1986 Edgbaston Cup

Tennis tournament

1986 Edgbaston Cup

Date| 9–15 June
Edition| 5th
Draw| 56S / 32D
Surface| Grass / outdoor
Location| Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue| Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Pam Shriver
Doubles
Elise Burgin /  Rosalyn Fairbank
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The 1986 Edgbaston Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 5th edition of the event and the last to be named the "Edgbaston Cup" before the tournament's name was changed to "The Dow Chemical Classic". It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 9 June until 15 June 1986. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title, her third consecutive at the event.

## Finals

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### Singles

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Main article: 1986 Edgbaston Cup – Singles

Pam Shriver defeated  Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 7–6(7–0)

* It was Shriver's first title of the year and the 12th of her career.

### Doubles

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Elise Burgin /  Rosalyn Fairbank defeated  Elizabeth Smylie /  Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4

* It was Burgin's second doubles title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Fairbank's first doubles title of the year and the 12th of her career.

## Entrants

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### Seeds

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| Athlete  | Nationality  | Seeding

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Pam Shriver |  United States  | 1
Manuela Maleeva |  Bulgaria | 2
Wendy Turnbull |  Australia  | 3
Kathy Jordan |  United States  | 4
Jo Durie |  Great Britain  | 5
Anne White |  United States  | 6
Robin White |  United States  | 7
Kate Gompert |  United States  | 8
Elise Burgin |  United States  | 9
Alycia Moulton |  United States  | 10
Rosalyn Fairbank |  South Africa | 11
Susan Mascarin |  United States  | 12
Debbie Spence |  United States  | 13
Sylvia Hanika |  West Germany | 14

### Other entrants

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Jenny Byrne
* Sandy Collins
* Cláudia Monteiro
* Elna Reinach
* Julie Salmon
* Kim Sands
* Dinky Van Rensburg
* Masako Yanagi

## External links

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* 1986 Edgbaston Cup draws[permanent dead link]
* ITF tournament edition details Archived 31 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine

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