1986 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tim Mayotte.

Mayotte won in the final 6–4, 2–1 after Jimmy Connors was forced to retire.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (final)
 * 2)  Boris Becker (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Anders Järryd (first round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Kevin Curren (second round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Brad Gilbert (second round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Paul Annacone (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Tim Mayotte (champion)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Johan Kriek (withdrew)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 David Pate (third round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Matt Anger (first round)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 Tim Wilkison (quarterfinals)
 * 13)  Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
 * 14) 🇦🇺 Paul McNamee (third round)
 * 15)  Andreas Maurer (first round)
 * 16) 🇫🇷 Guy Forget (third round)