1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1989 Wimbledon Championships FRG Boris Becker SWE Stefan Edberg 6–0, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 1989 Wimbledon Championships Boris Becker defeated defending champion Stefan Edberg in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–0, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was his third Wimbledon title and third major title overall. The semifinal match between Ivan Lendl and Becker was (at the time) the longest-ever Wimbledon semifinal, at 4 hours 1 minute long. It was later surpassed by the 2013 encounter between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martín del Potro, which would last 4 hours and 43 minutes. John McEnroe reached the semifinals, his best showing at a major since reaching the 1985 US Open final. Seeds 1 1 TCH Ivan Lendl (semifinals) 2 8 SWE Stefan Edberg (final) 3 3 FRG Boris Becker (champion) 4 6 SWE Mats Wilander (quarterfinals) 5 5 USA John McEnroe (semifinals) 6 4 SUI Jakob Hlasek (first round) 7 2 TCH Miloslav Mečíř (third round) 8 7 USA Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals) 9 7 USA Michael Chang (fourth round) 10 2 USA Jimmy Connors (second round) 11 5 USA Brad Gilbert (first round) 12 4 USA Kevin Curren (third round) 13 3 USA Aaron Krickstein (fourth round) 14 6 URS Andrei Chesnokov (first round) 15 1 SWE Mikael Pernfors (second round) 16 8 ISR Amos Mansdorf (fourth round) Qualifying 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 710 77 6 USA Dan Goldie 68 64 0 3 FRG Boris Becker 6 6 6 USA Paul Chamberlin 1 2 0 5 USA John McEnroe 78 3 6 6 4 SWE Mats Wilander 66 6 3 4 8 USA Tim Mayotte 62 612 3 2 SWE Stefan Edberg 77 714 6 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 5 77 6 4 3 3 FRG Boris Becker 7 62 2 6 6 5 USA John McEnroe 5 62 65 2 SWE Stefan Edberg 7 77 77 3 FRG Boris Becker 6 77 6 2 SWE Stefan Edberg 0 61 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 TCH I Lendl 7 4 6 6 6 VEN 1930 N Pereira 6 6 3 7 1 Q USA B Garnett 2 4 7 6 1 Q SWE R Båthman 6 6 6 4 6 TCH M Vajda 6 6 7 6 CAN G Michibata 7 1 6 3 ESP T Carbonell 6 3 7 6 USA M Davis 4 6 6 4 YUG G Ivanišević 6 6 3 6 FRA T Champion 3 4 6 3 WC USA K Flach 7 7 3 0 6 Q USA S Giammalva 6 6 6 6 3 IND R Krishnan 4 6 5 SWE P Lundgren 6 7 7 FRG M Stich 7 1 3 2 15 SWE M Pernfors 5 6 6 6 1 TCH I Lendl 6 6 6 6 Q SWE R Båthman 7 3 2 2 TCH M Vajda 2 4 5 ESP T Carbonell 6 6 7 YUG G Ivanišević 4 3 6 3 WC USA K Flach 6 6 4 6 SWE P Lundgren 7 6 6 15 SWE M Pernfors 6 2 4 1 TCH I Lendl 7 6 6 ESP T Carbonell 6 3 1 WC USA K Flach 3 2 7 3 SWE P Lundgren 6 6 6 6 1 TCH I Lendl 1 77 6 6 SWE P Lundgren 6 65 2 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 USA J Connors 6 6 4 6 URS A Cherkasov 3 2 6 3 NZL K Evernden 6 6 6 0 USA D Goldie 7 7 3 6 Q USA J Rive 7 6 6 7 LL USA M Anger 6 2 7 5 Q IND Z Ali 3 4 2 AUS W Masur 6 6 6 YUG S Živojinović 3 7 6 6 SWE A Järryd 6 6 3 0 TCH J Čihák 5 7 6 3 4 WC GBR C Bailey 7 6 3 6 6 AUS M Kratzmann 6 7 6 FIN V Paloheimo 2 6 1 Q USA S Warner 2 2 4 7 TCH M Mečíř 6 6 6 10 USA J Connors 6 7 4 2 USA D Goldie 7 5 6 6 Q USA J Rive 3 6 6 2 AUS W Masur 6 7 4 6 YUG S Živojinović 6 7 7 WC GBR C Bailey 3 5 6 AUS M Kratzmann 7 6 1 5 5 7 TCH M Mečíř 6 4 6 7 7 USA D Goldie 7 7 3 7 AUS W Masur 6 6 6 6 YUG S Živojinović 6 6 7 6 7 TCH M Mečíř 7 1 5 3 USA D Goldie 6 6 78 YUG S Živojinović 4 4 66 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 FRG B Becker 6 6 7 Q USA B Shelton 1 4 6 FIN O Rahnasto 6 2 4 4 USA R Matuszewski 2 6 6 6 ITA D Nargiso 6 3 7 3 4 SWE J Gunnarsson 3 6 6 6 6 USA D Rostagno 7 6 6 AUS S Youl 6 4 4 TCH M Střelba 6 2 3 FRG P Kühnen 7 6 6 BAH R Smith 6 2 4 RSA 1928 P Aldrich 7 6 6 ARG J Frana 6 6 7 5 6 USA J Grabb 7 3 6 7 4 ITA F Cancellotti 1 2 6 1 13 USA A Krickstein 6 6 3 6 3 FRG B Becker 6 7 6 USA R Matuszewski 3 5 4 SWE J Gunnarsson 6 2 7 7 9 USA D Rostagno 7 6 5 6 7 FRG P Kühnen 6 7 6 RSA 1928 P Aldrich 1 5 0 ARG J Frana 6 3 6 6 5 13 USA A Krickstein 4 6 3 7 7 3 FRG B Becker 7 7 6 SWE J Gunnarsson 5 6 3 FRG P Kühnen 6 3 3 2 13 USA A Krickstein 4 6 6 6 3 FRG B Becker 6 6 7 13 USA A Krickstein 4 4 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 USA K Curren 6 4 7 6 WC GBR A Castle 2 6 6 3 Q USA K Jones 3 3 3 TCH M Šrejber 6 6 6 USA J Kriek 6 2 2 USA L Shiras 7 6 6 WC GBR J Bates 6 6 4 7 6 BRA 1968 C Motta 7 1 6 6 3 ESP F Luna 2 7 2 1 WC GBR M Petchey 6 6 6 6 USA J Canter 6 6 6 6 Q GBR N Fulwood 7 3 7 7 USA P Chamberlin 4 6 7 6 RSA 1928 G Muller 6 3 5 3 SWE T Högstedt 6 7 6 6 SUI J Hlasek 3 6 1 12 USA K Curren 4 6 6 6 TCH M Šrejber 6 2 3 0 USA L Shiras 4 7 6 6 WC GBR J Bates 6 5 3 2 WC GBR M Petchey 5 1 2 Q GBR N Fulwood 7 6 6 USA P Chamberlin 6 6 6 SWE T Högstedt 3 2 2 12 USA K Curren 6 3 7 6 3 USA L Shiras 4 6 5 7 6 Q GBR N Fulwood 6 6 4 2 USA P Chamberlin 3 7 6 6 USA L Shiras 5 4 64 USA P Chamberlin 7 6 77 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA J McEnroe 4 4 6 6 8 AUS D Cahill 6 6 2 3 6 USA R Reneberg 6 6 4 4 6 FRG C Saceanu 4 4 6 6 2 USA J Courier 2 6 4 7 7 USA R Seguso 6 3 6 5 9 USA J Pugh 3 6 6 6 USA J Tarango 6 3 1 3 SWE J Svensson 7 7 7 USA D Wheaton 6 6 6 RSA 1928 P Norval 6 4 6 3 AUS C Limberger 7 6 3 6 USA G Layendecker 6 7 6 ARG H de la Peña 3 6 0 AUS J Fitzgerald 6 7 1 3 6 11 USA B Gilbert 2 5 6 6 2 5 USA J McEnroe 6 3 6 7 USA R Reneberg 3 6 3 5 USA R Seguso 3 6 3 USA J Pugh 6 7 6 SWE J Svensson 6 6 7 AUS C Limberger 4 3 6 USA G Layendecker 6 3 6 3 4 AUS J Fitzgerald 4 6 3 6 6 5 USA J McEnroe 6 6 6 USA J Pugh 3 4 2 SWE J Svensson 4 4 6 AUS J Fitzgerald 6 6 7 5 USA J McEnroe 6 0 6 6 AUS J Fitzgerald 3 6 4 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 URS A Chesnokov 4 6 0 AUS B Drewett 6 7 6 Q FRG P Baur 2 2 6 6 1 USA T Wilkison 6 6 3 3 6 MEX J Lozano 2 4 3 Q CAN M Laurendeau 6 6 6 AUS M Woodforde 6 1 4 RSA 1928 C van Rensburg 7 6 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 7 7 6 WC GBR S Botfield 6 6 3 ITA O Camporese 6 6 6 SWE C Bergström 3 4 4 WC GBR J Turner 6 3 6 1 2 TCH K Nováček 1 6 3 6 6 SWE M Gustafsson 2 2 2 4 SWE M Wilander 6 6 6 AUS B Drewett 6 6 7 6 USA T Wilkison 7 3 5 2 Q CAN M Laurendeau 6 6 2 2 RSA 1928 C van Rensburg 3 7 6 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 7 6 6 1 6 ITA O Camporese 5 7 2 6 3 TCH K Nováček 3 0 3 4 SWE M Wilander 6 6 6 AUS B Drewett 3 6 6 2 8 RSA 1928 C van Rensburg 6 2 2 6 10 AUS J Stoltenberg 3 3 3 4 SWE M Wilander 6 6 6 RSA 1928 C van Rensburg 6 5 5 3 4 SWE M Wilander 3 7 7 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 USA T Mayotte 7 6 6 ITA P Canè 6 0 1 Q SWE H Holm 6 6 6 GBR N Broad 1 1 1 USA P Annacone 6 6 6 5 4 USA D Pate 3 7 4 7 6 NED T Nijssen 7 6 6 AUT H Skoff 5 3 2 MEX L Lavalle 6 4 4 6 ECU A Gómez 3 6 6 7 Q RSA 1928 M Robertson 5 6 6 4 NED M Schapers 7 4 7 6 HAI R Agénor 4 6 6 6 FRA J-P Fleurian 6 3 3 4 Q USA W Scanlon 4 3 6 3 9 USA M Chang 6 6 2 6 8 USA T Mayotte 7 6 4 6 Q SWE H Holm 6 2 6 1 USA D Pate 6 2 1 7 15 NED T Nijssen 4 6 6 6 13 ECU A Gómez 6 6 5 6 3 NED M Schapers 2 7 7 3 6 HAI R Agénor 6 2 1 5 9 USA M Chang 4 6 6 7 8 USA T Mayotte 6 6 6 USA D Pate 4 1 3 NED M Schapers 6 3 5 5 9 USA M Chang 4 6 7 7 8 USA T Mayotte 6 6 6 9 USA M Chang 3 1 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 ISR A Mansdorf 6 6 6 ESP S Bruguera 2 1 4 URS A Volkov 5 7 3 2 FRG E Jelen 7 6 6 6 WC GBR N Brown 3 6 3 Q USA G Holmes 6 7 6 USA T Witsken 6 6 7 SWE J Carlsson 3 4 6 USA S Davis 6 1 6 6 URS A Võsand 4 6 4 4 RSA 1928 D Visser 6 7 3 6 FRG C-U Steeb 7 6 6 7 USA P Sampras 5 6 7 3 Q AUS T Woodbridge 7 7 5 6 CAN C Pridham 3 4 1 2 SWE S Edberg 6 6 6 16 ISR A Mansdorf 4 6 3 6 6 FRG E Jelen 6 3 6 3 2 Q USA G Holmes 5 6 7 4 14 USA T Witsken 7 4 6 6 12 USA S Davis 7 4 4 6 6 FRG C-U Steeb 5 6 6 2 4 Q AUS T Woodbridge 4 4 6 6 2 SWE S Edberg 6 6 1 7 16 ISR A Mansdorf 6 6 6 Q USA G Holmes 2 4 2 USA S Davis 3 4 6 2 2 SWE S Edberg 6 6 4 6 16 ISR A Mansdorf 4 3 2 2 SWE S Edberg 6 6 6 References External links 1989 MS Wimbledon 1989 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1989/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 12 January 2018 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1989 French Open Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1989 US Open Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles