1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but could not compete this year due to a flu.

Chris Evert Lloyd won the title by defeating Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds
• 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (champion)

• Steffi Graf (final)

• 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (first round)

• 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)

• 🇺🇸 Bonnie Gadusek (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)

• Helena Suková (semifinals)

• 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Kathy Rinaldi (semifinals)

• 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round)

• 🇦🇺 Wendy Turnbull (first round)

• 🇨🇦 Carling Bassett-Seguso (quarterfinals)

• 🇺🇸 Stephanie Rehe (second round)

• 🇺🇸 Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)

• 🇭🇺 Andrea Temesvári (first round)

• 🇺🇸 Kathy Jordan (fourth round)