1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

1989 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champion   Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Runner-up   France Yannick Noah
Final score   36, 26, 61, 62, 63
Events
Singles   Doubles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Jay Berger.

Miloslav Mečíř won in the final 36, 26, 61, 62, 63 against Yannick Noah.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. West Germany Boris Becker (Third Round)
  2. Sweden Stefan Edberg (Third Round)
  3. United States Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Jimmy Connors (Semifinals)
  5. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (Third Round)
  6. United States Tim Mayotte (Quarterfinals)
  7. Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř (Champion)
  8. Austria Thomas Muster (Second Round)
  9. United States Aaron Krickstein (First Round)
  10. United States Brad Gilbert (Quarterfinals)
  11. Spain Emilio Sánchez (Third Round)
  12. France Yannick Noah (Final)
  13. Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov (Third Round)
  14. United States Kevin Curren (Second Round)
  15. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (Second Round)
  16. United States Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
     United States Jay Berger 3 4    
12  France Yannick Noah 6 6    
  12  France Yannick Noah 6 6 1 2 3
  7  Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 3 2 6 6 6
4  United States Jimmy Connors 2 4  
  7  Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  West Germany B Becker 6 6    
WC  South Africa D Visser 3 6 6     WC  South Africa D Visser 3 4    
   Brazil L Mattar 6 3 1       1  West Germany B Becker 1 1    
WC  United States J Pugh 4 6 2          United States J Berger 6 6    
   United States J Berger 6 4 6        United States J Berger 6 6  
   United States D Rostagno 6 3 3     15  Ecuador A Gómez 2 4    
15  Ecuador A Gómez 0 6 6          United States J Berger 6 6  
10  United States B Gilbert 6 6         10  United States B Gilbert 4 4  
   Sweden J Gunnarsson 4 1       10  United States B Gilbert 6 6    
   Australia D Cahill 3 6 6        Australia D Cahill 4 4    
Q  Peru J Yzaga 6 3 1       10  United States B Gilbert 7 7  
   Australia W Masur 4 2            Argentina A Mancini 6 6    
   Argentina A Mancini 6 6          Argentina A Mancini 6 6 7
    8  Austria T Muster 7 3 5  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United States A Agassi 2 6 6  
   United States L Duncan 1 2          South Africa C van Rensburg 6 1 2  
   South Africa C van Rensburg 6 6         3  United States A Agassi 5 6 2  
   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 5 3            United States R Seguso 7 4 0d  
   United States R Seguso 7 6          United States R Seguso 4 6 6
   United States J Courier 6 6 3     14  United States K Curren 6 4 3  
14  United States K Curren 7 4 6       3  United States A Agassi 5 4  
12  France Y Noah 7 6         12  France Y Noah 7 6  
Q  Venezuela N Pereira 6 3       12  France Y Noah 6 6    
   Spain J Sánchez 6 6          Spain J Sánchez 1 2    
   Argentina H de la Peña 2 3         12  France Y Noah 5 7 6
   Argentina M Jaite 7 4 6       5  Switzerland J Hlasek 7 6 3  
   Israel A Mansdorf 6 6 7        Israel A Mansdorf 3 5  
    5  Switzerland J Hlasek 6 7    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  United States T Mayotte 6 7    
Q  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia G Ivanišević 5 3          United States D Pate 4 6    
   United States D Pate 7 6         6  United States T Mayotte 7 6    
   Mexico L Lavalle 3 2         11  Spain E Sánchez 5 2    
   France G Forget 6 6          France G Forget 4 4  
   United States D Goldie 6 1       11  Spain E Sánchez 6 6    
11  Spain E Sánchez 7 6         6  United States T Mayotte 3 3  
13  Soviet Union A Chesnokov 3 6 6       4  United States J Connors 6 6  
   India R Krishnan 6 4 1     13  Soviet Union A Chesnokov 6 6 6  
Q  United States S Davis 4 4       Q  United States J Canter 4 7 3  
Q  United States J Canter 6 6         13  Soviet Union A Chesnokov 5 5  
WC  United States J Arias 6 1 6       4  United States J Connors 7 7    
   United States J Kriek 3 6 2     WC  United States J Arias 1 1  
    4  United States J Connors 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 3 6 6  
Q  United States G Holmes 7 3 4        Australia M Woodforde 6 3 1  
   Australia M Woodforde 6 6 6       7  Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 6    
   United States P Annacone 0 4         WC  United States P Sampras 0 1    
   Sweden A Järryd 6 6          Sweden A Järryd 5 2  
WC  United States P Sampras 5 7 7     WC  United States P Sampras 7 6    
9  United States A Krickstein 7 6 6       7  Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 3 6
16  United States M Chang 6 7         16  United States M Chang 2 6 4
   Soviet Union A Volkov 4 5       16  United States M Chang 6 6    
WC  United States S Bryan 3 6 6     WC  United States S Bryan 3 4    
Q  United States B Pearce 6 4 2       16  United States M Chang 6 6  
   Austria H Skoff 6 6         2  Sweden S Edberg 3 2    
   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Orešar 4 1          Austria H Skoff 4 4  
    2  Sweden S Edberg 6 6    
 

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