1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Andrés Gómez
Runner-up	Thierry Tulasne
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–1)

Second-seeded Andrés Gómez defeated Thierry Tulasne in the final to claim his second U.S. Clay Courts title and $51,000 prize money.^[1]

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Thierry Tulasne	6	6
		Eduardo Bengoechea	0	4
								1	Thierry Tulasne	7	6
								3	Jimmy Arias	6	0
	3	Jimmy Arias	6	0	6
	12	Aaron Krickstein	4	6	4
															1	Thierry Tulasne	4	6
															2	Andrés Gómez	6	7
	11	Jakob Hlasek	2	4
	4	Martín Jaite	6	6
								4	Martín Jaite	2	3
								2	Andrés Gómez	6	6
	8	Mikael Pernfors	3	5
	2	Andrés Gómez	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Tulasne	2	6	6
	WC	T Witsken	6	6				WC	T Witsken	6	3	1
		M Westphal	2	4											1	T Tulasne	6	6
		J Brown	7	3	6										15	B Teacher	0	2
		H de la Peña	5	6	4				H de la Peña	3	2
		F Maciel	1	1				15	B Teacher	6	6
	15	B Teacher	6	6																		1	T Tulasne	6	6
	9	M Šrejber	3	6	4																		E Bengoechea	0	4
		R Argüello	6	4	6				R Argüello	3	5
		N Odizor	7	2	4				E Bengoechea	6	7
		E Bengoechea	5	6	6											E Bengoechea	6	7
		P Arraya	1	6	6										7	T Wilkison	3	6
	WC	Bobby Blair	6	1	2				P Arraya	1	3
								7	T Wilkison	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	J Arias	6	6
		F Cancellotti	7	6					F Cancellotti	0	1
		M Vajda	6	3											3	J Arias	6	6
		C Panatta	4	4												H Schwaier	4	3
		D Keretić	6	6					D Keretić	0	1
		H Schwaier	4	7	6				H Schwaier	6	6
	13	R Seguso	6	5	2																	3	J Arias	6	0	6
	12	A Krickstein	6	6																		12	A Krickstein	4	6	4
	Q	C van Rensburg	3	0				12	A Krickstein	6	6
		K Flach	1	1				Q	D Tarr	0	3
	Q	D Tarr	6	6											12	A Krickstein	6	6
	Q	H Gildemeister	6	6	6										5	H Sundström	4	3
	Q	M Freeman	7	2	2			Q	H Gildemeister	6	2	0
								5	H Sundström	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	P McNamee	6	6
		R Acuña	7	6					R Acuña	3	4
		P Doohan	6	3											6	P McNamee	6	6
		M Davis	7	6											11	J Hlasek	7	7
		P Složil	5	1					M Davis	4	1
		T Moor	7	3	3			11	J Hlasek	6	6
	11	J Hlasek	6	6	6																	11	J Hlasek	2	4
	14	J Canter	2	6	4																	4	M Jaite	6	6
	WC	M Purcell	6	4	6			WC	M Purcell	6	4	6
	Q	J Fitzgerald	6	3	2				G Layendecker	2	6	1
		G Layendecker	3	6	6										WC	M Purcell	0	1
	WC	S Eriksson	7	6											4	M Jaite	6	6
	Q	T Högstedt	6	3				WC	S Eriksson	4	3
								4	M Jaite	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Pernfors	w/o
		L Lavalle	4	4					C Motta
		C Motta	6	6											8	M Pernfors	6	7	6
		H Solomon	6	3	4										10/WC	G Vilas	7	6	4
	Q	D Cassidy	4	6	6			Q	D Cassidy	6	4	4
		E Teltscher	5	3				10/WC	G Vilas	4	6	6
	10/WC	G Vilas	7	6																		8	M Pernfors	3	5
	16	G Michibata	5	2																		2	A Gómez	6	7
		C Steyn	7	6					C Steyn	6	6
		K Evernden	4	4					S Giammalva Jr.	3	4
		S Giammalva Jr.	6	6												C Steyn	1	2
		B Orešar	0	0											2	A Gómez	6	6
		D Pérez	6	6					D Pérez	2	2
								2	A Gómez	6	6