1986 Brazilian Open – Doubles

Doubles
1986 Brazilian Open
Champions	Niege Dias Patricia Medrado
Runners-up	Laura Gildemeister Petra Huber
Score	4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Draw	24
Seeds	8

Mercedes Paz and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions, but none competed this year.

Niege Dias and Patricia Medrado won the title by defeating Laura Gildemeister and Petra Huber 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6) in the final.^[1]

Seeds

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

Key

Semifinals					Final

1	Laura Gildemeister Petra Huber	5	6	6

5	Leslie Allen Adriana Villagrán	7	3	0
					1	Laura Gildemeister Petra Huber	6	4	6⁶

					2	Niege Dias Patricia Medrado	4	6	7⁸
3	Manon Bollegraf Nicole Jagerman

2	Niege Dias Patricia Medrado	w/o

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	L Gildemeister P Huber	3	6	6
	L Corsato-Owsianka A Schwartz	6	7			L Corsato-Owsianka A Schwartz	6	1	2
	P Etchemendy N Schutte	2	5							1	L Gildemeister P Huber	3	6	6
	F Bonsignori H ter Riet	7	7⁷								F Bonsignori H ter Riet	6	1	2
	J Klitch H Manset	5	6³			F Bonsignori H ter Riet	w/o
					7	M Lindström P Vásquez
															1	L Gildemeister P Huber	5	6	6
															5	Le Allen A Villagrán	7	3	0
					4	I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	M Pérez Roldán A Tiezzi	0	6	6		M Pérez Roldán A Tiezzi	3	3
	K Copeland S Rimes	6	1	4						4	I Cueto A Sánchez Vicario	4	2
	L Tella A Vieira	6	6							5	Le Allen A Villagrán	6	6
	B Diesner B Paulus	2	1			L Tella A Vieira	3	1
					5	Le Allen A Villagrán	6	6

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

				6	E Rapponi-Longo P Tarabini	6	6
	L Golarsa G Miró	7	6		L Golarsa G Miró	2	2
	Roberta Caldas G Faria	5	2					6	E Rapponi-Longo P Tarabini	3	0
	X Escobedo P Jung	1	1					3	M Bollegraf N Jagerman	6	6
	J Golder V Nelson	6	6		J Golder V Nelson	3	0
				3	M Bollegraf N Jagerman	6	6
												3	M Bollegraf N Jagerman
												2	N Dias P Medrado	w/o
				8	L Jachia S La Fratta	5	4
	R Daniels C Nozzoli	6	6		R Daniels C Nozzoli	7	6
	K Oberleitner Miriam Schweda	3	2						R Daniels C Nozzoli	1	1
	B Fulco G Mosca	2	3					2	N Dias P Medrado	6	6
	M Pazderová P Ritter	6	6		M Pazderová P Ritter	3	5
				2	N Dias P Medrado	6	7

John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 176, 178, 218. ISBN 9780002182690.