1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's Singles

1989 Lipton International Players Championships
1988 champion   Steffi Graf
Champion   Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up   Chris Evert
Final score   6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 against Chris Evert.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
  2. Chris Evert (Final)
  3. Helena Suková (Semifinals)
  4. Pam Shriver (Fourth Round)
  5. Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
  6. Manuela Maleeva (Third Round)
  7. n/a
  8. Katerina Maleeva (Fourth Round)
  9. Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth Round)
  10. Lori McNeil (Fourth Round)
  11. Helen Kelesi (Quarterfinals)
  12. Arantxa Sánchez (Third Round)
  13. Sylvia Hanika (Second Round)
  14. Catarina Lindqvist (Second Round)
  15. Raffaella Reggi (Quarterfinals)
  16. Susan Sloane (Second Round)
  1. Bettina Fulco (Third Round)
  2. Nicole Provis (First Round)
  3. Anne Minter (First Round)
  4. Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
  5. Barbara Paulus (Third Round)
  6. Radka Zrubáková (Second Round)
  7. Belinda Cordwell (Third Round)
  8. Amy Frazier (Second Round)
  9. Isabelle Demongeot (Quarterfinals)
  10. Terry Phelps (First Round)
  11. Brenda Schultz (First Round)
  12. Rosalyn Fairbank (Second Round)
  13. Elna Reinach (Second Round)
  14. Gretchen Magers (Fourth Round)
  15. Neige Dias (First Round)
  16. Patricia Tarabini (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Gabriela Sabatini 6 7    
25   Isabelle Demongeot 1 5    
  1   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 6  
  3   Helena Suková 7 3 4  
3   Helena Suková 5 6 6
  15   Raffaella Reggi 7 4 3  
    1   Gabriela Sabatini 6 4 6
  2   Chris Evert 1 6 2
  5   Zina Garrison 6 5 6  
    Jana Novotná 4 7 1  
  5   Zina Garrison 3 1  
  2   Chris Evert 6 6    
11   Helen Kelesi 3 6 6
  2   Chris Evert 6 4 7  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1   G Sabatini 6 6    
    E Hakami 0 3       1   G Sabatini 6 6    
    L Ferrando 4 6 3       C Suire 0 0    
    C Suire 6 1 6       1   G Sabatini 6 6    
    S Gomer 6 6         23   B Cordwell 2 1    
    K Adams 4 2           S Gomer 4 4  
Q   L Harvey-Wild 3 3     23   B Cordwell 6 6    
23   B Cordwell 6 6         1   G Sabatini 6 7  
28   R Fairbank 6 5 6           A Grossman 4 6  
Q   C MacGregor 4 7 3     28   R Fairbank 7 5 4  
    M Paz 2 6 3       A Grossman 6 7 6  
    A Grossman 6 4 6           A Grossman 6 6  
    E Smylie 2 2             H Cioffi 3 1    
    H Cioffi 6 6           H Cioffi 4 6 6
    J Pospíšilová 3 1     13   S Hanika 6 4 1  
13   S Hanika 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
13   A Sánchez 6 6    
    J-A Faull 3 4       12   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    
    A Dechaume 0 6         L Allen 0 2    
    L Allen 6 7         12   A Sánchez 5 3    
    H Na 6 6 2       30   G Magers 7 6    
    J Halard 2 7 6         J Halard 3 1  
    P Langrová 6 2     30   G Magers 6 6    
30   G Magers 7 6         30   G Magers 5 3  
25   I Demongeot 6 6 6       25   I Demongeot 7 6  
    P Louie-Harper 7 0 2     25   I Demongeot 6 6    
    M Javer 4 0         B Nagelsen 1 4    
    B Nagelsen 6 6         25   I Demongeot 6 6  
    R White 5 6 1       6   M Maleeva 3 2    
    G Fernández 7 3 6         G Fernández 2 2  
    J Byrne 1 3     6   M Maleeva 6 6    
6   M Maleeva 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
3   H Suková 6 6    
Q   S Amiach 1 1       3   H Suková 6 6    
    L Antonoplis 4 6 6       L Antonoplis 3 4    
    C Wood 6 4 2       3   H Suková 6 6    
    W Turnbull r           21   B Paulus 1 2    
    L Garrone               L Garrone 4 1  
    L Bonder-Kreiss 3 1     21   B Paulus 6 6    
21   B Paulus 6 6         3   H Suková 6 6  
32   P Tarabini 3 0         10   L McNeil 3 2  
    C Cohen 6 6           C Cohen 4 1    
    T Scheuer-Larsen 6 5 6       T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6    
    A Ivan 2 7 3           T Scheuer-Larsen 4 7 4
Q   M C Calleja 2 6 6       10   L McNeil 6 5 6  
    C Christian 6 1 3     Q   M C Calleja 1 0  
    M Bollegraf 4 3     10   L McNeil 6 6    
10   L McNeil 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
15   R Reggi 6 6    
    H Witvoet 1 3       15   R Reggi 6 6    
    E Krapl 4 3         A Holikova 4 1    
    A Holikova 6 6         15   R Reggi 6 6    
    H Ludloff 1 1         17   B Fulco 3 2    
    J Hetherington 6 6           J Hetherington 5 4  
    K Steinmetz 2 4     17   B Fulco 7 6    
17   B Fulco 6 6         15   R Reggi 6 6  
19   A Minter 1 3             E Pfaff 3 3  
Q   M Drake 6 6       Q   M Drake 4 4    
    K Horvath 6 5         E Pfaff 6 6    
    E Pfaff 7 7             E Pfaff 6 6  
    J Durie 2 2         Q   A Nishiya 3 4    
Q   A Nishiya 6 6       Q   A Nishiya 6 7  
Q   L Barnard 6 6     Q   L Barnard 2 6    
LL   S Hack 3 3    

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
5   Z Garrison 6 6    
    J Santrock 4 0       5   Z Garrison 6 6    
    M Strandlund 7 6         M Strandlund 2 1    
    A Henricksson 6 4         5   Z Garrison 6 6    
    W Probst 6 1 2           L Gildemeister 2 1    
    L Gildemeister 4 6 6         L Gildemeister 6 6  
    R Reis 6 7         R Reis 4 2    
31   N Dias 2 5         5   Z Garrison 6 6  
26   T Phelps 1 6 2           L Golarsa 1 2  
    M Van Nostrand 6 1 6         M Van Nostrand 6 4 0  
    M Pawlik 2 3         L Golarsa 2 6 6  
    L Golarsa 6 6             L Golarsa 6 5 7
    C Cunningham 3 1             B Herr 0 7 6  
    B Herr 6 6           B Herr 6 6 6
    S Frankl 1 1     14   C Lindqvist 7 4 3  
14   C Lindqvist 6 6    

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
16   S Sloane 6 6    
    M L Daniels 4 2       16   S Sloane 6 6 1  
    I Budařová 1 1         J Novotná 4 7 6  
    J Novotná 6 6             J Novotná 6 6    
    D van Rensburg 7 6             D van Rensburg 2 1    
    K Gompert 5 3           D van Rensburg 6 6  
    L Lapi 6 6         L Lapi 3 1    
18   N Provis 3 0             J Novotná 7 6  
24   A Frazier 6 6         4   P Shriver 5 4  
Q   S Auer 2 2       24   A Frazier 3 4    
    A Coetzer 6 6         A Coetzer 6 6    
    M Torres 2 2             A Coetzer 5 2  
    C Benjamin 5 6         4   P Shriver 7 6    
    S Stafford 7 7           S Stafford 4 3  
    E Inoue 7 5 3   4   P Shriver 6 6    
4   P Shriver 5 7 6  

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
8   K Maleeva 7 1 7  
    N Herreman 6 6 5     8   K Maleeva 6 7    
    S Martin 4 4         I Kuczyńska 3 5    
    I Kuczyńska 6 6         8   K Maleeva 6 6    
    K Schimper 6 6             K Schimper 3 4    
LL   M Lindström 3 4           K Schimper 7 1 6
    N Guerree 6 3 4   29   E Reinach 6 6 4  
29   E Reinach 4 6 6       8   K Maleeva 2 3  
22   R Zrubáková 6 6         11   H Kelesi 6 6  
    A Devries 1 2       22   R Zrubáková 0 2    
    M Werdel 5 0         C Porwik 6 6    
    C Porwik 7 6             C Porwik 6 4 5
    F Bonsignori 3 3         11   H Kelesi 1 6 7  
    M McGrath 6 6           M McGrath 6 4 1
    S Meier 3 6     11   H Kelesi 1 6 6  
11   H Kelesi 6 7    

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
9   M J Fernández 6 6    
    N Jagerman 3 2       9   M J Fernández 6 7    
    C Caverzasio 6 6         C Caverzasio 2 5    
    A Villagran 2 4         9   M J Fernández 6 6    
    D Faber 2 4             B Bowes 1 3    
    S Wasserman 6 6           S Wasserman 2 3  
    B Bowes 6 7         B Bowes 6 6    
27   B Schultz 1 6         9   M J Fernández 5 2  
20   N Tauziat 6 7         2   C Evert 7 6  
    C Bassett-Seguso 1 6       20   N Tauziat 7 4 6  
    W White 6 3 7       W White 6 6 3  
    N Miyagi 4 6 5       20   N Tauziat 3 3  
    K Rinaldi 6 6         2   C Evert 6 6    
    D Balestrat 4 2           K Rinaldi 6 4  
    S Goleš 3 4     2   C Evert 7 6    
2   C Evert 6 6    

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