1989 Lufthansa Cup – Singles

1989 Lufthansa Cup FRG Steffi Graf FRG Steffi Graf ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1 56 16 singles doubles WTA German Open – Singles Lufthansa Cup German Open – Singles German Open (WTA) WTA German Open Steffi Graf was the defending champion going into the final against her rival Gabriela Sabatini. Just the previous month, Sabatini defeated Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final at Amelia Island, Florida. Now, in her native Germany, Steffi would turn the tables against Sabatini, beating her 6–3, 6–1. Prior to this match, Sabatini had played in four finals in 1989, with her winning twice. For Steffi, this victory was her seventh of the year, and marked the sixteenth time out of nineteen matches she had beaten Sabatini. 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. FRG Steffi Graf (champion) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (final) CSK Helena Suková (third round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (third round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (third round) CAN Helen Kelesi (semifinals) ITA Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals) FRG Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals) CSK Radka Zrubáková (third round) AUT Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals) ARG Bettina Fulco (second round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) USA Terry Phelps (first round) AUS Nicole Provis (first round) FRA Isabelle Demongeot (first round) USA Gretchen Magers (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6   6 CAN Helen Kelesi 2 0     FRG Isabel Cueto 2 1   2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6   1 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6   2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 3 1   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA N Herreman 6 0 6   DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 3 6 7   FRG K Düll 6 3 6   BRA 1968 N Dias 4 6 7   CSK J Pospíšilová 6 7   16 USA G Magers 3 6   12 FRA N Tauziat 4 7 7   SFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 5 6   POL I Kuczyńska 2 6 6   CAN R Simpson 6 1 3   USA A Grossman 3 6 1   ARG P Tarabini 6 4 6 1 FRG S Graf 7 6     DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 5 4     BRA 1968 N Dias 2 7 6   CSK J Pospíšilová 6 6 3 12 FRA N Tauziat 6 6     POL I Kuczyńska 1 2     ARG P Tarabini 2 4   7 ITA S Cecchini 6 6   1 FRG S Graf 6 6     BRA 1968 N Dias 0 0   12 FRA N Tauziat 5 2   7 ITA S Cecchini 7 6   1 FRG S Graf 6 6   7 ITA S Cecchini 2 0   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUS L Field 3 3   Q FRA M-C Damas 6 6     FRG S Meier 7 6   Q CSK R Maršíková 5 1     RSA 1928 E Reinach 3 0   10 AUT B Paulus 6 6   14 AUS N Provis 3 3     HUN 1957 A Temesvári 6 6     AUS J-A Faull 6 7 6   NED B Schultz 7 6 4   RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 6     FRG V Martinek 4 4   3 CSK H Suková 6 6   Q FRA M-C Damas 1 1     FRG S Meier 3 3   10 AUT B Paulus 6 6     HUN 1957 A Temesvári w/o       AUS J-A Faull         RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 3 1   6 CAN H Kelesi 6 6   3 CSK H Suková 7 5 4 10 AUT B Paulus 6 7 6   HUN 1957 A Temesvári 3 2   6 CAN H Kelesi 6 6   10 AUT B Paulus 3 7 3 6 CAN H Kelesi 6 5 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRG C Porwik 7 6   Q ARG A Villagrán 6 3     RSA 1928 A Coetzer 6 6     GRE A Kanellopoulou 4 4     CSK R Rajchrtová 6 6   13 USA T Phelps 1 4   15 FRA I Demongeot 7 6 3   FRG I Cueto 6 7 6   FRG W Probst 6 6     AUS E Smylie 3 2     ITA L Lapi 7 6     CSK I Budařová 5 3   5 USA M J Fernández 5 6 6   FRG C Porwik 7 0 2   RSA 1928 A Coetzer 6 4 2   CSK R Rajchrtová 2 6 6   FRG I Cueto 7 6     FRG W Probst 5 4     ITA L Lapi 7 4 0 4 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 5 6 6 5 USA M J Fernández 3 4     CSK R Rajchrtová 6 6     FRG I Cueto 6 6   4 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 3 3     CSK R Rajchrtová 6 6 2   FRG I Cueto 3 7 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q SWE C Dahlman 6 2 6   ARG M Paz 3 6 4   ITA L Garrone 6 6   Q GBR C Wood 2 1     FRG S Gerke 6 4 1 11 ARG B Fulco 4 6 6 9 CSK R Zrubáková 6 6     USA B Bowes 1 1     SWE M Strandlund 6 4 1 Q FRG S Menning 2 6 6 Q AUT P Ritter 6 6   Q ARG G Mosca 2 2   8 FRG S Hanika 6 4 6 Q SWE C Dahlman 2 6 2   ITA L Garrone 6 0 6 11 ARG B Fulco 2 6 2 9 CSK R Zrubáková 6 7   Q FRG S Menning 2 5   Q AUT P Ritter 4 2   2 ARG G Sabatini 6 6   8 FRG S Hanika 6 6     ITA L Garrone 1 0   9 CSK R Zrubáková 6 4 2 2 ARG G Sabatini 3 6 6 8 FRG S Hanika 2 0   2 ARG G Sabatini 6 6   External links 1989 Lufthansa Cup draws 1989 Singles Category:1989 WTA Tour