WTA Eastbourne 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Navratilova won the 1986 Eastbourne, defeating Helena Sukova 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on grass courts in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, from June 16 to June 22, 1986.

Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Helena Sukova , 3-6 6-3 6-4
Dates
Jun 16 — Jun 22
Location
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 22, 1986* F Martina Navratilova #1 3-6 6-3 6-4 Helena Sukova #8 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 21, 1986* SF Helena Sukova #8 6-0 6-2 Robin White #24 H2H Match data
Jun 21, 1986* SF Martina Navratilova #1 6-2 6-0 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 21, 1986* QF Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 6-2 7-5 Zina Garrison #11 H2H Match data
Jun 21, 1986* QF Helena Sukova #8 6-1 6-2 Larisa Savchenko #53 H2H Match data
Jun 21, 1986* QF Martina Navratilova #1 6-3 6-2 Etsuko Inoue #106 H2H Match data
Jun 21, 1986* QF Robin White #24 6-3 7-5 Gabriela Sabatini #12 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Robin White #24 3-6 7-5 6-3 Hana Mandlikova #4 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 6-4 6-1 Svetlana Cherneva H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Etsuko Inoue #106 4-6 6-3 8-6 Betsy Nagelsen #38 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Gabriela Sabatini #12 1-6 6-4 6-4 Jo Durie #20 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Helena Sukova #8 6-4 6-1 Anne Hobbs #51 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Zina Garrison #11 6-3 6-2 Gigi Fernandez #100 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Larisa Savchenko #53 7-5 6-7 7-5 Nathalie Tauziat #113 H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1986* R16 Martina Navratilova #1 6-4 6-2 Dianne Fromholtz #21 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-3 Helen Kelesi #33 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Jo Durie #20 7-5 7-5 Rosalyn Fairbank #41 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Dianne Fromholtz #21 6-4 6-2 Lea Antonoplis #103 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Zina Garrison #11 6-2 6-1 Carina Karlsson H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Helena Sukova #8 6-3 6-4 Lori Mcneil #78 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Gabriela Sabatini #12 6-2 6-2 Sara Gomer #95 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Gigi Fernandez #100 2-6 6-4 6-4 Terry Phelps #23 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Robin White #24 6-4 3-6 6-1 Marie Christine Calleja H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Betsy Nagelsen #38 6-4 7-5 Barbara Potter #15 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Nathalie Tauziat #113 6-2 6-4 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 5-7 6-3 6-2 Marcella Mesker #42 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Etsuko Inoue #106 6-3 6-3 Elizabeth Minter H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Svetlana Cherneva 6-4 2-6 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #25 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Anne Hobbs #51 2-6 6-2 6-3 Bettina Bunge #26 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Hana Mandlikova #4 6-1 6-4 Alycia Moulton #35 H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1986* R32 Larisa Savchenko #53 6-4 6-2 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Helena Sukova #8 6-3 7-5 Camille Benjamin #66 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Bettina Bunge #26 6-7 7-6 6-1 Wendy White #56 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Barbara Potter #15 6-2 6-7 6-2 Sally Reeves H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Carina Karlsson 7-6 3-6 6-2 Kristin Kinney H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Mary Joe Fernandez #25 7-6 7-5 Isabelle Demongeot #118 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Betsy Nagelsen #38 6-2 6-4 Yvonne Vermaak #41 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Gigi Fernandez #100 2-6 6-3 6-4 Candy Reynolds #107 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Nathalie Tauziat #113 7-5 6-1 Annabel Croft H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Mareen Louie Harper 7-6 5-7 6-0 Catherine Suire #82 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Svetlana Cherneva 6-3 6-4 Caroline Kuhlman #77 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Terry Phelps #23 0-6 6-4 6-3 Ann Henricksson #44 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Alycia Moulton #35 7-5 5-7 6-3 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Marcella Mesker #42 0-6 6-4 7-5 Eva Pfaff #39 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Marie Christine Calleja 6-3 6-4 Michelle Torres #57 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Anne Hobbs #51 6-3 6-2 Hu Na H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Larisa Savchenko #53 6-2 6-2 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Dianne Fromholtz #21 3-6 6-2 7-5 Pascale Paradis Mangon H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Jo Durie #20 6-2 6-2 Adriana Villagran Reami H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Gabriela Sabatini #12 6-3 6-2 Molly Van Nostrand H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Sara Gomer #95 6-4 6-4 Belinda Borneo H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-3 6-1 Mary Lou Piatek H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Hana Mandlikova #4 6-2 6-1 Janine Tremelling #60 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Elizabeth Minter 6-3 6-4 Mercedes Paz #68 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Lori Mcneil #78 6-4 6-1 Julie Salmon H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Helen Kelesi #33 7-6 7-6 Christiane Jolissaint H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Zina Garrison #11 6-4 6-1 Kate Gompert #28 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Martina Navratilova #1 6-1 6-3 Catherine Tanvier #61 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #5 6-3 6-2 Melissa Gurney #79 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Lea Antonoplis #103 6-2 6-2 Liz Smylie #54 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Rosalyn Fairbank #41 6-4 6-1 Debbie Spence Nasim H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Etsuko Inoue #106 3-6 6-3 6-3 Laura Arraya #27 H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1986* R64 Robin White #24 6-4 6-0 Elise Burgin #31 H2H Match data

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