# 1989 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and sixth major title overall, and her fifth consecutive major championship. For the second consecutive year, Graf did not lose a set during the tournament.

## 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 (quarterfinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver (third round)
* Helena Suková (finalist)
* Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Potter (first round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
* Lori McNeil (first round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
* Sylvia Hanika (first round)
* Patty Fendick (second round)
* Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)
* Anne Minter (second round)
* Hana Mandlíková (fourth round)
* Nicole Provis (fourth round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Zina Garrison | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zina Garrison | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Helena Suková | 4 | 4 |
| | Belinda Cordwell | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Helena Suková | 4 | 4 |
| | Catarina Lindqvist | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catarina Lindqvist | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Belinda Cordwell | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Helena Suková | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Helena Suková | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Helena Suková | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### 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 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K-A Guse | 2 | 1 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Simpson | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Werdel | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 1 | 3 | | | M Werdel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nishiya | 3 | | | | A Nishiya | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pawlik | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | N Provis | 4 | 0 |
| | M Yanagi | 2 | 4 | | | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Dechaume | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Taylor | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | N Provis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Witvoet | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | J Hetherington | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-A Faull | 4 | 2 | | 16 | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | L McNeil | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Koizumi | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | Y Koizumi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Guerrée | 7 | 6 | | | N Guerrée | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S McCann | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | N Guerrée | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Faber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum | 1 | 0 | | | D Faber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | C Porwik | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Faber | 3 | 3 |
| Q | A Farley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 |
| | J Santrock | 3 | 3 | | Q | A Farley | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | P Langrová | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | Q | A Farley | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | M-C Damas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Jonerup | 0 | 0 | | | M-C Damas | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cohen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 0 | 1 | | 3 | G Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | C Martínez | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Švíglerová | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Benjamin | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 2 | 4 | | | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 4 | 7 | 6 | | D Van Rensburg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivan | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | N Herreman | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Reggi | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | W Turnbull | 5 | 5 | | | N Herreman | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Durie | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Bowrey | 6 | 3 | 0 | | C Singer | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Stacey | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 13 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Reggi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | S Hanika | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 2 | 6 | 6 | | L Field | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | E Burgin | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Macgregor | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Minter | 2 | 4 | | WC | R Stubbs | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Macgregor | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | C Macgregor | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kschwendt | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Macgregor | 5 | 1 |
| Q | K Kessaris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison | 7 | 6 |
| Q | T Takagi | 1 | 4 | | Q | K Kessaris | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 2 | 7 | 6 | | M Strandlund | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Q | K Kessaris | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Poruri | 4 | 4 | | | S Wasserman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 1 | 3 | | 6 | Z Garrison | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 7 | B Potter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | B Cordwell | 3 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 1 | 6 | 6 | | B Bowes | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | B Cordwell | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| WC | A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Temesvári | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | |
| Q | J Fuchs | 1 | 1 | | WC | A Temesvári | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | K Keil | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 0 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 |
| | F Bonsignori | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 3 | 2 |
| | S Meier | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | F Bonsignori | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 6 | 2 | 7 | | M Jaggard | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Baranski | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | M Jaggard | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 4 | 3 | | | B Schultz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | A Minter | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Minter | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 12 | P Fendick | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | P Fendick | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Reis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Miró | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | R Reis | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Jaquet | 3 | 3 | | | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Derly | 6 | 6 | | | E Derly | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 5 | 2 |
| | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Lindqvist | 7 | 6 |
| | G Magers | 3 | 2 | | | C Lindqvist | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | L Antonoplis | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Christian | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | C Lindqvist | 0 | 6 | 8 | | | |
| | S Loosemore | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | P Shriver | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 2 | 6 | 3 | | S Loosemore | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 4 | 1 | | 4 | P Shriver | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Shriver | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 5 | 0 | | 5 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 6 | 2 | 6 | | H Ludloff | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L O'Neill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | L O'Neill | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 2 | 4 | | WC | L O'Neill | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | E Krapl | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 7 | 6 |
| | P Vásquez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 5 | 4 |
| Q | H ter Riet | 4 | 6 | 1 | | P Vásquez | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Tanvier | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L-A Eldredge | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M J Fernández | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Auer | 6 | 3 | 4 | | A Grossman | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | M J Fernández | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M J Fernández | 6 | 4 | 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 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wood | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Niox-Château | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 | H Mandlíková | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | K Adams | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | W Probst | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | K Adams | 7$^8$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | M Bollegraf | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 1 |
| | J Novotná | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J Ingram | 5 | 5 | | | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 6 | 6 | | | C Cunningham | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Novotná | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Schilder | 0 | 2 | | | J Byrne | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 0 | 1 | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |