1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Top-seeded Steffi Graf claimed the title and $38,000 prize money by defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the final, after saving one match point.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1)  Steffi Graf (champion)
 * 2) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (final)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Kathy Jordan (second round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Kate Gompert (third round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Robin White (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Sandra Cecchini (second round)
 * 9) 🇨🇦 Helen Kelesi (third round)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Ann Henricksson (first round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Debbie Spence (third round)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 Anna Ivan (first round)
 * 13) 🇦🇺 Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Molly Van Nostrand (first round)