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1986 Family Circle Cup

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1986 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 7–13
Edition14th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw56S / 32D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd / United States Anne White
← 1985 · Family Circle Cup · 1987 →

The 1986 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and ran from April 7 through April 13, 1986. Third-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, the first WTA singles title of her career.[1]

Finals

Singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 1st singles title of her career.

Doubles

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd / United States Anne White defeated West Germany Steffi Graf / France Catherine Tanvier 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Evert's 1st doubles title of the year and the 31st of her career. It was White's 1st doubles title of the year and the 5th of her career.

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 186. ISBN 9780002182522.