1989 French Open – Women's singles

1989 French Open ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario FRG Steffi Graf 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5 128 16 1989 French Open Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. It was her first major singles title. This ended Graf's streak of major singles titles at five, and was her only loss at the majors in the 1989 season.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 397 Graf served for the championship at 5–3 in the third set, but lost the game to love and won only three more points from then on. This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 and nine-time major champion Monica Seles; at 1973 12 2 1989 6 8 old, she lost in the semifinals to Graf. It was the first French Open since 1978 not to feature Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert. The 1989 French Open was the only time where the Women’s singles and Men’s singles champions were both under the age of 18. Sanchez-Vicario was 1971 12 18 1989 6 11 old and Michael Chang was 1972 2 22 1989 6 11 old. Seeds 30em FRG Steffi Graf (final) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round) URS Natasha Zvereva (first round) USA Zina Garrison (third round) TCH Helena Suková (second round) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion) ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (fourth round) CAN Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals) TCH Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) USA Lori McNeil (second round) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round) AUS Hana Mandlíková (first round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals) USA Susan Sloane (third round) Qualifying 1989 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 184 FRG Steffi Graf 1 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 66 78 6 3 5 7 FRG Steffi Graf 1 YUG Monica Seles   6 3 3 6 6 3 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 USA Mary Joe Fernández 15 6 2 6 2 FRG Steffi Graf 1 ESP Conchita Martínez 8 6 0 6 4 YUG Monica Seles   BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva 6 6 3 7 5 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7 TCH Jana Novotná 11 6 2 6 2 CAN Helen Kelesi 10 USA Mary Joe Fernández 15 2 6 5 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG S Graf 1 ITA S La Fratta Q 6 2 6 1 FRG S Graf 1 NED N Jagerman 6 1 6 2 ITA S La Fratta Q BRA A Vieira Q 6 4 7 5 FRG S Graf 1 ARG B Fulco 6 0 6 1 NED N Jagerman AUS M Jaggard 6 3 6 3 ITA S La Fratta Q RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 3 5 7 6 3 FRG S Meier BRA A Vieira Q 2 6 2 6 FRG S Graf 1 USA C Benjamin 6 1 6 1 ARG B Fulco AUT P Ritter Q 7 5 63 77 8 6 NED N Jagerman DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 6 2 77 62 AUS M Jaggard USA A Frazier 6 0 6 3 ITA S La Fratta Q USA G Fernández 6 2 6 0 RSA 1928 K Schimper RSA 1928 E Reinach 3 6 3 6 FRG S Meier POL I Kuczyńska 60 77 6 4 6 4 BRA A Vieira Q AUS H Mandlíková 14 68 710 6 1 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 ESP C Martínez 8 0 6 1 6 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 FRG M Pawlik 4 6 6 1 6 2 FRA S Amiach WC ESP C Martínez 8 3 6 3 6 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 FRA C Tanvier 6 0 6 2 JPN K Date LL FRG M Pawlik 4 6 62 77 PER L Gildemeister FRA S Amiach WC 60 77 77 64 3 6 TCH J Pospíšilová Q ESP C Martínez 8 0 6 4 6 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 NED B Schultz 77 62 6 1 USA E Hakami FRA C Tanvier 0 6 1 6 USA M Torres JPN K Date LL 7 5 3 6 0 6 FRG M Pawlik USA T Phelps 64 77 6 2 6 4 FRG W Probst PER L Gildemeister 4 6 3 6 FRA S Amiach WC TCH L Lásková LL 3 6 6 1 7 5 TCH J Pospíšilová Q TCH D Krajčovičová LL 6 0 6 2 USA B Herr ESP C Martínez 8 3 6 2 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round YUG M Seles AUS J-A Faull 6 3 6 2 USA Z Garrison 4 YUG M Seles 3 6 2 6 AUS J-A Faull USA S Sloane 16 6 3 6 1 USA Z Garrison 4 ITA C Caverzasio 5 7 6 3 6 2 YUG M Seles USA S Martin 6 0 6 2 AUS J-A Faull ARG A Villagrán 61 77 6 1 6 1 FRA C Mothes-Jobkel WC USA S Sloane 16 1 6 1 6 USA Z Garrison 4 USA L Allen 6 2 6 2 ITA C Caverzasio BEL A Devries 6 4 6 4 YUG M Seles USA R Reis 6 4 6 1 USA S Martin USA K Adams 7 5 77 63 AUS J-A Faull FRA C Suire WC 6 1 6 2 ARG A Villagrán USA L-A Eldredge 6 1 6 1 FRG S Frankl FRA C Mothes-Jobkel WC 2 6 2 6 USA C Cunningham USA S Sloane 16 0 6 2 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS J Tremelling Q BUL 1971 M Maleeva 6 63 77 2 6 NED M Bollegraf AUS J Tremelling Q 2 6 3 6 URS L Savchenko BUL 1971 M Maleeva 6 1 6 2 6 USA L McNeil 12 NED M Bollegraf 2 6 1 6 AUS J Tremelling Q FRA P Etchemendy WC 6 1 6 4 USA E Burgin URS L Savchenko 5 7 65 77 BEL S Wasserman BUL 1971 M Maleeva 6 3 6 7 5 3 6 USA L McNeil 12 FRA N Tauziat 6 4 6 4 RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg NED M Bollegraf 6 3 3 6 2 6 AUS J Tremelling Q SWE C Lindqvist 6 3 2 6 6 4 ITA L Ferrando FRA P Etchemendy WC 6 2 5 7 3 6 USA E Burgin AUT J Wiesner 6 3 6 4 FRG I Cueto URS L Savchenko 0 6 5 7 BEL S Wasserman FRG S Hack Q 3 6 7 5 6 3 AUS E Smylie BUL 1971 M Maleeva 6 4 6 4 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 RSA 1928 A Coetzer 6 3 6 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 URS N Medvedeva Q 6 0 3 6 6 2 RSA 1928 A Coetzer FRA K Quentrec 78 66 6 1 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 FRA I Demongeot 6 4 6 4 GRE A Kanellopoulou URS N Medvedeva Q 0 6 1 6 USA S Stafford RSA 1928 A Coetzer 3 6 3 6 GBR S Gomer FRA K Quentrec 4 6 6 3 3 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 TCH R Rajchrtová 6 2 6 1 ARG M Paz FRA I Demongeot 3 6 5 7 GRE A Kanellopoulou SWE M Strandlund 6 1 6 1 AUS R McQuillan URS N Medvedeva Q 6 3 3 6 2 6 USA S Stafford JPN K Okamoto 6 4 6 4 RSA 1928 A Coetzer FRG V Martinek 6 4 6 1 FRA E Derly WC GBR S Gomer 6 2 3 6 5 7 FRA K Quentrec FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 13 4 6 6 2 8 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH J Novotná 11 FRG S Hanika 6 1 6 4 TCH J Novotná 11 CAN R Simpson 6 1 6 0 ITA L Golarsa FRG S Hanika 6 4 1 6 3 6 TCH J Novotná 11 FRG C Porwik 6 3 7 5 CAN R Simpson USA M Werdel 6 3 6 4 FRA N Guerrée ITA L Golarsa 4 6 5 7 FRG S Hanika ITA R Reggi 2 6 6 1 7 5 TCH J Novotná 11 FRA J Halard 6 3 6 2 FRG C Porwik YUG S Goleš 6 4 6 2 USA M McGrath CAN R Simpson 1 6 3 6 USA M Werdel AUS J Byrne 6 2 64 77 7 5 TCH I Budařová FRA N Guerrée 77 65 5 7 1 6 ITA L Golarsa FRG E Pfaff 6 3 6 4 FRA S Niox-Château WC FRG S Hanika 77 65 0 6 3 6 ITA R Reggi URS N Zvereva 3 3 6 77 65 6 2 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA A Grossman CAN H Kelesi 10 1 6 2 6 JPN A Kijimuta USA A Grossman 4 6 1 6 USA G Magers CAN H Kelesi 10 4 6 6 2 3 6 TCH H Suková 5 JPN A Kijimuta 1 6 5 7 AUS A Minter USA A Grossman 4 6 4 6 USA G Magers USA K Rinaldi 6 2 6 3 HUN A Temesvári CAN H Kelesi 10 0 6 64 77 TCH H Suková 5 URS L Meskhi 7 5 6 1 TCH P Langrová JPN A Kijimuta 5 7 1 6 ESP I Varas LL AUS A Minter 3 6 3 6 USA A Grossman ARG P Tarabini 7 5 6 1 USA G Magers FRA M Laval WC 6 3 3 6 7 5 USA K Rinaldi ITA B Romanò Q 3 6 6 0 6 3 HUN A Temesvári USA B Bowes 6 4 6 4 TCH R Zrubáková CAN H Kelesi 10 1 6 2 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA MJ Fernández 15 ARG G Sabatini 2 6 4 6 4 USA MJ Fernández 15 BRA N Dias 63 77 6 1 6 1 AUS N Provis ARG G Sabatini 2 6 4 5 7 3 6 USA MJ Fernández 15 USA A Farley 66 78 6 3 6 1 BRA N Dias AUT B Paulus 77 61 7 5 ITA L Lapi AUS N Provis 1 6 1 6 FRA A Dechaume WC ARG G Sabatini 2 3 6 1 6 USA MJ Fernández 15 FRA N Herreman 6 2 6 3 GBR J Durie USA A Farley 4 6 2 6 BRA N Dias USA R White 6 1 6 1 ITA A-M Cecchini AUT B Paulus 6 1 4 6 4 6 ITA L Lapi AUS L Field 7 5 6 0 AUS N Provis USA D Faber 4 6 6 4 6 0 TCH R Maršíková LL FRA A Dechaume WC 3 6 4 6 JPN A Nishiya ARG G Sabatini 2 0 6 0 6 References External links 1989 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1989 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:1989 in women's tennis Category:1989 in French women's sport