WTA Canadian Open 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule

Helena Sukova won the 1986 Canadian Open, defeating Pam Shriver 6-2 7-5 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Montreal, Canada, from August 4 to August 10, 1986.

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Champion
Helena Sukova
def. Pam Shriver , 6-2 7-5
Dates
Aug 4 — Aug 10
Location
Montreal, Canada
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Canadian Open 1986 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Helena Sukova #7 6-2 7-5 Pam Shriver #6 H2H Match data Aug 10, 1986* F
SF (2)
Helena Sukova #7 6-2 7-5 Zina Garrison #12 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1986* SF
Pam Shriver #6 6-1 6-3 Rosalyn Fairbank #47 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1986* SF
QF (4)
Rosalyn Fairbank #47 6-1 6-4 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H Match data Aug 9, 1986* QF
Zina Garrison #12 7-6 7-6 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data Aug 9, 1986* QF
Pam Shriver #6 6-4 6-2 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data Aug 9, 1986* QF
Helena Sukova #7 7-6 3-6 6-4 Kathy Jordan #16 H2H Match data Aug 9, 1986* QF
R16 (8)
Helena Sukova #7 6-4 7-6 Helen Kelesi #29 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16
Zina Garrison #12 6-4 6-4 Sara Gomer #80 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16
Rosalyn Fairbank #47 3-6 6-4 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #11 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16
Kathy Jordan #16 6-0 6-1 Anne Minter #88 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16
Pam Shriver #6 6-4 6-1 Gretchen Magers #177 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16
Raffaella Reggi Concato 7-5 6-0 Eva Pfaff #96 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-4 4-6 6-4 Andrea Temesvari #36 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 6-3 5-7 6-0 Terry Phelps #21 H2H Match data Aug 8, 1986* R16 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Helen Kelesi #29 6-2 3-6 6-3 Jenny Byrne #115 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Anne Minter #88 6-4 6-3 Mercedes Paz #56 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Gretchen Magers #177 6-4 4-6 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen #32 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Zina Garrison #12 6-1 6-3 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Andrea Temesvari #36 7-6 6-3 Janine Tremelling #54 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 5-7 6-3 6-4 Stephanie Rehe #13 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Helena Sukova #7 7-6 6-4 Pascale Paradis Mangon H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 7-6 6-1 Elise Burgin #43 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Sara Gomer #80 6-3 6-1 Terry Holladay #50 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Terry Phelps #21 6-2 6-4 Kristin Kinney H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Rosalyn Fairbank #47 6-3 6-1 Caroline Kuhlman #52 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Pam Shriver #6 6-0 6-2 Etsuko Inoue #72 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Raffaella Reggi Concato 7-5 7-6 Liz Smylie #76 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Eva Pfaff #96 3-6 6-1 6-1 Carling Bassett Seguso H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kathy Jordan #16 6-1 6-3 Jill Hetherington #386 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
Gabriela Sabatini #11 2-6 6-3 7-6 Patty Fendick #110 H2H Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32
R64 (24)
Etsuko Inoue #72 6-4 6-3 Dee Ann Hansel H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 6-1 3-6 7-5 Catherine Suire #79 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Rosalyn Fairbank #47 6-4 4-6 6-0 Kim Sands H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Janine Tremelling #54 7-5 6-3 Adriana Villagran Reami H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Anne Minter #88 3-6 7-5 6-2 Andrea Holikova H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Gretchen Magers #177 6-2 6-3 Alycia Moulton #37 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Elise Burgin #43 3-6 6-1 6-3 Sylvia Hanika #57 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Jenny Byrne #115 6-2 6-4 Patricia Medrado #108 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Kristin Kinney 6-3 6-4 Jennifer Young H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Sara Gomer #80 6-4 3-6 6-1 Iva Budarova #51 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Mercedes Paz #56 6-3 7-5 Beverly Bowes #131 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Andrea Temesvari #36 7-5 6-3 Masako Yanagi #118 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-3 6-0 Pilar Vasquez #180 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Regina Marsikova 2-6 6-2 7-5 Marianne Groat H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Terry Phelps #21 6-3 7-5 Michelle Torres #66 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-2 2-6 6-3 Ronni Reis #152 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Liz Smylie #76 6-3 6-0 Annabel Croft H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Patty Fendick #110 6-1 6-0 Tina Mochizuki H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Terry Holladay #50 6-4 6-3 Grace Kim H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Betsy Nagelsen #32 7-6 6-1 Kathy Horvath #60 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Eva Pfaff #96 6-4 6-1 Jennifer Mundel #78 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Caroline Kuhlman #52 6-3 6-2 Jane Forman H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Jill Hetherington #386 6-4 7-6 Vicki Nelson #78 H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64
Helen Kelesi #29 2-6 6-3 6-4 Claudia Monteiro H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64

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