1986 Virginia Slims of Arizona – Singles

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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1986|Virginia Slims of Arizona|

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson

| score = 6–0, 3–6, 7–5

| draw = 32 (4{{abbr| Q | Qualifiers}})

| seeds = 8

| type = singles doubles

| before_year=no

| after_name = Virginia Slims of Arizona – Singles

}}

{{main|1986 Virginia Slims of Arizona}}

The 1986 Virginia Slims of Arizona singles was one of the events of the 1986 Virginia Slims of Arizona tennis tournament. It was played between March 23 and March 29, 1986, at the Jordan Tennis and Racquet Center in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. The draw consisted of 32 players of which 4 were qualifiers and 8 were seeded. Unseeded Beth Herr won the singles title, defeating sixth-seeded Ann Henricksson in the final, 6–0, 3–6, 7–5.{{cite book|title=The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987|year=1987|publisher=Willow Books|location=London|isbn=9780002182522|pages=182, 208|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}{{cite book|editor1-last=Gossett|editor1-first=Peggy|title=1987 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide|date=1987|publisher=WITA|location=Miami|page=302}}{{cite news|title=Virginia Slims of Arizona|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/120234547/|work=The Arizona Republic|date=March 22, 1986|page=G5|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription }}

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Alycia Moulton (second round)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen (third round)
  3. {{flagicon|CAN}} Helen Kelesi (first round)
  4. {{flagicon|USA}} Susan Mascarin (second round)
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie (semifinals)
  6. {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson (final)
  7. {{flagicon|TCH}} Iva Budařová (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|USA}} Camille Benjamin (quarterfinals)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|team-width=190

|RD1-seed1=

|RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr

|RD1-score1-1=7

|RD1-score1-2=6

|RD1-score1-3= 

|RD1-seed2=5

|RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie

|RD1-score2-1=6

|RD1-score2-2=1

|RD1-score2-3= 

|RD1-seed3=6

|RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson

|RD1-score3-1=6

|RD1-score3-2=6

|RD1-score3-3= 

|RD1-seed4=

|RD1-team4={{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Porwik

|RD1-score4-1=2

|RD1-score4-2=2

|RD1-score4-3= 

|RD2-seed1=

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr

|RD2-score1-1=6

|RD2-score1-2=3

|RD2-score1-3=7

|RD2-seed2=6

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson

|RD2-score2-1=0

|RD2-score2-2=6

|RD2-score2-3=5

}}

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Alycia Moulton

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=3

| RD1-score02-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-score02-3=7

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Amy Holton

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=0

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=1

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|BRA}} Neige Dias

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Linda Gates

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|CHE}} Csilla Cserepy

| RD1-seed08=8

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Camille Benjamin

| RD1-score07-1=1

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=4

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Susan Mascarin

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Terry Holladay

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} Hu Na

| RD1-seed12=Q

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRG}} Gabriela Dinu

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-score12-3=3

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Jenny Klitch

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Cecilia Fernandez

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=1

| RD1-score13-2=5

| RD1-score14-2=7

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score14-3=2

| RD1-seed15=Q

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} Cammy MacGregor

| RD1-seed16=5

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie

| RD1-score15-1=0

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=2

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz

| RD2-score02-1=7

| RD2-score01-1=5

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score01-2=4

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed04=8

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Camille Benjamin

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|BRA}} Neige Dias

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-2=1

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Hu Na

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Susan Mascarin

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=7

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-3=7

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-seed08=5

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Jenny Klitch

| RD2-score08-1=1

| RD2-score07-1=0

| RD2-score08-2=0

| RD2-score07-2=R

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr

| RD3-seed02=8

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Camille Benjamin

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Hu Na

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score04-2=5

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD3-score03-3=2

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie

| RD4-score01-1=7

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

=Bottom half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} V Nelson-Dunbar

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|GRE}} A Kanellopoulou

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Spain-Short

| RD1-score03-1=5

| RD1-score04-1=7

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CSK}} Regina Maršíková

| RD1-score05-1=4

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=7

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jennifer Mundel

| RD1-seed08=3

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|CAN}} Helen Kelesi

| RD1-score07-1=3

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=3

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-score08-3=4

| RD1-seed09=7

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|CSK}} Iva Budařová

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Ginny Purdy

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} Melissa Gurney

| RD1-seed12=Q

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Porwik

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-score11-3=3

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Tina Mochizuki

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|BRA}} Cláudia Monteiro

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=0

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|JPN}} Etsuko Inoue

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=1

| RD1-score15-2=5

| RD1-score16-2=7

| RD1-score15-3=4

| RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Spain-Short

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jennifer Mundel

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CSK}} Regina Maršíková

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-2=4

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Porwik

| RD2-seed05=7

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CSK}} Iva Budařová

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-score05-3=1

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Tina Mochizuki

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score08-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-score08-3=3

| RD3-seed01=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jennifer Mundel

| RD3-score01-1=2

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score02-3=3

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Porwik

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Tina Mochizuki

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=6

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Ann Henricksson

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Porwik

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

References

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