1989 French Open – Women's Singles

1989 French Open
Champion		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up		Steffi Graf
Final score		7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women

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 Slams at five. 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.

This tournament saw a Grand Slam debut for future World No. 1 Monica Seles.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Top Half 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 2.4 Bottom Half 2.4.1 Section 5 2.4.2 Section 6 2.4.3 Section 7 2.4.4 Section 8 3 External links

Seeds

Steffi Graf (Final) Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth Round) Natalia 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 Fernandez (Semifinals) 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	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 Fernandez	2	2
	10	Helen Kelesi	2	5
	15	Mary Joe Fernandez	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 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	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 Villagran	6	6					A Villagran	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 Guerree-Spitzer	65	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	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-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	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 Fernandez	6	6
	N Herreman	2	3				15	MJ Fernandez	66	6	6
	J Durie	4	2					A Farley	78	3	1
	A Farley	6	6											15	MJ Fernandez	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 Fernandez	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

External links

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

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