1986 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
1986 Mercedes Cup
ChampionArgentina Martín Jaite
Runner-upSweden Jonas Svensson
Score7–5, 6–2
Draw48 (4WC/6Q)
Seeds16

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but he chose to rest after winning the US Open the previous week.

Martín Jaite won the title by defeating Jonas Svensson 7–5, 6–2 in the final.[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (semifinals)
  2. Sweden Mikael Pernfors (quarterfinals)
  3. Argentina Martín Jaite (champion)
  4. Spain Emilio Sánchez (second round)
  5. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  6. West Germany Eric Jelen (second round)
  7. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
  8. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (third round)
  9. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
  10. Sweden Ulf Stenlund (semifinals)
  11. Australia Paul McNamee (third round)
  12. Sweden Jonas Svensson (final)
  13. Uruguay Diego Pérez (third round)
  14. Austria Thomas Muster (third round)
  15. Sweden Jan Gunnarsson (third round)
  16. West Germany Damir Keretić (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Ecuador Andrés Gómez 7 2
Q Spain David de Miguel 5 0r
1 Ecuador Andrés Gómez 3 6
12 Sweden Jonas Svensson 6 7
Austria Horst Skoff 4 0
12 Sweden Jonas Svensson 6 6
12 Sweden Jonas Svensson 5 2
3 Argentina Martín Jaite 7 6
5 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2 2
3 Argentina Martín Jaite 6 6
3 Argentina Martín Jaite 4 6 6
10 Sweden Ulf Stenlund 6 3 3
10 Sweden Ulf Stenlund 5 6 6
2 Sweden Mikael Pernfors 7 2 2

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Ecuador A Gómez 6 7
West Germany P Elter 6 7 West Germany P Elter 3 5
Sweden J Carlsson 3 6 1 Ecuador A Gómez 6 6
Sweden H Sundström 6 4 6 16 West Germany D Keretić 3 3
WC United States G Mayer 2 6 3 Sweden H Sundström 2 6
16 West Germany D Keretić 6 7
1 Ecuador A Gómez 7 2
Q Spain D de Miguel 5 0r
9 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 3 2
Sweden C Bergström 7 6 Sweden C Bergström 6 6
Spain S Casal 6 3 Sweden C Bergström 1 1
Q Spain D de Miguel 6 6 Q Spain D de Miguel 6 6
WC West Germany CU Steeb 4 3 Q Spain D de Miguel 6 4 6
7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 3 6 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Spain E Sánchez 1 1
Sweden S Eriksson 3 3 Austria H Skoff 6 6
Austria H Skoff 6 6 Austria H Skoff 6 6
New Zealand B Derlin 6 6 13 Uruguay D Pérez 3 3
West Germany A Stepanek 2 2 New Zealand B Derlin 6 3 2
13 Uruguay D Pérez 3 6 6
Austria H Skoff 4 0
12 Sweden J Svensson 6 6
12 Sweden J Svensson 6 6
Q Chile H Gildemeister 2 4 Chile R Acuña 3 3
Chile R Acuña 6 6 12 Sweden J Svensson 6 6
Q Iran M Bahrami 1 2 Brazil C Motta 2 1
Brazil C Motta 6 6 Brazil C Motta 6 6 7
6 West Germany E Jelen 1 7 5

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Argentina G Vilas 6 6
Q West Germany T Theine 1 6 3 South Africa B Moir 1 3
South Africa B Moir 6 3 6 5 Argentina G Vilas 6 6
Q West Germany Rüdiger Benz 3 6 2 11 Australia P McNamee 1 3
West Germany T Meinecke 6 2 6 West Germany T Meinecke 3 2
11 Australia P McNamee 6 6
5 Argentina G Vilas 2 2
3 Argentina M Jaite 6 6
14 Austria T Muster 6 6
West Germany H Schwaier 6 7 6 West Germany H Schwaier 3 4
WC West Germany U Riglewski 7 6 2 14 Austria T Muster 1 6
South Africa M Robertson 4 4 3 Argentina M Jaite 6 7
Paraguay V Pecci 6 6 Paraguay V Pecci 6 4 0
3 Argentina M Jaite 3 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 4 7
West Germany M Westphal 3 6 3 Q Sweden M Tideman 2 6 6
Q Sweden M Tideman 6 2 6 8 Switzerland J Hlasek 4 4
West Germany R Osterthun 6 6 1 10 Sweden U Stenlund 6 6
United Kingdom J Bates 2 7 6 United Kingdom J Bates 6 3
10 Sweden U Stenlund 7 6
10 Sweden U Stenlund 5 6 6
2 Sweden M Pernfors 7 2 2
15 Sweden J Gunnarsson 7 6
United States B Teacher 4 6 WC Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia I Šarić 6 3
WC Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia I Šarić 6 7 15 Sweden J Gunnarsson 4 2
United States J Levine 6 6 2 Sweden M Pernfors 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Orešar 3 2 United States J Levine 1 3
2 Sweden M Pernfors 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Stuttgart, una segunda casa para La Legión" [Stuttgart, a second home for the legion]. Infobae (in Spanish). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2025. Martín Jaite was the first player who won the tournament (1986, def. swedish Jonas Svensson) and the only one who celebrated twice on this court (1989, def. croatian Goran Prpic)