		Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz 6-2, 3-6, 6-4	Gigi Fernández Robin White
17 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships Chicago, IL, United States $500,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2	Steffi Graf	Pam Shriver Helena Suková	Bettina Bunge Hana Mandlíková Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Manuela Maleeva
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–6(7–1), 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková

Statistical Information

Titles won by player

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:

1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Titles won by nation

Rankings

Below are the 1986 WTA year-end rankings (December 21, 1986) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[1] No Player Name Points 1985 Change 1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 280.4807 1 = 2  Chris Evert (USA) 231.3610 2 = 3  Steffi Graf (FRG) 201.5582 6 +3 4  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 120.2212 3 -1 5  Pam Shriver (USA) 105.0486 4 -1 6  Helena Suková (CZE) 105.0105 9 +3 7  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 77.6406 5 -2 8  Kathy Rinaldi (USA) 66.3091 11 +3 9  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 62.3303 12 +3 10  Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI) 60.2089 7 -3 11  Zina Garrison (USA) 56.2920 8 -3 12  Bettina Bunge (FRG) 46.8175 23 +11 13  Bonnie Gadusek (USA) 42.1743 10 -3 14  Lori McNeil (USA) 39.9400 93 +79 15  Kathy Jordan (USA) 37.6000 19 +4 16  Robin White (USA) 37.4706 32 +16 17  Catarina Lindqvist (SWE) 33.5397 13 -4 18  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 32.5311 14 -4 19  Stephanie Rehe (USA) 32.1875 18 -1 20  Carling Bassett (CAN) 30.2805 15 -5

Doubles Year-end Ranking[2] No Player Name Points 1985 Change 1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 535.5814 2 +1 2  Pam Shriver (USA) 517.8715 1 -1 3  Helena Suková (CZE) 314.8571 3 = 4  Steffi Graf (FRG) 285.5536 50 +46 5  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 284.1027 4 -1 6  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 265.3746 8 +2 7  Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 235.0833 6 -1 8  Elizabeth Smylie (AUS) 224.3523 7 -1 9  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 221.9874 54 +45 10  Kathy Jordan (USA) 166.6954 5 -5 11  Elise Burgin (USA) 163.4288 16 +5 12  Rosalyn Fairbank (RSA) 133.8172 15 +3 13  Andrea Temesvári (HUN) 137.8000 13 = 14  Chris Evert (USA) 135.4000 11 -3 15  Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 163.0163 24 +9 16  Catherine Tanvier (FRA) 122.1875 37 +21 17  Gigi Fernández (USA) 117.7792 10 -7 18  Zina Garrison (USA) 115.6818 44 +26 19  Bettina Bunge (FRG) 114.4018 23 +4 20  Anne White (USA) 113.3373 22 +2

See also

• 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
• Women's Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation

References

External links

• Official WTA Tour website