1989 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1989 French Open
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1989 French Open

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated the two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. This ended Graf's streak of major singles titles at five, and was the only loss she suffered at the majors in the 1989 season. Graf served for the championship at 5–3 in the third set, but lost the game to love and won only three more points from that point. Sánchez Vicario was just 17 years old at the time, and it was the first of her three French Open titles (followed by 1994 and 1998).

This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 Monica Seles, who reached the semifinals before losing to Graf. It was also the first French Open since 1978 not to feature Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (final)
2. Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
3. Natasha Zvereva (first round)
4. Zina Garrison (third round)
5. Helena Suková (second round)
6. Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
7. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
8. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
9. Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
10. Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
11. Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
12. Lori McNeil (second round)
13. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
14. Hana Mandlíková (first round)
15. Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
16. Susan Sloane (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1989 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	8	Conchita Martínez	0	4
								1	Steffi Graf	6	3	6
									Monica Seles	3	6	3
		Monica Seles	6	7
	6	Manuela Maleeva	3	5
															1	Steffi Graf	66	6	5
															7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	78	3	7
	7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	11	Jana Novotná	2	2
								7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
								15	Mary Joe Fernández	2	2
	10	Helen Kelesi	2	5
	15	Mary Joe Fernández	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	6	6
		C Benjamin	1	1				1	S Graf	6	6
		B Fulco	7	63	8				B Fulco	0	1
	Q	P Ritter	5	77	6										1	S Graf	6	6
		N Jagerman	6	77												N Jagerman	1	2
		T Scheuer-Larsen	2	62					N Jagerman	6	6
		M Jaggard	6	6					M Jaggard	3	3
		A Frazier	0	3																		1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	S La Fratta	6	6																		Q	S La Fratta	2	1
		G Fernández	2	0				Q	S La Fratta	6	5	6
		K Schimper	3	3					E Reinach	3	7	3
		E Reinach	6	6											Q	S La Fratta	6	7
		S Meier	60	6	6										Q	A Vieira	4	5
		I Kuczyńska	77	4	4				S Meier	2	2
	Q	A Vieira	68	6	6			Q	A Vieira	6	6
	14	H Mandlíková	710	1	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	K Maleeva	77	6
		B Schultz	62	1				9	K Maleeva	6	6
		E Hakami	0	1					C Tanvier	0	2
		C Tanvier	6	6											9	K Maleeva	4	6	6
		M Torres	7	3	0											M Pawlik	6	1	2
	LL	K Date	5	6	6			LL	K Date	4	62
		M Pawlik	64	6	6				M Pawlik	6	77
		T Phelps	77	2	4																	9	K Maleeva	0	1
		W Probst	4	3																		8	C Martínez	6	6
		L Gildemeister	6	6					L Gildemeister	60	77	3
	WC	S Amiach	3	6	7			WC	S Amiach	77	64	6
	LL	L Lásková	6	1	5										WC	S Amiach	3	3
	Q	J Pospíšilová	6	6											8	C Martínez	6	6
	LL	D Krajčovičová	0	2				Q	J Pospíšilová	0	4
		B Herr	3	2				8	C Martínez	6	6
	8	C Martínez	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	Z Garrison	6	6
		L Allen	2	2				4	Z Garrison	5	6	6
		C Caverzasio	6	6					C Caverzasio	7	3	2
		A Devries	4	4											4	Z Garrison	3	2
		M Seles	6	6												M Seles	6	6
		R Reis	4	1					M Seles	6	6
		S Martin	7	77					S Martin	0	2
		K Adams	5	63																			M Seles	6	6
		J-A Faull	6	6																			J-A Faull	3	2
	WC	C Suire	1	2					J-A Faull	61	6	6
		A Villagrán	6	6					A Villagrán	77	1	1
		L-A Eldredge	1	1												J-A Faull	6	6
		S Frankl	2	2											16	S Sloane	3	1
	WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	6	6				WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	1	1
		C Cunningham	0	2				16	S Sloane	6	6
	16	S Sloane	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	L McNeil	6	6
		N Tauziat	4	4				12	L McNeil	2	1
		D Van Rensburg	6	3	2				M Bollegraf	6	6
		M Bollegraf	3	6	6											M Bollegraf	2	3
	Q	J Tremelling	6	2	6										Q	J Tremelling	6	6
		C Lindqvist	3	6	4			Q	J Tremelling	6	6
		L Ferrando	6	5	3			WC	P Etchemendy	1	4
	WC	P Etchemendy	2	7	6																	Q	J Tremelling	63	2
		E Burgin	6	6																		6	M Maleeva	77	6
		J Wiesner	3	4					E Burgin	5	65
		I Cueto	0	5					L Savchenko	7	77
		L Savchenko	6	7												L Savchenko	1	2
		S Wasserman	3	7	6										6	M Maleeva	6	6
	Q	S Hack	6	5	3				S Wasserman	3	7	3
		E Smylie	4	4				6	M Maleeva	6	5	6
	6	M Maleeva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Rajchrtová	2	1				7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		M Paz	3	5					I Demongeot	4	4
		I Demongeot	6	7											7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	6
		A Kanellopoulou	6	6											Q	N Medvedeva	0	6	2
		M Strandlund	1	1					A Kanellopoulou	0	1
		R McQuillan	6	3	2			Q	N Medvedeva	6	6
	Q	N Medvedeva	3	6	6																	7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		S Stafford	6	6																			A Coetzer	3	2
		K Okamoto	4	4					S Stafford	3	3
		A Coetzer	6	6					A Coetzer	6	6
		V Martinek	4	1												A Coetzer	78	6
	WC	E Derly	6	3	5											K Quentrec	66	1
		S Gomer	2	6	7				S Gomer	4	6	3
		K Quentrec	4	6	8				K Quentrec	6	3	6
	13	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	2	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	J Novotná	6	6
		J Halard	3	2				11	J Novotná	6	7
		C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	3	5
		S Goleš	4	2											11	J Novotná	6	6
		M McGrath	1	3												R Simpson	1	0
		R Simpson	6	6					R Simpson	6	6
		M Werdel	6	64	7				M Werdel	3	4
		J Byrne	2	77	5																	11	J Novotná	6	6
		I Budařová	77	5	1																		S Hanika	1	4
		N Guerrée	65	7	6				N Guerrée	4	5
		L Golarsa	6	6					L Golarsa	6	7
		E Pfaff	3	4												L Golarsa	6	1	3
	WC	S Niox-Château	77	0	3											S Hanika	4	6	6
		S Hanika	65	6	6				S Hanika	2	6	7
		R Reggi	3	77	6				R Reggi	6	1	5
	3	N Zvereva	6	65	2

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	H Suková	7	6
		L Meskhi	5	1				5	H Suková	1	5
		P Langrová	5	1					A Kijimuta	6	7
		A Kijimuta	7	6												A Kijimuta	4	1
	LL	I Varas	3	3												A Grossman	6	6
		A Minter	6	6					A Minter	4	4
		A Grossman	7	6					A Grossman	6	6
		P Tarabini	5	1																			A Grossman	1	2
		G Magers	6	3	7																	10	H Kelesi	6	6
	WC	M Laval	3	6	5				G Magers	6	6
		K Rinaldi	3	6	6				K Rinaldi	2	3
	Q	B Romanò	6	0	3											G Magers	4	6	3
		A Temesvári	6	6											10	H Kelesi	6	2	6
		B Bowes	4	4					A Temesvári	0	64
		R Zrubáková	1	2				10	H Kelesi	6	77
	10	H Kelesi	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	MJ Fernández	6	6
		N Herreman	2	3				15	MJ Fernández	66	6	6
		J Durie	4	2					A Farley	78	3	1
		A Farley	6	6											15	MJ Fernández	63	6	6
		N Dias	6	6												N Dias	77	1	1
		R White	1	1					N Dias	77	7
		A-M Cecchini	6	4	4				B Paulus	61	5
		B Paulus	1	6	6																	15	MJ Fernández	6	6
		L Lapi	7	6																		2	G Sabatini	4	4
		L Field	5	0					L Lapi	1	1
		N Provis	4	6	6				N Provis	6	6
		D Faber	6	4	0											N Provis	6	5	3
	LL	R Maršíková	3	4											2	G Sabatini	4	7	6
	WC	A Dechaume	6	6				WC	A Dechaume	3	1
		A Nishiya	0	0				2	G Sabatini	6	6
	2	G Sabatini	6	6

External links

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