1989 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1989 French Open
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5

Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the final to 17-year-old Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, ending her winning streak of Grand Slam singles titles at five. Graf served for the third set at 5–3, but lost the game at love and won only three more points in the match from that point. It was the first of Sánchez-Vicario's three French Open titles, which she also won in 1994 and 1998.

This tournament saw a Grand Slam debut for future World No. 1 Monica Seles and was the first French Open since 1972 where neither Martina Navratilova nor Chris Evert participated.

Seeds

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 Laskova	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-Jackson	6	6
		L Allen	2	2				4	Z Garrison-Jackson	5	6	6
		C Caverzasio	6	6					C Caverzasio	7	3	2
		A Devries	4	4											4	Z Garrison-Jackson	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 Villagran	6	6					A Villagran	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 Guerree-Spitzer	65	7	6				N Guerree-Spitzer	4	5
		L Golarsa	6	6					L Golarsa	6	7
		E Pfaff	3	4												L Golarsa	6	1	3
	WC	S Niox-Chateau	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-Caro	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 Romano	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 on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw