1989 Mercedes Cup – Singles

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Singles
1989 Mercedes Cup
Final
Champion Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Jaite
Runner-up Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Prpić
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw48 (4WC/6Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
  1988  · Stuttgart Open ·  1990  

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Contents

Martín Jaite won the title by defeating Goran Prpić 6–3, 6–2 in the final. [1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  2. Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Mancini (third round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Krickstein (third round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren (third round)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř (second round)
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Pernfors (third round)
  7. Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Pérez Roldán (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera (semifinals)
  9. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald (second round)
  10. Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Andrés Gómez (second round)
  11. Flag of Haiti.svg Ronald Agénor (third round)
  12. Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese (quarterfinals)
  13. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Cahill (second round)
  14. Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Jaite (champion)
  15. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Volkov (second round)
  16. Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
WC Flag of Germany.svg Jens Wöhrmann 66
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3 3
WC Flag of Germany.svg Jens Wöhrmann 74 3
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Jaite 5 66
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Jaite 3 76
12 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese 65 4
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Jaite 66
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Prpić 3 2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Prpić 76 6
Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch 6 73
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Prpić 3 76
8 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 65 1
8 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martin Wostenholme 1 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 4 63
WC Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhrmann 64 7WC Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhrmann 64 6
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg B Orešar 2 66 WC Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhrmann 66
Q Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg M Ostoja 4 3 16 Flag of Sweden.svg J Gunnarsson 4 4
Flag of Italy.svg F Cancellotti 66 Flag of Italy.svg F Cancellotti 1 63
16 Flag of Sweden.svg J Gunnarsson 63 6
WC Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhrmann 66
7 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pérez Roldán 3 3
10 Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg A Gómez 6 66
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Zillner 6 3 Q Flag of France.svg F Santoro 72 7
Q Flag of France.svg F Santoro 76Q Flag of France.svg F Santoro 1 63
Flag of Italy.svg S Colombo 1 767 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pérez Roldán 63 6
Flag of France.svg O Delaître 66 1 Flag of Italy.svg S Colombo 1 6
7 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pérez Roldán 67

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of the United States.svg A Krickstein 66
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Doseděl 0 72 Q Flag of Germany.svg L Koslowski 2 3
Q Flag of Germany.svg L Koslowski 65 63 Flag of the United States.svg A Krickstein 1 62
Flag of the United States.svg L Duncan 0 63 14 Flag of Argentina.svg M Jaite 64 6
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 60 6Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 3 1
14 Flag of Argentina.svg M Jaite 66
14 Flag of Argentina.svg M Jaite 3 76
12 Flag of Spain.svg J Arrese 65 4
12 Flag of Spain.svg J Arrese 66
Flag of France.svg T Tulasne 77 Flag of France.svg T Tulasne 0 4
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd 6 6 12 Flag of Spain.svg J Arrese 66
Flag of the United States.svg M Davis 66 1 6 Flag of Sweden.svg M Pernfors 4 3
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg A Cherkasov 1 76 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg A Cherkasov 5 2
6 Flag of Sweden.svg M Pernfors 76

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Mečíř 0 3
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg C Motta 3 2 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg G Prpić 66
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg G Prpić 66 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg G Prpić 1 66
Flag of Germany.svg M Stich 7611 Flag of Haiti.svg R Agénor 64 1
Flag of Spain.svg F Luna 5 2 Flag of Germany.svg M Stich 61 4
11 Flag of Haiti.svg R Agénor 4 66
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg G Prpić 76 6
Flag of Austria.svg A Antonitsch 6 73
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Cahill 4 1
Flag of Japan.svg S Matsuoka 6 61 Flag of Austria.svg A Antonitsch 66
Flag of Austria.svg A Antonitsch 73 6 Flag of Austria.svg A Antonitsch 5 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Drewett 3 2 4 Flag of the United States.svg K Curren 74 0
Flag of Argentina.svg H de la Peña 66 Flag of Argentina.svg H de la Peña 3 4
4 Flag of the United States.svg K Curren 66

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg M Sinner 67WC Flag of Germany.svg M Sinner 3 4
Flag of France.svg É Winogradsky 4 5 8 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 64 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vajda 3 66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vajda 2 61
WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Tideman 61 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Vajda 66
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Fitzgerald 0 4
8 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Wostenholme 1 4
15 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg A Volkov 4 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Wostenholme 67 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Wostenholme 67
Flag of Argentina.svg E Bengoechea 3 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Wostenholme 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Střelba 6 6 2 Flag of Argentina.svg A Mancini 2 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg M Filippini 77 Flag of Uruguay.svg M Filippini 3 6
2 Flag of Argentina.svg A Mancini 67

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References

  1. "Stuttgart, una segunda casa para La Legión" [Stuttgart, a second home for the legion]. Infobae (in Spanish). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2023. Martín Jaite was the first player who won the tournament (1986, def. swedish Jonas Svensson) and the only one who celebrated twice on this court (1989, def. croatian Goran Prpic)