See main article: 1986 D.C. National Bank Classic.
Hans Gildemeister and Víctor Pecci were the defending champions, but Pecci did not compete this year.
Gildemeister teamed up with Andrés Gómez and successfully defended his title, by defeating Ricardo Acioly and César Kist 6–3, 7–5 in the final.[1]
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.