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1986 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1986 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsChile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Runners-upUnited States Dan Cassidy
United States Mel Purcell
Score4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Details
Draw28 (3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1985 · U.S. Pro Tennis Championships · 1987 →

Libor Pimek and Slobodan Živojinović were the defending champions, but Živojinović chose to rest after competing in the Davis Cup the previous week. Pimek teamed up with Blaine Willenborg and lost in the second round to Dan Goldie and David Graham.

Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez won the title by defeating Dan Cassidy and Mel Purcell 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Chile Hans Gildemeister / Ecuador Andrés Gómez (champions)
  2. United States Gary Donnelly / South Africa Christo Steyn (second round)
  3. South Africa Michael Robertson / United States Tomm Warneke (quarterfinals)
  4. Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek / United States Blaine Willenborg (second round)
  5. Finland Leo Palin / Finland Olli Rahnasto (second round)
  6. Haiti Ronald Agénor / France Thierry Tulasne (first round)
  7. Spain Jordi Arrese / Spain Jorge Bardou (first round)
  8. Australia Brett Custer / Australia Mark Kratzmann (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6 6
United States Dan Goldie
Australia David Graham
2 4
1 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
4 7 6
United States Dan Cassidy
United States Mel Purcell
6 5 0
South Africa Barry Moir
Sweden Jörgen Windahl
4 6
United States Dan Cassidy
United States Mel Purcell
6 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Chile H Gildemeister
Ecuador A Gómez
6 6 6
WC United States J Berger
United States B Blair
1 6 7 WC United States J Berger
United States B Blair
7 1 4
WC United States B Farrow
United States Dan Nahirny
6 4 6 1 Chile H Gildemeister
Ecuador A Gómez
4 6 6
United States R Baxter
United States J Ross
4 4 United States K Richter
United States R Rudeen
6 4 4
United States K Richter
United States R Rudeen
6 6 United States K Richter
United States R Rudeen
6 5 7
Australia C Eagle
United States J Ross
6 1 6 Australia C Eagle
United States J Ross
4 7 6
7 Spain J Arrese
Spain J Bardou
1 6 4 1 Chile H Gildemeister
Ecuador A Gómez
6 6
United States D Goldie
Australia D Graham
2 4
4 Czechoslovakia L Pimek
United States B Willenborg
3 4
United States Eric Riley
United States Mark Riley
3 3 United States D Goldie
Australia D Graham
6 6
United States D Goldie
Australia D Graham
6 6 United States D Goldie
Australia D Graham
4 6 6
Argentina M Jaite
Uruguay D Pérez
6 2 7 Sweden J Carlsson
Sweden S Eriksson
6 3 3
WC United States R Reneberg
United States R Weiss
2 6 6 Argentina M Jaite
Uruguay D Pérez
4 5
Sweden J Carlsson
Sweden S Eriksson
7 6 Sweden J Carlsson
Sweden S Eriksson
6 7
6 Haiti R Agénor
France T Tulasne
6 4

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Finland L Palin
Finland O Rahnasto
6 6
Argentina M Ingaramo
Brazil C Kist
4 3 5 Finland L Palin
Finland O Rahnasto
3 6
India A Amritraj
United States D Rostagno
6 5 South Africa B Moir
Sweden J Windahl
6 7
South Africa B Moir
Sweden J Windahl
7 7 South Africa B Moir
Sweden J Windahl
7 6
Sweden K Carlsson
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja
4 6 3 South Africa M Robertson
United States T Warneke
5 2
United States M Flur
United States C Kennedy
6 7 United States M Flur
United States C Kennedy
6 4 3
3 South Africa M Robertson
United States T Warneke
3 6 6
South Africa B Moir
Sweden J Windahl
4 6
8 Australia B Custer
Australia M Kratzmann
4 5 United States D Cassidy
United States M Purcell
6 7
Italy F Cancellotti
West Germany H Schwaier
6 7 Italy F Cancellotti
West Germany H Schwaier
6 6
Canada H McDadi
Canada M Wostenholme
1 3 United States R Leach
United States J Levine
4 2
United States R Leach
United States J Levine
6 6 Italy F Cancellotti
West Germany H Schwaier
6 2
United States R Brown
United States T Erck
7 6 4 United States D Cassidy
United States M Purcell
7 6
United States D Cassidy
United States M Purcell
6 7 6 United States D Cassidy
United States M Purcell
7 6 6
2 United States G Donnelly
South Africa C Steyn
6 7 1

References

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  1. ^ "Historia del Tenis Chileno - Recesión (1980-1994)" [History of Chilean Tennis - Recession (1980-1994)]. TenisChileno.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2025. Only in 1986, Hans Gildemeister was crowned in doubles tournaments at Forest Hills, Boston, Indianapolis, Stuttgart and Washington.
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