# WTA Finals 1986

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:99/wta-finals?season=1986
Tour: WTA

Martina Navratilova won the 1986 WTA Finals, defeating Steffi Graf 7-6 6-3 6-2 in the final. The WTA Finals was played on hard courts in New York, United States.

The WTA Finals are the women's season-ending championship, contested by the year's eight leading qualified singles players.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Tour Finals, WTA Tour Finals, WTA Championships
- Category: WTA Finals
- Surface: Hard
- Location: New York, United States
- Draw size: 8

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## Champion
- Winner: Martina Navratilova
- Runner-up: Steffi Graf
- Final score: 7-6 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Martina Navratilova def. Steffi Graf 7-6 6-3 6-2
- Martina Navratilova def. Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-0 3-6 6-1

### SF
- Steffi Graf def. Helena Sukova 7-6 3-6 6-1
- Martina Navratilova def. Pam Shriver 6-2 4-6 6-4
- Hana Mandlikova def. Chris Evert 6-3 7-5
- Martina Navratilova def. Steffi Graf 6-2 6-2

### QF
- Martina Navratilova def. Bettina Bunge 6-2 6-4
- Pam Shriver def. Hana Mandlikova 4-6 7-5 6-1
- Helena Sukova def. Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-3 7-6
- Steffi Graf def. Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 3-6 6-3 7-5
- Martina Navratilova def. Bonnie Gadusek 6-3 6-4
- Steffi Graf def. Pam Shriver 4-6 7-6 6-3
- Chris Evert def. Helena Sukova 1-6 6-1 6-1
- Hana Mandlikova def. Claudia Kohde Kilsch 4-6 6-3 7-5

### R16
- Steffi Graf def. Lori Mcneil 7-5 4-6 6-2
- Claudia Kohde Kilsch def. Zina Garrison 6-3 7-5
- Pam Shriver def. Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-3 6-1
- Hana Mandlikova def. Terry Phelps 6-2 6-4
- Helena Sukova def. Gabriela Sabatini 6-4 6-4
- Manuela Maleeva Fragniere def. Melissa Gurney 6-4 6-1
- Bettina Bunge def. Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 7-5 6-4
- Martina Navratilova def. Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-3 6-0
- Bonnie Gadusek def. Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 1-6 6-4 6-3
- Chris Evert def. Barbara Potter 6-2 6-4
- Claudia Kohde Kilsch def. Wendy Turnbull 7-6 6-2
- Helena Sukova def. Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-7 6-3 7-6
- Hana Mandlikova def. Zina Garrison 2-6 6-3 6-2
- Steffi Graf def. Gabriela Sabatini 6-0 6-7 6-2
- Martina Navratilova def. Terry Phelps 6-1 6-1
- Pam Shriver def. Carling Bassett Seguso 6-3 6-0

## Stats
- Total matches: 30
- Players: 21

Other editions available: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:99/wta-finals?season=1986
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)