1989 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.

Singles
1989 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Draw	56 (7Q)
Seeds	16

Sabatini won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 against Steffi Graf.

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.

1. Steffi Graf (Final)
2. Martina Navratilova (Semifinals)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
4. Natasha Zvereva (Second Round)
5. Lori McNeil (Second Round)
6. Arantxa Sánchez (Semifinals)
7. Larisa Savchenko (Second Round)
8. Hana Mandlíková (Quarterfinals)
9. Sandra Cecchini (Second Round)
10. Bettina Fulco (Second Round)
11. Judith Wiesner (Quarterfinals)
12. Terry Phelps (Second Round)
13. Isabel Cueto (Second Round)
14. Leila Meskhi (Third Round)
15. n/a
16. n/a

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	6	Arantxa Sánchez	3	2
								1	Steffi Graf	6	3	5
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	6	7
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	2	Martina Navratilova	3	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
		K Adams	1	5					E Burgin	1	2
		E Burgin	6	7											1	S Graf	6	6
		L Lapi	6	7												L Lapi	1	0
	Q	P Barg	1	5					L Lapi	3	6	6
		H Cioffi	6	0	2			9	S Cecchini	6	3	1
	9	S Cecchini	4	6	6																	1	S Graf	6	6
		R Fairbank	5	6																		8	H Mandlíková	3	4
		S Gomer	7	7					S Gomer	5	3
		K Gompert	4	4					K Schimper	7	6
		K Schimper	6	6												K Schimper	5	6
		E Hakami	3	6	6										8	H Mandlíková	7	7
		P Tarabini	6	2	2				E Hakami	4	2
								8	H Mandlíková	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	N Zvereva	6	3	3
	Q	K Kessaris	4	2				Q	R Rajchrtová	3	6	6
	Q	R Rajchrtová	6	6											Q	R Rajchrtová	6	3	0
		I Budařová	5	2											11	J Wiesner	4	6	6
	Q	C Caverzasio	7	6				Q	C Caverzasio	3	0
		S Goleš	6	4	5			11	J Wiesner	6	6
	11	J Wiesner	4	6	7																	11	J Wiesner	4	5
	13	I Cueto	6	6																		6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	Q	S Frankl	2	1				13	I Cueto	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	7	7
		K Horvath	1	1												A Grossman	0	1
		C Benjamin	1	6	1										6	A Sánchez	6	6
		S Stafford	6	1	6				S Stafford	2	4
								6	A Sánchez	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	L Savchenko	4	6	1
		A Kanellopoulou	6	6					A Kanellopoulou	6	2	6
		C Reynolds	2	2												A Kanellopoulou	7	6
		M Strandlund	3	6	1										Q	A Temesvári	6	3
	Q	A Temesvári	6	1	6			Q	A Temesvári	6	4	7
	Q	R Baranski	1	2				12	T Phelps	2	6	6
	12	T Phelps	6	6																			A Kanellopoulou	6	4	3
	10	B Fulco	6	6																		3	G Sabatini	3	6	6
		L Garrone	3	2				10	B Fulco	4	6	2
		J Pospíšilová	4	6	6				J Pospíšilová	6	4	6
		A Farley	6	3	0											J Pospíšilová	3	3
		M Paz	7	6											3	G Sabatini	6	6
	Q	A Holíková	6	0					M Paz	3	6	2
								3	G Sabatini	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	L McNeil	1	3
		R Reis	2	2					K Rinaldi	6	6
		K Rinaldi	6	6												K Rinaldi	3	6	6
		L Gildemeister	6	6											14	L Meskhi	6	2	3
	LL	J Halard	0	3					L Gildemeister	6	2	5
		H Na	2	6				14	L Meskhi	3	6	7
	14	L Meskhi	6	7																			K Rinaldi	1	4
		B Schultz	7	2	2																	2	M Navratilova	6	6
		L Ferrando	6	6	6				L Ferrando	6	6	7
		P Langrová	6	0	7				P Langrová	7	2	6
		B Bowes	4	6	5											L Ferrando	1	1
		M Torres	6	6											2	M Navratilova	6	6
		D Faber	4	3					M Torres	2	0
								2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details