| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1986 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
| Champion |  Steffi Graf |
| Runner-up |  Gabriela Sabatini |
| Final score | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Top-seeded Steffi Graf claimed the title and $38,000 prize money by defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the final, after saving one match point. [1]
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Steffi Graf (champion)
Manuela Maleeva (semifinals) Gabriela Sabatini (final)
Kathy Jordan (second round) Terry Phelps (quarterfinals) Kate Gompert (third round) Robin White (quarterfinals)
Sandra Cecchini (second round)
Helen Kelesi (third round) Ann Henricksson (first round) Debbie Spence (third round) Anna Ivan (first round)
Elizabeth Smylie (first round) Molly Van Nostrand (first round)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Terry Phelps | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mercedes Paz | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melissa Gurney | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mercedes Paz | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Robin White | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Manuela Maleeva | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Regina Maršíková | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Manuela Maleeva | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Reis | 2 | 1 | MJ Fernández | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | Y Vermaak | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Kinney | 3 | 1 | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Barg | 7 | 6 | P Barg | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | A Ivan | 6 | 1 | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | A Henricksson | 4 | 3 | 5 | T Phelps | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | C Benjamin | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Garrone | 7 | 6 | L Garrone | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Gerken | 6 | 1 | L Garrone | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Mochizuki | 2 | 3 | 5 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | T Scheuer-Larsen | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | K Jordan | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Gurney | 6 | 6 | M Gurney | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Smith | 4 | 3 | M Gurney | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  P Vásquez | 6 | 6 | P Casale | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Klitch | 1 | 0 | Q | P Vásquez | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Casale | 6 | 6 | P Casale | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | M Van Nostrand | 2 | 1 | M Gurney | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Gildemeister | 4 | 2 | M Paz | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Nelson-Dunbar | 6 | 6 | V Nelson-Dunbar | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M L Piatek | 4 | 4 | L-A Thompson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L-A Thompson | 6 | 6 | L-A Thompson | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C Nozzoli | 2 | 0 | M Paz | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Paz | 6 | 6 | M Paz | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Cecchini | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | R White | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Holton | 1 | 5 | Q | G Dinu | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | G Dinu | 6 | 7 | 7 | R White | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | H Cioffi | 5 | 4 | Q | E Reinach | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | E Reinach | 7 | 6 | Q | E Reinach | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Mundel | 6 | 5 | 6 | J Mundel | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | E Smylie | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | R White | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | D Spence | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
 M Lindström | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | D Spence | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C Fernandez | 6 | 6 | G Fernández | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Fernández | 7 | 6 | 11 | D Spence | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Forman | 4 | 4 | 3 | G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Foltz | 6 | 6 | S Foltz | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | K Gompert | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L McNeil | 7 | 6 | L McNeil | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Antonoplis | 5 | 2 | 6 | K Gompert | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Kim | 6 | 7 | R Maršíková | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Russell | 4 | 5 | G Kim | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Maršíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | R Maršíková | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Sloane | 6 | 0 | 3 | R Maršíková | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S Amiach | 2 | 2 | 9 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Torres | 7 | 6 | M Torres | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C MacGregor | 6 | 1 | 9 | H Kelesi | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Suire | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Villagrán | 6 | 0 | 6 | A Villagrán | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Chris Evert.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion of the singles event of the 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida tennis tournament but lost in the third round to Terry Phelps.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but only Sabatini competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion going into the final against her rival Gabriela Sabatini. Just the previous month, Sabatini defeated Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final at Amelia Island, Florida. Now, in her native Germany, Steffi would turn the tables against Sabatini, beating her 6–3, 6–1. Prior to this match, Sabatini had played in four finals in 1989, with her winning twice. For Steffi, this victory was her seventh of the year, and marked the sixteenth time out of nineteen matches she had beaten Sabatini.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Elise Burgin and Rosalyn Fairbank.
Gigi Fernández and Robin White were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini.
Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1989 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her second Tour Finals singles title.
Fifth-seeded pair Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini claimed the title by defeating Gigi Fernández and Robin White in the final.
Top-seeded Manuela Maleeva was the defending champion but fell in the quarterfinals to Kate Gompert. Fourth-seed Andrea Temesvári claimed the title and $38,000 first prize money by defeating Zina Garrison in the final.