# 1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Boris Becker was the two-time defending champion but lost in the third round to Jay Berger.
Miloslav Mečíř won in the final 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 against Yannick Noah.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Boris Becker (third round)
* Stefan Edberg (third round)
* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
* Jakob Hlasek (third round)
* Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
* Miloslav Mečíř (champion)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Aaron Krickstein (first round)
* Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
* Emilio Sánchez (third round)
* Yannick Noah (final)
* Andrei Chesnokov (third round)
* Kevin Curren (second round)
* Andrés Gómez (second round)
* Michael Chang (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final |
| | Jay Berger | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 12 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 4 | 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### 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 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Visser | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | D Visser | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mattar | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | J Pugh | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | J Berger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Berger | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Berger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | A Gómez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Gómez | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Berger | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Gilbert | 4 | 4 |
| | J Gunnarsson | 4 | 1 | | 10 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Cahill | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Yzaga | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | B Gilbert | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | W Masur | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Mancini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Mancini | 6 | 6 | | | A Mancini | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | T Muster | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | A Agassi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 1 | 2 | | | C van Rensburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Seguso | 7 | 4 | 0$^d$ | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 7 | 6 | | | R Seguso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | K Curren | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | K Curren | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Y Noah | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Y Noah | 7 | 6 |
| Q | N Pereira | 6 | 3 | | 12 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | J Sánchez | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H de la Peña | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | Y Noah | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Jaite | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 7 | | A Mansdorf | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Ivanišević | 5 | 3 | | | D Pate | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | E Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | G Forget | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 6 | 1 | | 11 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | E Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Mayotte | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | A Chesnokov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | R Krishnan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Davis | 4 | 4 | | Q | J Canter | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Canter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | A Chesnokov | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | J Arias | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Kriek | 3 | 6 | 2 | WC | J Arias | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Connors | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Holmes | 7 | 3 | 4 | | M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | P Sampras | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | A Järryd | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Sampras | 5 | 7 | 7 | WC | P Sampras | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Krickstein | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Mečíř | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Chang | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | A Volkov | 4 | 5 | | 16 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bryan | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | S Bryan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Pearce | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Skoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Orešar | 4 | 1 | | | H Skoff | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |