# 1989 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.
Sabatini won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 against Steffi Graf.

## 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 (final)
* Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Natasha Zvereva (second round)
* Lori McNeil (second round)
* Arantxa Sánchez (semifinals)
* Larisa Savchenko (second round)
* Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Cecchini (second round)
* Bettina Fulco (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
* Terry Phelps (second round)
* Isabel Cueto (second round)
* Leila Meskhi (third 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez | 3 | 2 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 1 | 5 | | | E Burgin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Lapi | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | P Barg | 1 | 5 | | | L Lapi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | S Cecchini | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Cecchini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | R Fairbank | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 3 | 4 |
| | S Gomer | 7 | 7 | | | S Gomer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Gompert | 4 | 4 | | | K Schimper | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Schimper | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 2 | 2 | | E Hakami | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | H Mandlíková | 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 | N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kessaris | 4 | 2 | | Q | R Rajchrtová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | J Wiesner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Caverzasio | 7 | 6 | | Q | C Caverzasio | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Wiesner | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Wiesner | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez | 6 | 7 |
| Q | S Frankl | 2 | 1 | | 13 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | A Grossman | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Stafford | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | L Savchenko | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Kanellopoulou | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | Q | A Temesvári | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Temesvári | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | A Temesvári | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Baranski | 1 | 2 | | 12 | T Phelps | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | L Garrone | 3 | 2 | | 10 | B Fulco | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pospíšilová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Farley | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | J Pospíšilová | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Holíková | 6 | 0 | | | M Paz | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reis | 2 | 2 | | | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Rinaldi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | L Meskhi | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| LL | J Halard | 0 | 3 | | | L Gildemeister | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 2 | 6 | | 14 | L Meskhi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | L Meskhi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Rinaldi | 1 | 4 |
| | B Schultz | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | 6 | | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 6 | 0 | 7 | | P Langrová | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 4 | 3 | | | M Torres | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |