1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1989 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1
Details
Draw	128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous two years' finals, 6–2, 6–7^(1–7), 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her second Wimbledon title and seventh major title overall.

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

Draw

Key

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	1^r
	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

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

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

Preceded by 1989 French Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1989 US Open – Women's singles

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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