# 1989 Virginia Slims of New England – Singles

Martina Navratilova successfully defended her title by defeating Zina Garrison 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison (final)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (first round)
* Helen Kelesi (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anne Smith | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Anne Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Zina Garrison | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 2 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E deLone | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | A Leand | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W White | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 7 | 6 | | | F Labat | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ML Daniels | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Shriver | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Smith | 3 | 2 |
| | P Louie Harper | 2 | 0 | | 4 | C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Schwartz | 2 | 4 | | WC | B Bunge | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bunge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | A Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Smith | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | H Kelesi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Kelesi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | 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 |
| 6 | N Zvereva | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 5 | 6 | 6 | | E Pfaff | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 2 | 2 | | | E Smylie | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Smylie | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patty Murren | 2 | 1 | | 3 | Z Garrison | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ |
| | M Werdel | 5 | 1 | | 8 | R Fairbank | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gregory | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | S Collins | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | R Fairbank | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Potter | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | G Magers | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C MacGregor | 1 | 1 | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |