1989 Cincinnati Open – Singles

Mats Wilander was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Stefan Edberg.

Singles
1989 Cincinnati Open
Champion	Brad Gilbert
Runner-up	Stefan Edberg
Score	6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Brad Gilbert won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 against Edberg.

Seeds

1. Boris Becker (semifinals)
2. Stefan Edberg (final)
3. Mats Wilander (semifinals)
4. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
5. Brad Gilbert (champion)
6. Aaron Krickstein (third round)
7. Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
8. Jaime Yzaga (quarterfinals)
9. Anders Järryd (first round)
10. Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
11. John Fitzgerald (first round)
12. Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
13. Peter Lundgren (first round)
14. Jim Courier (third round)
15. Alexander Volkov (first round)
16. Derrick Rostagno (first 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							Final
	1	Boris Becker	6	3	4
	5	Brad Gilbert	3	6	6
								5	Brad Gilbert	6	2	7
								2	Stefan Edberg	4	6	6
	3	Mats Wilander	6	6
	2	Stefan Edberg	7	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Becker	6	7
		R Leach	3	6				1	B Becker	6	6
	Q	P McEnroe	6	6				Q	P McEnroe	4	1
	Q	M Knowles	1	0											1	B Becker	6	6
	Q	M Ruah	2	1												V Amritraj	1	1
		V Amritraj	6	6					V Amritraj	6	7
		O Delaître	7	6					O Delaître	3	6
	15	A Volkov	6	1																		1	B Becker	6	6
	9	A Järryd	3	6	3																	8	J Yzaga	1	2
		M Davis	6	4	6				M Davis	6	2	6
		O Rahnasto	1r						J Brown	3	6	4
		J Brown	4													M Davis	4	6	6
		R Van't Hof	3	6	2										8	J Yzaga	6	2	7
		D Visser	6	3	6				D Visser	4	2
		N Marques	3	3				8	J Yzaga	6	6
	8	J Yzaga	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Chang	6	6
		N Broad	1	1				4	M Chang	6	5	7
		J Grabb	6	6					J Grabb	3	7	6
		J Frawley	1	3											4	M Chang	6	6
		M Kratzmann	1	2											14	J Courier	3	3
		R Seguso	6	6					R Seguso	6	1	4
		T Wilkison	2	4				14	J Courier	3	6	6
	14	J Courier	6	6																		4	M Chang	6	6	3
	11	J Fitzgerald	4	4																		5	B Gilbert	3	7	6
		P Sampras	6	6					P Sampras	7	2	6
		M Nido	6	0	4				A Olhovskiy	5	6	3
		A Olhovskiy	1	6	6											P Sampras	7	3	4
	WC	J Ross	3	0											5	B Gilbert	6	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	6	6					J Stoltenberg	3	2
	Q	A Moreno	3	4				5	B Gilbert	6	6
	5	B Gilbert	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Krickstein	6	6	6
		A Cherkasov	7	4	1			6	A Krickstein	6	7
		C Bailey	6	7					C Bailey	3	5
	LL	M Petchey	2	6											6	A Krickstein	6	4	5
		T Tulasne	3	1											12	A Gómez	3	6	7
		D Pate	6	6					D Pate	4	3
		W Masur	4	4				12	A Gómez	6	6
	12	A Gómez	6	6																		12	A Gómez	0	6
	13	P Lundgren	5	2																		3	M Wilander	6	7
		N Kroon	7	6					N Kroon	6	6
		P Aldrich	6	6					P Aldrich	3	3
	Q	M Rincon	1	2												N Kroon	3	2
		J Rive	4	6	6										3	M Wilander	6	6
		R Matuszewski	6	4	2				J Rive	4	4
	Q	B Talbot	3	2				3	M Wilander	6	6
	3	M Wilander	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	A Chesnokov	6	7
	Q	S Salumaa	0	5				7	A Chesnokov	3	4
		M Schapers	4	6	3				G Muller	6	6
		G Muller	6	2	6											G Muller	4	2
		É Winogradsky	3	6	3										10	J Svensson	6	6
	Q	F Hunt	6	1	6			Q	F Hunt
		M Anger	1	3				10	J Svensson	w/o
	10	J Svensson	6	6																		10	J Svensson	4	6
	16	D Rostagno	6	5	3																	2	S Edberg	6	7
		J Frana	3	7	6				J Frana	6	6	2r
		R Krishnan	1	6	7				R Krishnan	4	7	4
	WC	B Scanlon	6	3	6											R Krishnan	4	6	4
	WC	B Pearce	3	6	7										2	S Edberg	6	3	6
	WC	M Robertson	6	4	5			WC	B Pearce	4	1
		B Moir	4	3				2	S Edberg	6	6
	2	S Edberg	6	6

References

• 1989 Cincinnati Open Draw