Colin Dowdeswell and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but Dowdeswell retired from professional tennis at the end of the season,[1] after playing his last tournament at Paris during the previous month.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1986 South African Open | |
| Champions |  Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg |
| Runners-up |  Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart |
| Score | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Draw | 16 (1WC) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Van Rensburg teamed up with Mike De Palmer and successfully defended his title, by defeating Andrés Gómez and Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the final.[2]
Seeds edit
Andrés Gómez / 
Sherwood Stewart (final)- Mike De Palmer /
Christo van Rensburg (champions) 
Guy Forget / Gary Muller (quarterfinals)- Christo Steyn / Danie Visser (quarterfinals)
Draw edit
Key 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Gómez S Stewart
| 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Bates M Woodforde
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | A Gómez S Stewart
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Edwards F González
| 6 | 4 | 7 | E Edwards F González
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Dyke W Masur
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Gómez S Stewart
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Steyn D Visser
| 6 | 6 |  S Glickstein A Mansdorf
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Arias J Sadri
| 2 | 2 | 4 | C Steyn D Visser
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Levine L Warder
| 1 | 2 | S Glickstein A Mansdorf
| 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Glickstein A Mansdorf
| 6 | 6 | 1 | A Gómez S Stewart
| 6 | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Curren J Kriek
| 3 | 3 | 2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg
| 3 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Robertson T Warneke
| 6 | 6 | M Robertson T Warneke
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Aldrich B Green
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 |  G Forget G Muller
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G Forget G Muller
| 6 | 6 | 6 | M Robertson T Warneke
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Cassidy B Moir
| 6 | 7 | 2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Campbell D Maasdorp
| 1 | 6 | D Cassidy B Moir
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Anger B Testerman
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M De Palmer C van Rensburg
| 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Colin Dowdeswell - Bio". ATP Tour. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
Personal: retired from the pro circuit in 1986.
- ^ "Amos Mansdorf of Israel defeated Matt Anger 6-3, 3-6,..." Johannesburg, South Africa. United Press International. 23 November 1986. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
In men's doubles, Christo van Rensburg and Mike Depalmer posted a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) victory over the top-seeded team of Gomez and Sherwood Stewart. The final point came when Stewart hammered a forehand that nicked the net and bounded over the backline.