| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells | |
| Champion |  Manuela Maleeva |
| Runner-up |  Jenny Byrne |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–1 |
This was the first edition of the tournament for women.
Manuela Maleeva won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Jenny Byrne.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Chris Evert (second round)
Helena Suková (semifinals) Pam Shriver (quarterfinals) Manuela Maleeva (champion) Lori McNeil (first round)
Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals) Nicole Provis (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)| Final | ||||||
| Q | Jenny Byrne | 4 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A Kijimuta | 6 | 3 | 2 | H Mandlíková | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H Mandlíková | 3 | 6 | 6 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | I Demongeot | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Paulus | 3 | 1 | I Demongeot | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Poruri | 1 | 3 | 8 | N Tauziat | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Byrne | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Durie | 3 | 2 | A Minter | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Minter | 6 | 6 | 3 | P Shriver | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | J-A Faull | 2 | 2 | Q | J Byrne | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | Q | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Phelps | 6 | 6 | T Phelps | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | L McNeil | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Reinach | 2 | 2 | 6 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | A Nishiya | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Nishiya | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G Magers | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Balestrat | 6 | 5 | 2 | G Magers | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Maleeva | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Provis | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | H Suková | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Austin | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | N Provis | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Novotná | 7 | 7 | J Novotná | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Paz | 6 | 5 | J Novotná | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Schultz | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R White | 6 | 4 | 5 | B Schultz | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Evert was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Barbara Potter was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Pascale Paradis.
Chris Evert was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere and Leila Meskhi were the defending champions. Maleeva-Fragniere retired from tennis earlier that year, but only Meskhi competed that year with Eugenia Maniokova.
Chris Evert was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez.
Lori McNeil won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Elna Reinach.
Manuela Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Catarina Lindqvist.
Anne White was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elly Hakami.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Manuela Maleeva and Tom Gullikson were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Kathleen Horvath and Leif Shiras.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková.
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.
Seventh-seeded sisters Katerina Maleeva and Manuela Maleeva claimed the title by defeating third-seeds Penny Barg and Paula Smith in the final.
Fourth-seeded Andrea Temesvári was the defending champion but went out in the semifinals to Manuela Maleeva. Top-seed Maleeva won the final and $34,000 first prize money by defeating Lisa Bonder-Kreiss in the final.