WTA US Open 1989 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Steffi Graf won the 1989 US Open, defeating Martina Navratilova 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 28 to September 10, 1989.

Champion
Steffi Graf
def. Martina Navratilova , 3-6 7-5 6-1
Dates
Aug 28 — Sep 10
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-1
Etsuko Inoue #62
Nathalie Herreman #130 6-4 6-0
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #27
Terry Phelps #43 2-6 6-2 6-4
Judith Wiesner #31
Robin White #66 6-2 6-1
Amy Frazier #33
Rosalyn Fairbank #32 6-3 6-4
Mareen Louie Harper
Katerina Maleeva #14 6-4 6-1
Ann Devries #128
Andrea Temesvari #42 6-1 6-4
Linda Wild #155
Florencia Labat #120 6-1 3-6 7-6(2)
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
Helena Sukova #8 6-3 6-4
Petra Langrova #79
Gretchen Magers #37 6-1 6-2
Carling Bassett Seguso
Anne Minter #28 6-2 6-3
Catherine Tanvier #71
Beverly Bowes #85 6-4 6-3
Rene Simpson #94
Larisa Savchenko #36 6-2 6-3
Pam Shriver #9
Nicole Jagerman #83 6-4 6-1
Katrina Adams #90
Halle Cioffi #55 6-0 6-1
Rachel Mcquillan #91
Jill Hetherington #101 6-0 6-3
Sandra Cecchini #34
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 6-2
Claudia Porwik #77
Cathy Caverzasio #75 6-3 6-4
Mary Lou Piatek
Leila Meskhi #35 6-2 7-6(5)
Karine Quentrec #59
Betsy Nagelsen #44 5-7 6-4 6-3
Raffaella Reggi Concato
Conchita Martínez #13 6-3 6-2
Sandra Birch #192
Sophie Amiach #126 6-2 6-3
Hu Na
Sylvia Hanika #30 6-4 7-6(2)
Louise Field #96
Laura Arraya #39 7-6(5) 7-5
Nicole Bradtke #80
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-3 6-1
Jo Anne Faull
Cammy Macgregor #109 6-2 3-6 7-6(6)
Jana Pospisilova #52
Sandra Wasserman #54 7-6(1) 2-0 (ret.)
Helen Kelesi #18
Laxmi Poruri #171 6-7(10) 6-3 6-1
Carrie Cunningham #100
Barbara Paulus #26 6-3 7-5
Laura Lapi #88
Jana Novotna #11 7-5 6-2
Meredith Mcgrath #89
Susan Sloane Lundy 6-2 7-5
Laura Garrone #86
Manon Bollegraf #46 6-2 2-6 6-4
Molly Van Nostrand
Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-2
Ei Iida #256
Julie Halard-Decugis #168 6-2 7-6(4)
Martina Pawlik
Sabrina Goles #95 6-3 7-5
Ronni Reis #118
Elna Reinach #49 7-5 6-2
Sandy Collins
Regina Rajchrtova #57 6-3 7-6(5)
Eva Krapl #124
Wendy White #112 6-4 6-3
Mary Joe Fernandez #10
Camille Benjamin #111 6-2 6-2
Andrea Vieira
Ann Grossman #50 6-4 6-1
Dianne Van Rensburg
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7 6-4 6-3
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
Isabel Cueto #20 6-4 7-5
Lisa Raymond
Nathalie Tauziat #24 6-1 6-3
Andrea Farley #145
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 7-5 6-3
Jo Durie #99
Natasha Zvereva #16 1-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Pascale Paradis Mangon
Linda Ferrando #45 6-0 7-5
Isabelle Demongeot #47
Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-0 6-4
Jennifer Santrock #195
Beth Herr #132 6-2 6-0
Akiko Kijimuta #60
Zina Garrison #6 6-2 6-1
Radomira Zrubakova #29
Gigi Fernandez #38 6-3 6-3
Amanda Coetzer #81
Patty Fendick #25 6-1 6-4
Janine Tremelling #98
Liz Smylie #76 7-5 6-3
Kaoru Okamoto #114
Donna Faber #82 6-1 6-0
Jenny Byrne #51
Tine Scheuer Larsen 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(0)
Louise Allen
Hana Mandlikova #15 6-1 4-6 7-6(0)
Eva Pfaff #74
Laura Golarsa #72 6-4 6-4
Barbara Romano
Chris Evert #4 6-4 6-2
Bettina Fulco #48
Elise Burgin #87 7-5 6-4
Lori Mcneil #23
Patricia Tarabini #69 7-5 6-2
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #65
Angelika Kanellopoulou 6-4 1-6 6-3
Sara Gomer #116
Monica Seles #12 4-6 6-2 6-2
Ann Henricksson #58
Anne Smith 6-3 6-0
Kimiko Date Krumm
Shaun Stafford #70 6-2 6-3
Kimberly Kessaris
Stacey Martin 6-2 6-3
Mercedes Paz #56
Round of 64
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-1
Nathalie Herreman #130
Terry Phelps #43 1-6 6-4 6-3
Robin White #66
Rosalyn Fairbank #32 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3
Katerina Maleeva #14
Andrea Temesvari #42 6-2 6-1
Florencia Labat #120
Helena Sukova #8 6-2 6-7(3) 6-2
Gretchen Magers #37
Anne Minter #28 6-4 6-2
Beverly Bowes #85
Larisa Savchenko #36 1-6 7-5 6-1
Nicole Jagerman #83
Halle Cioffi #55 6-2 6-4
Jill Hetherington #101
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-3 6-2
Cathy Caverzasio #75
Leila Meskhi #35 6-3 6-1
Betsy Nagelsen #44
Conchita Martínez #13 6-3 6-4
Sophie Amiach #126
Sylvia Hanika #30 6-2 6-4
Laura Arraya #39
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-1 6-3
Cammy Macgregor #109
Sandra Wasserman #54 6-1 6-4
Laxmi Poruri #171
Barbara Paulus #26 3-6 6-3 6-2
Jana Novotna #11
Susan Sloane Lundy 6-4 6-2
Manon Bollegraf #46
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-0
Julie Halard-Decugis #168
Sabrina Goles #95 6-3 6-4
Elna Reinach #49
Regina Rajchrtova #57 2-6 6-2 6-4
Wendy White #112
Camille Benjamin #111 6-2 1-6 6-3
Ann Grossman #50
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7 5-7 6-3 5-3 (ret.)
Isabel Cueto #20
Nathalie Tauziat #24 6-2 6-1
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
Natasha Zvereva #16 6-3 6-4
Linda Ferrando #45
Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-3 6-0
Beth Herr #132
Zina Garrison #6 7-5 6-4
Gigi Fernandez #38
Patty Fendick #25 3-6 6-2 6-4
Liz Smylie #76
Donna Faber #82 6-3 6-0
Tine Scheuer Larsen
Hana Mandlikova #15 7-6(0) 0-6 6-1
Laura Golarsa #72
Chris Evert #4 6-4 6-1
Elise Burgin #87
Patricia Tarabini #69 6-2 6-3
Angelika Kanellopoulou
Monica Seles #12 7-5 6-2
Anne Smith
Shaun Stafford #70 5-7 6-4 6-4
Stacey Martin
Round of 32
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-1
Terry Phelps #43
Rosalyn Fairbank #32 4-6 6-4 6-3
Andrea Temesvari #42
Helena Sukova #8 1-6 6-2 6-1
Anne Minter #28
Larisa Savchenko #36 3-6 6-3 6-1
Halle Cioffi #55
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 6-0
Leila Meskhi #35
Conchita Martínez #13 7-5 6-1
Sylvia Hanika #30
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-1 2-6 6-4
Sandra Wasserman #54
Barbara Paulus #26 6-4 4-6 6-2
Susan Sloane Lundy
Martina Navratilova #2 6-4 6-0
Sabrina Goles #95
Regina Rajchrtova #57 2-6 6-3 6-2
Camille Benjamin #111
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7 6-1 6-3
Nathalie Tauziat #24
Natasha Zvereva #16 6-0 6-2
Tami Whitlinger Jones
Zina Garrison #6 6-3 7-5
Patty Fendick #25
Donna Faber #82 6-2 3-6 6-1
Hana Mandlikova #15
Chris Evert #4 6-2 6-4
Patricia Tarabini #69
Monica Seles #12 7-6(3) 6-2
Shaun Stafford #70
Round of 16
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-0
Rosalyn Fairbank #32
Helena Sukova #8 4-6 6-1 6-2
Larisa Savchenko #36
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 6-1
Conchita Martínez #13
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-2 6-2
Barbara Paulus #26
Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-0
Regina Rajchrtova #57
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7 6-2 6-0
Natasha Zvereva #16
Zina Garrison #6 6-4 7-6(4)
Donna Faber #82
Chris Evert #4 6-0 6-2
Monica Seles #12
Quarterfinals
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-1
Helena Sukova #8
Gabriela Sabatini #3 3-6 6-4 6-1
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5
Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-0
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7
Zina Garrison #6 7-6(1) 6-2
Chris Evert #4
Semifinals
Steffi Graf #1 3-6 6-4 6-2
Gabriela Sabatini #3
Martina Navratilova #2 7-6(4) 6-2
Zina Garrison #6
Final
Steffi Graf #1 3-6 7-5 6-1
Martina Navratilova #2

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