# 1989 Ebel German Open – Singles

Kent Carlsson was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Goran Ivanišević.
Ivan Lendl won the title by defeating Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Jakob Hlasek (second round)
* Kent Carlsson (second round)
* (n/a)
* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Guillermo Pérez Roldán (third round)
* Aaron Krickstein (second round)
* Emilio Sánchez (second round)
* Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
* Alberto Mancini (first round)
* Darren Cahill (first round)
* Andrei Chesnokov (first round)
* Horst Skoff (final)
* Alexander Volkov (first round)
* Marcelo Filippini (second 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jonas Svensson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jonas Svensson | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6 | 6 | | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6/WC | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/WC | Jimmy Connors | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Horst Skoff | 4 | 1 | 3 | | |
| WC | Michael Westphal | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Horst Skoff | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Horst Skoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Horst Skoff | 6 | 6 | 14 | Horst Skoff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paolo Canè | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Boris Becker | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Bahrami | 3 | 5 | | | A Cherkasov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | P Kühnen | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 7 | 6 | | | P Kühnen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Casal | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | M Filippini | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Filippini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Svensson | 2 | 1 |
| | M Stich | 4 | 0 | | 10 | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Davín | 6 | 6 | | | F Davín | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 10 | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Nyström | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | G Pérez Roldán | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | U Riglewski | 6 | 6 | | | U Riglewski | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | G Pérez Roldán | 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | J Hlasek | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Luna | 5 | 6 | 6 | | F Luna | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | JA Fernández | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | F Luna | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | CU Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | CU Steeb | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Delaître | 3 | 2 | | | CU Steeb | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarson | 6 | 6 | | | J Gunnarson | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Chesnokov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | CU Steeb | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | A Mancini | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6/WC | J Connors | 4 | 1 |
| | S Bruguera | 5 | 6 | 7 | | S Bruguera | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 7 | 4 | 6 | | M Vajda | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Masso | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 6/WC | J Connors | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | M Zoecke | 6 | 3 | | Q | M Zoecke | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6/WC | J Connors | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | P Arraya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Westphal | 3 | 6 | 7 | WC | M Westphal | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Mronz | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | WC | M Westphal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Maurer | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | T Carbonell | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Meinecke | 7 | 6 | | | T Meinecke | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Carbonell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | D Cahill | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Westphal | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | H Skoff | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | H Skoff | 6 | 6 |
| | K Nováček | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | H Skoff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Clavet | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Clavet | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Roig | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | H Skoff | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Pistolesi | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | G Ivanišević | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević | 7 | 4 | 7 | | G Ivanišević | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | K Carlsson | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Krickstein | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nargiso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Nargiso | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Střelba | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | D Nargiso | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | |
| | P Canè | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Canè | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 2 | 5 | | | P Canè | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea | 1 | 3 | | 9 | E Sánchez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Canè | |
| 15 | A Volkov | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | w/o |
| | M Jaite | 7 | 6 | | | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bergström | 5 | 6 | 1 | Q | J Wöhrmann | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Wöhrmann | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Jaite | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | R Osterthun | 6 | 0 | | | J Sánchez | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |