1989 US Open – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
1989 US Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1989 US Open (tennis)

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.

1. Steffi Graf (champion)
2. Martina Navratilova (runner-up)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (semifinalist)
4. Chris Evert (quarterfinalist)
5. Zina Garrison (semifinalist)
6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinalist)
7. Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinalist)
8. Helena Suková (quarterfinalist)
9. Pam Shriver (first round)
10. Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
11. Jana Novotná (second round)
12. Monica Seles (fourth round)
13. Natalia Zvereva (fourth round)
14. Katerina Maleeva (second round)
15. Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
16. Hana Mandlíková (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1989 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	8	Helena Suková	1	1
								1	Steffi Graf	3	6	6
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	4	2
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	6	6
	6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	4	1
															1	Steffi Graf	3	7	6
															2	Martina Navratilova	6	5	1
	5	Zina Garrison	77	6
	4	Chris Evert	61	2
								5	Zina Garrison	64	2
								2	Martina Navratilova	77	6
	7	Manuela Maleeva	0	0
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
		Etsuko Inoue	3	1				1	Graf	6	6
	Q	Nathalie Herreman	6	6				Q	Herreman	1	1
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	4	0											1	Graf	6	6
		Terry Phelps	2	6	6											Phelps	1	1
		Judith Wiesner	6	2	4				Phelps	1	6	6
		Robin White	6	6					R. White	6	4	3
		Amy Frazier	2	1																		1	Graf	6	6
		Andrea Temesvári	6	6																			Fairbank Nideffer	4	0
	WC	Linda Harvey-Wild	1	4					Temesvári	6	6
	LL	Florencia Labat	6	3	77			LL	Labat	2	1
		Catarina Lindqvist	1	6	62											Temesvári	6	4	3
		Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer	6	6												Fairbank Nideffer	4	6	6
		Mareen "Peanut" Louie Harper	3	4					Fairbank Nideffer	6	62	6
	14	Katerina Maleeva	6	6				14	K. Maleeva	4	77	3
		Ann Devries	4	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6	6
	9	Pam Shriver	2	3					Savchenko Neiland	1	7	6
		Nicole Muns-Jagerman	6	6					Jagerman	6	5	1
		Katrina Adams	4	1												Savchenko Neiland	3	6	6
		Halle Cioffi	6	6												Cioffi	6	3	1
		Rachel McQuillan	0	1					Cioffi	6	6
		Jill Hetherington	6	6					Hetherington	2	4
		Anna-Maria Cecchini	0	3																			Savchenko Neiland	6	1	2
		Beverly Bowes	6	6																		8	Suková	4	6	6
		Rene Simpson	4	3					Bowes	4	2
		Anne Minter	6	6					Minter	6	6
		Catherine Tanvier	2	3												Minter	6	2	1
		Gretchen Magers	6	6											8	Suková	1	6	6
		Carling Bassett-Seguso	1	2					Magers	2	77	2
	8	Helena Suková	6	6				8	Suková	6	63	6
		Petra Langrová	3	4

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
		Claudia Porwik	1	2				3	Sabatini	6	6
		Cathy Caverzasio	6	6					Caverzasio	3	2
	WC	Mary Lou Daniels	3	4											3	Sabatini	6	6
		Betsy Nagelsen	5	6	6											Meskhi	2	0
		Raffaella Reggi	7	4	3				Nagelsen	3	1
		Leila Meskhi	6	77					Meskhi	6	6
		Karine Quentrec	2	65																		3	Sabatini	6	6
		Laura Gildemeister	77	7																		15	Martínez	1	1
		Nicole Provis	65	5					Gildemeister	2	4
		Sylvia Hanika	6	77					Hanika	6	6
		Louise Field	4	62												Hanika	5	1
	Q	Sophie Amiach	6	6											15	Martínez	7	6
		Hu Na	2	3				Q	Amiach	3	4
	15	Conchita Martínez	6	6				15	Martínez	6	6
	WC	Sandra Birch	3	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	Jana Novotná	7	6
		Meredith McGrath	5	2				11	Novotná	6	3	2
		Barbara Paulus	6	7					Paulus	3	6	6
		Laura Lapi	3	5												Paulus	6	4	6
		Susan Sloane	6	7												Sloane	4	6	2
		Laura Garrone	2	5					Sloane	6	6
		Manon Bollegraf	6	2	6				Bollegraf	4	2
		Molly Van Nostrand	2	6	4																		Paulus	2	2
	Q	Laxmi Poruri	610	6	6																	6	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		Carrie Cunningham	712	3	1			Q	Poruri	1	4
		Sandra Wasserman	77	2					Wasserman	6	6
		Helen Kelesi	61	0	r											Wasserman	1	6	4
		Cammy MacGregor	6	3	78										6	Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6
		Jana Pospíšilová	2	6	66				Macgregor	1	3
	6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6				6	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		Jo-Anne Faull	3	1

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	Zina Garrison	6	6
		Radomira Zrubáková	2	1				5	Garrison	7	6
		Gigi Fernández	6	6					G Fernández	5	4
		Amanda Coetzer	3	3											5	Garrison	6	7
		Elizabeth Sayers Smylie	7	6												Fendick	3	5
		Kumiko Okamoto	5	3					Sayers Smylie	6	2	4
		Patty Fendick	6	6					Fendick	3	6	6
		Janine Tremelling	1	4																		5	Garrison	6	77
		Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6	65	77																		Faber	4	64
		Louise Allen	4	77	60				Scheuer-Larsen	3	0
		Donna Faber	6	6					Faber	6	6
		Jenny Byrne	1	0												Faber	6	3	6
		Laura Golarsa	6	6											16	Mandlíková	2	6	1
		Barbara Romanò	4	4					Golarsa	60	6	1
	16	Hana Mandlíková	6	4	77			16	Mandlíková	77	0	6
		Eva Pfaff	1	6	60

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	Monica Seles	4	6	6
		Ann Henricksson	6	2	2			12	Seles	7	6
		Anne Smith	6	6					Smith	5	2
		Kimiko Date	3	0											12	Seles	77	6
		Stacey Martin	6	6												Stafford	63	2
		Mercedes Paz	2	3					Martin	7	4	4
		Shaun Stafford	6	6					Stafford	5	6	6
	WC	Kim Kessaris	2	3																		12	Seles	0	2
		Patricia Tarabini	7	6																		4	Evert	6	6
		Brenda Schultz	5	2					Tarabini	6	6
		Angeliki Kanellopoulou	6	1	6				Kanellopoulou	2	3
		Sara Gomer	4	6	3											Tarabini	2	4
		Elise Burgin	7	6											4	Evert	6	6
		Lori McNeil	5	4					Burgin	4	1
	4	Chris Evert	6	6				4	Evert	6	6
		Bettina Fulco	4	2

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	Manuela Maleeva	6	6
		Marianne Werdel	4	3				7	M. Maleeva	5	6	5
		Isabel Cueto	6	7					Cueto	7	3	3r
	Q	Lisa Raymond	4	5											7	M. Maleeva	6	6
		Kathy Rinaldi	7	6												Tauziat	1	3
		Jo Durie	5	3					Rinaldi	2	1
		Nathalie Tauziat	6	6					Tauziat	6	6
	WC	Andrea Farley	1	3																		7	M. Maleeva	6	6
	WC	Tami Whitlinger	6	6																		13	Zvereva	2	0
	WC	Jennifer Santrock	0	4				WC	Whitlinger	6	6
	WC	Beth Herr	6	6				WC	Herr	3	0
		Akiko Kijimuta	2	0											WC	Whitlinger	0	2
		Linda Ferrando	6	7											13	Zvereva	6	6
		Isabelle Demongeot	0	5					Ferrando	3	4
	13	Natalia Zvereva	1	6	77			13	Zvereva	6	6
	Q	Pascale Paradis	6	4	65

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Wendy White	6	6
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	4	3					W. White	6	2	4
		Regina Rajchrtová	6	77					Rajchrtová	2	6	6
		Eva Krapl	3	65												Rajchrtová	2	6	6
		Ann Grossman	6	6												Benjamin	6	3	2
		Dianne Van Rensburg	4	1					Grossman	2	6	3
		Camille Benjamin	6	6					Benjamin	6	1	6
		Andrea Vieira	2	2																			Rajchrtová	2	0
		Elna Reinach	7	6																		2	Navratilova	6	6
	Q	Sandy Collins	5	2					Reinach	3	4
		Sabrina Goleš	6	7					Goleš	6	6
		Ronni Reis	3	5												Goleš	4	0
	Q	Julie Halard	6	77											2	Navratilova	6	6
		Martina Pawlik	2	64				Q	Halard	1	0
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	6				2	Navratilova	6	6
	Q	Ei Iida	0	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.^[1]