# 1989 New South Wales Open – Women's singles

Pam Shriver was the defending champion and lost in the quarter-finals to Terry Phelps.
Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Catarina Lindqvist.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (third round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Patty Fendick (quarterfinals)
* Raffaella Reggi (third round)
* Anne Minter (third round)
* Pascale Paradis (second round)
* Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
* Nicole Provis (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
* Brenda Schultz (first round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (final)
* Gretchen Magers (third round)
* Ann Grossman (third round)
* Terry Phelps (semifinals)

## 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

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Hana Mandlíková | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 9 | Hana Mandlíková | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Catarina Lindqvist | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Catarina Lindqvist | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | Catarina Lindqvist | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Terry Phelps | 7 | 3 | 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 6 | 6 | | | A Temesvári | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Antonoplis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Van Rensburg | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | A Henricksson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | | | D Van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | B Schultz | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | A Grossman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Fendick | 1 | 1 |
| | J Hetherington | 5 | 2 | | 15 | A Grossman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 3 | 3 | | | D Balestrat | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | A Grossman | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 5 | 1 | | P Langrová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | P Fendick | 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | | 4 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 7 | 6 | | | B Cordwell | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | G Magers | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | E Minter | 7 | 6 | | Q | E Minter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Simpson | 2 | 0 | | 14 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | H Mandlíková | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | H Mandlíková | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | J Durie | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 7 | 4 | 6 | | N Herreman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6 | 4 | | | A Frazier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | P Paradis | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Burgin | 1 | 4 | | | L Golarsa | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Wiesner | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | C Lindqvist | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | C Tanvier | 4 | 1 | | 13 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Field | 7 | 6 | | Q | L Field | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | H Suková | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | A Dechaume | 6 | 1 | 2 | | E Smylie | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | | 6 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 2 | 6 | 1 | Q | R Reis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Reis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | R Reggi | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Herr | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | T Phelps | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Herr | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries | 3 | 4 | | 16 | T Phelps | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | N Provis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 3 | 3 |
| | H Witvoet | 3 | 6 | | 10 | N Provis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Bonsignori | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | E Inoue | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J-A Faull | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 1 | 1 | | J-A Faull | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |