WTA US Open 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Martina Navratilova won the 1986 US Open, defeating Helena Sukova 6-3 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 26 to September 8, 1986.
Dates
Aug 26 — Sep 8
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Martina Navratilova
6-4 6-2
Betsy Nagelsen
6-4 7-6(3)
Kathy Horvath
6-3 6-2
Patty Fendick
6-3 7-6(6)
Gabriela Sabatini
6-3 6-2
Pam Casale
6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
Katerina Maleeva
6-3 7-5
Jenny Byrne
6-3 6-1
Pam Shriver
6-1 6-0
Csilla Cserepy
6-1 7-6(5)
Elise Burgin
4-6 6-3 6-4
Molly Van Nostrand
4-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Kathy Jordan
6-3 3-6 6-3
Elizabeth Minter
6-3 7-6(3)
Gretchen Magers
6-1 (ret.)
Steffi Graf
6-0 6-1
Andrea Temesvari
6-3 6-2
Beverly Bowes
6-2 7-6(4)
Pascale Paradis Mangon
6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
Terry Phelps
6-4 6-4
Michelle Torres
6-1 6-4
Caroline Kuhlman
6-3 7-6(3)
Bonnie Gadusek
7-5 6-2
Liz Smylie
6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(4)
Helen Kelesi
7-6(5) 6-4
Bettina Bunge
7-5 6-4
Stephanie Rehe
6-0 6-3
Cammy Macgregor
7-6(5) 6-2
Annabel Croft
4-6 6-0 7-5
Mareen Louie Harper
7-5 2-6 7-5
Helena Sukova
6-3 6-2
Sara Gomer
6-3 6-4
Lisa Bonder Kreiss
6-2 6-4
Beth Herr
6-0 6-1
Zina Garrison
6-3 6-3
Eva Pfaff
6-1 6-1
Melissa Gurney
6-3 6-0
Rosalyn Fairbank
6-4 2-6 6-2
Wendy Turnbull
4-6 6-4 6-1
Alycia Moulton
6-4 4-6 6-0
Nicole Arendt
7-5 2-6 6-2
Robin White
2-6 6-4 6-4
Iva Budarova
6-2 6-3
Elna Reinach
6-3 6-4
Carina Karlsson
7-6(4) 6-2
Chris Evert
6-2 6-1
Regina Marsikova
0-6 6-3 6-4
Mary Joe Fernandez
3-6 6-1 6-3
Sylvia Hanika
7-6(1) 6-2
Amanda Tobin
7-6(6) 7-6(8)
Tine Scheuer Larsen
6-2 6-4
Tina Mochizuki
6-3 7-6(4)
Laura Arraya
2-6 6-4 6-2
Camille Benjamin
6-4 3-6 6-3
Elly Hakami
6-4 4-6 6-2
Claudia Kohde Kilsch
7-6(1) 6-2
Catherine Tanvier
6-0 6-3
Jo Durie
6-4 4-6 7-5
Hu Na
6-4 6-2
Round of 64
Martina Navratilova
6-2 7-5
Kathy Horvath
7-5 6-4
Gabriela Sabatini
6-0 6-3
Katerina Maleeva
6-1 6-2
Pam Shriver
7-6(0) 6-0
Elise Burgin
6-2 2-6 7-6(7)
Kathy Jordan
6-0 6-3
Elizabeth Minter
6-4 6-4
Steffi Graf
6-1 6-0
Beverly Bowes
6-4 0-6 6-4
Raffaella Reggi Concato
6-4 6-1
Michelle Torres
6-2 7-6(5)
Bonnie Gadusek
6-3 6-4
Helen Kelesi
6-1 7-5
Stephanie Rehe
6-3 4-6 7-6(4)
Annabel Croft
6-0 7-6(4)
Helena Sukova
7-5 7-5
Lisa Bonder Kreiss
6-3 6-3
Zina Garrison
6-7(5) 6-1 6-4
Melissa Gurney
3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
Wendy Turnbull
6-2 6-0
Nicole Arendt
7-5 4-6 6-1
Hana Mandlikova
6-2 6-3
Elna Reinach
6-3 6-1
Chris Evert
6-0 6-0
Mary Joe Fernandez
6-2 6-2
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
6-2 6-3
Tine Scheuer Larsen
6-1 6-3
Camille Benjamin
6-4 6-4
Round of 32
Martina Navratilova
6-4 6-2
Gabriela Sabatini
7-5 6-2
Pam Shriver
6-4 5-7 6-2
Kathy Jordan
6-1 6-3
Steffi Graf
6-1 1-0 (ret.)
Bonnie Gadusek
6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
Stephanie Rehe
6-2 6-3
Helena Sukova
6-2 6-0
Zina Garrison
6-3 6-2
Wendy Turnbull
3-6 7-6(1) 6-1
Hana Mandlikova
6-4 6-2
Chris Evert
6-4 6-2
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
3-6 6-2 6-0
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere
7-6(3) 6-3
Claudia Kohde Kilsch
6-2 6-3
Round of 16
Martina Navratilova
6-4 6-2
Pam Shriver
6-4 6-4
Steffi Graf
6-1 3-6 6-0
Bonnie Gadusek
7-6(6) 4-6 6-2
Helena Sukova
6-4 2-6 6-4
Wendy Turnbull
6-4 1-6 6-3
Chris Evert
6-2 2-6 6-2
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere
6-2 2-6 7-6(1)
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Martina Navratilova
6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(8)
Helena Sukova
6-2 6-4
Final
Martina Navratilova
6-3 6-2
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Chris Evert | 6 |
| Serena Williams | 6 |
| Steffi Graf | 5 |
| Martina Navratilova | 4 |
| Billie Jean King | 3 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 7-6(3) | Amanda Anisimova | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 7-5 | Jessica Pegula | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Coco Gauff | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 7-6(5) | Ons Jabeur | H2H | Match data |
| 2021 | Hard | Emma Raducanu | 6-4 6-3 | Leylah Fernandez | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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