# 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion of the singles event of the 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida tennis tournament but lost in the third round to Terry Phelps.
Steffi Graf won in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 against Chris Evert.

## 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)
* Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
* Chris Evert (final)
* Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (second round)
* Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez (third round)
* Sandra Cecchini (second round)
* Bettina Fulco (first round)
* Nicole Provis (second round)
* Susan Sloane (second round)
* Raffaella Reggi (first round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Barbara Paulus (third round)
* Anne Minter (first round)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Helena Suková | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Helena Suková | 2 | 1 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Chris Evert | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 | 3 | Chris Evert | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | Jana Novotná | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 4 | 6 | 6 | | E Reinach | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | S Sloane | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 5 | 5 | | A Frazier | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 4 | 2 | | 12 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | R Reggi | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Kelesi | 1 | 1 |
| | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Byrne | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Simpson | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tessi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | R Simpson | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | H Kelesi | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | M L Daniels | 7 | 1 | 6 | Q | M L Daniels | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | H Kelesi | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 3 | 6 | | Q | K Adams | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Adams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 2 | 1 | | P Tarabini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | 6 | | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Minter | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | B Fulco | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 3 | 2 |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | B Cordwell | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 4 | 4 | | H Cioffi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Grossman | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Grossman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | M J Fernández | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 2 | 2 | | Q | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | P Louie-Harper | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Louie-Harper | 6 | 7 | 7 | | P Louie-Harper | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 1 | 4 | | 11 | N Provis | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M J Fernández | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | B Paulus | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| Q | N Miyagi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | B Paulus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | B Schultz | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dechaume | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 15 | B Paulus | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | C Suire | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | C Evert | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 4 | 6 | | Q | C Suire | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | C Evert | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | K Gompert | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | A Sánchez | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | K Schimper | 4 | 4 | | | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 1 | 4 | | 14 | N Tauziat | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | S Cecchini | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Phelps | 3 | 2 |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | S Cecchini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 2 | 1 | | | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Phelps | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | L Garrone | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | E Inoue | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |