1989 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1989 US Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 US Open. It was her second US Open title and eighth major singles title overall.

This marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 1 and 18-time major champion Chris Evert. She lost to Zina Garrison in the quarterfinals. It was Evert's 54th quarterfinal at a major (in her 56th major played), an Open Era record. She reached the quarterfinals in all 19 US Opens she entered, 17 times reaching the semifinals or better, and winning the title six times.

Future two-time champion Monica Seles made her US Open debut, losing to Evert in the fourth round.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Steffi Graf (champion)
Martina Navratilova (runner-up)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinalist)
Chris Evert (quarterfinalist)
Zina Garrison (semifinalist)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinalist)
Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinalist)
Helena Suková (quarterfinalist)
Pam Shriver (first round)
Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
Jana Novotná (second round)
Monica Seles (fourth round)
Natalia Zvereva (fourth round)
Katerina Maleeva (second round)
Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
Hana Mandlíková (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

8	Helena Suková	1	1
					1	Steffi Graf	3	6	6

					3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	4	2
3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	6	6

6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	4	1
										1	Steffi Graf	3	7	6

										2	Martina Navratilova	6	5	1
5	Zina Garrison	7⁷	6

4	Chris Evert	6¹	2
					5	Zina Garrison	6⁴	2

					2	Martina Navratilova	7⁷	6
7	Manuela Maleeva	0	0

2	Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	Etsuko Inoue	3	1		1	Graf	6	6
Q	Nathalie Herreman	6	6		Q	Herreman	1	1
	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	4	0							1	Graf	6	6
	Terry Phelps	2	6	6							Phelps	1	1
	Judith Wiesner	6	2	4		Phelps	1	6	6
	Robin White	6	6			R. White	6	4	3
	Amy Frazier	2	1												1	Graf	6	6
	Andrea Temesvári	6	6													Fairbank Nideffer	4	0
WC	Linda Harvey-Wild	1	4			Temesvári	6	6
LL	Florencia Labat	6	3	7⁷	LL	Labat	2	1
	Catarina Lindqvist	1	6	6²							Temesvári	6	4	3
	Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer	6	6								Fairbank Nideffer	4	6	6
	Mareen "Peanut" Louie Harper	3	4			Fairbank Nideffer	6	6²	6
14	Katerina Maleeva	6	6		14	K. Maleeva	4	7⁷	3
	Ann Devries	4	1

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6	6
9	Pam Shriver	2	3		Savchenko Neiland	1	7	6
	Nicole Muns-Jagerman	6	6		Jagerman	6	5	1
	Katrina Adams	4	1							Savchenko Neiland	3	6	6
	Halle Cioffi	6	6							Cioffi	6	3	1
	Rachel McQuillan	0	1		Cioffi	6	6
	Jill Hetherington	6	6		Hetherington	2	4
	Anna-Maria Cecchini	0	3												Savchenko Neiland	6	1	2
	Beverly Bowes	6	6											8	Suková	4	6	6
	Rene Simpson	4	3		Bowes	4	2
	Anne Minter	6	6		Minter	6	6
	Catherine Tanvier	2	3							Minter	6	2	1
	Gretchen Magers	6	6						8	Suková	1	6	6
	Carling Bassett-Seguso	1	2		Magers	2	7⁷	2
8	Helena Suková	6	6	8	Suková	6	6³	6
	Petra Langrová	3	4

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	Claudia Porwik	1	2		3	Sabatini	6	6
	Cathy Caverzasio	6	6			Caverzasio	3	2
WC	Mary Lou Daniels	3	4						3	Sabatini	6	6
	Betsy Nagelsen	5	6	6						Meskhi	2	0
	Raffaella Reggi	7	4	3		Nagelsen	3	1
	Leila Meskhi	6	7⁷			Meskhi	6	6
	Karine Quentrec	2	6⁵										3	Sabatini	6	6
	Laura Gildemeister	7⁷	7										15	Martínez	1	1
	Nicole Provis	6⁵	5			Gildemeister	2	4
	Sylvia Hanika	6	7⁷			Hanika	6	6
	Louise Field	4	6²							Hanika	5	1
Q	Sophie Amiach	6	6						15	Martínez	7	6
	Hu Na	2	3		Q	Amiach	3	4
15	Conchita Martínez	6	6		15	Martínez	6	6
WC	Sandra Birch	3	2

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

11	Jana Novotná	7	6
	Meredith McGrath	5	2		11	Novotná	6	3	2
	Barbara Paulus	6	7			Paulus	3	6	6
	Laura Lapi	3	5								Paulus	6	4	6
	Susan Sloane	6	7								Sloane	4	6	2
	Laura Garrone	2	5			Sloane	6	6
	Manon Bollegraf	6	2	6		Bollegraf	4	2
	Molly Van Nostrand	2	6	4												Paulus	2	2
Q	Laxmi Poruri	6¹⁰	6	6											6	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Carrie Cunningham	7¹²	3	1	Q	Poruri	1	4
	Sandra Wasserman	7⁷	2			Wasserman	6	6
	Helen Kelesi	6¹	0	r							Wasserman	1	6	4
	Cammy MacGregor	6	3	7⁸						6	Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6
	Jana Pospíšilová	2	6	6⁶		Macgregor	1	3
6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6		6	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Jo-Anne Faull	3	1

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	Zina Garrison	6	6
	Radomira Zrubáková	2	1		5	Garrison	7	6
	Gigi Fernández	6	6			G Fernández	5	4
	Amanda Coetzer	3	3							5	Garrison	6	7
	Elizabeth Sayers Smylie	7	6								Fendick	3	5
	Kumiko Okamoto	5	3			Sayers Smylie	6	2	4
	Patty Fendick	6	6			Fendick	3	6	6
	Janine Tremelling	1	4												5	Garrison	6	7⁷
	Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6	6⁵	7⁷												Faber	4	6⁴
	Louise Allen	4	7⁷	6⁰		Scheuer-Larsen	3	0
	Donna Faber	6	6			Faber	6	6
	Jenny Byrne	1	0								Faber	6	3	6
	Laura Golarsa	6	6							16	Mandlíková	2	6	1
	Barbara Romanò	4	4			Golarsa	6⁰	6	1
16	Hana Mandlíková	6	4	7⁷	16	Mandlíková	7⁷	0	6
	Eva Pfaff	1	6	6⁰

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	Monica Seles	4	6	6
	Ann Henricksson	6	2	2	12	Seles	7	6
	Anne Smith	6	6			Smith	5	2
	Kimiko Date	3	0							12	Seles	7⁷	6
	Stacey Martin	6	6								Stafford	6³	2
	Mercedes Paz	2	3			Martin	7	4	4
	Shaun Stafford	6	6			Stafford	5	6	6
WC	Kim Kessaris	2	3											12	Seles	0	2
	Patricia Tarabini	7	6											4	Evert	6	6
	Brenda Schultz	5	2			Tarabini	6	6
	Angeliki Kanellopoulou	6	1	6		Kanellopoulou	2	3
	Sara Gomer	4	6	3							Tarabini	2	4
	Elise Burgin	7	6							4	Evert	6	6
	Lori McNeil	5	4			Burgin	4	1
4	Chris Evert	6	6		4	Evert	6	6
	Bettina Fulco	4	2

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

7	Manuela Maleeva	6	6
	Marianne Werdel	4	3		7	M. Maleeva	5	6	5
	Isabel Cueto	6	7			Cueto	7	3	3^r
Q	Lisa Raymond	4	5							7	M. Maleeva	6	6
	Kathy Rinaldi	7	6								Tauziat	1	3
	Jo Durie	5	3			Rinaldi	2	1
	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6			Tauziat	6	6
WC	Andrea Farley	1	3											7	M. Maleeva	6	6
WC	Tami Whitlinger	6	6											13	Zvereva	2	0
WC	Jennifer Santrock	0	4		WC	Whitlinger	6	6
WC	Beth Herr	6	6		WC	Herr	3	0
	Akiko Kijimuta	2	0							WC	Whitlinger	0	2
	Linda Ferrando	6	7							13	Zvereva	6	6
	Isabelle Demongeot	0	5			Ferrando	3	4
13	Natalia Zvereva	1	6	7⁷	13	Zvereva	6	6
Q	Pascale Paradis	6	4	6⁵

Section 8

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Wendy White	6	6
10	Mary Joe Fernández	4	3		W. White	6	2	4
	Regina Rajchrtová	6	7⁷		Rajchrtová	2	6	6
	Eva Krapl	3	6⁵							Rajchrtová	2	6	6
	Ann Grossman	6	6							Benjamin	6	3	2
	Dianne Van Rensburg	4	1		Grossman	2	6	3
	Camille Benjamin	6	6		Benjamin	6	1	6
	Andrea Vieira	2	2												Rajchrtová	2	0
	Elna Reinach	7	6											2	Navratilova	6	6
Q	Sandy Collins	5	2		Reinach	3	4
	Sabrina Goleš	6	7		Goleš	6	6
	Ronni Reis	3	5							Goleš	4	0
Q	Julie Halard	6	7⁷						2	Navratilova	6	6
	Martina Pawlik	2	6⁴	Q	Halard	1	0
2	Martina Navratilova	6	6	2	Navratilova	6	6
Q	Ei Iida	0	2

Match summaries

Final

Semi-finals

Early rounds

Sept 3, 1989 – Chris Evert defeats a 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Open singles victory.
Sept 5, 1989 – Chris Evert is defeated by Zina Garrison in Evert's last U.S. Open match.^[1]

References

^ "This day in US Open History". Sports Illustrated. August 28, 1989. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2009.

External links

1989 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1990 Australian Open – Women's singles

[1] "This day in US Open History". Sports Illustrated. August 28, 1989. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2009.

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