1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Singles
Singles
1989 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champion	Miloslav Mečíř
Runner-up	Yannick Noah
Final score	3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated April 08, 2022

Boris Becker was the two-time defending champion but lost in the third round to Jay Berger.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Boris Becker (third round)
Stefan Edberg (third round)
Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
Jakob Hlasek (third round)
Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
Miloslav Mečíř (champion)
Thomas Muster (second round)
Aaron Krickstein (first round)
Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
Emilio Sánchez (third round)
Yannick Noah (final)
Andrei Chesnokov (third round)
Kevin Curren (second round)
Andrés Gómez (second round)
Michael Chang (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals			Final

Jay Berger	3	4

Yannick Noah	6	6
			Yannick Noah	6	6	1	2	3

			Miloslav Mečíř	3	2	6	6	6
Jimmy Connors	2	4

Miloslav Mečíř	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	B Becker	6	6
WC	D Visser	3	6	6	WC	D Visser	3	4
	L Mattar	6	3	1						1	B Becker	1	1
WC	J Pugh	4	6	2							J Berger	6	6
	J Berger	6	4	6		J Berger	6	6
	D Rostagno	6	3	3	15	A Gómez	2	4
15	A Gómez	0	6	6											J Berger	6	6
10	B Gilbert	6	6											10	B Gilbert	4	4
	J Gunnarsson	4	1		10	B Gilbert	6	6
	D Cahill	3	6	6		D Cahill	4	4
Q	J Yzaga	6	3	1						10	B Gilbert	7	7
	W Masur	4	2								A Mancini	6	6
	A Mancini	6	6			A Mancini	6	6	7
					8	T Muster	7	3	5

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	A Agassi	2	6	6
	L Duncan	1	2			C van Rensburg	6	1	2
	C van Rensburg	6	6							3	A Agassi	5	6	2
	S Živojinović	5	3								R Seguso	7	4	0^d
	R Seguso	7	6			R Seguso	4	6	6
	J Courier	6	6	3	14	K Curren	6	4	3
14	K Curren	7	4	6											3	A Agassi	5	4
12	Y Noah	7	6												12	Y Noah	7	6
Q	N Pereira	6	3		12	Y Noah	6	6
	J Sánchez	6	6			J Sánchez	1	2
	H de la Peña	2	3							12	Y Noah	5	7	6
	M Jaite	7	4	6						5	J Hlasek	7	6	3
	A Mansdorf	6	6	7		A Mansdorf	3	5
					5	J Hlasek	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	T Mayotte	6	7
Q	G Ivanišević	5	3			D Pate	4	6
	D Pate	7	6							6	T Mayotte	7	6
	L Lavalle	3	2							11	E Sánchez	5	2
	G Forget	6	6			G Forget	4	4
	D Goldie	6	1		11	E Sánchez	6	6
11	E Sánchez	7	6											6	T Mayotte	3	3
13	A Chesnokov	3	6	6										4	J Connors	6	6
	R Krishnan	6	4	1	13	A Chesnokov	6	6	6
Q	S Davis	4	4		Q	J Canter	4	7	3
Q	J Canter	6	6							13	A Chesnokov	5	5
WC	J Arias	6	1	6						4	J Connors	7	7
	J Kriek	3	6	2	WC	J Arias	1	1
					4	J Connors	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	M Mečíř	3	6	6
Q	G Holmes	7	3	4		M Woodforde	6	3	1
	M Woodforde	6	6	6						7	M Mečíř	6	6
	P Annacone	0	4							WC	P Sampras	0	1
	A Järryd	6	6			A Järryd	5	2
WC	P Sampras	5	7	7	WC	P Sampras	7	6
9	A Krickstein	7	6	6										7	M Mečíř	6	3	6
16	M Chang	6	7											16	M Chang	2	6	4
	A Volkov	4	5		16	M Chang	6	6
WC	S Bryan	3	6	6	WC	S Bryan	3	4
Q	B Pearce	6	4	2						16	M Chang	6	6
	H Skoff	6	6							2	S Edberg	3	2
	B Orešar	4	1			H Skoff	4	4
					2	S Edberg	6	6

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References

1989 Newsweek Champions Cup Draw - Men's Final

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