1989 New South Wales Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1989 New South Wales Open
1988 Champion	Pam Shriver
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Catarina Lindqvist
Score	6–2, 6–4

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Terry Phelps.

Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Catarina Lindqvist.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Navratilova (Champion)
2. Pam Shriver (Quarterfinals)
3. Helena Suková (Third Round)
4. Mary Joe Fernández (Quarterfinals)
5. Patty Fendick (Quarterfinals)
6. Raffaella Reggi (Third Round)
7. Anne Minter (Third Round)
8. Pascale Paradis (Second Round)
9. Hana Mandlíková (Semifinals)
10. Nicole Provis (Second Round)
11. Judith Wiesner (Quarterfinals)
12. Brenda Schultz (First Round)
13. Catarina Lindqvist (Final)
14. Gretchen Magers (Third Round)
15. Ann Grossman (Third Round)
16. Terry Phelps (Semifinals)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	9	Hana Mandlíková	3	2
								1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
								13	Catarina Lindqvist	2	4
	13	Catarina Lindqvist	5	6	7
	16	Terry Phelps	7	3	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	6
		M Javer	6	6					A Temesvári	2	4
		A Temesvári	7	7											1	M Navratilova	6	6
	Q	L Antonoplis	1	4												D van Rensburg	0	3
		A Henricksson	6	6					A Henricksson	5	3
		D van Rensburg	6	7					D van Rensburg	7	6
	12	B Schultz	2	5																		1	M Navratilova	6	6
	15	A Grossman	7	6																		5	P Fendick	1	1
		J Hetherington	5	2				15	A Grossman	4	6	6
		A Smith	3	3					D Balestrat	6	3	4
		D Balestrat	6	6											15	A Grossman	4	2
		P Langrová	4	7	6										5	P Fendick	6	6
		W Probst	6	5	1				P Langrová	2	3
								5	P Fendick	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	M J Fernández	6	6
		B Cordwell	7	6					B Cordwell	3	0
		I Kuczyńska	6	2											4	M J Fernández	6	6	6
		K Adams	6	4											14	G Magers	7	2	1
	Q	E Minter	7	6				Q	E Minter	3	2
	Q	R Simpson	2	0				14	G Magers	6	6
	14	G Magers	6	6																		4	M J Fernández	6	6	3
	9	H Mandlíková	3	7	7																	9	H Mandlíková	2	7	6
		J Durie	6	5	6			9	H Mandlíková	6	6
		N Herreman	7	4	6				N Herreman	3	3
		S Meier	5	6	1										9	H Mandlíková	6	7
		A Frazier	7	6												A Frazier	3	5
		J Halard	6	4					A Frazier	6	3	6
								8	P Paradis	3	6	2

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Minter	6	3	6
	Q	E Burgin	1	4					L Golarsa	2	6	3
		L Golarsa	6	6											7	A Minter	5	3
		N Jagerman	3	6	4										11	J Wiesner	7	6
		C Benjamin	6	4	6				C Benjamin	5	2
		R McQuillan	6	6	6			11	J Wiesner	7	6
	11	J Wiesner	4	7	7																	11	J Wiesner	7	6	3
	15	C Lindqvist	6	6																		13	C Lindqvist	5	7	6
		C Tanvier	4	1				13	C Lindqvist	6	7
	Q	L Field	7	6				Q	L Field	3	6
		E Pfaff	6	2											13	C Lindqvist	6	6
		E Smylie	3	6	6										3	H Suková	3	0
	Q	A Dechaume	6	1	2				E Smylie	1	3
								3	H Suková	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Reggi	6	6
		K Horvath	2	6	1			Q	R Reis	4	2
	Q	R Reis	6	3	6										6	R Reggi	3	5
		B Herr	4	6	7										16	T Phelps	6	7
		C Porwik	6	4	6				B Herr	2	6	4
		A Devries	3	4				16	T Phelps	6	4	6
	16	T Phelps	6	6																		16	T Phelps	6	6
	10	N Provis	6	7																		2	P Shriver	3	3
		H Witvoet	3	6				10	N Provis	4	4
		E Inoue	6	6					E Inoue	6	6
	Q	F Bonsignori	4	3												E Inoue	2	3
		J-A Faull	3	6	6										2	P Shriver	6	6
		B Bowes	6	1	1				J-A Faull	1	4
								2	P Shriver	6	6

References

• 1989 New South Wales Open Draw