1986 Volvo International – Singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Boris Becker.

Ivan Lendl won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against Becker.

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


 * 1)  Ivan Lendl (champion)
 * 2)  Boris Becker (final)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Tim Mayotte (second round)
 * 6) 🇸🇪 Mikael Pernfors (third round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Paul Annacone (second round)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Johan Kriek (second round)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Arias (first round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Matt Anger (first round)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 Robert Seguso (quarterfinals)
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Tim Wilkison (second round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 David Pate (first round)
 * 15) 🇺🇸 Kevin Curren (third round)
 * 16) 🇮🇳 Ramesh Krishnan (second round)