The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series[1] was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association.

ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.

No Australian Open was held during 1986 due to the tournament start date being moved from November to January.

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events.

The players/nations are sorted by: Below are the 1986 WTA year-end rankings (December 21, 1986) in both singles and doubles competition: Women's World Tennis circuit|1923]]