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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
26-May-1986	Roland Garros	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	Martina Navratilova [USA]	2-6 6-3 6-3	Sukova, Mandlikova
23-Jun-1986	Wimbledon	Grass	Martina Navratilova [USA]	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	7-6 6-3	Sabatini, Evert
26-Aug-1986	US Open	Hard	Martina Navratilova [USA]	Helena Sukova [CZE]	6-3 6-2	Graf, Evert

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Martina Navratilova (14)
Finals	Martina Navratilova (16)
Match Wins	Martina Navratilova (89)
Match Win Percentage	Martina Navratilova (96.7%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Steffi Graf (17)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Catherine Tanvier (91.7%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Lori Mcneil (26)
Total Matches Played	Helena Sukova (99)
Events Played	Helena Sukova (29)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
6-Jan-1986	Key Biscayne 1 CH	Hard	Dianne Van Rensburg [RSA]	1/3	Natalia Egorova [RUS]	6-4 6-0	Reis, Porwik	0	34.0%
6-Jan-1986	Washington	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	1/14	Pam Shriver [USA]	6-1 6-4	Kohde Kilsch, Maleeva Fragniere	6	59.0%
13-Jan-1986	El Paso CH	Hard	Elna Reinach [RSA]	1/2	Nanette Schutte [NED]	2-6 6-1 6-4	Cummings, Votavova	0	43.0%
13-Jan-1986	Worcester	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	2/14	Claudia Kohde Kilsch [GER]		Shriver, Rinaldi Stunkel	6	53.0%
20-Jan-1986	San Antonio CH	Hard	Nicole Arendt [USA]		Manon Bollegraf [NED]	6-3 6-3	Reinach, Milvidskaia	0	37.0%
20-Jan-1986	Wichita	Carpet	Wendy Prausa [USA]		Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	6-1 6-7 6-2	Henricksson, Mesker	1	64.0%
27-Jan-1986	Key Biscayne	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	1/6	Steffi Graf [GER]	6-3 6-1	Maleeva Fragniere, Gadusek	5	37.0%
10-Feb-1986	Boca Raton	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	2/6	Steffi Graf [GER]	6-4 6-2	Rinaldi Stunkel, Sukova	7	46.0%
24-Feb-1986	Oakland	Carpet	Chris Evert [USA]	3/6	Kathy Jordan [USA]	6-2 6-4	Navratilova, Sukova	5	67.0%
24-Feb-1986	Oklahoma	Carpet	Marcella Mesker [NED]		Lori Mcneil [USA]	6-4 4-6 6-3	Herr, Reynolds	0	50.0%
3-Mar-1986	Hershey	Hard	Janine Tremelling [AUS]		Catherine Suire [FRA]	6-1 6-4	Savchenko, Smith	0	46.0%
3-Mar-1986	Princeton	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	3/14	Helena Sukova [CZE]	3-6 6-0 7-6	Shriver, Mandlikova	4	43.0%
3-Mar-1986	Stockholm CH	Clay	Claudia Porwik [GER]		Petra Tesarova [TCH]	6-1 6-0	Van Der Torre, Meier	0	28.0%
10-Mar-1986	Dallas	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	4/14	Chris Evert [USA]	6-2 6-1	Mandlikova, Rinaldi Stunkel	9	53.0%
17-Mar-1986	Virginia Slims Championships 1	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	5/14	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	6-2 6-0 3-6 6-1	Graf, Evert	10	50.0%
24-Mar-1986	Phoenix	Hard	Beth Herr [USA]		Ann Henricksson [USA]	6-0 3-6 7-5	Louie Harper, Porwik	0	62.0%
31-Mar-1986	Bari CH	Clay	Patricia Tarabini [ARG]	1/2	Olga Votavova [TCH]	6-0 6-4	Ter Riet, Rajchrtova	0	25.0%
31-Mar-1986	Marco Island	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	4/6	Claudia Kohde Kilsch [GER]	6-2 6-4	Gadusek, Tremelling	4	18.0%
7-Apr-1986	Adelaide CH	Grass	Michelle Parun [NZL]		Michelle Bowrey [AUS]	6-3 6-7 6-2	Richardson, Zambrzycki	0	68.0%
7-Apr-1986	Caserta CH	Clay	Gisele Miro [BRA]		Wiltrud Probst [GER]	6-3 2-6 6-3	Tarabini, Ter Riet	0	18.0%
7-Apr-1986	Hilton Head	Clay	Steffi Graf [GER]	1/8	Chris Evert [USA]	6-4 7-5	Rehe, Mandlikova	7	41.0%
14-Apr-1986	Amelia Island	Clay	Steffi Graf [GER]	2/8	Claudia Kohde Kilsch [GER]	6-4 5-7 7-6	Rinaldi Stunkel, Sabatini	5	46.0%
14-Apr-1986	Canberra CH	Grass	Elizabeth Minter [AUS]		Anna Maria Fernandez [USA]	7-6 6-2	Richardson, Parun	0	65.0%
14-Apr-1986	Cumberland CH	Hard	Catrin Jexell [SWE]		Jane Wood [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Wood, Etchemendy	0	40.0%
14-Apr-1986	Monviso CH	Clay	Jana Novotna [CZE]		Federica Bonsignori [ITA]	7-6 6-2	Krijger Jagerman, Jachia	0	21.0%
21-Apr-1986	Charleston	Clay	Elise Burgin [USA]		Tine Scheuer Larsen [DEN]	6-1 6-3	Gildemeister, Tanvier	0	43.0%
21-Apr-1986	Hatfield CH	Hard	Pascale Etchemendy [FRA]		Helena Olsson [SWE]	6-3 7-5	Schimper, Zvereva	0	28.0%
21-Apr-1986	Taranto CH	Clay	Patricia Tarabini [ARG]	2/2	Wiltrud Probst [GER]	6-2 6-1	Vanier, Bonsignori	0	18.0%
27-Apr-1986	Indianapolis	Clay	Steffi Graf [GER]	3/8	Gabriela Sabatini [ARG]	2-6 7-6 6-4	Paz, Maleeva Fragniere	3	62.0%
28-Apr-1986	Sutton CH	Grass	Cecilia Dahlman [SWE]		Natalia Zvereva [BLR]	6-2 3-6 6-0	Reeves, Meskhi	0	18.0%
5-May-1986	Barcelona	Clay	Petra Huber [AUT]	1/2	Laura Garrone [ITA]	7-6 6-0	Sanchez Vicario, Medrado	0	18.0%
5-May-1986	Bournemouth CH	Grass	Natalia Zvereva [BLR]	1/2	Kumiko Okamoto [JPN]	6-2 4-6 7-5	Etchemendy, Krijger Jagerman	0	15.0%
5-May-1986	Houston	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	5/6	Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel [USA]	6-4 2-6 6-4	Gildemeister, Casale Telford	2	81.0%
12-May-1986	Berlin	Clay	Steffi Graf [GER]	4/8	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-2 6-3	Kohde Kilsch, Mandlikova	5	21.0%
12-May-1986	Lee-on-Solent CH	Clay	Hellas Ter Riet [NED]		Michelle Jaggard Lai [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Egorova, Olsson	0	15.0%
19-May-1986	Jaffa CH	Hard	Sagit Doron [ISR]		Laura Bernard [GER]	6-4 6-3	Pazderova, Roux	0	56.0%
19-May-1986	Lugano	Clay	Raffaella Reggi Concato [ITA]	1/2	Manuela Maleeva Fragniere [SUI]	5-7 6-3 7-6	Goles, Bunge	2	23.0%
26-May-1986	Roland Garros	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	6/6	Martina Navratilova [USA]	2-6 6-3 6-3	Sukova, Mandlikova	8	32.0%
2-Jun-1986	Key Biscayne 2 CH	Hard	Ronni Reis [USA]		Renata Baranski [POL]	6-4 6-2	Reiter, Lloyd	0	53.0%
9-Jun-1986	Birmingham	Grass	Pam Shriver [USA]	1/3	Manuela Maleeva Fragniere [SUI]	6-2 7-6	Savchenko, Jordan	1	46.0%
9-Jun-1986	Lyon CH	Clay	Mariana Perez Roldan [ARG]		Bettina Fulco Villella [ARG]	6-4 3-6 6-1	Medrado, Deed	0	12.0%
16-Jun-1986	Birmingham CH	Hard	Manon Bollegraf [NED]	1/2	Susan Leo [AUS]	6-1 6-1	Gregory, Ettus	0	46.0%
16-Jun-1986	Eastbourne	Grass	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6/14	Helena Sukova [CZE]	3-6 6-3 6-4	Kohde Kilsch, White	6	43.0%
16-Jun-1986	Fayetteville CH	Hard	Renata Baranski [POL]		Jeong Soon Lee [KOR]	6-4 4-6 6-2	Norris, Gregory	0	37.0%
23-Jun-1986	Seabrook CH	Clay	Manon Bollegraf [NED]	2/2	Amy Schwartz [USA]	6-2 7-6	Leand, Leo	0	56.0%
23-Jun-1986	Wimbledon	Grass	Martina Navratilova [USA]	7/14	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	7-6 6-3	Sabatini, Evert	8	43.0%
30-Jun-1986	Brindisi CH	Clay	Marina Bottazzi [ITA]		Laura Murgo [ITA]	6-1 6-0	Li, Basuki	0	37.0%
30-Jun-1986	Tampa CH	Hard	Kathrin Keil [USA]	1/3	Ruth Seeman [NZL]	7-6 6-4	Schimper, Steden	0	50.0%
30-Jun-1986	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Pam Shriver [USA]	2/3	Stephanie Rehe [USA]	4-6 7-6 6-0	Benjamin, Van Nostrand	1	50.0%
7-Jul-1986	Bastad CH	Clay	Catarina Lindqvist Ryan [SWE]		Catrin Jexell [SWE]	6-2 6-1	Karlsson, Van Der Torre	0	40.0%
7-Jul-1986	Perugia	Clay	Nathalie Herreman [FRA]		Csilla Cserepy [SUI]	6-2 6-4	Goles, Garrone	0	21.0%
7-Jul-1986	West Palm Beach CH	Hard	Karen Schimper [RSA]	1/3	Sherri Norris [USA]	6-0 6-3	Fuchs, Winebarger	0	59.0%
14-Jul-1986	Bregenz	Clay	Sandra Cecchini [ITA]		Mariana Perez Roldan [ARG]	6-4 6-0	Tarabini, Scheuer Larsen	0	21.0%
14-Jul-1986	Landskron CH	Clay	Karolina Karlsson [SWE]		Elisabeth Ekblom [SWE]	7-6 6-2	Lundqvist, Pazderova	0	37.0%
14-Jul-1986	Midland CH	Hard	Karen Schimper [RSA]	2/3	Ruth Seeman [NZL]	6-3 6-2	Grousbeck, Scott	0	56.0%
14-Jul-1986	Newport	Grass	Pam Shriver [USA]	3/3	Lori Mcneil [USA]	6-4 6-2	White, Macgregor	1	68.0%
14-Jul-1986	Paliano CH	Clay	Silvia La Fratta [ITA]	1/2	Isabelle Crudo [FRA]	6-1 6-2	Casini, Schuurmans	0	34.0%
14-Jul-1986	Schenectady CH	Hard	Luciana Corsato Owsianka [BRA]	1/2	Jennifer Fuchs [USA]	6-0 6-4	Leand, Watson	0	86.0%
21-Jul-1986	Amersfoort CH	Clay	Simone Schilder [NED]	1/2	M Beltgens [NED]	6-2 6-4	Thoms, Wilmink	0	50.0%
21-Jul-1986	Berkeley	Hard	Melissa Gurney [USA]	1/2	Barbara Gerken [USA]	6-1 6-3	Bowes Hackney, Hakami	0	84.0%
21-Jul-1986	Mexico City CH	Clay	Gabriela Mosca [ARG]		Mayumi Yamada [JPN]	6-3 6-3	Tiezzi, Escobedo	0	65.0%
21-Jul-1986	Philadelphia CH	Hard	Bettina Fulco Villella [ARG]		Susan Leo [AUS]	3-6 6-2 6-0	Reis, Schimper	0	59.0%
21-Jul-1986	Subiaco CH	Clay	Lorenza Jachia [ITA]		Isabelle Crudo [FRA]	6-3 6-1	Segura Perez, Ferrando	0	40.0%
21-Jul-1986	Vaihingen CH	Clay	Christina Singer [GER]		Hana Fukarkova [TCH]	1-6 6-1 6-3	Perez Roldan, Sasak	0	43.0%
28-Jul-1986	Neumunster CH	Clay	Olga Votavova [TCH]		Barbara Pollet [AUT]	6-1 6-2	Thoms, Fukarkova	0	37.0%
28-Jul-1986	Queretaro CH	Clay	Claudia Hernandez Salas [MEX]	1/2	Lucila Becerra [MEX]	UNK	Ghezzi, Herrera	0	62.0%
28-Jul-1986	San Diego	Hard	Melissa Gurney [USA]	2/2	Stephanie Rehe [USA]	6-2 6-4	Kuhlman, Gompert	0	75.0%
28-Jul-1986	Sezze CH	Clay	Barbara Romano [ITA]	1/2	Laura Golarsa [ITA]	6-2 6-2	Quentrec, Dalla Valle	0	34.0%
4-Aug-1986	Chatham CH	Hard	Heliane Steden [MEX]		Catrin Jexell [SWE]	6-3 6-4	Leand, Grousbeck	0	65.0%
4-Aug-1986	Kitzbuhel CH	Clay	Petra Huber [AUT]	2/2	Judith Wiesner [AUT]	3-6 6-2 6-0	Ferrando, Dinu	0	37.0%
4-Aug-1986	Leon CH	Clay	Claudia Hernandez Salas [MEX]	2/2	Andrea Tiezzi [ARG]	6-0 6-4	Herrera, Espinosa	0	65.0%
4-Aug-1986	Montreal	Hard	Helena Sukova [CZE]	1/2	Pam Shriver [USA]	6-2 7-5	Nideffer, Garrison	3	46.0%
4-Aug-1986	Rheda Wiedenbruck CH	Clay	Cornelia Lechner [GER]		Heike Thoms [GER]	6-1 3-6 6-2	Fukarkova, Votavova	0	53.0%
11-Aug-1986	Los Angeles	Hard	Martina Navratilova [USA]	8/14	Chris Evert [USA]	7-6 6-3	Sukova, Shriver	7	53.0%
18-Aug-1986	Mahwah	Hard	Steffi Graf [GER]	5/8	Molly Van Nostrand [USA]	7-5 6-1	Durie, Reinach	3	37.0%
25-Aug-1986	Wels CH	Clay	Nicolette Rooimans [NED]		Karin Oberleitner [AUT]	4-6 6-3 6-1	Sommerauer, Diesner	0	37.0%
26-Aug-1986	US Open	Hard	Martina Navratilova [USA]	9/14	Helena Sukova [CZE]	6-3 6-2	Graf, Evert	10	50.0%
8-Sep-1986	Lisbon CH	Clay	Clare Wood [GBR]		Maria Jose Llorca [ESP]	6-2 6-2	Hernandez Salas, Escobedo	0	21.0%
8-Sep-1986	Tokyo Pan Pacific	Carpet	Steffi Graf [GER]	6/8	Manuela Maleeva Fragniere [SUI]	6-4 6-2	Tanvier, Bunge	2	42.0%
8-Sep-1986	Zagreb CH	Clay	Lilian Kelaidis [SUI]		Viktoria Milvidskaia [RUS]	6-2 5-7 6-3	Probst, Dahlstrom	0	25.0%
15-Sep-1986	Athens	Clay	Sylvia Hanika [GER]		Angelika Kanellopoulou [GRE]	7-5 6-1	Garrone, Perez Roldan	0	28.0%
15-Sep-1986	Murcia CH	Clay	Conchita Martinez [ESP]		Ana Maria Segura Perez [ESP]	7-5 6-1	Guerra, Vaquero	0	43.0%
15-Sep-1986	Sofia CH	Clay	Marianne Van Der Torre [NED]	1/2	Sabina Simmonds [ITA]	6-4 6-2	Golarsa, Hofmann	0	43.0%
15-Sep-1986	Tampa	Hard	Lori Mcneil [USA]	1/2	Zina Garrison [USA]	2-6 7-5 6-2	Phelps, Torres	1	62.0%
22-Sep-1986	Bol CH	Clay	Silvia La Fratta [ITA]	2/2	Denisa Krajcovicova [SVK]	6-1 6-3	Strandlund Tomsvik, Niox Chateau	0	21.0%
22-Sep-1986	Caracas CH	Clay	Tracie Blumentritt [USA]		Luciana Tella [BRA]	6-3 4-6 7-5	Faillace, Mosca	0	50.0%
22-Sep-1986	Tulsa	Hard	Lori Mcneil [USA]	2/2	Beth Herr [USA]	6-0 6-1	Van Rensburg, Daniels	0	53.0%
29-Sep-1986	Bethesda CH	Hard	Natalia Zvereva [BLR]	2/2	Stacey Martin [USA]	6-3 6-3	Meskhi, Dewis	0	78.0%
29-Sep-1986	Hilversum	Carpet	Helena Sukova [CZE]	2/2	Catherine Tanvier [FRA]	6-2 7-5	Reggi Concato, Hanika	1	21.0%
29-Sep-1986	New Orleans	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	10/14	Pam Shriver [USA]	6-1 4-6 6-2	Garrison, Sabatini	4	71.0%
29-Sep-1986	Sibenik CH	Clay	Barbara Romano [ITA]	2/2	Radomira Zrubakova [SVK]	6-2 6-2	Krajcovicova, Souto	0	25.0%
6-Oct-1986	Chiba CH	Hard	Kumiko Okamoto [JPN]		Michelle Jaggard Lai [AUS]	7-6 6-7 6-0	Lechner, Koizumi	0	56.0%
6-Oct-1986	Mali Losin CH	Clay	Regina Rajchrtova [TCH]		Heike Thoms [GER]	6-2 6-3	Dalla Valle, Krajcovicova	0	21.0%
6-Oct-1986	Medellin CH	Clay	Luciana Corsato Owsianka [BRA]	2/2	Andrea Tiezzi [ARG]	3-6 7-5 6-3	Tella, Blumentritt	0	21.0%
6-Oct-1986	Taipei	Carpet	Patricia Hy Boulais [CAN]		Adriana Villagran Reami [ARG]	6-7 6-2 6-3	Gerken, Probst	0	25.0%
6-Oct-1986	Zurich	Carpet	Steffi Graf [GER]	7/8	Helena Sukova [CZE]	4-6 6-2 6-4	Pfaff, Mcneil	5	21.0%
13-Oct-1986	Filderstadt	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	11/14	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	6-2 6-3	Shriver, Sabatini	5	34.0%
13-Oct-1986	Rabac CH	Clay	Linda Ferrando [ITA]		Renata Sasak [YUG]	6-2 6-3	Der Kinderen, Souto Garcia	0	12.0%
13-Oct-1986	Tokyo Japan Open	Hard	Helen Kelesi [CAN]		Bettina Fulco Villella [ARG]	6-2 6-2	Yanagi, Herr	0	37.0%
20-Oct-1986	Brighton	Carpet	Steffi Graf [GER]	8/8	Catarina Lindqvist Ryan [SWE]	6-3 6-3	Nideffer, Bunge	4	25.0%
20-Oct-1986	Honolulu 1 CH	Hard	Kathrin Keil [USA]	2/3	Sherri Norris [USA]	6-4 3-6 7-5	Crowe, Schenck	0	78.0%
20-Oct-1986	Saga CH	Hard	Ann Devries [BEL]		Yan Sun [CHN]	6-1 6-4	Schuurmans, Wood	0	43.0%
20-Oct-1986	Singapore	Hard	Gigi Fernandez [USA]		Mercedes Paz [ARG]	6-4 2-6 6-4	Hy Boulais, Bradtke	0	21.0%
27-Oct-1986	Indianapolis Indoors	Hard	Zina Garrison [USA]		Melissa Gurney [USA]	6-3 6-3	Potter, Balestrat	1	65.0%
27-Oct-1986	Kona CH	Hard	Kathrin Keil [USA]	3/3	Kirsten Dreyer [USA]	7-5 2-6 7-5	Livingston, Norris	0	82.0%
27-Oct-1986	Sydney CH	Hard	Nicole Bradtke [AUS]		Michelle Bowrey [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Carney, Jaggard Lai	0	100.0%
30-Oct-1986	Wightman Cup	Hard	Round robin event					0	57.0%
3-Nov-1986	Honolulu 2 CH	Hard	Kim Steinmetz [USA]		Heather Crowe [USA]	7-6 6-2	Manset, Livingston	0	81.0%
3-Nov-1986	Little Rock	Carpet	Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel [USA]		Natalia Zvereva [BLR]	6-4 6-7 6-0	Meier, Dias	0	53.0%
3-Nov-1986	Matsuyama CH	Hard	Marianne Van Der Torre [NED]	2/2	Isabelle Crudo [FRA]	6-1 RET	Derly, Lechner	0	43.0%
3-Nov-1986	Queens CH	Grass	Csilla Cserepy [SUI]		Cecilia Dahlman [SWE]	6-0 3-6 7-5	Bakkum, Rickett	0	34.0%
3-Nov-1986	Worcester	Hard	Martina Navratilova [USA]	12/14	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	6-2 6-2	Shriver, Bunge	7	53.0%
10-Nov-1986	Chicago	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	13/14	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	7-5 7-5	Garrison, Shriver	7	57.0%
10-Nov-1986	Jerusalem CH	Hard	Ilana Berger [ISR]		Yvonne Der Kinderen [NED]	6-2 6-4	Eijkenboom, Coriat	0	43.0%
11-Nov-1986	San Juan	Hard	Raffaella Reggi Concato [ITA]	2/2	Sabrina Goles [YUG]	7-6 4-6 6-3	Fernandez, Werdel Witmeyer	0	46.0%
17-Nov-1986	Croydon CH	Grass	Simone Schilder [NED]	2/2	Karine Quentrec [FRA]	6-4 6-4	Bakkum, Rajchrtova	0	31.0%
17-Nov-1986	Kyoto CH	Hard	Isabelle Crudo [FRA]		Suzanna Anggarkusuma [INA]	7-5 7-6	Mizokuchi, Wauke	0	31.0%
17-Nov-1986	South African CH	Hard	Dianne Van Rensburg [RSA]	2/3	Rene Mentz [RSA]	6-3 6-1	Wood, Schimper	0	50.0%
17-Nov-1986	Virginia Slims Championships 2	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	14/14	Steffi Graf [GER]	7-6 6-3 6-2	Shriver, Sukova	9	43.0%
24-Nov-1986	Pretoria CH	Hard	Dianne Van Rensburg [RSA]	3/3	Karen Schimper [RSA]	4-6 6-1 6-4	Wood, Lechner	0	53.0%
1-Dec-1986	Buenos Aires	Clay	Gabriela Sabatini [ARG]		Arantxa Sanchez Vicario [ESP]	6-1 6-1	Mcneil, Perez Roldan	2	26.0%
1-Dec-1986	Rio de Janeiro CH	Clay	Natasha Marcucci [ARG]		Luciana Tella [BRA]	6-4 7-6	Kaul, Faria	0	87.0%
1-Dec-1986	Vereeniging CH	Hard	Mariaan De Swardt [RSA]		Maria Christine Damas [FRA]	6-2 6-4	Schimper, Lechner	0	56.0%
8-Dec-1986	Johannesburg 1 CH	Hard	Karen Schimper [RSA]	3/3	Maria Christine Damas [FRA]	6-4 6-4	Lechner, Coetzer	0	59.0%
8-Dec-1986	Sao Paulo	Clay	Vicki Nelson Dunbar [USA]		Jenny Klitch [USA]	6-2 7-6	Keil, Schwartz	0	25.0%
15-Dec-1986	Johannesburg 2 CH	Hard	Elna Reinach [RSA]	2/2	Karen Schimper [RSA]	2-6 6-3 6-1	Berger, Reinach	0	62.0%
29-Dec-1986	Brisbane	Grass	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]		Pam Shriver [USA]	6-2 2-6 6-4	Sukova, Nagelsen	3	30.0%

 

1986 Year-End Elo Rankings    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.

Rank	Player	Age	Titles	W-L	Elo	hElo Rank	hElo	cElo Rank	cElo	gElo Rank	gElo	iElo Rank	iElo
1	Martina Navratilova [USA]	30	14	89-3	2594.5	1	2403.8	1	2404.9	1	2421.5	1	2424.8
2	Chris Evert [USA]	32	6	59-7	2446.4	2	2309.3	2	2347.9	2	2260.5	2	2233.9
3	Steffi Graf [GER]	17	8	64-6	2410.6	3	2232.7	3	2285.3			3	2194.6
4	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	24	1	53-15	2311.3	4	2164.5	4	2211.3	3	2129.2	4	2155.5
5	Helena Sukova [CZE]	21	2	76-23	2233.6	5	2110.8	6	2070.4	4	2122.9	5	2050.7
6	Pam Shriver [USA]	24	3	56-16	2217.2	6	2060.3			5	2086.6	6	2045.8
7	Gabriela Sabatini [ARG]	16	1	52-22	2128.5	8	2000.4	5	2083.4	11	1956.5	12	1903.4
8	Manuela Maleeva Fragniere [SUI]	19	0	45-21	2116.9	9	1997.4	7	2056.0	6	1986.7	8	1929.3
9	Zina Garrison [USA]	23	1	49-22	2097.3	7	2035.4	11	1969.3	7	1966.2	7	1937.2
10	Claudia Kohde Kilsch [GER]	23	0	39-20	2096.5	10	1958.4	8	2023.8	8	1963.1	11	1909.5
11	Bettina Bunge [GER]	23	0	35-21	2087.0	11	1939.4	12	1966.0	10	1957.2	9	1924.5
12	Kathy Jordan [USA]	27	0	25-15	2026.3	12	1906.9	26	1833.0	9	1962.2	10	1914.7
13	Bonnie Gadusek [USA]	23	0	18-9	2022.6	13	1897.5	9	1990.5			13	1898.2
14	Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel [USA]	19	1	36-16	2009.7	18	1871.2	10	1986.7	13	1887.6	14	1867.6
15	Raffaella Reggi Concato [ITA]	21	2	33-21	1997.7	20	1858.0	13	1964.3	18	1798.9	19	1790.3
16	Melissa Gurney [USA]	17	2	31-16	1992.6	14	1896.4	45	1753.1	22	1784.0	27	1759.8
17	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	34	0	17-18	1990.3	17	1873.2	29	1822.5	12	1910.4	16	1834.2
18	Lori Mcneil [USA]	23	2	42-22	1984.1	16	1882.0	43	1761.9	14	1860.0	17	1822.9
19	Katerina Maleeva [BUL]	17	0	26-21	1961.0	24	1828.4	17	1881.6	30	1759.9	20	1788.9
20	Andrea Temesvari [HUN]	20	0	12-11	1957.3	22	1846.6	14	1945.6			25	1765.5

 

1986 Elo Number Ones    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)

Player	Start	End	Consecutive Weeks	Preceded By	Followed By
Martina Navratilova [USA]	11-Jan-1982	20-Apr-1987	276	Tracy Austin	Steffi Graf

 

Top Player Stats    Top

Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)

Player	Events	Matches	W-L	W%	Finals	W-L	W%	3 Sets	W-L	W%	Hard	W-L	W%	Clay	W-L	W%	Grass	W-L	W%	Carpet	W-L	W%
Martina Navratilova [USA]	22	92	89-3	96.7%	16	14-2	87.0%	14	12-2	85.0%	17	17-0	100.0%	17	15-2	88.0%	13	13-0	100.0%	45	44-1	97.0%
Steffi Graf [GER]	16	70	64-6	91.4%	11	8-3	72.0%	20	17-3	85.0%	23	20-3	86.0%	27	26-1	96.0%	0	0-0	-	21	19-2	90.0%
Chris Evert [USA]	16	66	59-7	89.4%	9	6-3	66.0%	11	10-1	90.0%	23	21-2	91.0%	25	23-2	92.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	12	10-2	83.0%
Karen Schimper [RSA]	13	51	41-10	80.4%	5	3-2	60.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	48	40-8	83.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	21	68	53-15	77.9%	6	1-5	16.0%	19	14-5	73.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	19	15-4	78.0%	15	13-2	86.0%	26	18-8	69.0%
Pam Shriver [USA]	19	72	56-16	77.8%	7	3-4	42.0%	11	3-8	27.0%	19	14-5	73.0%	0	0-0	-	21	19-2	90.0%	32	23-9	71.0%
Helena Sukova [CZE]	29	99	76-23	76.8%	6	2-4	33.0%	24	14-10	58.0%	28	23-5	82.0%	19	14-5	73.0%	15	12-3	80.0%	37	27-10	72.0%
Gabriela Sabatini [ARG]	26	74	52-22	70.3%	2	1-1	50.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	29	22-7	75.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	17	10-7	58.0%
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel [USA]	18	52	36-16	69.2%	2	1-1	50.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	21	15-6	71.0%
Zina Garrison [USA]	24	71	49-22	69.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	26	21-5	80.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	26	16-10	61.0%
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere [SUI]	24	66	45-21	68.2%	3	0-3	0.0%	19	7-12	36.0%	18	13-5	72.0%	22	16-6	72.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	17	9-8	52.0%
Claudia Kohde Kilsch [GER]	21	59	39-20	66.1%	3	0-3	0.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	23	15-8	65.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	21	14-7	66.0%
Melissa Gurney [USA]	18	47	31-16	66.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	27	20-7	74.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	10	5-5	50.0%
Lori Mcneil [USA]	24	64	42-22	65.6%	4	2-2	50.0%	26	16-10	61.0%	27	20-7	74.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	14	10-4	71.0%	14	8-6	57.0%
Stephanie Rehe [USA]	18	47	30-17	63.8%	2	0-2	0.0%	20	11-9	55.0%	24	16-8	66.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	11	6-5	54.0%
Bettina Bunge [GER]	22	56	35-21	62.5%	0	0-0	-	18	12-6	66.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	21	13-8	61.0%
Raffaella Reggi Concato [ITA]	25	54	33-21	61.1%	2	2-0	100.0%	16	10-6	62.0%	20	13-7	65.0%	14	10-4	71.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	15	7-8	46.0%
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan [SWE]	25	57	33-24	57.9%	2	1-1	50.0%	21	11-10	52.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	18	9-9	50.0%
Sabrina Goles [YUG]	22	46	26-20	56.5%	1	0-1	0.0%	13	7-6	53.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	25	16-9	64.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	7	2-5	28.0%
Terry Phelps [USA]	26	59	33-26	55.9%	0	0-0	-	17	10-7	58.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	22	11-11	50.0%
Helen Kelesi [CAN]	25	54	30-24	55.6%	1	1-0	100.0%	23	14-9	60.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	17	9-8	52.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	12	6-6	50.0%
Katerina Maleeva [BUL]	23	47	26-21	55.3%	0	0-0	-	12	6-6	50.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	18	9-9	50.0%
Rosalyn Nideffer [USA]	22	49	27-22	55.1%	0	0-0	-	16	8-8	50.0%	19	11-8	57.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	14	7-7	50.0%
Robin White [USA]	19	42	23-19	54.8%	0	0-0	-	16	11-5	68.0%	7	2-5	28.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	19	11-8	57.0%
Jo Durie [GBR]	19	44	24-20	54.5%	0	0-0	-	17	11-6	64.0%	18	10-8	55.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	13	7-6	53.0%
Elise Burgin [USA]	24	50	27-23	54.0%	1	1-0	100.0%	17	8-9	47.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	10	3-7	30.0%
Alycia Moulton [USA]	25	50	25-25	50.0%	0	0-0	-	17	10-7	58.0%	20	11-9	55.0%	5	1-4	20.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	15	7-8	46.0%
Mercedes Paz [ARG]	27	49	24-25	49.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	18	7-11	38.0%	18	8-10	44.0%	25	15-10	60.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	4	1-3	25.0%
Laura Gildemeister [PER]	24	47	23-24	48.9%	0	0-0	-	12	5-7	41.0%	10	3-7	30.0%	22	14-8	63.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	13	6-7	46.0%
Camille Benjamin [USA]	27	49	22-27	44.9%	0	0-0	-	17	9-8	52.0%	20	10-10	50.0%	13	6-7	46.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	8	2-6	25.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
8	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver	8	0	100.0%	2
7	Martina Navratilova	Hana Mandlikova	7	0	100.0%	5
6	Chris Evert	Helena Sukova	5	1	83.3%	0
6	Martina Navratilova	Helena Sukova	6	0	100.0%	3
5	Martina Navratilova	Claudia Kohde Kilsch	5	0	100.0%	1
5	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison	5	0	100.0%	0
4	Elise Burgin	Terry Phelps	0	4	0.0%	0
4	Chris Evert	Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel	4	0	100.0%	1
4	Martina Navratilova	Gabriela Sabatini	4	0	100.0%	0
4	Gabriela Sabatini	Grace Kim	3	1	75.0%	0
4	Martina Navratilova	Steffi Graf	3	1	75.0%	2
4	Robin White	Gabriela Sabatini	2	2	50.0%	0
4	Pam Shriver	Raffaella Reggi Concato	4	0	100.0%	0

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.

Country	vs Others: Matches	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	Finals	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	vs Self: Matches	Finals	Diff Titlists	Diff Finalists	Diff Players
Czech Republic	196	121	75	61.7%	7	3	4	42.9%	2	0	2	2	9
Netherlands	288	170	118	59.0%	11	8	3	72.7%	14	1	6	9	24
Argentina	303	176	127	58.1%	13	6	7	46.2%	10	1	6	9	15
Germany	553	311	242	56.2%	19	10	9	52.6%	32	2	5	9	44
South Africa	243	136	107	56.0%	6	6	0	100.0%	56	3	4	5	32
Italy	349	193	156	55.3%	11	8	3	72.7%	35	2	7	12	30
Brazil	196	100	96	51.0%	5	3	2	60.0%	13	0	2	3	22
United States	1469	729	740	49.6%	32	21	11	65.6%	719	20	17	31	226
Switzerland	210	103	107	49.0%	6	2	4	33.3%	3	0	2	3	15
Czechoslovakia	194	95	99	49.0%	5	2	3	40.0%	3	0	2	4	12
France	353	172	181	48.7%	11	3	8	27.3%	10	0	3	7	29
Sweden	261	126	135	48.3%	6	2	4	33.3%	21	2	4	6	24
Australia	467	217	250	46.5%	13	3	10	23.1%	75	1	4	7	61
United Kingdom	294	108	186	36.7%	2	1	1	50.0%	25	0	1	2	31
Japan	198	71	127	35.9%	3	1	2	33.3%	23	0	1	2	32

 

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