# 1989 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.
Steffi Graf won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Zvereva.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
* n/a - Zina Garrison, originally seeded third, withdrew from the tournament due to an injury.
* Natasha Zvereva (final)
* Lori McNeil (third round)
* Helen Kelesi (third round)
* Arantxa Sánchez (semifinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Cecchini (third round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
* Bettina Fulco (third round)
* Raffaella Reggi (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (first round)
* Terry Phelps (first round)
* n/a
* n/a

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Arantxa Sánchez | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Arantxa Sánchez | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Wood | 6 | 2 | 3 | | R Fairbank | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | R Rajchrtová | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Rajchrtová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Villagrán | 2 | 2 | | | I Cueto | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | T Phelps | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Zrubáková | 2 | 1 |
| | R Zrubáková | 5 | 7 | 6 | | R Zrubáková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 5 | 2 | | | W Probst | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | A Temesvári | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | H Kelesi | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 2 | 5 | | Q | A Temesvári | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | H Kelesi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | A Holíková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | S Cecchini | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 6 | 6 | 4 | | S Stafford | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Cecchini | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | R Reggi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez | 7 | 6 |
| | K Kessaris | 4 | 6 | | 12 | R Reggi | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 2 | 2 | | | J Pospíšilová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Pospíšilová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 7 | 6 | | | S Gomer | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Schimper | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 3 | 2 | | B Schultz | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Maršíková | 2 | 1 | | | L Meskhi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | J Wiesner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | M Paz | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 1 | 1 | | Q | A Coetzer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Coetzer | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | W White | 2 | 7 | 6 | | W White | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 3 | 4 | | J Halard | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | B Fulco | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M-C Damas | 4 | 1 | | | I Budařová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 5 | 3 | | 11 | B Fulco | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | B Fulco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 7 |
| | M L Daniels | 1 | 1 | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 1 | 5 | | | C Benjamin | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 10 | C Lindqvist | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Pierce | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 5 | 6 | 6 | | L Gildemeister | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |