US Clay Courts 1986

US Clay Courts 1986
date	April 27, 1986 - May 3, 1986
Edition	16
navigation	1985  ◄  1986
WTA tour
venue	Indianapolis United States
Tournament number	231
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 32D
Prize money	US $ 200,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Andrea Temesvári
Last year's winner (double)	Katerina Maleewa Manuela Maleewa
Winner (singles)	Steffi Graf
Winner (doubles)	Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini
As of August 21, 2013

The 1986 US Clay Courts were a women's tennis tournament in Indianapolis . The WTA tournament in the World Tour category was part of the WTA Tour 1986 and took place from April 27 to May 3, 1986.

Steffi Graf won the singles final against Gabriela Sabatini 2: 6, 7: 6 and 6: 4. In the double final, the two individual finalists defeated the pairing Gigi Fernández / Robin White 6: 2 and 6: 0.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Steffi Graf victory 02.  Manuela Maleewa Semifinals 03.   04th  Kathy Jordan 2nd round 05.  Terry Phelps Quarter finals 06th  Kate Gompert Round of 16 07th  Robin White Quarter finals 08th.  Sandra Cecchini 2nd round

No. Player Round reached 09.  Helen Kelesi Round of 16 10.  Ann Henricksson 1 round 11.  Gabriela Sabatini final 12.  Anna Ivan 1 round 13.  Elizabeth Smylie 1 round 14th  Molly Van Nostrand 1 round 15th   16.

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Steffi Graf

6th

6th

Mercedes Paz

3

2

1

Steffi Graf

2

7th

6th

11

Gabriela Sabatini

6th

6th

4th

11

Gabriela Sabatini

6th

6th

2

Manuela Maleewa

4th

4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

Q

R. Rice

2

1

MJ Fernández

3

1

MJ Fernández

6th

6th

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

0

2

K. Kinney

3

1

Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

P. Barg

7th

6th

P. Barg

2

4th

12

A. Ivan

6th

1

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

10

A. Henricksson

4th

3

5

T. Phelps

4th

3

C. Benjamin

6th

6th

C. Benjamin

1

7th

3

L. Garrone

7th

6th

L. Garrone

6th

5

6th

B. Gerken

6th

1

L. Garrone

2

2

T. Mochizuki

2

3

5

T. Phelps

6th

6th

T. Scheuer-Larsen

6th

6th

T. Scheuer-Larsen

2

2

5

T. Phelps

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

K. Jordan

6th

6th

5

M. Gurney

6th

6th

M. Gurney

7th

3

7th

A. Smith

4th

3

M. Gurney

6th

6th

Q

P. Vasquez

6th

6th

P. Casale

2

4th

J. Klitch

1

0

Q

P. Vasquez

1

1

P. Casale

6th

6th

P. Casale

6th

6th

14th

M. Van Nostrand

2

1

M. Gurney

6th

3

L. Gildemeister

4th

2

M. Paz

7th

6th

V. Nelson-Dunbar

6th

6th

V. Nelson-Dunbar

3

2

M.-L. Piatek

4th

4th

L.-A. Thompson

6th

6th

L.-A. Thompson

6th

6th

L.-A. Thompson

5

2

Q

C. Nozzoli

2

0

M. Paz

7th

6th

M. Paz

6th

6th

M. Paz

4th

7th

6th

8th

S. Cecchini

6th

5

1

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

R. White

4th

6th

6th

A. Holton

1

5

Q

G. Dinu

6th

4th

0

Q

G. Dinu

6th

7th

7th

R. White

6th

6th

Q

H. Cioffi

5

4th

Q

E. Reinach

1

4th

Q

E. Reinach

7th

6th

Q

E. Reinach

6th

7th

J. Mundel

6th

5

6th

J. Mundel

3

5

13

E. Smylie

3

7th

4th

7th

R. White

1

5

11

D. Spence-Nasim

5

6th

6th

11

G. Sabatini

6th

7th

M. Lindstrom

7th

4th

2

11

D. Spence-Nasim

7th

3

6th

C. Fernandez

6th

2

G. Fernández

5

6th

4th

G. Fernández

7th

6th

11

D. Spence-Nasim

5

2

Q

J. Forman

4th

4th

11

G. Sabatini

7th

6th

S. Foltz

6th

6th

S. Foltz

1

0

11

G. Sabatini

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

K. Gompert

6th

6th

L. McNeil

7th

6th

L. McNeil

0

3

L. Antonoplis

5

2

6th

K. Gompert

6th

2

6th

G. Kim

6th

7th

R. Maršíková

1

6th

7th

J. Russell

4th

5

G. Kim

1

1

R. Maršíková

4th

6th

6th

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

S. Sloane

6th

0

3

R. Maršíková

5

2

9

H. Kelesi

6th

6th

2

M. Maleewa

7th

6th

S. Amiach

2

2

9

H. Kelesi

6th

6th

6th

M. Torres

7th

6th

M. Torres

7th

2

1

Q

C. MacGregor

6th

1

9

H. Kelesi

3

1

C. Suire

2

6th

4th

2

M. Maleewa

6th

6th

A. Villagrán

6th

0

6th

A. Villagrán

1

1

2

M. Maleewa

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie   Quarter finals 02.  Gigi Fernández Robin White   final 03.  Lori McNeil Catherine Suire   Semifinals 04th  Manuela Maleewa Terry Phelps   Round of 16

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini   victory 06th  Mary-Lou Piatek Paula Smith   Round of 16 07th  Joanne Russell Anne Smith   Quarter finals 08th.  Sandra Cecchini Laura Gildemeister   Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

K. Jordan E. Smylie

4th

6th

6th

P. Barg R. Maršíková

6th

4th

3

1

K. Jordan E. Smylie

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis A. Henricksson

2

3

E. Reinach S. Rimes

2

4th

E. Reinach S. Rimes

6th

6th

1

K. Jordan E. Smylie

6th

2

2

L. Allen K. Copeland

6th

6th

4th

8th

S. Cecchini L. Gildemeister

4th

6th

6th

L. Allen R. Rice

7th

3

6th

L. Allen R. Rice

6th

6th

2

S. Amiach, M. J. Fernández

4th

6th

3

8th

S. Cecchini L. Gildemeister

1

7th

6th

8th

S. Cecchini L. Gildemeister

6th

4th

6th

8th

S. Cecchini L. Gildemeister

6th

3

2

4th

M. Maleewa T. Phelps

6th

6th

5

S. Count G. Sabatini

4th

6th

6th

J. Forman K. Kinney

4th

2

4th

M. Maleewa T. Phelps

5

4th

D. Farrell P. Whytcross

3

1

M. Paz A. Villagrán

7th

6th

M. Paz A. Villagrán

6th

6th

M. Paz A. Villagrán

1

4th

V. Nelson-Dunbar P. Vasquez

7th

3

1

5

S. Count G. Sabatini

6th

6th

S. Collins Y. Vermaak

6th

6th

6th

S. Collins Y. Vermaak

5

2

H. Crowe K. Steinmetz

5

2

5

S. Count G. Sabatini

7th

6th

5

S. Count G. Sabatini

7th

6th

5

S. Count G. Sabatini

6th

6th

7th

J. Russell A. Smith

6th

6th

2

G. Fernández R. White

2

0

G. Dinu C. Fernandez

2

0

7th

J. Russell A. Smith

6th

6th

M. Gurney, M. Torres

7th

4th

6th

M. Gurney, M. Torres

3

2

J. Chaplain T. Mochizuki

6th

6th

3

7th

J. Russell A. Smith

2

2

C. Copeland H. Manset

6th

1

2

3

L. McNeil C. Suire

6th

6th

C. Benjamin K. McDaniel

4th

6th

6th

C. Benjamin K. McDaniel

7th

6th

3

L. Bernstein D. Spence-Nasim

3

2

3

L. McNeil C. Suire

6th

7th

6th

3

L. McNeil C. Suire

6th

6th

3

L. McNeil C. Suire

4th

6th

3

6th

M.-L. Piatek P. Smith

4th

6th

6th

2

G. Fernández R. White

6th

4th

6th

S. Foltz, N. Sodupe

6th

3

3

6th

M.-L. Piatek P. Smith

6th

0

2

K. Gompert G. Kim

3

3

P. Casale B. Gerken

1

6th

6th

P. Casale B. Gerken

6th

6th

P. Casale B. Gerken

5

6th

L. Garrone, H. Kelesi

6th

7th

0

2

G. Fernández R. White

7th

7th

C. MacGregor C. MacGregor

7th

6th

6th

C. MacGregor C. MacGregor

4th

4th

J. Mundel M. Van Nostrand

3

4th

2

G. Fernández R. White

6th

6th

2

G. Fernández R. White

6th

6th

Web links

• US Clay Courts 1986 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• US Clay Courts 1986 (English) on the ITF website