# 1989 Sovran Bank Classic – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Tim Mayotte won in the final 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 against Brad Gilbert.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Tim Mayotte (champion)
* Brad Gilbert (final)
* Jay Berger (third round)
* Yannick Noah (third round)
* Dan Goldie (second round)
* Paul Annacone (third round)
* Derrick Rostagno (third round)
* Robert Seguso (second round)
* Richard Matuszewski (first round)
* Paul Chamberlin (quarterfinals)
* Todd Witsken (semifinals)
* Ramesh Krishnan (quarterfinals)
* Milan Šrejber (first round)
* Jimmy Arias (second round)
* John Frawley (first round)
* Jeff Tarango (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 | Final |
| 1 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Todd Witsken | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Todd Witsken | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Tim Mayotte | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Richey Reneberg | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Warner | 4 | 6 | | J Ross | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ross | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | B Moir | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Moir | 6 | 6 | | B Moir | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | J Carlsson | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Frawley | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | R Matuszewski | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S Youl | 3 | 3 |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | G Pozzi | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 6 | 6 | | S Youl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Nido | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | S Youl | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Goldberg | 4 | 2 | | P Johnson | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | D Rostagno | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | J Berger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 7 | 1 | 6 | | N Odizor | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 3 | J Berger | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | K Braasch | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | J Grabb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 7 | 6 | | | J Grabb | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Bryan | 2 | 0 | | 14 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Grabb | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | T Witsken | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | Y Doumbia | 0 | 2 | | 11 | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broad | 6 | 7 | | | N Broad | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Garnett | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | T Witsken | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 6 | P Annacone | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Burke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | D Burke | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | P Annacone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | D Goldie | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 7 | 3 | 4 | | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Frana | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | R Krishnan | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Cassidy | 7 | 4 | 0 | | D Wheaton | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Krishnan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R Krishnan | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | M Šrejber | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 |
| | R Reneberg | 7 | 6 | | | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Norval | 6$^r$ | | | | R Fromberg | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | N Caswell | 7 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Kratzmann | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | R Seguso | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kinnear | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | C Garner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Garner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | C Garner | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Boytim | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 10 | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Barba | 6 | 1 | | Q | M Barba | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rahnasto | 4 | 1 | | 10 | P Chamberlin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | P Chamberlin | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Robertson | 2 | 3 | | 16 | J Tarango | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Pech | 4 | 3 | | | G Muller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Muller | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Schor | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | B Gilbert | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Washington | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | B Gilbert | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |