1986 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles

Coordinates: 34°4′9″N 118°26′48.5″W / 34.06917°N 118.446806°W / 34.06917; -118.446806

1986 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
Date August 11–17
Edition 13th
Category Category 4
Draw 56S / 32D
Prize money $250,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Venue Manhattan Country Club
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver

The 1986 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from August 11 through August 17, 1986. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $45,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 7–6(7–5), 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 8th singles title of the year and the 119th of her career.

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. pp. 180, 197. ISBN 9780002182522.
  2. ↑ Gossett, Peggy, ed. (1987). 1987 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 304.
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