WTA Key Biscayne 1989 Draw, Results & Schedule

Gabriela Sabatini won the 1989 Key Biscayne, defeating Chris Evert 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Key Biscayne, United States, from March 20 to March 26, 1989. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Gabriela Sabatini
def. Chris Evert , 6-1 4-6 6-2
Dates
Mar 20 — Mar 26
Location
Key Biscayne, United States
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Historical categories use documented modern equivalents where available; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

Round of 128

Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-0 6-3
Elly Hakami #75
Catherine Suire #149 6-4 1-6 6-3
Linda Ferrando #59
Belinda Cordwell 6-3 6-3
Linda Wild #262
Sara Gomer #64 6-4 6-2
Katrina Adams #72
Ann Grossman #54 6-2 4-6 6-3
Mercedes Paz #48
Rosalyn Fairbank #41 6-4 5-7 6-3
Cammy Macgregor #156
Halle Cioffi #53 6-2 6-2
Liz Smylie #118
Sylvia Hanika #19 6-3 6-1
Jana Pospisilova #55
Isabelle Demongeot #38 6-7 6-0 6-2
Mareen Louie Harper
Betsy Nagelsen #74 6-4 6-0
Monique Javer #81
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-1 6-3
Jenny Byrne #49
Gigi Fernandez #56 7-5 3-6 6-1
Robin White #51
Gretchen Magers #44 7-6 6-2
Petra Langrova #98
Julie Halard-Decugis #101 2-6 7-6 6-2
Hu Na
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #17 6-3 6-4
Jo Anne Faull
Louise Allen 6-0 7-6
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
Helena Sukova #5 6-1 6-1
Sophie Amiach #186
Lea Antonoplis #168 4-6 6-4 6-2
Clare Wood #141
Barbara Paulus #32 6-3 6-1
Lisa Bonder Kreiss
Laura Garrone #69 0-0 (ret.)
Wendy Turnbull #216
Lori Mcneil #14 6-4 6-3
Manon Bollegraf #50
Marie Christine Calleja 2-6 6-1 6-3
Carol Christian
Tine Scheuer Larsen 6-2 5-7 6-3
Anna Ivan
Celine Cohen 6-3 6-0
Patricia Tarabini #46
Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-1 6-3
Hester Witvoet
Andrea Holikova #130 6-4 6-3
Eva Krapl #148
Bettina Fulco #27 6-2 6-4
Kim Steinmetz #140
Jill Hetherington #128 6-1 6-1
Heather Ludloff #174
Eva Pfaff #67 7-6 7-5
Kathy Horvath #82
Maureen Drake #313 6-1 6-3
Anne Minter #30
Akemi Nishiya 6-2 6-2
Jo Durie #62
Linda Barnard 6-3 6-3
Sabine Hack #152
Chris Evert #4 6-3 6-4
Sabrina Goles #66
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-4 6-2
Dianne Fromholtz #58
Nathalie Tauziat #31 6-1 7-6
Carling Bassett Seguso
Wendy White #77 6-4 3-6 7-5
Nana Smith #144
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-3 6-2
Nicole Jagerman #108
Cathy Caverzasio #115 6-2 6-4
Adriana Villagran Reami
Beverly Bowes #76 6-1 7-6
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #40
Sandra Wasserman #65 6-2 6-4
Donna Faber #80
Helen Kelesi #16 6-3 7-6
Silke Meier #107
Meredith Mcgrath #113 6-3 6-3
Federica Bonsignori #106
Claudia Porwik #112 7-5 6-0
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
Radomira Zrubakova #35 6-1 6-2
Ann Devries #109
Katerina Maleeva #12 7-6 1-6 7-5
Nathalie Herreman #86
Iwona Kuczynska 6-4 6-4
Stacey Martin
Karen Schimper #110 6-3 6-4
Maria Lindstrom
Elna Reinach #42 4-6 6-3 6-4
Nathalie Guerree Spitzer
Zina Garrison #7 6-4 6-0
Jennifer Santrock #125
Maria Strandlund Tomsvik 7-6 6-4
Ann Henricksson #57
Laura Arraya 4-6 6-1 6-2
Wiltrud Probst #85
Ronni Reis #87 6-2 7-5
Neige Dias
Laura Golarsa #92 6-2 6-3
Martina Pawlik
Molly Van Nostrand 6-1 1-6 6-2
Terry Phelps #39
Beth Herr #117 6-3 6-1
Carrie Cunningham #99
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-1 6-1
Silke Frankl #120
Jana Novotna #47 6-1 6-1
Iva Budarova #103
Susan Sloane Lundy 6-4 6-2
Mary Lou Piatek
Dianne Van Rensburg 7-5 6-3
Kate Gompert
Laura Lapi #89 6-3 6-0
Nicole Bradtke #28
Pam Shriver #6 5-7 7-5 6-3
Etsuko Inoue #68
Shaun Stafford #95 7-5 7-6
Camille Benjamin #78
Amanda Coetzer #133 6-2 6-2
Michelle Torres #97
Amy Frazier #37 6-2 6-2
Sabine Krein Auer

Round of 64

Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-0 6-0
Catherine Suire #149
Belinda Cordwell 6-4 6-4
Sara Gomer #64
Ann Grossman #54 6-7 7-5 6-4
Rosalyn Fairbank #41
Halle Cioffi #53 4-6 6-4 6-1
Sylvia Hanika #19
Isabelle Demongeot #38 6-1 6-4
Betsy Nagelsen #74
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-2 6-2
Gigi Fernandez #56
Gretchen Magers #44 6-3 6-1
Julie Halard-Decugis #101
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #17 6-0 6-2
Louise Allen
Helena Sukova #5 6-3 6-4
Lea Antonoplis #168
Barbara Paulus #32 6-4 6-1
Laura Garrone #69
Lori Mcneil #14 6-1 6-0
Marie Christine Calleja
Tine Scheuer Larsen 6-4 6-1
Celine Cohen
Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-4 6-1
Andrea Holikova #130
Bettina Fulco #27 7-5 6-4
Jill Hetherington #128
Eva Pfaff #67 6-4 6-4
Maureen Drake #313
Akemi Nishiya 6-2 7-6
Linda Barnard
Chris Evert #4 7-6 6-4
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
Nathalie Tauziat #31 7-6 4-6 6-3
Wendy White #77
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-2 7-5
Cathy Caverzasio #115
Beverly Bowes #76 6-2 6-3
Sandra Wasserman #65
Helen Kelesi #16 1-6 6-4 6-1
Meredith Mcgrath #113
Claudia Porwik #112 6-0 6-2
Radomira Zrubakova #35
Katerina Maleeva #12 6-3 7-5
Iwona Kuczynska
Karen Schimper #110 7-6 1-6 6-4
Elna Reinach #42
Zina Garrison #7 6-2 6-1
Maria Strandlund Tomsvik
Laura Arraya 6-4 6-2
Ronni Reis #87
Laura Golarsa #92 2-6 6-4 6-0
Molly Van Nostrand
Beth Herr #117 6-7 6-4 6-3
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
Jana Novotna #47 4-6 7-6 6-1
Susan Sloane Lundy
Dianne Van Rensburg 6-3 6-1
Laura Lapi #89
Pam Shriver #6 6-4 6-3
Shaun Stafford #95
Amanda Coetzer #133 6-3 6-4
Amy Frazier #37

Round of 32

Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 6-1
Belinda Cordwell
Ann Grossman #54 6-3 6-1
Halle Cioffi #53
Isabelle Demongeot #38 6-3 6-2
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8
Gretchen Magers #44 7-5 6-3
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #17
Helena Sukova #5 6-1 6-2
Barbara Paulus #32
Lori Mcneil #14 6-4 5-7 6-4
Tine Scheuer Larsen
Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-3 6-2
Bettina Fulco #27
Eva Pfaff #67 6-3 6-4
Akemi Nishiya
Chris Evert #4 6-3 6-3
Nathalie Tauziat #31
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-1 6-3
Beverly Bowes #76
Helen Kelesi #16 1-6 6-4 7-5
Claudia Porwik #112
Katerina Maleeva #12 6-3 6-4
Karen Schimper #110
Zina Garrison #7 6-2 6-1
Laura Arraya
Laura Golarsa #92 6-0 5-7 7-6
Beth Herr #117
Jana Novotna #47 6-2 6-1
Dianne Van Rensburg
Pam Shriver #6 7-5 6-2
Amanda Coetzer #133

Round of 16

Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-4 7-6
Ann Grossman #54
Isabelle Demongeot #38 7-5 6-3
Gretchen Magers #44
Helena Sukova #5 6-3 6-2
Lori Mcneil #14
Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-3 6-3
Eva Pfaff #67
Chris Evert #4 7-5 6-2
Mary Joe Fernandez #13
Helen Kelesi #16 6-2 6-3
Katerina Maleeva #12
Zina Garrison #7 6-1 6-2
Laura Golarsa #92
Jana Novotna #47 7-5 6-4
Pam Shriver #6

Quarterfinals

Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 7-5
Isabelle Demongeot #38
Helena Sukova #5 5-7 6-4 6-3
Raffaella Reggi Concato
Chris Evert #4 6-3 4-6 7-6
Helen Kelesi #16
Zina Garrison #7 6-4 5-7 6-1
Jana Novotna #47

Semifinals

Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-7 6-3 6-4
Helena Sukova #5
Chris Evert #4 6-3 6-1
Zina Garrison #7

Final

Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 4-6 6-2
Chris Evert #4

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Key Biscayne.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.

  1. Chris Evert 1 final

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 5 players share this record.

  1. Adriana Villagran Reami 1 appearance

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Key Biscayne finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 4-6 6-2 Chris Evert #4 H2H Match data 1989 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other WTA 250 tournaments in 1989

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Key Biscayne held?
Key Biscayne is held in Key Biscayne, United States.
Who won the most recent Key Biscayne?
The 1989 Key Biscayne was won by Gabriela Sabatini, who defeated Chris Evert 6-1 4-6 6-2.
When was the first Key Biscayne played?
The first edition of Key Biscayne was held in 1989.
What surface is Key Biscayne played on?
Key Biscayne is played on hard courts.