1986 Mercedes Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1986 Mercedes Cup
ChampionsChile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Runners-upIran Mansour Bahrami
Uruguay Diego Pérez
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw24 (2WC)
Seeds8

Ivan Lendl and Tomáš Šmíd were the defending champions but Lendl did not compete this year, choosing to rest after winning the US Open the previous week. Šmíd teamed up with Paul McNamee and lost in the semifinals to Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez.

Gildemeister and Gómez won the title by defeating Mansour Bahrami and Diego Pérez 6–4, 6–3 in the final.[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
1 7 7
3 Australia Paul McNamee
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6 6 6
1 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6 6
Iran Mansour Bahrami
Uruguay Diego Pérez
4 3
5 Chile Ricardo Acuña
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6 6
Iran Mansour Bahrami
Uruguay Diego Pérez
7 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Chile H Gildemeister
Ecuador A Gómez
7 6
Israel S Glickstein
South Africa M Robertson
6 7 Israel S Glickstein
South Africa M Robertson
5 3
Sweden M Pernfors
Sweden M Tideman
2 6 1 Chile H Gildemeister
Ecuador A Gómez
6 6 7
United Kingdom J Bates
United States C Dunk
6 6 8 New Zealand B Derlin
United States B Willenborg
2 7 6
Austria T Muster
Finland L Palin
3 2 United Kingdom J Bates
United States C Dunk
4 6 4
8 New Zealand B Derlin
United States B Willenborg
6 3 6
1 Chile H Gildemeister
Ecuador A Gómez
1 7 7
3 Australia P McNamee
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6 6
3 Australia P McNamee
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
2 6 6
United States L Bourne
Republic of Ireland M Doyle
6 6 Germany T Meinecke
Germany R Osterthun
6 2 3
Germany T Meinecke
Germany R Osterthun
7 7 3 Australia P McNamee
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
7 7
Spain J Colás
Spain D de Miguel
3 6 6 6 Sweden J Gunnarsson
Denmark M Mortensen
5 6
Brazil C Motta
Paraguay V Pecci
6 2 4 Spain J Colás
Spain D de Miguel
2 4
6 Sweden J Gunnarsson
Denmark M Mortensen
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Chile R Acuña
Switzerland J Hlasek
7 4 6
WC West Germany D Keretić
West Germany CU Steeb
6 6 WC West Germany D Keretić
West Germany CU Steeb
6 6 4
United States J Levine
South Africa B Moir
2 3 5 Chile R Acuña
Switzerland J Hlasek
6 6
West Germany E Jelen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović
6 6 West Germany E Jelen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović
1 4
Sweden J Carlsson
Sweden S Eriksson
3 4 West Germany E Jelen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović
6 6
4 United States S Stewart
Australia K Warwick
2 4
5 Chile R Acuña
Switzerland J Hlasek
6 6
Iran M Bahrami
Uruguay D Pérez
7 7
7 United States Ti Gullikson
United States To Gullikson
6 6 3
Sweden S Simonsson
Sweden S Svensson
2 2 Brazil J Soares
United States D Tarr
7 3 6
Brazil J Soares
United States D Tarr
6 6 Brazil J Soares
United States D Tarr
4 3
Iran M Bahrami
Uruguay D Pérez
6 6 Iran M Bahrami
Uruguay D Pérez
6 6
WC United States G Mayer
United States S Mayer
2 4 Iran M Bahrami
Uruguay D Pérez
6 3 6
2 Spain S Casal
Spain E Sánchez
4 6 2

References

  1. ^ "Historia del Tenis Chileno - Recesión (1980-1994)" [History of Chilean Tennis - Recession (1980-1994)]. TenisChileno.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2025. Only in 1986, Hans Gildemeister was crowned in doubles tournaments at Forest Hills, Boston, Indianapolis, Stuttgart and Washington.