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Women's singles
1989 Lipton International Players Championships
1988 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

The final was won by Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 against Chris Evert.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
2. Chris Evert (final)
3. Helena Suková (semifinals)
4. Pam Shriver (fourth round)
5. Zina Garrison (semifinals)
6. Manuela Maleeva (third round)
7. n/a
8. Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
9. Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
10. Lori McNeil (fourth round)
11. Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
12. Arantxa Sánchez (third round)
13. Sylvia Hanika (second round)
14. Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
15. Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
16. Susan Sloane (second round)
17. Bettina Fulco (third round)
18. Nicole Provis (first round)
19. Anne Minter (first round)
20. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
21. Barbara Paulus (third round)
22. Radka Zrubáková (second round)
23. Belinda Cordwell (third round)
24. Amy Frazier (second round)
25. Isabelle Demongeot (quarterfinals)
26. Terry Phelps (first round)
27. Brenda Schultz (first round)
28. Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
29. Elna Reinach (second round)
30. Gretchen Magers (fourth round)
31. Neige Dias (first round)
32. Patricia Tarabini (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7
	25	Isabelle Demongeot	1	5
								1	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6	6
								3	Helena Suková	7	3	4
	3	Helena Suková	5	6	6
	15	Raffaella Reggi	7	4	3
															1	Gabriela Sabatini	6	4	6
															2	Chris Evert	1	6	2
	5	Zina Garrison	6	5	6
		Jana Novotná	4	7	1
								5	Zina Garrison	3	1
								2	Chris Evert	6	6
	11	Helen Kelesi	3	6	6
	2	Chris Evert	6	4	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	G Sabatini	6	6
		E Hakami	0	3				1	G Sabatini	6	6
		L Ferrando	4	6	3				C Suire	0	0
		C Suire	6	1	6										1	G Sabatini	6	6
		S Gomer	6	6											23	B Cordwell	2	1
		K Adams	4	2					S Gomer	4	4
	Q	L Harvey-Wild	3	3				23	B Cordwell	6	6
	23	B Cordwell	6	6																		1	G Sabatini	6	7
	28	R Fairbank	6	5	6																		A Grossman	4	6
	Q	C MacGregor	4	7	3			28	R Fairbank	7	5	4
		M Paz	2	6	3				A Grossman	6	7	6
		A Grossman	6	4	6											A Grossman	6	6
		E Smylie	2	2												H Cioffi	3	1
		H Cioffi	6	6					H Cioffi	4	6	6
		J Pospíšilová	3	1				13	S Hanika	6	4	1
	13	S Hanika	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	A Sánchez	6	6
		J-A Faull	3	4				12	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Dechaume	0	6					L Allen	0	2
		L Allen	6	7											12	A Sánchez	5	3
		H Na	6	6	2										30	G Magers	7	6
		J Halard	2	7	6				J Halard	3	1
		P Langrová	6	2				30	G Magers	6	6
	30	G Magers	7	6																		30	G Magers	5	3
	25	I Demongeot	6	6	6																	25	I Demongeot	7	6
		P Louie-Harper	7	0	2			25	I Demongeot	6	6
		M Javer	4	0					B Nagelsen	1	4
		B Nagelsen	6	6											25	I Demongeot	6	6
		R White	5	6	1										6	M Maleeva	3	2
		G Fernández	7	3	6				G Fernández	2	2
		J Byrne	1	3				6	M Maleeva	6	6
	6	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	H Suková	6	6
	Q	S Amiach	1	1				3	H Suková	6	6
		L Antonoplis	4	6	6				L Antonoplis	3	4
		C Wood	6	4	2										3	H Suková	6	6
		W Turnbull	r												21	B Paulus	1	2
		L Garrone							L Garrone	4	1
		L Bonder-Kreiss	3	1				21	B Paulus	6	6
	21	B Paulus	6	6																		3	H Suková	6	6
	32	P Tarabini	3	0																		10	L McNeil	3	2
		C Cohen	6	6					C Cohen	4	1
		T Scheuer-Larsen	6	5	6				T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6
		A Ivan	2	7	3											T Scheuer-Larsen	4	7	4
	Q	M-C Calleja	2	6	6										10	L McNeil	6	5	6
		C Christian	6	1	3			Q	M-C Calleja	1	0
		M Bollegraf	4	3				10	L McNeil	6	6
	10	L McNeil	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	R Reggi	6	6
		H Witvoet	1	3				15	R Reggi	6	6
		E Krapl	4	3					A Holíková	4	1
		A Holíková	6	6											15	R Reggi	6	6
		H Ludloff	1	1											17	B Fulco	3	2
		J Hetherington	6	6					J Hetherington	5	4
		K Steinmetz	2	4				17	B Fulco	7	6
	17	B Fulco	6	6																		15	R Reggi	6	6
	19	A Minter	1	3																			E Pfaff	3	3
	Q	M Drake	6	6				Q	M Drake	4	4
		K Horvath	6	5					E Pfaff	6	6
		E Pfaff	7	7												E Pfaff	6	6
		J Durie	2	2											Q	A Nishiya	3	4
	Q	A Nishiya	6	6				Q	A Nishiya	6	7
	Q	L Barnard	6	6				Q	L Barnard	2	6
	LL	S Hack	3	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	Z Garrison	6	6
		J Santrock	4	0				5	Z Garrison	6	6
		M Strandlund	7	6					M Strandlund	2	1
		A Henricksson	6	4											5	Z Garrison	6	6
		W Probst	6	1	2											L Gildemeister	2	1
		L Gildemeister	4	6	6				L Gildemeister	6	6
		R Reis	6	7					R Reis	4	2
	31	N Dias	2	5																		5	Z Garrison	6	6
	26	T Phelps	1	6	2																		L Golarsa	1	2
		M Van Nostrand	6	1	6				M Van Nostrand	6	4	0
		M Pawlik	2	3					L Golarsa	2	6	6
		L Golarsa	6	6												L Golarsa	6	5	7
		C Cunningham	3	1												B Herr	0	7	6
		B Herr	6	6					B Herr	6	6	6
		S Frankl	1	1				14	C Lindqvist	7	4	3
	14	C Lindqvist	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	S Sloane	6	6
		M L Daniels	4	2				16	S Sloane	6	6	1
		I Budařová	1	1					J Novotná	4	7	6
		J Novotná	6	6												J Novotná	6	6
		D Van Rensburg	7	6												D Van Rensburg	2	1
		K Gompert	5	3					D Van Rensburg	6	6
		L Lapi	6	6					L Lapi	3	1
	18	N Provis	3	0																			J Novotná	7	6
	24	A Frazier	6	6																		4	P Shriver	5	4
	Q	S Auer	2	2				24	A Frazier	3	4
		A Coetzer	6	6					A Coetzer	6	6
		M Torres	2	2												A Coetzer	5	2
		C Benjamin	5	6											4	P Shriver	7	6
		S Stafford	7	7					S Stafford	4	3
		E Inoue	7	5	3			4	P Shriver	6	6
	4	P Shriver	5	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	K Maleeva	7	1	7
		N Herreman	6	6	5			8	K Maleeva	6	7
		S Martin	4	4					I Kuczyńska	3	5
		I Kuczyńska	6	6											8	K Maleeva	6	6
		K Schimper	6	6												K Schimper	3	4
	LL	M Lindström	3	4					K Schimper	7	1	6
		N Guerrée	6	3	4			29	E Reinach	6	6	4
	29	E Reinach	4	6	6																	8	K Maleeva	2	3
	22	R Zrubáková	6	6																		11	H Kelesi	6	6
		A Devries	1	2				22	R Zrubáková	0	2
		M Werdel	5	0					C Porwik	6	6
		C Porwik	7	6												C Porwik	6	4	5
		F Bonsignori	3	3											11	H Kelesi	1	6	7
		M McGrath	6	6					M McGrath	6	4	1
		S Meier	3	6				11	H Kelesi	1	6	6
	11	H Kelesi	6	7

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	M J Fernández	6	6
		N Jagerman	3	2				9	M J Fernández	6	7
		C Caverzasio	6	6					C Caverzasio	2	5
		A Villagrán	2	4											9	M J Fernández	6	6
		D Faber	2	4												B Bowes	1	3
		S Wasserman	6	6					S Wasserman	2	3
		B Bowes	6	7					B Bowes	6	6
	27	B Schultz	1	6																		9	M J Fernández	5	2
	20	N Tauziat	6	7																		2	C Evert	7	6
		C Bassett-Seguso	1	6				20	N Tauziat	7	4	6
		W White	6	3	7				W White	6	6	3
		N Miyagi	4	6	5										20	N Tauziat	3	3
		K Rinaldi	6	6											2	C Evert	6	6
		D Balestrat	4	2					K Rinaldi	6	4
		S Goleš	3	4				2	C Evert	7	6
	2	C Evert	6	6

References

• 1989 Lipton International Players Championships Draw

• 1989 Lipton International Players Championships