1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1989 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Final score	6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1

Main article: 1989 Wimbledon Championships

Defending champion Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–2, 6–7^(1–7), 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships. This was the third of three consecutive years where Graf and Navratilova contested the Wimbledon final.

In her final Wimbledon appearance, Chris Evert reached her 52nd career major semifinal, an Open Era record. She failed to reach the semifinals of a major only four times during her career, the only one at Wimbledon being in 1983.

Seeds

01.   Steffi Graf (champion)

02.   Martina Navratilova (final)

03.   Gabriela Sabatini (second round)

04.   Chris Evert (semifinals)

05.   Zina Garrison (second round)

06.   Helena Suková (fourth round)

07.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

08.   Pam Shriver (third round)

09.   Natasha Zvereva (third round)

10.   Jana Novotná (fourth round)

11.   Monica Seles (fourth round)

12.   Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)

13.   Helen Kelesi (first round)

14.   Hana Mandlíková (fourth round)

15.   Lori McNeil (fourth round)

16.   Susan Sloane (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	7	6
	7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5	1
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6
								4	Chris Evert	2	1
	4	Chris Evert	6	2	7
		Laura Golarsa	3	6	5
															1	Steffi Graf	6	61	6
															2	Martina Navratilova	2	77	1
		Catarina Lindqvist	7	7
		Rosalyn Fairbank	5	5
									Catarina Lindqvist	6	2
								2	Martina Navratilova	7	6
		Gretchen Magers	1	2
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	6	6
	WC	J Salmon	1	2				1	S Graf	6	6
		K Kessaris	1	6	6				K Kessaris	2	1
		N Herreman	6	4	3										1	S Graf	6	6
		K Quentrec	6	6												A Minter	1	3
		S Hanika	4	2					K Quentrec	2	0
		A Minter	6	6					A Minter	6	6
		M Van Nostrand	0	0																		1	S Graf	6	6
		T Phelps	3	6	6																	11	M Seles	0	1
		I Kuczyńska	6	4	3				T Phelps	6	5
		E Švíglerová	6	6					E Švíglerová	7	7
		H Ludloff	3	2												E Švíglerová	4	3
		C Porwik	4	6	6										11	M Seles	6	6
		E Herr	6	4	3				C Porwik	2	4
		B Schultz	6	6	4			11	M Seles	6	6
	11	M Seles	7	1	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	L McNeil	6	6
		N Jagerman	3	1				15	L McNeil	6	6
		B Bowes	6	3					M Pawlik	1	3
		M Pawlik	7	6											15	L McNeil	5	6	6
		P Paradis	4	1												J Wiesner	7	2	4
	WC	W Turnbull	6	6				WC	W Turnbull	4	5
		A Grossman	6	4					J Wiesner	6	7
		J Wiesner	7	6																		15	L McNeil	3	6	1
	WC	A Grunfeld	4	7	4																	7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6
	Q	S Amiach	6	5	6			Q	S Amiach	6	4
		R Reggi	6	6					R Reggi	7	6
		P Langrová	4	0												R Reggi	6	3	5
		J Halard	7	7											7	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	7
		R Rajchrtová	5	5					J Halard	4	3
		J Pospíšilová	2	5				7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	C Evert	6	6
		M Louie Harper	1	1				4	C Evert	7	6
		M McGrath	4	1					N Hu	5	3
		N Hu	6	6											4	C Evert	6	6
	Q	M Jaggard	7	4	4										WC	A Hobbs	4	1
	WC	A Hobbs	6	6	6			WC	A Hobbs	5	6	6
		E Reinach	1	3				LL	G Miró	7	2	4
	LL	G Miró	6	6																		4	C Evert	6	6
	Q	T Morton	0	2																			P Fendick	2	2
	WC	C Wood	6	6				WC	C Wood	1	1
		P Fendick	6	7					P Fendick	6	6
	Q	J Smoller	3	5												P Fendick	2	6	6
		G Fernández	7	4	4											S Stafford	6	1	3
		A Devries	6	6	6				A Devries	6	5
		S Stafford	7	7					S Stafford	7	7
	13	H Kelesi	6	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	J Novotná	6	6
		R Simpson	2	1				10	J Novotná	6	3	6
		E Burgin	6	3	6				E Burgin	4	6	2
		E Hakami	4	6	2										10	J Novotná	6	6
	LL	D Graham	4	4												K Adams	4	1
		C Cunningham	6	6					C Cunningham	1	2
		K Adams	7	6					K Adams	6	6
		A Coetzer	5	3																		10	J Novotná	6	6	4
		L Golarsa	6	6																			L Golarsa	7	2	6
		M Paz	4	1					L Golarsa	6	4	6
		E Nagelsen	4	6	3				M Strandlund	4	6	1
		M Strandlund	6	3	6											L Golarsa	6	7
		L Ferrando	4	6	6											L Field	4	6
		L Field	6	3	8				L Field	1	6	7
	Q	K Date	1	2				5	Z Garrison	6	2	5
	5	Z Garrison	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	H Suková	6	6
		M Javer	4	4				6	H Suková	6	6
		D van Rensburg	6	6					D van Rensburg	3	3
		E Krapl	3	1											6	H Suková	4	6	6
		A Henricksson	6	7												C Kohde-Kilsch	6	3	3
		S Martin	3	6					A Henricksson	4	1
		C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6					C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		N Tauziat	4	2																		6	H Suková	4	6
		I Demongeot	6	6																			C Lindqvist	6	7
		N Guerrée	1	3					I Demongeot	3	1
		C MacGregor	4	2					C Lindqvist	6	6
		C Lindqvist	6	6												C Lindqvist	7	4	6
		E Pfaff	6	6											9	N Zvereva	6	6	4
		W White	4	3					E Pfaff	2	3
		R Reis	7	2	0			9	N Zvereva	6	6
	9	N Zvereva	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	MJ Fernández	6	7
		M-L Daniels	4	5				12	MJ Fernández	6	6
		S Meier	6	2					L Allen	4	1
		L Allen	7	6											12	MJ Fernández	4	6	6
		A Nishiya	2	3												C Tanvier	6	2	4
		C Tanvier	6	6					C Tanvier	6	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	3	1
	WC	A Simpkin	2	4																		12	MJ Fernández	4	6	0
		T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6																			R Fairbank	6	2	6
		M Yanagi	1	1					T Scheuer-Larsen	1	7	1
		E Smylie	6	6					E Smylie	6	6	6
		J Byrne	4	0												E Smylie	3	3
		R Fairbank	6	6												R Fairbank	6	6
		J Richardson	4	3					R Fairbank	6	6
		D Balestrat	1	0				3	G Sabatini	4	3
	3	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	P Shriver	6	6
	Q	C Bakkum	2	1				8	P Shriver	6	3	8
		L-A Eldredge	3	2					S Gomer	4	6	6
		S Gomer	6	6											8	P Shriver	6	2	10
	WC	V Lake	7	3	6											G Magers	2	6	12
		S Goleš	6	6	1			WC	V Lake	2	3
		M Bollegraf	6	4					G Magers	6	6
		G Magers	7	6																			G Magers	6	6	6
		I Budařová	6	3	6																		J-A Faull	7	1	0
		K Okamoto	4	6	4				I Budařová	3	0
		K Rinaldi	6	2	6				J-A Faull	6	6
		J-A Faull	4	6	8											J-A Faull	6	7
	WC	S Smith	4	2												L Gildemeister	3	6
		L Gildemeister	6	6					L Gildemeister	6	7
	Q	S Collins	4	0				16	S Sloane	3	5
	16	S Sloane	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	H Mandlíková	7	6
		R Zrubáková	5	3				14	H Mandlíková	6	6
	LL	C Suire	1	7	6			LL	C Suire	1	4
		A Kijimuta	6	5	1										14	H Mandlíková	6	6
		D Faber	6	2	6											D Faber	2	4
		L Savchenko	1	6	2				D Faber	7	4
		J Thompson	6	4	8				J Thompson	6	1r
		K Schimper	1	6	6																	14	H Mandlíková	3	2
		N Provis	7	7																		2	M Navratilova	6	6
		C Benjamin	6	6					N Provis	3	6	6
		R White	7	1	6				R White	6	3	3
		E Inoue	5	6	2											N Provis	0	3
		A Temesvári	3	6											2	M Navratilova	6	6
	Q	K Radford	6	7				Q	K Radford	6	3	3
		J Hetherington	3	2				2	M Navratilova	3	6	6
	2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

• [1] Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation