1989 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1989 US Open FRG Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 128 16 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 1989 US Open (tennis) Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 US Open. It was her second US Open title and eighth major singles title overall. This marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 1 and 18-time major champion Chris Evert. She lost to Zina Garrison in the quarterfinals. It was Evert's 54th quarterfinal at a major (in her 56th major played), an Open Era record. She reached the quarterfinals in all 19 US Opens she entered, 17 times reaching the semifinals or better, and winning the title six times. Future two-time champion Monica Seles made her US Open debut, losing to Evert in the fourth round. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. FRG Steffi Graf (champion) USA Martina Navratilova (runner-up) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (semifinalist) USA Chris Evert (quarterfinalist) USA Zina Garrison (semifinalist) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinalist) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinalist) TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinalist) USA Pam Shriver (first round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (first round) TCH Jana Novotná (second round) YUG Monica Seles (fourth round) URS Natalia Zvereva (fourth round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (second round) ESP Conchita Martínez (fourth round) TCH Hana Mandlíková (third round) Qualifying 1989 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals 180 FRG Steffi Graf 1 USA Martina Navratilova 2 3 6 7 5 6 1 FRG Steffi Graf 1 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 3 3 6 6 4 6 2 USA Zina Garrison 5 USA Martina Navratilova 2 64 77 2 6 FRG Steffi Graf 1 TCH Helena Suková 8 6 1 6 1 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 3 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 6 6 4 6 1 USA Zina Garrison 5 USA Chris Evert 4 77 61 6 2 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva 7 USA Martina Navratilova 2 0 6 0 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG Graf 1 RSA 1928 Fairbank Nideffer 6 4 6 0 FRG Graf 1 USA Phelps 6 1 6 1 HUN Temesvári RSA 1928 Fairbank Nideffer 6 4 4 6 3 6 FRG Graf 1 FRA Herreman Q 6 1 6 1 USA Phelps USA R. White 1 6 6 4 6 3 HUN Temesvári ARG Labat LL 6 2 6 1 RSA 1928 Fairbank Nideffer BUL 1971 K. Maleeva 14 6 4 62 77 6 3 FRG Steffi Graf 1 JPN Etsuko Inoue 6 3 6 1 FRA Nathalie Herreman Q FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 4 6 0 USA Terry Phelps AUT Judith Wiesner 2 6 6 2 6 4 USA Robin White USA Amy Frazier 6 2 6 1 HUN Andrea Temesvári USA Linda Harvey-Wild WC 6 1 6 4 ARG Florencia Labat LL SWE Catarina Lindqvist 6 1 3 6 77 62 RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer USA Mareen "Peanut" Louie Harper 6 3 6 4 BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva 14 BEL Ann Devries 6 4 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round URS Savchenko Neiland TCH Suková 8 6 4 1 6 2 6 URS Savchenko Neiland USA Cioffi 3 6 6 3 6 1 AUS Minter TCH Suková 8 6 1 2 6 1 6 URS Savchenko Neiland NED Jagerman 1 6 7 5 6 1 USA Cioffi CAN Hetherington 6 2 6 4 USA Bowes AUS Minter 4 6 2 6 USA Magers TCH Suková 8 2 6 77 63 2 6 URS Larisa Savchenko Neiland USA Pam Shriver 9 6 2 6 3 NED Nicole Muns-Jagerman USA Katrina Adams 6 4 6 1 USA Halle Cioffi AUS Rachel McQuillan 6 0 6 1 CAN Jill Hetherington ITA Anna-Maria Cecchini 6 0 6 3 USA Beverly Bowes CAN Rene Simpson 6 4 6 3 AUS Anne Minter FRA Catherine Tanvier 6 2 6 3 USA Gretchen Magers CAN Carling Bassett-Seguso 6 1 6 2 TCH Helena Suková 8 TCH Petra Langrová 6 3 6 4 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG Sabatini 3 ESP Martínez 15 6 1 6 1 ARG Sabatini 3 URS Meskhi 6 2 6 0 FRG Hanika ESP Martínez 15 5 7 1 6 ARG Sabatini 3 ITA Caverzasio 6 3 6 2 USA Nagelsen URS Meskhi 3 6 1 6 PER Gildemeister FRG Hanika 2 6 4 6 FRA Amiach Q ESP Martínez 15 3 6 4 6 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 3 FRG Claudia Porwik 6 1 6 2 ITA Cathy Caverzasio USA Mary Lou Daniels WC 6 3 6 4 USA Betsy Nagelsen ITA Raffaella Reggi 5 7 6 4 6 3 URS Leila Meskhi FRA Karine Quentrec 6 2 77 65 PER Laura Gildemeister AUS Nicole Provis 77 65 7 5 FRG Sylvia Hanika AUS Louise Field 6 4 77 62 FRA Sophie Amiach Q USA Hu Na 6 2 6 3 ESP Conchita Martínez 15 USA Sandra Birch WC 6 3 6 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUT Paulus ESP Sánchez Vicario 6 2 6 2 6 AUT Paulus USA Sloane 6 4 4 6 6 2 BEL Wasserman ESP Sánchez Vicario 6 1 6 6 2 4 6 TCH Novotná 11 AUT Paulus 6 3 3 6 2 6 USA Sloane NED Bollegraf 6 4 6 2 USA Poruri Q BEL Wasserman 1 6 4 6 USA Macgregor ESP Sánchez Vicario 6 1 6 3 6 TCH Jana Novotná 11 USA Meredith McGrath 7 5 6 2 AUT Barbara Paulus ITA Laura Lapi 6 3 7 5 USA Susan Sloane ITA Laura Garrone 6 2 7 5 NED Manon Bollegraf USA Molly Van Nostrand 6 2 2 6 6 4 USA Laxmi Poruri Q USA Carrie Cunningham 610 712 6 3 6 1 BEL Sandra Wasserman CAN Helen Kelesi 77 61 2 0 r USA Cammy MacGregor TCH Jana Pospíšilová 6 2 3 6 78 66 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 AUS Jo-Anne Faull 6 3 6 1 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Garrison 5 USA Faber 6 4 77 64 USA Garrison 5 USA Fendick 6 3 7 5 USA Faber TCH Mandlíková 16 6 2 3 6 6 1 USA Garrison 5 USA G Fernández 7 5 6 4 AUS Sayers Smylie USA Fendick 6 3 2 6 4 6 DEN Scheuer-Larsen USA Faber 3 6 0 6 ITA Golarsa TCH Mandlíková 16 60 77 6 0 1 6 USA Zina Garrison 5 TCH Radomira Zrubáková 6 2 6 1 USA Gigi Fernández RSA 1928 Amanda Coetzer 6 3 6 3 AUS Elizabeth Sayers Smylie JPN Kumiko Okamoto 7 5 6 3 USA Patty Fendick AUS Janine Tremelling 6 1 6 4 DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen USA Louise Allen 6 4 65 77 77 60 USA Donna Faber AUS Jenny Byrne 6 1 6 0 ITA Laura Golarsa ITA Barbara Romanò 6 4 6 4 TCH Hana Mandlíková 16 FRG Eva Pfaff 6 1 4 6 77 60 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round YUG Seles 12 USA Evert 4 0 6 2 6 YUG Seles 12 USA Stafford 77 63 6 2 ARG Tarabini USA Evert 4 2 6 4 6 YUG Seles 12 USA Smith 7 5 6 2 USA Martin USA Stafford 7 5 4 6 4 6 ARG Tarabini GRE Kanellopoulou 6 2 6 3 USA Burgin USA Evert 4 4 6 1 6 YUG Monica Seles 12 USA Ann Henricksson 4 6 6 2 6 2 USA Anne Smith JPN Kimiko Date 6 3 6 0 USA Stacey Martin ARG Mercedes Paz 6 2 6 3 USA Shaun Stafford USA Kim Kessaris WC 6 2 6 3 ARG Patricia Tarabini NED Brenda Schultz 7 5 6 2 GRE Angeliki Kanellopoulou GBR Sara Gomer 6 4 1 6 6 3 USA Elise Burgin USA Lori McNeil 7 5 6 4 USA Chris Evert 4 ARG Bettina Fulco 6 4 6 2 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL 1971 M. Maleeva 7 URS Zvereva 13 6 2 6 0 BUL 1971 M. Maleeva 7 FRA Tauziat 6 1 6 3 USA Whitlinger WC URS Zvereva 13 0 6 2 6 BUL 1971 M. Maleeva 7 FRG Cueto 5 7 6 3 5 3r USA Rinaldi FRA Tauziat 2 6 1 6 USA Whitlinger WC USA Herr WC 6 3 6 0 ITA Ferrando URS Zvereva 13 3 6 4 6 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva 7 USA Marianne Werdel 6 4 6 3 FRG Isabel Cueto USA Lisa Raymond Q 6 4 7 5 USA Kathy Rinaldi GBR Jo Durie 7 5 6 3 FRA Nathalie Tauziat USA Andrea Farley WC 6 1 6 3 USA Tami Whitlinger WC USA Jennifer Santrock WC 6 0 6 4 USA Beth Herr WC JPN Akiko Kijimuta 6 2 6 0 ITA Linda Ferrando FRA Isabelle Demongeot 6 0 7 5 URS Natalia Zvereva 13 FRA Pascale Paradis Q 1 6 6 4 77 65 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH Rajchrtová USA Navratilova 2 2 6 0 6 TCH Rajchrtová USA Benjamin 2 6 6 3 6 2 YUG Goleš USA Navratilova 2 4 6 0 6 USA W. White TCH Rajchrtová 6 2 2 6 4 6 USA Grossman USA Benjamin 2 6 6 1 3 6 RSA 1928 Reinach YUG Goleš 3 6 4 6 FRA Halard Q USA Navratilova 2 1 6 0 6 USA Wendy White USA Mary Joe Fernández 10 6 4 6 3 TCH Regina Rajchrtová SUI Eva Krapl 6 3 77 65 USA Ann Grossman RSA 1928 Dianne Van Rensburg 6 4 6 1 USA Camille Benjamin BRA Andrea Vieira 6 2 6 2 RSA 1928 Elna Reinach USA Sandy Collins Q 7 5 6 2 YUG Sabrina Goleš USA Ronni Reis 6 3 7 5 FRA Julie Halard Q FRG Martina Pawlik 6 2 77 64 USA Martina Navratilova 2 JPN Ei Iida Q 6 0 6 2 Match summaries Final Semi-finals Early rounds Sept 3, 1989 – Chris Evert defeats a 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Open singles victory. Sept 5, 1989 – Chris Evert is defeated by Zina Garrison in Evert's last U.S. Open match.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/1998/usopen/news/1998/08/28/stats/thisday.html This day in US Open History Sports Illustrated 1989-08-28 2009-08-12 2013-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130703192532/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/1998/usopen/news/1998/08/28/stats/thisday.html dead References External links 1989 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1990 Australian Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1989 in women's tennis Category:1989 in American women's sports