Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Zina Garrison. Steffi Graf captured the title, beating Sabatini in the final 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. As a result, Steffi became the third woman to complete a Calendar Year Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly Brinker and Margaret Court. This was also her fourth step to completing the first and so far only Calendar Year Golden Slam.