# 1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
The final was won by Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 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.
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Chris Evert (final)
* Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver (fourth round)
* Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* Manuela Maleeva (third round)
* n/a
* Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
* Lori McNeil (fourth round)
* Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez (third round)
* Sylvia Hanika (second round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
* Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
* Susan Sloane (second round)
* Bettina Fulco (third round)
* Nicole Provis (first round)
* Anne Minter (first round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Barbara Paulus (third round)
* Radka Zrubáková (second round)
* Belinda Cordwell (third round)
* Amy Frazier (second round)
* Isabelle Demongeot (quarterfinals)
* Terry Phelps (first round)
* Brenda Schultz (first round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
* Elna Reinach (second round)
* Gretchen Magers (fourth round)
* Neige Dias (first round)
* Patricia Tarabini (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Isabelle Demongeot | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Isabelle Demongeot | 1 | 5 | | 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Helena Suková | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Helena Suková | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Helena Suková | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 15 | Raffaella Reggi | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Raffaella Reggi | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | Jana Novotná | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Novotná | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | Zina Garrison | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Helen Kelesi | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 0 | 3 | | 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 4 | 6 | 3 | | C Suire | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 23 | B Cordwell | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Adams | 4 | 2 | | | S Gomer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Harvey-Wild | 3 | 3 | | 23 | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Sabatini | 6 | 7 |
| 28 | R Fairbank | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 4 | 6 |
| Q | C MacGregor | 4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | R Fairbank | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 2 | 6 | 3 | | A Grossman | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pospíšilová | 3 | 1 | | 13 | S Hanika | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-A Faull | 3 | 4 | | 12 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 0 | 6 | | | L Allen | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | A Sánchez | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | H Na | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 30 | G Magers | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Halard | 2 | 7 | 6 | | J Halard | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 6 | 2 | | 30 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | G Magers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 30 | G Magers | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 25 | I Demongeot | 7 | 6 |
| | P Louie-Harper | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 4 | 0 | | | B Nagelsen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 25 | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R White | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 7 | 3 | 6 | | G Fernández | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 1 | 3 | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Amiach | 1 | 1 | | 3 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | L Antonoplis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wood | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 3 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | r | | | | | | | 21 | B Paulus | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | | | | | L Garrone | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder-Kreiss | 3 | 1 | | 21 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| 32 | P Tarabini | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | L McNeil | 3 | 2 |
| | C Cohen | 6 | 6 | | | C Cohen | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 5 | 6 | | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivan | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | T Scheuer-Larsen | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M-C Calleja | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 10 | L McNeil | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Christian | 6 | 1 | 3 | Q | M-C Calleja | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 4 | 3 | | 10 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Witvoet | 1 | 3 | 15 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 4 | 3 | | A Holíková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | 15 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 1 | 1 | | | | | 17 | B Fulco | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | | J Hetherington | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 2 | 4 | 17 | B Fulco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 15 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 |
| 19 | A Minter | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E Pfaff | 3 | 3 |
| Q | M Drake | 6 | 6 | Q | M Drake | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 5 | | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 7 | 7 | | | | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Durie | 2 | 2 | | | | | Q | A Nishiya | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | A Nishiya | 6 | 6 | Q | A Nishiya | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Barnard | 6 | 6 | Q | L Barnard | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Hack | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Santrock | 4 | 0 | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 7 | 6 | | | M Strandlund | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | L Gildemeister | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 4 | 6 | 6 | | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reis | 6 | 7 | | | R Reis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | N Dias | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
| 26 | T Phelps | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Golarsa | 1 | 2 |
| | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 1 | 6 | | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pawlik | 2 | 3 | | | L Golarsa | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Golarsa | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Herr | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Herr | 6 | 6 | | | B Herr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Frankl | 1 | 1 | | 14 | C Lindqvist | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Daniels | 4 | 2 | | 16 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 1 | 1 | | | J Novotná | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Van Rensburg | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Gompert | 5 | 3 | | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 6 | 6 | | | L Lapi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | N Provis | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Novotná | 7 | 6 |
| 24 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Shriver | 5 | 4 |
| Q | S Auer | 2 | 2 | | 24 | A Frazier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Coetzer | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 7 | 7 | | | S Stafford | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Shriver | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | K Maleeva | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | K Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 4 | 4 | | | I Kuczyńska | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Schimper | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| LL | M Lindström | 3 | 4 | | | K Schimper | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Guerrée | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | E Reinach | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Maleeva | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 |
| | A Devries | 1 | 2 | | 22 | R Zrubáková | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 5 | 0 | | | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Porwik | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | H Kelesi | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | M McGrath | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 3 | 6 | | 11 | H Kelesi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 3 | 2 | | 9 | M J Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 6 | 6 | | | C Caverzasio | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Faber | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Bowes | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 6 | 6 | | | S Wasserman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 7 | | | B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | B Schultz | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M J Fernández | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 7 | 6 |
| | C Bassett-Seguso | 1 | 6 | | 20 | N Tauziat | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 3 | 7 | | W White | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 20 | N Tauziat | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 4 | 2 | | | K Rinaldi | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 3 | 4 | | 2 | C Evert | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |