1989 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1989 French Open
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5

Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the final to 17-year-old Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, ending her winning streak of Grand Slam singles titles at five.^[1] Graf served for the third set at 5–3, but lost the game at love and won only three more points in the match from that point. It was the first of Sánchez-Vicario's three French Open titles, which she also won in 1994 and 1998.

This tournament saw a Grand Slam debut for future World No. 1 Monica Seles and was the first French Open since 1972 where neither Martina Navratilova nor Chris Evert participated.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Final)
2. Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth Round)
3. Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
4. Zina Garrison (Third Round)
5. Helena Suková (Second Round)
6. Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
7. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champion)
8. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
9. Katerina Maleeva (Fourth Round)
10. Helen Kelesi (Quarterfinals)
11. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
12. Lori McNeil (Second Round)
13. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (First Round)
14. Hana Mandlíková (First Round)
15. Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)
16. Susan Sloane (Third Round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	8	Conchita Martínez	0	4
								1	Steffi Graf	6	3	6
									Monica Seles	3	6	3
		Monica Seles	6	7
	6	Manuela Maleeva	3	5
															1	Steffi Graf	6^6	6	5
															7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7^8	3	7
	7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	11	Jana Novotná	2	2
								7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
								15	Mary Joe Fernández	2	2
	10	Helen Kelesi	2	5
	15	Mary Joe Fernández	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Graf	6	6
		C Benjamin	1	1				1	S Graf	6	6
		B Fulco	7	6^3	8				B Fulco	0	1
	Q	P Ritter	5	7^7	6										1	S Graf	6	6
		N Jagerman	6	7^7												N Jagerman	1	2
		T Scheuer-Larsen	2	6^2					N Jagerman	6	6
		M Jaggard	6	6					M Jaggard	3	3
		A Frazier	0	3																		1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	S La Fratta	6	6																		Q	S La Fratta	2	1
		G Fernández	2	0				Q	S La Fratta	6	5	6
		K Schimper	3	3					E Reinach	3	7	3
		E Reinach	6	6											Q	S La Fratta	6	7
		S Meier	6^0	6	6										Q	A Vieira	4	5
		I Kuczyńska	7^7	4	4				S Meier	2	2
	Q	A Vieira	6^8	6	6			Q	A Vieira	6	6
	14	H Mandlíková	7^10	1	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	K Maleeva	7^7	6
		B Schultz	6^2	1				9	K Maleeva	6	6
		E Hakami	0	1					C Tanvier	0	2
		C Tanvier	6	6											9	K Maleeva	4	6	6
		M Torres	7	3	0											M Pawlik	6	1	2
	LL	K Date	5	6	6			LL	K Date	4	6^2
		M Pawlik	6^4	6	6				M Pawlik	6	7^7
		T Phelps	7^7	2	4																	9	K Maleeva	0	1
		W Probst	4	3																		8	C Martínez	6	6
		L Gildemeister	6	6					L Gildemeister	6^0	7^7	3
	WC	S Amiach	3	6	7			WC	S Amiach	7^7	6^4	6
	LL	L Laskova	6	1	5										WC	S Amiach	3	3
	Q	J Pospíšilová	6	6											8	C Martínez	6	6
	LL	D Krajčovičová	0	2				Q	J Pospíšilová	0	4
		B Herr	3	2				8	C Martínez	6	6
	8	C Martínez	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	Z Garrison	6	6
		L Allen	2	2				4	Z Garrison	5	6	6
		C Caverzasio	6	6					C Caverzasio	7	3	2
		A Devries	4	4											4	Z Garrison	3	2
		M Seles	6	6												M Seles	6	6
		R Reis	4	1					M Seles	6	6
		S Martin	7	7^7					S Martin	0	2
		K Adams	5	6^3																			M Seles	6	6
		J-A Faull	6	6																			J-A Faull	3	2
	WC	C Suire	1	2					J-A Faull	6^1	6	6
		A Villagrán	6	6					A Villagrán	7^7	1	1
		L-A Eldredge	1	1												J-A Faull	6	6
		S Frankl	2	2											16	S Sloane	3	1
	WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	6	6				WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	1	1
		C Cunningham	0	2				16	S Sloane	6	6
	16	S Sloane	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	L McNeil	6	6
		N Tauziat	4	4				12	L McNeil	2	1
		D Van Rensburg	6	3	2				M Bollegraf	6	6
		M Bollegraf	3	6	6											M Bollegraf	2	3
	Q	J Tremelling	6	2	6										Q	J Tremelling	6	6
		C Lindqvist	3	6	4			Q	J Tremelling	6	6
		L Ferrando	6	5	3			WC	P Etchemendy	1	4
	WC	P Etchemendy	2	7	6																	Q	J Tremelling	6^3	2
		E Burgin	6	6																		6	M Maleeva	7^7	6
		J Wiesner	3	4					E Burgin	5	6^5
		I Cueto	0	5					L Savchenko	7	7^7
		L Savchenko	6	7												L Savchenko	1	2
		S Wasserman	3	7	6										6	M Maleeva	6	6
	Q	S Hack	6	5	3				S Wasserman	3	7	3
		E Smylie	4	4				6	M Maleeva	6	5	6
	6	M Maleeva	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Rajchrtová	2	1				7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		M Paz	3	5					I Demongeot	4	4
		I Demongeot	6	7											7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	6
		A Kanellopoulou	6	6											Q	N Medvedeva	0	6	2
		M Strandlund	1	1					A Kanellopoulou	0	1
		R McQuillan	6	3	2			Q	N Medvedeva	6	6
	Q	N Medvedeva	3	6	6																	7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		S Stafford	6	6																			A Coetzer	3	2
		K Okamoto	4	4					S Stafford	3	3
		A Coetzer	6	6					A Coetzer	6	6
		V Martinek	4	1												A Coetzer	7^8	6
	WC	E Derly	6	3	5											K Quentrec	6^6	1
		S Gomer	2	6	7				S Gomer	4	6	3
		K Quentrec	4	6	8				K Quentrec	6	3	6
	13	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	2	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	J Novotná	6	6
		J Halard	3	2				11	J Novotná	6	7
		C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	3	5
		S Goleš	4	2											11	J Novotná	6	6
		M McGrath	1	3												R Simpson	1	0
		R Simpson	6	6					R Simpson	6	6
		M Werdel	6	6^4	7				M Werdel	3	4
		J Byrne	2	7^7	5																	11	J Novotná	6	6
		I Budařová	7^7	5	1																		S Hanika	1	4
		N Guerree-Spitzer	6^5	7	6				N Guerree-Spitzer	4	5
		L Golarsa	6	6					L Golarsa	6	7
		E Pfaff	3	4												L Golarsa	6	1	3
	WC	S Niox-Chateau	7^7	0	3											S Hanika	4	6	6
		S Hanika	6^5	6	6				S Hanika	2	6	7
		R Reggi	3	7^7	6				R Reggi	6	1	5
	3	N Zvereva	6	6^5	2

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	H Suková	7	6
		L Meskhi	5	1				5	H Suková	1	5
		P Langrová	5	1					A Kijimuta	6	7
		A Kijimuta	7	6												A Kijimuta	4	1
	LL	I Varas-Caro	3	3												A Grossman	6	6
		A Minter	6	6					A Minter	4	4
		A Grossman	7	6					A Grossman	6	6
		P Tarabini	5	1																			A Grossman	1	2
		G Magers	6	3	7																	10	H Kelesi	6	6
	WC	M Laval	3	6	5				G Magers	6	6
		K Rinaldi	3	6	6				K Rinaldi	2	3
	Q	B Romano	6	0	3											G Magers	4	6	3
		A Temesvári	6	6											10	H Kelesi	6	2	6
		B Bowes	4	4					A Temesvári	0	6^4
		R Zrubáková	1	2				10	H Kelesi	6	7^7
	10	H Kelesi	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	MJ Fernández	6	6
		N Herreman	2	3				15	MJ Fernández	6^6	6	6
		J Durie	4	2					A Farley	7^8	3	1
		A Farley	6	6											15	MJ Fernández	6^3	6	6
		N Dias	6	6												N Dias	7^7	1	1
		R White	1	1					N Dias	7^7	7
		A-M Cecchini	6	4	4				B Paulus	6^1	5
		B Paulus	1	6	6																	15	MJ Fernández	6	6
		L Lapi	7	6																		2	G Sabatini	4	4
		L Field	5	0					L Lapi	1	1
		N Provis	4	6	6				N Provis	6	6
		D Faber	6	4	0											N Provis	6	5	3
	LL	R Maršíková	3	4											2	G Sabatini	4	7	6
	WC	A Dechaume	6	6				WC	A Dechaume	3	1
		A Nishiya	0	0				2	G Sabatini	6	6
	2	G Sabatini	6	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• 1989 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw