1986 WTA German Open

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1986 WTA German Open
Date12–19 May
Edition17th
CategoryWorld Championship Series
Draw56S / 30D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationWest Berlin, West Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
← 1985 ·
· 1987 →

The 1986 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from 12 May through 18 May 1986. Second-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $29,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3] The tournament marked the first time that Graf defeated Martina Navratilova.[4][5]

Finals

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Singles

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West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 4th singles title of the year and of her career.

Doubles

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West Germany Steffi Graf / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova / Hungary Andrea Temesvári 7–5, 6–2

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