The 1986 Virginia Slims of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

It was the 17th edition of the tournament and ran from March 10 through March 16, 1986.

First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.

[1] Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–1 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 7–5, 6–4