# 1989 Athens Trophy – Singles

Isabel Cueto was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Federica Bonsignori.
Cecilia Dahlman won the title by defeating Rachel McQuillan 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Isabel Cueto (first round)
* Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
* Bettina Fulco (second round)
* Sabine Hack (first round)
* Patricia Tarabini (first round)
* Angeliki Kanellopoulou (quarterfinals)
* Andrea Vieira (second round)
* Laura Garrone (semifinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Cecilia Dahlman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Laura Garrone | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Laura Garrone | 4 | 2 | Cecilia Dahlman | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | Rachel McQuillan | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Q | Francesca Romano | 1 | 2 | Rachel McQuillan | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | I Cueto | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F Bonsignori | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 6 | 6 | | | C Dahlman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Zardo | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | C Dahlman | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | H ter Riet | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | B Romanò | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Meier | 2 | 6 | 7 | | S Meier | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Romanò | 6 | 6 | | | B Romanò | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Tarabini | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dahlman | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | B Fulco | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Garrone | 4 | 2 |
| | M Jaggard | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | B Fulco | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 3 | 6 | 7 | | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Papadáki | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | I Budařová | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Nowak | 3 | 2 | | | J Halard | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Ritter | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | L Garrone | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Garrone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 0 | 2 | 6 | A Kanellopoulou | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pawlik | 6 | 6 | | M Pawlik | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | F Romano | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | F Romano | 6 | 6 | Q | F Romano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cohen | 6 | 6 | | C Cohen | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Hack | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F Romano | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | A Vieira | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 2 | 2$^r$ | 7 | A Vieira | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 4 | | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Švíglerová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Cecchini | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 6 | 6 | | E Pampoulova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 6 | 1 | 2 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Cecchini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |