1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series Explained

1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Duration:March 24 – November 24, 1986
Edition:14th
Tournaments:41
Categories:Grand Slam (3)
WTA Championships
Tour Events (37)
Most Tournament Titles: Martina Navratilova (9)
Most Tournament Finals: Martina Navratilova (11)
Prize Money Leader: Martina Navratilova $1,905,841
Points Leader: Martina Navratilova 280.4807
Player Of The Year: Martina Navratilova
Newcomer Of The Year: Stephanie Rehe
Previous:1985
Next:1987

The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series[1] was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on March 24, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after 41 events. The season was abbreviated in order to return the tour to a calendar year basis.

The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking. No Australian Open was held during 1986 due to the tournament start date being moved from November to January.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

March

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
24 Mar  Beth Herr
6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Ann HenrickssonClaudia Porwik
Peanut Louie
Camille Benjamin
 Hu Na
Jennifer Mundel
 Tina Mochizuki
 Susan Mascarin
 Betsy Nagelsen
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Alycia Moulton
Linda Gates
Bridgestone Doubles Championships
Nashville, United States
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D
Doubles
 Barbara Potter
Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–3
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
Mandlíková / Turnbull
Parkhomenko / Savchenko
Fairbank / Reynolds
Piatek / White
Burgin / Walsh
Fernández / White
31 Mar  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–4
Janine Tremelling
Bonnie Gadusek
Gabriela Sabatini
Pat Medrado
Andrea Temesvári
Kathy Rinaldi
 Martina Navratilova
 Andrea Temesvári
7–5, 6–2
Elise Burgin
Kathy Jordan

April

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
7 Apr Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles
Steffi Graf
6–4, 7–5
Stephanie Rehe
Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková
Sabrina Goleš
Manuela Maleeva
Gabriela Sabatini
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Anne White
6–3, 6–3
Steffi Graf
Catherine Tanvier
14 Apr Sunkist WITA Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Clay – $275,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles
Steffi Graf
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Kathy Rinaldi
Gabriela Sabatini
Laura Gildemeister
Helena Suková
Manuela Maleeva
Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
Gabriela Sabatini
Catherine Tanvier
21 Apr Wild Dunes
Charleston, United States
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
Elise Burgin
6–1, 6–3
Tine Scheuer-Larsen Laura Gildemeister
Catherine Tanvier
Neige Dias
Susan Mascarin
Debbie Spence
Lilian Drescher
Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Laura Gildemeister
Marcela Skuherská
27 Apr U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Clay – $275,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles
Steffi Graf
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Gabriela Sabatini Mercedes Paz
Manuela Maleeva
Terry Phelps
Melissa Gurney
Robin White
Regina Maršíková
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–2, 6–0

Gigi Fernández
Robin White

May

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
5 May Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Kathy Rinaldi Pam Casale
 Laura Gildemeister
 Kate Gompert
 Wendy White
Zina Garrison
Wendy Turnbull
 Chris Evert-Lloyd
 Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–4
 Elise Burgin
 JoAnne Russell
 Petra Huber
7–6(7–4), 6–0
 Nathalie Herreman Mercedes Paz
Carina Karlsson
Isabelle Demongeot
 Iva Budařová
 Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 6–1
 Nathalie Herreman
 Corrinne Vanier
12 May Steffi Graf
6–2, 6–3
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Hana Mandlíková
 Jo Durie
 Petra Huber
 Bettina Bunge
 Andrea Temesvári
 Steffi Graf
 Helena Suková
7–5, 6–2
 Martina Navratilova
 Andrea Temesvári
19 May Raffaella Reggi
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
 Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
 Helen Kelesi
 Terry Phelps
 Mary Joe Fernández
 Elise Burgin
 Betsy Nagelsen
6–2, 6–3
 Jenny Byrne
 Janine Thompson
26 May Chris Evert-Lloyd
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Kathy Rinaldi
Mary Joe Fernández
Steffi Graf
Carling Bassett
 Martina Navratilova
 Andrea Temesvári
6–1, 6–2
 Steffi Graf
 Gabriela Sabatini
 Kathy Jordan
 Ken Flach
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Rosalyn Fairbank
Mark Edmondson

June

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
9 Jun  Pam Shriver
6–2, 7–6(7–0)
Larisa Savchenko Etsuko Inoue
 Ann Henricksson
 Alycia Moulton
 Molly Van Nostrand
 Elise Burgin
 Rosalyn Fairbank
6–2, 6–4
 Elizabeth Smylie
 Wendy Turnbull
16 Jun  Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Robin White
 Etsuko Inoue
 Zina Garrison
 Larisa Savchenko
 Gabriela Sabatini
 Martina Navratilova
 Pam Shriver
6–2, 6–4
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Helena Suková
23 Jun Martina Navratilova
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Gabriela Sabatini
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Bettina Bunge
Catarina Lindqvist
Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
 Martina Navratilova
 Pam Shriver
6–1, 6–3
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
 Kathy Jordan
 Ken Flach
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Martina Navratilova
Heinz Günthardt

July

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
7 Jul Nathalie Herreman
6–2, 6–4
Isabel Cueto
Ivanna Madruga-Osses
Lorenza Jachia
Bettina Fulco
 Carin Bakkum
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
6–4, 6–4
Csilla Bartos-Cserepy
Amy Holton
14 Jul Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–2
Cláudia Monteiro
Wendy White
Adriana Villagrán
Terry Holladay
 Terry Holladay
 Heather Ludloff
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
 Cammy MacGregor
 Gretchen Magers
Sandra Cecchini
6–4, 6–0
Patricia Tarabini
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Isabel Cueto
Barbara Paulus
Olga Votavová
Gabriela Dinu
 Petra Huber
 Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–4
 Sabrina Goleš
 Tine Scheuer-Larsen
21 Jul Federation Cup
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Team event
Clay

2–1






Melissa Gurney
6–1, 6–3
Monica Reinach
Monique Javer
Kris Kinney
Camille Benjamin
 Beth Herr
 Alycia Moulton
6–1, 6–2
 Amy Holton
 Elna Reinach
28 Jul Melissa Gurney
6–2, 6–4
Kathy Jordan
Betsy Nagelsen
Dinky Van Rensburg
Debbie Spence
 Beth Herr
 Alycia Moulton
5–7, 6–2, 6–4
 Elise Burgin
 Rosalyn Fairbank

August

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
4 Aug  Helena Suková
6–2, 7–5
 Raffaella Reggi
 Marianne Werdel
 Catarina Lindqvist
 Kathy Jordan
 Zina Garrison
 Gabriela Sabatini
7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
 Pam Shriver
 Helena Suková
11 Aug  Martina Navratilova
7–6(7–5), 6–3
 Zina Garrison
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch  Gabriela Sabatini
 Manuela Maleeva
 Martina Navratilova
 Pam Shriver
6–4, 6–3
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Helena Suková
18 Aug  Steffi Graf
7–5, 6–1
 Isabelle Demongeot
 Sara Gomer
 Regina Maršíková
 Helena Suková
 Betsy Nagelsen
 Elizabeth Smylie
7–6(7–4), 6–3
 Steffi Graf
 Helena Suková
25 Aug  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
Steffi Graf
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Pam Shriver
Bonnie Gadusek
Wendy Turnbull
 Manuela Maleeva
 Martina Navratilova
 Pam Shriver
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Hana Mandlíková
Wendy Turnbull
 Raffaella Reggi
 Sergio Casal
6–4, 6–4
Martina Navratilova
Peter Fleming

September

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
8 Sep Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D
Singles
 Steffi Graf
6–4, 6–2
 Wendy White
 Katerina Maleeva
Robin White
Melissa Gurney
 Bettina Bunge
 Steffi Graf
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
 Katerina Maleeva
 Manuela Maleeva
15 Sep Lori McNeil
2–6, 7–5, 6–2
Elise Burgin
Mary Joe Fernández
Marianne Werdel
Kate Gompert
 Elise Burgin
 Rosalyn Fairbank
7–5, 6–2
 Gigi Fernández
 Kim Sands
Sylvia Hanika
7–5, 6–1
Isabel Cueto
Judith Polz
Lilian Drescher
Federica Bonsignori
 Isabel Cueto
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
 Silke Meier
 Wiltrud Probst
22 Sep  Lori McNeil
6–0, 6–1
Dinky Van Rensburg
Mary Lou Piatek
Tina Mochizuki
 Peanut Louie-Harper
Wendy White
Janine Tremelling
Camille Benjamin
Dinky Van Rensburg
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
29 Sep Martina Navratilova
6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Terry Phelps
Wendy Turnbull
Laura Gildemeister
Kate Gompert
 Candy Reynolds
 Anne Smith
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
Helena Suková
6–2, 7–5
Raffaella Reggi
Sylvia Hanika
Nathalie Herreman
Christiane Jolissaint
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
Nathalie Tauziat
 Kathy Jordan
 Helena Suková
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
 Tine Scheuer-Larsen
 Catherine Tanvier

October

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
6 Oct  Steffi Graf
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Stephanie Rehe
Grace Kim
 Laura Gildemeister
Zina Garrison
 Steffi Graf
 Gabriela Sabatini
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
 Lori McNeil
 Alycia Moulton
 Patricia Hy
6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3
Helen Kelesi
Gigi Fernández
 Hu Na
Susan Leo
 Lea Antonoplis
 Barbara Gerken
6–1, 6–2
 Gigi Fernández
 Susan Leo
13 Oct Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–3
Pam Shriver
Gabriela Sabatini
Catarina Lindqvist
Ann Henricksson
Robin White
Zina Garrison
 Martina Navratilova
 Pam Shriver
7–6(7–5), 6–4
 Zina Garrison
 Gabriela Sabatini
Helen Kelesi
6–2, 6–2
Gigi Fernández
Etsuko Inoue
Kumiko Okamoto
Neige Dias
 Susan Mascarin
 Betsy Nagelsen
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
 Lea Antonoplis
 Barbara Gerken
20 Oct Steffi Graf
6–3, 6–3
Rosalyn Fairbank
Bettina Bunge
Robin White
Jo Durie
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
 Steffi Graf
 Helena Suková
6–4, 6–4
 Tine Scheuer-Larsen
 Catherine Tanvier
 Gigi Fernández
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
 Helen Kelesi
 Maria Lindström
 Akiko Kijimuta
 Manon Bollegraf
 Anna-Maria Fernandez
 Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–2
 Sandy Collins
 Sharon Walsh
27 Oct  Zina Garrison
6–3, 6–3
 Wendy Prausa
 Susan Sloane-Lundy
 Ginny Purdy
 Kim Shaefer
 Zina Garrison
 Lori McNeil
4–5, ret.
 Candy Reynolds
 Anne Smith

November

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
3 Nov  Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–2
Pam Shriver
Bettina Bunge
Gabriela Sabatini
Alycia Moulton
Helena Suková
 Lori McNeil
 Martina Navratilova
 Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–1
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Helena Suková
Kathy Rinaldi
6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–0
Silke Meier
Neige Dias
Marianne Werdel
Elizabeth Minter
Beth Herr
Ann Henricksson
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Iva Budařová
Beth Herr
10 Nov  Martina Navratilova
7–5, 7–5
Gabriela Sabatini
 Katerina Maleeva
 Kathy Rinaldi
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Helena Suková
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
 Steffi Graf
 Gabriela Sabatini
 Raffaella Reggi
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Gigi Fernández
Marianne Werdel
Lori McNeil
Silke Meier
Camille Benjamin
 Lilian Drescher
 Lori McNeil
 Mercedes Paz
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
 Gigi Fernández
 Robin White
17 Nov  Martina Navratilova
7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2
Bettina Bunge
 Hana Mandlíková
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Manuela Maleeva
 Martina Navratilova
 Pam Shriver
7–6(7–1), 6–3
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Helena Suková

Statistical Information

Titles won by player

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Titles won by nation

Rankings

Below are the 1986 WTA year-end rankings (December 21, 1986) in both singles and doubles competition:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Tennis Pro's Plan: Have Baby and Win: "I'll Feel That I've Done Something Really Big", Kim Shaefer Says. February 4, 1986. March 10, 2019. Los Angeles Times. Mike. Granberry.
  2. Web site: Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986. WTA. 2011-05-24. James. Hill. 2011-11-11.
  3. Web site: Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986. WTA. 2011-05-24. James. Hill. 2011-11-11.