1986 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles

Miloslav Mečíř defeated Michiel Schapers 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 to win the 1986 Heineken Open singles competition. Chris Lewis was the champion but did not defend his title.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Bud Schultz (final)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Ben Testerman (second round)
 * 3) 🇳🇿 Kelly Evernden (second round)
 * 4)  Michiel Schapers (second round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Wally Masur (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Peter Doohan (first round)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Broderick Dyke (first round)
 * 8) 🇳🇿 Russell Simpson (second round)

Draw

 * NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.