1989 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1989 French Open
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

17-year-old Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. This ended Graf's winning streak of Grand Slam singles titles at five.^[1] Graf served for the championship at 5–3 in the third set, but lost the game at love and won only three more points in the match from that point. It was the first of Sánchez Vicario's three French Open titles, which she also won in 1994 and 1998.

This tournament saw a Grand Slam debut for future World No. 1 Monica Seles and was the first French Open since 1978 where neither Martina Navratilova nor Chris Evert participated.

Seeds[]

Steffi Graf (final)
Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
Natasha Zvereva (first round)
Zina Garrison (third round)
Helena Suková (second round)
Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Lori McNeil (second round)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
Hana Mandlíková (first round)
Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
Susan Sloane (third round)

Qualifying[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

8	Conchita Martínez	0	4
				1	Steffi Graf	6	3	6

					Monica Seles	3	6	3
	Monica Seles	6	7

6	Manuela Maleeva	3	5
									1	Steffi Graf	6⁶	6	5

									7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7⁸	3	7
7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

11	Jana Novotná	2	2
				7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

				15	Mary Joe Fernández	2	2
10	Helen Kelesi	2	5

15	Mary Joe Fernández	6	7

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	6
	C Benjamin	1	1		1	S Graf	6	6
	B Fulco	7	6³	8		B Fulco	0	1
Q	P Ritter	5	7⁷	6						1	S Graf	6	6
	N Jagerman	6	7⁷								N Jagerman	1	2
	T Scheuer-Larsen	2	6²			N Jagerman	6	6
	M Jaggard	6	6			M Jaggard	3	3
	A Frazier	0	3											1	S Graf	6	6
Q	S La Fratta	6	6											Q	S La Fratta	2	1
	G Fernández	2	0		Q	S La Fratta	6	5	6
	K Schimper	3	3			E Reinach	3	7	3
	E Reinach	6	6							Q	S La Fratta	6	7
	S Meier	6⁰	6	6						Q	A Vieira	4	5
	I Kuczyńska	7⁷	4	4		S Meier	2	2
Q	A Vieira	6⁸	6	6	Q	A Vieira	6	6
14	H Mandlíková	7¹⁰	1	4

Section 2[]

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	K Maleeva	7⁷	6
	B Schultz	6²	1		9	K Maleeva	6	6
	E Hakami	0	1			C Tanvier	0	2
	C Tanvier	6	6							9	K Maleeva	4	6	6
	M Torres	7	3	0							M Pawlik	6	1	2
LL	K Date	5	6	6	LL	K Date	4	6²
	M Pawlik	6⁴	6	6		M Pawlik	6	7⁷
	T Phelps	7⁷	2	4											9	K Maleeva	0	1
	W Probst	4	3												8	C Martínez	6	6
	L Gildemeister	6	6			L Gildemeister	6⁰	7⁷	3
WC	S Amiach	3	6	7	WC	S Amiach	7⁷	6⁴	6
LL	L Lásková	6	1	5						WC	S Amiach	3	3
Q	J Pospíšilová	6	6							8	C Martínez	6	6
LL	D Krajčovičová	0	2		Q	J Pospíšilová	0	4
	B Herr	3	2		8	C Martínez	6	6
8	C Martínez	6	6

Section 3[]

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	Z Garrison	6	6
	L Allen	2	2	4	Z Garrison	5	6	6
	C Caverzasio	6	6		C Caverzasio	7	3	2
	A Devries	4	4						4	Z Garrison	3	2
	M Seles	6	6							M Seles	6	6
	R Reis	4	1		M Seles	6	6
	S Martin	7	7⁷		S Martin	0	2
	K Adams	5	6³											M Seles	6	6
	J-A Faull	6	6											J-A Faull	3	2
WC	C Suire	1	2		J-A Faull	6¹	6	6
	A Villagrán	6	6		A Villagrán	7⁷	1	1
	L-A Eldredge	1	1							J-A Faull	6	6
	S Frankl	2	2						16	S Sloane	3	1
WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	6	6	WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	1	1
	C Cunningham	0	2	16	S Sloane	6	6
16	S Sloane	6	6

Section 4[]

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	L McNeil	6	6
	N Tauziat	4	4		12	L McNeil	2	1
	D Van Rensburg	6	3	2		M Bollegraf	6	6
	M Bollegraf	3	6	6							M Bollegraf	2	3
Q	J Tremelling	6	2	6						Q	J Tremelling	6	6
	C Lindqvist	3	6	4	Q	J Tremelling	6	6
	L Ferrando	6	5	3	WC	P Etchemendy	1	4
WC	P Etchemendy	2	7	6										Q	J Tremelling	6³	2
	E Burgin	6	6											6	M Maleeva	7⁷	6
	J Wiesner	3	4			E Burgin	5	6⁵
	I Cueto	0	5			L Savchenko	7	7⁷
	L Savchenko	6	7								L Savchenko	1	2
	S Wasserman	3	7	6						6	M Maleeva	6	6
Q	S Hack	6	5	3		S Wasserman	3	7	3
	E Smylie	4	4		6	M Maleeva	6	5	6
6	M Maleeva	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	R Rajchrtová	2	1		7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	M Paz	3	5			I Demongeot	4	4
	I Demongeot	6	7							7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	6
	A Kanellopoulou	6	6							Q	N Medvedeva	0	6	2
	M Strandlund	1	1			A Kanellopoulou	0	1
	R McQuillan	6	3	2	Q	N Medvedeva	6	6
Q	N Medvedeva	3	6	6											7	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	S Stafford	6	6													A Coetzer	3	2
	K Okamoto	4	4			S Stafford	3	3
	A Coetzer	6	6			A Coetzer	6	6
	V Martinek	4	1								A Coetzer	7⁸	6
WC	E Derly	6	3	5							K Quentrec	6⁶	1
	S Gomer	2	6	7		S Gomer	4	6	3
	K Quentrec	4	6	8		K Quentrec	6	3	6
13	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	2	6

Section 6[]

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

11	J Novotná	6	6
	J Halard	3	2		11	J Novotná	6	7
	C Porwik	6	6			C Porwik	3	5
	S Goleš	4	2							11	J Novotná	6	6
	M McGrath	1	3								R Simpson	1	0
	R Simpson	6	6			R Simpson	6	6
	M Werdel	6	6⁴	7		M Werdel	3	4
	J Byrne	2	7⁷	5											11	J Novotná	6	6
	I Budařová	7⁷	5	1												S Hanika	1	4
	N Guerrée	6⁵	7	6		N Guerrée	4	5
	L Golarsa	6	6			L Golarsa	6	7
	E Pfaff	3	4								L Golarsa	6	1	3
WC	S Niox-Château	7⁷	0	3							S Hanika	4	6	6
	S Hanika	6⁵	6	6		S Hanika	2	6	7
	R Reggi	3	7⁷	6		R Reggi	6	1	5
3	N Zvereva	6	6⁵	2

Section 7[]

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

5	H Suková	7	6
	L Meskhi	5	1		5	H Suková	1	5
	P Langrová	5	1			A Kijimuta	6	7
	A Kijimuta	7	6							A Kijimuta	4	1
LL	I Varas	3	3							A Grossman	6	6
	A Minter	6	6			A Minter	4	4
	A Grossman	7	6			A Grossman	6	6
	P Tarabini	5	1												A Grossman	1	2
	G Magers	6	3	7										10	H Kelesi	6	6
WC	M Laval	3	6	5		G Magers	6	6
	K Rinaldi	3	6	6		K Rinaldi	2	3
Q	B Romanò	6	0	3						G Magers	4	6	3
	A Temesvári	6	6						10	H Kelesi	6	2	6
	B Bowes	4	4			A Temesvári	0	6⁴
	R Zrubáková	1	2		10	H Kelesi	6	7⁷
10	H Kelesi	6	6

Section 8[]

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

15	MJ Fernández	6	6
	N Herreman	2	3		15	MJ Fernández	6⁶	6	6
	J Durie	4	2			A Farley	7⁸	3	1
	A Farley	6	6							15	MJ Fernández	6³	6	6
	N Dias	6	6								N Dias	7⁷	1	1
	R White	1	1			N Dias	7⁷	7
	A-M Cecchini	6	4	4		B Paulus	6¹	5
	B Paulus	1	6	6											15	MJ Fernández	6	6
	L Lapi	7	6												2	G Sabatini	4	4
	L Field	5	0			L Lapi	1	1
	N Provis	4	6	6		N Provis	6	6
	D Faber	6	4	0							N Provis	6	5	3
LL	R Maršíková	3	4							2	G Sabatini	4	7	6
WC	A Dechaume	6	6		WC	A Dechaume	3	1
	A Nishiya	0	0		2	G Sabatini	6	6
2	G Sabatini	6	6

References[]

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links[]

1989 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1989 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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