# 1989 French Open – Women's singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. It was her first major singles title. This ended Graf's streak of major singles titles at five, and was her only loss at the majors in the 1989 season. Graf served for the championship at 5–3 in the third set, but lost the game to love and won only three more points from then on.
This tournament marked the major debut for future world No. 1 and nine-time major champion Monica Seles; she lost in the semifinals to Graf. It was the first French Open since 1978 not to feature Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert.

## Seeds

* Steffi Graf (final)
* Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
* Natasha Zvereva (first round)
* Zina Garrison (third round)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
* Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Lori McNeil (second round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
* Hana Mandlíková (first round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
* Susan Sloane (third 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 |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Conchita Martínez | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Conchita Martínez | 0 | 4 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Monica Seles | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Monica Seles | 6 | 7 | | Monica Seles | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuela Maleeva | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuela Maleeva | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7$^8$ | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7$^8$ | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Jana Novotná | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jana Novotná | 2 | 2 | 7 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Helen Kelesi | 2 | 5 | 15 | Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 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 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 1 | 1 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 7 | 6$^3$ | 8 | | B Fulco | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Ritter | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | N Jagerman | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | N Jagerman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaggard | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S La Fratta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S La Fratta | 2 | 1 |
| | G Fernández | 2 | 0 | | Q | S La Fratta | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 3 | 3 | | | E Reinach | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S La Fratta | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Meier | 6$^0$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Vieira | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | S Meier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Vieira | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | Q | A Vieira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | H Mandlíková | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | K Maleeva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6$^2$ | 1 | | 9 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 0 | 1 | | | C Tanvier | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | K Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Torres | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | M Pawlik | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | K Date | 5 | 6 | 6 | LL | K Date | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pawlik | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | M Pawlik | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Maleeva | 0 | 1 |
| | W Probst | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | L Gildemeister | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Amiach | 3 | 6 | 7 | WC | S Amiach | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Lásková | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | WC | S Amiach | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | D Krajčovičová | 0 | 2 | | Q | J Pospíšilová | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 3 | 2 | | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 2 | 2 | 4 | Z Garrison | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 6 | 6 | | C Caverzasio | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Z Garrison | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Reis | 4 | 1 | | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 7 | 7$^7$ | | S Martin | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | J-A Faull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J-A Faull | 3 | 2 |
| WC | C Suire | 1 | 2 | | J-A Faull | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | A Villagrán | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | L-A Eldredge | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | J-A Faull | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Frankl | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | S Sloane | 3 | 1 | | | |
| WC | C Mothes-Jobkel | 6 | 6 | WC | C Mothes-Jobkel | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 0 | 2 | 16 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Sloane | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 4 | 4 | | 12 | L McNeil | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Bollegraf | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | J Tremelling | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Tremelling | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 3 | 6 | 4 | Q | J Tremelling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 5 | 3 | WC | P Etchemendy | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Etchemendy | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Tremelling | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | J Wiesner | 3 | 4 | | | E Burgin | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 0 | 5 | | | L Savchenko | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Savchenko | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Hack | 6 | 5 | 3 | | S Wasserman | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 4 | 4 | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 2 | 1 | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 3 | 5 | | | I Demongeot | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | N Medvedeva | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 1 | 1 | | | A Kanellopoulou | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Medvedeva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Coetzer | 3 | 2 |
| | K Okamoto | 4 | 4 | | | S Stafford | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Coetzer | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | E Derly | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | K Quentrec | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | S Gomer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 4 | 6 | 8 | | K Quentrec | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 2 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 3 | 2 | | 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | C Porwik | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Simpson | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | M Werdel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | I Budařová | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Hanika | 1 | 4 |
| | N Guerrée | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | N Guerrée | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | L Golarsa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Golarsa | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | S Niox-Château | 7$^7$ | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | S Hanika | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Hanika | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | S Hanika | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | R Reggi | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 5 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 5 | 1 | | 5 | H Suková | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 5 | 1 | | | A Kijimuta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kijimuta | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| LL | I Varas | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | A Minter | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 7 | 6 | | | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 1 | 2 |
| | G Magers | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Laval | 3 | 6 | 5 | | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Rinaldi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Romanò | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | G Magers | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | H Kelesi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 4 | 4 | | | A Temesvári | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 1 | 2 | | 10 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 2 | 3 | | 15 | MJ Fernández | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 4 | 2 | | | A Farley | 7$^8$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Farley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | MJ Fernández | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Dias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Dias | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | R White | 1 | 1 | | | N Dias | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Cecchini | 6 | 4 | 4 | | B Paulus | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| | L Lapi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 4 | 4 |
| | L Field | 5 | 0 | | | L Lapi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | N Provis | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| LL | R Maršíková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Dechaume | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Dechaume | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nishiya | 0 | 0 | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |