# 1989 Virginia Slims of Nashville – Singles

Susan Sloane was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Helen Kelesi.
Leila Meskhi won the title by defeating Kelesi 6–2, 6–3 in the final. Meskhi became the first soviet woman in 15 years to win a professional tournament at the United States, after Olga Morozova won at Philadelphia in 1974.

## Seeds

* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Helen Kelesi (final)
* (n/a)
* Susan Sloane (semifinals)
* Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)
* Leila Meskhi (champion)
* Halle Cioffi (first round)
* Jana Pospíšilová (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 |
| 6 | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Manon Bollegraf | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Manon Bollegraf | 3 | 3 | 6 | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Helen Kelesi | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Susan Sloane | 2 | 3 | 2 | Helen Kelesi | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Helen Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 0 | 3 | | 1 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Keller | 6 | 7 | | Q | A Keller | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | K Maleeva | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| LL | Y Koizumi | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 6 | L Meskhi | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 1 | 7 | | F Labat | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Ivan | 2 | 3 | | 6 | L Meskhi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | M Bollegraf | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Bollegraf | 3 | 3 |
| Q | L Harvey Wild | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 7 | 6 | | | E Inoue | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | M Bollegraf | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | C MacGregor | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | N Medvedeva | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 6 | 7 | | | N Medvedeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | E Smylie | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Cioffi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | S Martin | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 5 | 6 | | W White | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 7 | 6 | | | C Porwik | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kessaris | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | W White | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | B Bowes | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mazzotta | 2 | 1 | | 4 | S Sloane | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Sloane | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 |
| | P Louie Harper | 3 | 3 | | 8 | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 6 | 6 | | | C Cunningham | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Farley | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | J Pospíšilová | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | ML Daniels | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Allen | 7 | 3 | 4 | | ML Daniels | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 4 | 6 | | 2 | H Kelesi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |