WTA Tour Championships 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Browse the 1986 WTA Tour Championships WTA Finals edition in New York, United States, including draw, results, match scores, champion path, and related tournament history.

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Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Steffi Graf , 7-6 6-3 6-2
Dates
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Location
New York, United States
Category
WTA Finals
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (2)
Nov 17, 1986 F Martina Navratilova #1 7-6 6-3 6-2 Steffi Graf #3 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 F Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-0 3-6 6-1 Hana Mandlikova #5 H2H Match data
SF (4)
Nov 17, 1986 SF Steffi Graf #3 7-6 3-6 6-1 Helena Sukova #5 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 SF Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 4-6 6-4 Pam Shriver #6 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 SF Hana Mandlikova #5 6-3 7-5 Chris Evert #2 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 SF Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-2 Steffi Graf #3 H2H Match data
QF (8)
Nov 17, 1986 QF Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-4 Bettina Bunge #13 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 QF Pam Shriver #6 4-6 7-5 6-1 Hana Mandlikova #4 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 QF Helena Sukova #5 6-3 7-6 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #7 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 QF Steffi Graf #3 3-6 6-3 7-5 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 QF Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-4 Bonnie Gadusek H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 QF Steffi Graf #3 4-6 7-6 6-3 Pam Shriver #6 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 QF Chris Evert #2 1-6 6-1 6-1 Helena Sukova #7 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 QF Hana Mandlikova #5 4-6 6-3 7-5 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #4 H2H Match data
R16 (16)
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Steffi Graf #3 7-5 4-6 6-2 Lori Mcneil #14 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #7 6-3 7-5 Zina Garrison #12 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Pam Shriver #6 6-3 6-1 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Hana Mandlikova #4 6-2 6-4 Terry Phelps #22 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Helena Sukova #5 6-4 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #10 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-4 6-1 Melissa Gurney #24 H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Bettina Bunge #13 7-5 6-4 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Nov 17, 1986 R16 Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-0 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Bonnie Gadusek 1-6 6-4 6-3 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Chris Evert #2 6-2 6-4 Barbara Potter #17 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #4 7-6 6-2 Wendy Turnbull #15 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Helena Sukova #7 6-7 6-3 7-6 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Hana Mandlikova #5 2-6 6-3 6-2 Zina Garrison #9 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Steffi Graf #3 6-0 6-7 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #12 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-1 Terry Phelps #22 H2H Match data
Mar 17, 1986 R16 Pam Shriver #6 6-3 6-0 Carling Bassett Seguso H2H Match data

Most Titles

PlayerTitles
Martina Navratilova 7
Serena Williams 5
Steffi Graf 5
Kim Clijsters 3
Monica Seles 3

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WTA Tour Championships is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent WTA Tour Championships?
The 2025 WTA Tour Championships was won by Elena Rybakina 6-3 7-6(0).
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Martina Navratilova has won 7 WTA Tour Championships titles, the most by any player.
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