Doubles
1886 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Richard Sears James Dwight
Runner-up	Howard Taylor Godfrey M. Brinley
Score	7–5, 6–8, [a] 7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
←  1885 · U.S. National Championships ·  1887 →

Sears and Dwight won the doubles title by beating Taylor and Brinley in four sets in the final. The final was played on August 26, 1886. ^{[2] [3]}

Draw

	First round									Second round									Semifinals									Final
		R Sears J Dwight
		bye									R Sears J Dwight	6	6	6
		FS Mansfield SH Hooper	6	6	3	4	6				FS Mansfield SH Hooper	2	1	0
		R Barnes O Campbell	2	3	6	6	3													R Sears J Dwight	6	6	5	6
		J Clark W Berry	6	6	4	0	8													J Clark W Berry	5	4	6	3
		ST Chase QA Shaw	4	2	6	6	6				J Clark W Berry	w/	o
		H Taylor W Lewis	6	6	6						H Taylor W Lewis
		R Gamble Mackenzie	4	5	1																								R Sears J Dwight	7	6 [a]	7	6
		M Fielding D'Invilliers	5	6	3	6																							H Taylor GM Brinley	5	8	5	4
		J Tooker A Rives	6	5	6	3					M Fielding D'Invilliers
		RL Beeckman H Slocum	6	6	6						RL Beeckman H Slocum	w/	o
		C Nightingale GA Smith	0	1	5															RL Beeckman H Slocum	3	4	6	6	8
		H Taylor GM Brinley																		H Taylor GM Brinley	6	6	0	1	10
		bye									H Taylor GM Brinley	6	6	6
		HM Sears PS Sears	w/	o							HM Sears PS Sears	1	4	4
		Robbins Robbins

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