Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but Annacone opted to rest to compete at the Davis Cup semi-finals the following week. Van Rensburg teamed up with Eddie Edwards and lost in the first round to Chip Hooper and Mike Leach.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1986 Transamerica Open | |
| Champions |  Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
| Runners-up | Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly |
| Score | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Draw | 16 (1WC) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Peter Fleming and John McEnroe won the title by defeating Mike De Palmer and Gary Donnelly 6–4, 7–6(7–2) in the final.[1]
Seeds
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Mike De Palmer / Gary Donnelly (final)- Sherwood Stewart /
Kim Warwick (semi-finals) - Chip Hooper / Mike Leach (quarter-finals)
- Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (champions)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
edit| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M De Palmer G Donnelly
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Layendecker G Michibata
| 6 | 5 | 1 | M De Palmer G Donnelly
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | H Pfister L Stefanki
| 3 | 7 | 5 | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kohlberg R Van't Hof
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | M De Palmer G Donnelly
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | C Hooper M Leach
| 7 | 7 | J Letts P Lundgren
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Edwards C van Rensburg
| 6 | 6 | 3 | C Hooper M Leach
| 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Holmes T Nelson
| 6 | 1 | J Letts P Lundgren
| 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Letts P Lundgren
| 7 | 6 | 1 | M De Palmer G Donnelly
| 4 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Dowlen N Odizor
| 3 | 2 | 4 | P Fleming J McEnroe
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Steyn D Visser
| 6 | 6 | C Steyn D Visser
| 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Dyke B Green
| 6 | 3 | 4 | P Fleming J McEnroe
| 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Fleming J McEnroe
| 7 | 6 | 4 | P Fleming J McEnroe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Davis K Richter
| 4 | 3 | 2 | S Stewart K Warwick
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Schultz T Witsken
| 6 | 6 | B Schultz T Witsken
| 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Denton M Mitchell
| 3 | 6 | 2 | S Stewart K Warwick
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Stewart K Warwick
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "McEnroe confirmó en San Francisco su recuperación" [McEnroe confirmed his recovery at San Francisco]. El País (in Spanish). Reuters. 30 September 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
The day ended up being complete for the player, as he also won the doubles final alongside his inseparable partner Peter Fleming to the pair consisting of Mike Depalmer and Garry Donnelly with a score of 6–4 and 7–6 (7–2).