# 1989 Dow Classic – Singles

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Zina Garrison.
Martina Navratilova won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Garrison.

## 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)
* Zina Garrison (final)
* Pam Shriver (third round)
* Lori McNeil (second round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
* Larisa Savchenko (third round)
* Anne Minter (third round)
* Terry Phelps (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
* n/a
* Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
* Elna Reinach (semifinals)
* Sara Gomer (second round)
* n/a
* Ann Henricksson (quarterfinals)
* Jo Durie (third 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Elna Reinach | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Elna Reinach | 2 | 2 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 2 | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Zina Garrison | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 3 | 1 | | | A Kijimuta | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Bakkum | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | J Durie | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 6 | 6 | | | C Bakkum | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Gould | 1 | 3 | | 16 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | K Adams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Radford | 4 | 2 |
| | M Javer | 6 | 4 | | | K Adams | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Radford | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Radford | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Gaddie | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | Q | K Radford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | G Miró | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | L Savchenko | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 3 | 3 | | LL | G Miró | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | L Savchenko | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | L McNeil | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | B Nagelsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Amiach | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | S Amiach | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 7 | 2 | 3 | Q | S Amiach | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Okamoto | 2 | 2 | | 13 | S Gomer | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | E Reinach | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| | M Jaggard | 3 | 3 | | 12 | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 7 | 2 | 1 | | M Pawlik | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pawlik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Louis | 2 | 2 | | | A Coetzer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 6 | 3 | 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 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kessaris | 2 | 3 | | Q | N Miyagi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | R Fairbank | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | B Borneo | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Borneo | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nishiya | 0 | 3 | | 9 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | A Henricksson | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Henricksson | 2 | 4 |
| | R Reis | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | A Henricksson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | J Richardson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grunfeld | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 15 | A Henricksson | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 1 | 6 | 4 | | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 4 | 7 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | T Phelps | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Date | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Suire | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | K Date | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Field | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Field | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Faber | 6 | 3 | | | L Field | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wood | 0 | 1 | | | E Inoue | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Date | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | K Rinaldi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
| | M Yanagi | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Santrock | 6 | 6 | | | J Santrock | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Salmon | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | K Rinaldi | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | H Na | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | H Na | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |