# 1989 Volvo Tennis San Francisco – Singles

Michael Chang was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kelly Evernden.
Brad Gilbert won the title, by defeating Anders Järryd 7–5, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* (n/a)
* Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
* Brad Gilbert (champion)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Kevin Curren (semifinals)
* Christo van Rensburg (quarterfinals)
* John Fitzgerald (first round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Anders Järryd | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Kevin Curren | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Kevin Curren | 6 | 6 | 5 | | Anders Järryd | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Brad Gilbert | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Brad Gilbert | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Brad Gilbert | 7 | 6 |
| | Kelly Evernden | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| LL | B Garrow | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sznajder | 6 | 6 | | A Sznajder | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 4 | 3 | | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | A Järryd | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | A Järryd | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 5 | 6 | 8/WC | S Živojinović | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8/WC | S Živojinović | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | A Järryd | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | J Pugh | 2 | 6 | 4 | T Mayotte | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Galbraith | 4 | 3 | | J Grabb | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Grabb | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 4 | 6 | | T Witsken | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 5 | K Curren | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Curren | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Sampras | 4 | 4 | | 6 | C van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Aldrich | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Aldrich | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Weiss | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 6 | C van Rensburg | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Davis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 2 | 4 | | 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | J Fitzgerald | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | K Evernden | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | L Shiras | 6 | 3 | 6 | | L Shiras | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 6 | 7 | | | K Evernden | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | K Evernden | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | J Rive | 4 | 3 | | | P Chamberlin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 4 | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |