1989 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

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Singles
1989 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Final
Champion Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw56 (7 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
  1988  · Amelia Island Championships ·  1990  

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.

Contents

Sabatini won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 against Steffi Graf.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (final)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
  4. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva (second round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil (second round)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez (semifinals)
  7. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko (second round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini (second round)
  10. Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco (second round)
  11. Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
  12. Flag of the United States.svg Terry Phelps (second round)
  13. Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto (second round)
  14. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi (third round)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 66 
6 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez 3 2  
1 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 63 5
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini 3 67
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini 66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 3 2  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg K Adams 1 5    Flag of the United States.svg E Burgin 1 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg E Burgin 67 1 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg L Lapi 67   Flag of Italy.svg L Lapi 1 0  
Q Flag of the United States.svg P Barg 1 5    Flag of Italy.svg L Lapi 3 66
  Flag of the United States.svg H Cioffi 60 2 9 Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 63 1
9 Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 4 661 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg R Fairbank 5 6  8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg H Mandlíková 3 4  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Gomer 77   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Gomer 5 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg K Gompert 4 4    Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg K Schimper 76 
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg K Schimper 66   Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg K Schimper 5 6  
  Flag of the United States.svg E Hakami 3 668 Flag of Australia (converted).svg H Mandlíková 77 
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini 62 2   Flag of the United States.svg E Hakami 4 2  
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg H Mandlíková 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Zvereva 63 3
Q Flag of the United States.svg K Kessaris 4 2  Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Rajchrtová 3 66
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Rajchrtová 66 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Rajchrtová 63 0
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Budařová 5 2  11 Flag of Austria.svg J Wiesner 4 66
Q Flag of Italy.svg C Caverzasio 76 Q Flag of Italy.svg C Caverzasio 3 0  
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg S Goleš 64 5 11 Flag of Austria.svg J Wiesner 66 
11 Flag of Austria.svg J Wiesner 4 6711 Flag of Austria.svg J Wiesner 4 5  
13 Flag of Germany.svg I Cueto 66 6 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 67 
Q Flag of Germany.svg S Frankl 2 1  13 Flag of Germany.svg I Cueto 6 6  
  Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman 66   Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman 77 
  Flag of the United States.svg K Horvath 1 1    Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman 0 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg C Benjamin 1 61 6 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Stafford 61 6  Flag of the United States.svg S Stafford 2 4  
6 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko 4 61
  Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 66   Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 62 6
  Flag of the United States.svg C Reynolds 2 2    Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 76 
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Strandlund 3 61 Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Temesvári 6 3  
Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Temesvári 61 6Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Temesvári 64 7
Q Flag of Poland.svg R Baranski 1 2  12 Flag of the United States.svg T Phelps 2 66
12 Flag of the United States.svg T Phelps 66   Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 64 3
10 Flag of Argentina.svg B Fulco 66 3 Flag of Argentina.svg G Sabatini 3 66
  Flag of Italy.svg L Garrone 3 2  10 Flag of Argentina.svg B Fulco 4 62
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Pospíšilová 4 66  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Pospíšilová 64 6
  Flag of the United States.svg A Farley 63 0   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Pospíšilová 3 3  
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Paz 76 3 Flag of Argentina.svg G Sabatini 66 
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Holíková 6 0    Flag of Argentina.svg M Paz 3 62
3 Flag of Argentina.svg G Sabatini 64 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil 1 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg R Reis 2 2    Flag of the United States.svg K Rinaldi 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg K Rinaldi 66   Flag of the United States.svg K Rinaldi 3 66
  Flag of Peru.svg L Gildemeister 66 14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi 62 3
LL Flag of France.svg J Halard 0 3    Flag of Peru.svg L Gildemeister 62 5
  Flag of the United States.svg H Na 2 6  14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi 3 67
14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi 67   Flag of the United States.svg K Rinaldi 1 4  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz 72 2 2 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg L Ferrando 6 66  Flag of Italy.svg L Ferrando 6 67
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová 60 7  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová 72 6
  Flag of the United States.svg B Bowes 4 65   Flag of Italy.svg L Ferrando 1 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg M Torres 66 2 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg D Faber 4 3    Flag of the United States.svg M Torres 2 0  
2 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova 66 

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