# 1989 European Open – Singles

Barbara Paulus was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Conchita Martínez.
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière won in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Martínez.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Chris Evert (second round)
* Natasha Zvereva (first round)
* Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (champion)
* Conchita Martínez (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
* Lori McNeil (first round)
* Sandra Cecchini (first round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (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
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | C Evert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Hack | 3 | 6 | | 1 | C Evert | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 2 | 1 | | | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Paulus | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Savchenko | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | L Savchenko | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | C Lindqvist | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Paulus | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Martínez | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 2 | 1 | | 4 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 0 | 0 | | | L Gildemeister | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Martínez | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Cordwell | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 1 | 3 | | | B Cordwell | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | C Benjamin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Conchita Martínez | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 |
| | C Cohen | 6 | 2 | 6 | | C Cohen | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Zardo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | E Burgin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | E Burgin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 2 | 6 | 4 | | B Bowes | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 5 | 0 | | 3 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | S Cecchini | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Garrone | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6 | 3 | 7 | | K Kschwendt | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 0 | 5 | | | L Lapi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Lapi | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Amiach | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Garrone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Stafford | 6 | 7 | | Q | S Stafford | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Zvereva | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |