ATP Australian Open 1989 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Ivan Lendl won the 1989 Australian Open, defeating Miloslav Mecir 6-2 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 16 to January 30, 1989.

Champion
Ivan Lendl
def. Miloslav Mecir , 6-2 6-2 6-2
Dates
Jan 16 — Jan 30
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Ivan Lendl #2 6-0 6-1 6-3
Alexander Mronz #276
Carl Uwe Steeb #65 6-1 6-4 6-2
Agustin Moreno
Nicklas Kulti #175 6-2 3-6 7-5 6-1
Chris Bailey #218
Eric Winogradsky #168 6-4 7-6 6-4
Patrick Baur #156
Amos Mansdorf #26 6-7 6-2 6-4 7-6
Rick Leach #245
Richard Matuszewski #57 6-4 6-2 6-4
Carl Turich #401
Bret Garnett #341 6-2 6-3 6-2
Young Min Kwon #413
Malcolm Allen #257 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Martin Laurendeau #190
John McEnroe #11 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-2
Michael Westphal #124
Broderick Dyke #157 6-3 6-2 6-4
Kent Kinnear #299
Patrik Kuhnen #62 6-2 6-3 6-3
David Wheaton #330
Mark Koevermans #135 6-1 6-4 6-4
Gary Muller
Aaron Krickstein #14 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1
Udo Riglewski #98
Jeff Tarango #99 7-5 7-5 6-3
Peter Doohan #191
Nicklas Kroon #195 6-0 7-5 6-4
Charles Honey #396
Grant Connell #137 6-4 6-4 7-6
Joao Cunha Silva
Thomas Muster #15 6-4 6-2 6-4
Joey Rive #88
Paul Wekesa #159 7-6 3-6 0-6 7-6 6-4
Bruno Oresar #54
Danie Visser #146 6-2 6-1 6-2
John Marinov #532
John Frawley 7-6 3-6 7-6 6-0
Glenn Michibata #82
Magnus Gustafsson #49 7-5 6-3 7-5
Charles Merzbacher #398
Horacio de la Pena #52 6-3 6-3 6-1
Peter Lundgren #63
Darren Cahill #27 6-4 6-7 6-3 7-6
Jakob Hlasek #8
Olivier Delaitre #83 7-6 6-3 1-6 6-3
Jim Pugh #72
Stefan Edberg #5 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3
Roger Smith #116
Heiner Moraing #169 6-2 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Thierry Tulasne #80
Johan Kriek #40 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-3
Peter Carter #292
Todd Woodbridge #205 0-6 7-6 7-6 6-0
Jimmy Brown
Pat Cash #19 6-3 6-1 6-1
Brett Custer #367
Richey Reneberg #104 7-6 3-6 6-4 6-0
Diego Nargiso #102
Jeremy Bates #179 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4
Jamie Morgan #493
Gianluca Pozzi #178 4-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Jim Grabb #95
Miloslav Mecir #13 6-3 6-2 6-2
Thierry Champion #129
Mark Kratzmann #115 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-2
Guy Forget #46
Jason Stoltenberg #71 6-3 3-6 0-6 6-2 6-1
Piet Norval #193
Anders Jarryd #31 6-0 7-5 6-0
Ian Peter Budge
Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-1
Tom Mercer #349
Neil Broad #130 3-6 7-6 6-1 6-2
Cyril Suk #183
Mark Woodforde #39 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-7 6-4
Yannick Noah #12
Danilo Marcelino #123 3-6 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4
Jan Apell #221
Goran Ivanisevic #300 6-3 6-4 2-6 7-6
Magnus Larsson #381
John Fitzgerald #25 6-3 6-4 6-4
Shane Barr #163
Tom Nijssen #119 7-5 4-1 (ret.)
Simon Youl #111
Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-3
Richard Fromberg #112
Leonardo Lavalle #74 7-6 2-6 7-6 6-2
Leif Shiras #113
Veli Paloheimo #103 6-3 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4
Pieter Aldrich #69
Ramesh Krishnan 7-6 6-3 4-6 7-5
Byron Talbot #283
Mats Wilander #1 6-3 2-6 7-5 5-7 6-3
Tobias Svantesson #100
Jan Gunnarsson #85 6-4 6-3 6-2
Henri Leconte #10
Christian Saceanu #81 6-4 6-4 7-6
Pete Sampras #87
Damir Keretic #202 4-6 6-2 6-4 7-6
Lars Anders Wahlgren #209
Paul Chamberlin #121 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-4
Joakim Nystrom #76
Michiel Schapers #50 6-3 6-4 6-4
Nuno Marques #228
Marty Davis #94 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-0
Oliver Fuchs #518
Mikael Pernfors #18 6-0 6-4 6-1
Guillaume Raoux #438
Tore Meinecke #105 4-6 6-4 0-6 7-6 6-2
Laurie Warder #379
Jonas Svensson #21 6-2 6-0 6-4
Menno Oosting #189
Hans Dieter Beutel #145 0-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1
Laurent Prades #399
Wally Masur #47 6-4 6-4 6-2
Johan Anderson #241
Shuzo Matsuoka #64 7-6 6-4 7-6
Johan Carlsson #162
Boris Becker #4 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-1
Steve Guy #173
Kelly Evernden #92 7-6 6-3 6-4
Adam Anderson #319
Chris Pridham #208 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-0
Brad Drewett #110
Glenn Layendecker #93 6-2 6-4 6-2
Michael Kures #138
Round of 64
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-3
Carl Uwe Steeb #65
Nicklas Kulti #175 6-2 7-6 5-7 6-2
Eric Winogradsky #168
Amos Mansdorf #26 6-2 6-2 7-5
Richard Matuszewski #57
Bret Garnett #341 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Malcolm Allen #257
John McEnroe #11 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-3
Broderick Dyke #157
Patrik Kuhnen #62 6-1 6-4 7-6
Mark Koevermans #135
Aaron Krickstein #14 6-3 6-0 6-2
Jeff Tarango #99
Nicklas Kroon #195 7-6 7-6 6-3
Grant Connell #137
Thomas Muster #15 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-3
Paul Wekesa #159
Danie Visser #146 7-6 6-3 7-6
John Frawley
Magnus Gustafsson #49 6-3 7-5 6-2
Horacio de la Pena #52
Darren Cahill #27 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Olivier Delaitre #83
Stefan Edberg #5 6-4 7-5 7-5
Heiner Moraing #169
Johan Kriek #40 7-5 6-3 6-1
Todd Woodbridge #205
Pat Cash #19 6-3 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-3
Richey Reneberg #104
Jeremy Bates #179 6-4 6-3 6-4
Gianluca Pozzi #178
Miloslav Mecir #13 6-2 6-7 7-6 6-2
Mark Kratzmann #115
Jason Stoltenberg #71 6-3 7-6 5-7 7-5
Anders Jarryd #31
Christo Van Rensburg 6-3 6-3 5-7 1-6 6-2
Neil Broad #130
Mark Woodforde #39 6-4 6-0 6-2
Danilo Marcelino #123
Goran Ivanisevic #300 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
John Fitzgerald #25
Tom Nijssen #119 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Leonardo Lavalle #74 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-1
Veli Paloheimo #103
Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-2 7-6
Mats Wilander #1
Jan Gunnarsson #85 6-1 6-2 6-7 4-6 6-1
Christian Saceanu #81
Damir Keretic #202 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-4 9-7
Paul Chamberlin #121
Michiel Schapers #50 6-7 7-6 6-1 6-2
Marty Davis #94
Mikael Pernfors #18 6-2 6-3 6-2
Tore Meinecke #105
Jonas Svensson #21 6-3 6-4 6-3
Hans Dieter Beutel #145
Wally Masur #47 6-3 6-1 6-3
Shuzo Matsuoka #64
Boris Becker #4 7-5 6-1 6-3
Kelly Evernden #92
Chris Pridham #208 6-7 2-6 6-3 7-6 12-10
Glenn Layendecker #93
Round of 32
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-4 6-3
Nicklas Kulti #175
Amos Mansdorf #26 6-2 7-5 6-2
Bret Garnett #341
John McEnroe #11 6-2 7-5 6-2
Patrik Kuhnen #62
Aaron Krickstein #14 6-4 7-5 6-4
Nicklas Kroon #195
Thomas Muster #15 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-3 11-9
Danie Visser #146
Magnus Gustafsson #49 6-7 0-6 7-5 6-2 6-4
Darren Cahill #27
Stefan Edberg #5 7-5 7-5 7-5
Johan Kriek #40
Pat Cash #19 7-6 6-2 6-3
Jeremy Bates #179
Miloslav Mecir #13 6-2 6-1 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg #71
Christo Van Rensburg 2-6 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-0
Mark Woodforde #39
Goran Ivanisevic #300 6-4 6-4 6-0
Tom Nijssen #119
Leonardo Lavalle #74 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3
Ramesh Krishnan
Jan Gunnarsson #85 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Damir Keretic #202
Michiel Schapers #50 6-7 7-5 7-6 6-0
Mikael Pernfors #18
Jonas Svensson #21 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Wally Masur #47
Boris Becker #4 6-0 6-1 6-2
Chris Pridham #208
Round of 16
Ivan Lendl #2 7-6 6-4 6-2
Amos Mansdorf #26
John McEnroe #11 7-6 6-2 6-3
Aaron Krickstein #14
Thomas Muster #15 6-3 6-2 7-5
Magnus Gustafsson #49
Stefan Edberg #5 6-4 6-0 6-2
Pat Cash #19
Miloslav Mecir #13 6-4 6-1 6-0
Christo Van Rensburg
Goran Ivanisevic #300 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Leonardo Lavalle #74
Jan Gunnarsson #85 7-6 6-1 6-2
Michiel Schapers #50
Jonas Svensson #21 7-6 6-4 6-3
Boris Becker #4
Quarterfinals
Ivan Lendl #2 7-6 6-2 7-6
John McEnroe #11
Thomas Muster #15 (w/o)
Stefan Edberg #5
Miloslav Mecir #13 7-5 6-0 6-3
Goran Ivanisevic #300
Jan Gunnarsson #85 6-0 6-3 4-6 6-4
Jonas Svensson #21
Semifinals
Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-4 5-7 7-5
Thomas Muster #15
Miloslav Mecir #13 7-5 6-2 6-2
Jan Gunnarsson #85
Final
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-2 6-2
Miloslav Mecir #8

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