# 1989 US Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 US Open. It was her second US Open title and eighth major singles title overall.
This marked the final professional appearance for former world No. 1 and 18-time major champion Chris Evert. She lost to Zina Garrison in the quarterfinals. It was Evert's 54th quarterfinal at a major (in her 56th major played), an Open Era record. She reached the quarterfinals in all 19 US Opens she entered, 17 times reaching the semifinals or better, and winning the title six times.
Future two-time champion Monica Seles made her US Open debut, losing to Evert in the fourth round.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Martina Navratilova (runner-up)
* Gabriela Sabatini (semifinalist)
* Chris Evert (quarterfinalist)
* Zina Garrison (semifinalist)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinalist)
* Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinalist)
* Helena Suková (quarterfinalist)
* Pam Shriver (first round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
* Jana Novotná (second round)
* Monica Seles (fourth round)
* Natalia Zvereva (fourth round)
* Katerina Maleeva (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
* Hana Mandlíková (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Helena Suková | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Helena Suková | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Zina Garrison | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 5 | Zina Garrison | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Manuela Maleeva | 0 | 0 | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Etsuko Inoue | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nathalie Herreman | 6 | 6 | | Q | Herreman | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Terry Phelps | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Phelps | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Judith Wiesner | 6 | 2 | 4 | | Phelps | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin White | 6 | 6 | | | R. White | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amy Frazier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | Andrea Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fairbank Nideffer | 4 | 0 |
| WC | Linda Harvey-Wild | 1 | 4 | | | Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Florencia Labat | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | LL | Labat | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catarina Lindqvist | 1 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | Temesvári | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Fairbank Nideffer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mareen "Peanut" Louie Harper | 3 | 4 | | | Fairbank Nideffer | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Katerina Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | 14 | K. Maleeva | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ann Devries | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round |
| | Larisa Savchenko Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pam Shriver | 2 | 3 | | Savchenko Neiland | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 6 | 6 | | Jagerman | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katrina Adams | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | Savchenko Neiland | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Halle Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Cioffi | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Rachel McQuillan | 0 | 1 | | Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Hetherington | 6 | 6 | | Hetherington | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna-Maria Cecchini | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Savchenko Neiland | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | Beverly Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Suková | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Rene Simpson | 4 | 3 | | Bowes | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Minter | 6 | 6 | | Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catherine Tanvier | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Minter | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Gretchen Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Suková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Carling Bassett-Seguso | 1 | 2 | | Magers | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | 8 | Suková | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Langrová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claudia Porwik | 1 | 2 | | 3 | Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cathy Caverzasio | 6 | 6 | | | Caverzasio | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mary Lou Daniels | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Betsy Nagelsen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Meskhi | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Raffaella Reggi | 7 | 4 | 3 | | Nagelsen | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karine Quentrec | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | Laura Gildemeister | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Martínez | 1 | 1 |
| | Nicole Provis | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | Gildemeister | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sylvia Hanika | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Louise Field | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | Hanika | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | Sophie Amiach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hu Na | 2 | 3 | | Q | Amiach | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | 15 | Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sandra Birch | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meredith McGrath | 5 | 2 | | 11 | Novotná | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Paulus | 6 | 7 | | | Paulus | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Lapi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | Paulus | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Susan Sloane | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Sloane | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Laura Garrone | 2 | 5 | | | Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Bollegraf | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Van Nostrand | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Paulus | 2 | 2 |
| Q | Laxmi Poruri | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | Carrie Cunningham | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | 1 | Q | Poruri | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Wasserman | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | Wasserman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Kelesi | 6$^1$ | 0 | r | | | | | | | Wasserman | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Cammy MacGregor | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 6 | Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jana Pospíšilová | 2 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | Macgregor | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jo-Anne Faull | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radomira Zrubáková | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Garrison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gigi Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | G Fernández | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Garrison | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Sayers Smylie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Fendick | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Kumiko Okamoto | 5 | 3 | | | Sayers Smylie | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patty Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | Fendick | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janine Tremelling | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Garrison | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Faber | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | Louise Allen | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^0$ | | Scheuer-Larsen | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Faber | 6 | 6 | | | Faber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Byrne | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | Faber | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Mandlíková | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Barbara Romanò | 4 | 4 | | | Golarsa | 6$^0$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | 16 | Mandlíková | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Pfaff | 1 | 6 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 12 | Monica Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ann Henricksson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Seles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Smith | 6 | 6 | | | Smith | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kimiko Date | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | Seles | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Stacey Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Stafford | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Mercedes Paz | 2 | 3 | | | Martin | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Shaun Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | Stafford | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Kim Kessaris | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Seles | 0 | 2 |
| | Patricia Tarabini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | Brenda Schultz | 5 | 2 | | | Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angeliki Kanellopoulou | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Kanellopoulou | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sara Gomer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Tarabini | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Elise Burgin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lori McNeil | 5 | 4 | | | Burgin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bettina Fulco | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marianne Werdel | 4 | 3 | | 7 | M. Maleeva | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabel Cueto | 6 | 7 | | | Cueto | 7 | 3 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lisa Raymond | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | M. Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kathy Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Tauziat | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jo Durie | 5 | 3 | | | Rinaldi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Andrea Farley | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M. Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Tami Whitlinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Zvereva | 2 | 0 |
| WC | Jennifer Santrock | 0 | 4 | | WC | Whitlinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Beth Herr | 6 | 6 | | WC | Herr | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Akiko Kijimuta | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | WC | Whitlinger | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Linda Ferrando | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 | Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Isabelle Demongeot | 0 | 5 | | | Ferrando | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Natalia Zvereva | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | 13 | Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pascale Paradis | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| | Wendy White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mary Joe Fernández | 4 | 3 | | W. White | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Regina Rajchrtová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Rajchrtová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Krapl | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | Rajchrtová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ann Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Benjamin | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Dianne Van Rensburg | 4 | 1 | | Grossman | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Camille Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | Benjamin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Vieira | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Rajchrtová | 2 | 0 |
| | Elna Reinach | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Sandy Collins | 5 | 2 | | Reinach | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabrina Goleš | 6 | 7 | | Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronni Reis | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Goleš | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | Julie Halard | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Martina Pawlik | 2 | 6$^4$ | Q | Halard | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | 2 | Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ei Iida | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Match summaries
### Early rounds

* Sept 3, 1989 – Chris Evert defeats a 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Open singles victory.
* Sept 5, 1989 – Chris Evert is defeated by Zina Garrison in Evert's last U.S. Open match.