1989 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1989 French Open
Final
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated the 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. This ended Graf's streak of major singles titles at five, and was the only loss she suffered at the majors in the 1989 season.^[1] 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 that point. Sánchez Vicario was just 17 years old at the time, and it was the first of her three French Open titles (followed by 1994 and 1998).

This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 Monica Seles, who reached the semifinals before losing to Graf. It was also the first French Open since 1978 not to feature Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert.

Seeds

Steffi Graf (final)
Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
Natasha Zvereva (first round)
Zina Garrison (third round)
Helena Suková (second round)
Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Lori McNeil (second round)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
Hana Mandlíková (first round)
Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
Susan Sloane (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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	6⁶	6	5

									7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7⁸	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	6³	8		B Fulco	0	1
Q	P Ritter	5	7⁷	6						1	S Graf	6	6
	N Jagerman	6	7⁷								N Jagerman	1	2
	T Scheuer-Larsen	2	6²			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	6⁰	6	6						Q	A Vieira	4	5
	I Kuczyńska	7⁷	4	4		S Meier	2	2
Q	A Vieira	6⁸	6	6	Q	A Vieira	6	6
14	H Mandlíková	7¹⁰	1	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	K Maleeva	7⁷	6
	B Schultz	6²	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	6²
	M Pawlik	6⁴	6	6		M Pawlik	6	7⁷
	T Phelps	7⁷	2	4											9	K Maleeva	0	1
	W Probst	4	3												8	C Martínez	6	6
	L Gildemeister	6	6			L Gildemeister	6⁰	7⁷	3
WC	S Amiach	3	6	7	WC	S Amiach	7⁷	6⁴	6
LL	L Lásková	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	7⁷		S Martin	0	2
	K Adams	5	6³											M Seles	6	6
	J-A Faull	6	6											J-A Faull	3	2
WC	C Suire	1	2		J-A Faull	6¹	6	6
	A Villagrán	6	6		A Villagrán	7⁷	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	6³	2
	E Burgin	6	6											6	M Maleeva	7⁷	6
	J Wiesner	3	4			E Burgin	5	6⁵
	I Cueto	0	5			L Savchenko	7	7⁷
	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	7⁸	6
WC	E Derly	6	3	5							K Quentrec	6⁶	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	6⁴	7		M Werdel	3	4
	J Byrne	2	7⁷	5											11	J Novotná	6	6
	I Budařová	7⁷	5	1												S Hanika	1	4
	N Guerrée	6⁵	7	6		N Guerrée	4	5
	L Golarsa	6	6			L Golarsa	6	7
	E Pfaff	3	4								L Golarsa	6	1	3
WC	S Niox-Château	7⁷	0	3							S Hanika	4	6	6
	S Hanika	6⁵	6	6		S Hanika	2	6	7
	R Reggi	3	7⁷	6		R Reggi	6	1	5
3	N Zvereva	6	6⁵	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	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 Romanò	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	6⁴
	R Zrubáková	1	2		10	H Kelesi	6	7⁷
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	6⁶	6	6
	J Durie	4	2			A Farley	7⁸	3	1
	A Farley	6	6							15	MJ Fernández	6³	6	6
	N Dias	6	6								N Dias	7⁷	1	1
	R White	1	1			N Dias	7⁷	7
	A-M Cecchini	6	4	4		B Paulus	6¹	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