1989 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Singles
Singles
1989 Virginia Slims of Florida
1988 Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles	Doubles

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion of the singles event of the 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida tennis tournament but lost in the third round to Terry Phelps.

Steffi Graf won in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 against Chris Evert.

Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Steffi Graf (champion)
Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
Chris Evert (final)
Helena Suková (semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
Sylvia Hanika (second round)
Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez (third round)
Sandra Cecchini (second round)
Bettina Fulco (first round)
Nicole Provis (second round)
Susan Sloane (second round)
Raffaella Reggi (first round)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Barbara Paulus (third round)
Anne Minter (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals				Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

4	Helena Suková	2	1
				1	Steffi Graf	4	6	6

				3	Chris Evert	6	2	3
3	Chris Evert	7	6

	Jana Novotná	5	1

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	S Graf	6	6
	E Reinach	4	6	6		E Reinach	1	2
	S Gomer	6	3	2						1	S Graf	6	6
	A Frazier	2	7	7						12	S Sloane	0	1
	G Fernández	6	5	5		A Frazier	1	1
	R Zrubáková	4	2		12	S Sloane	6	6
12	S Sloane	6	6											1	S Graf	6	6
13	R Reggi	3	7	4										7	H Kelesi	1	1
	J Byrne	6	6	6		J Byrne	5	6	4
Q	R Simpson	6	6		Q	R Simpson	7	3	6
	C Tessi	1	3							Q	R Simpson	5	5
	I Demongeot	6	6	3						7	H Kelesi	7	7
Q	M L Daniels	7	1	6	Q	M L Daniels	2	0
					7	H Kelesi	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	H Suková	6	7	6
	M Paz	3	6		Q	K Adams	7	6	2
Q	K Adams	6	7							4	H Suková	7	6
	P Tarabini	3	6	6							R Fairbank	6	0
	E Pfaff	6	2	1		P Tarabini	2	2
	R Fairbank	6	6	6		R Fairbank	6	6
16	A Minter	7	3	4											4	H Suková	6	6
10	B Fulco	2	1													H Cioffi	3	2
	B Cordwell	6	6			B Cordwell	6	1	2
	D Van Rensburg	6	4	4		H Cioffi	3	6	6
	H Cioffi	3	6	6							H Cioffi	3	6	6
	A Grossman	6	2	6							A Grossman	6	1	1
	E Hakami	4	6	4		A Grossman	6	7
					6	S Hanika	3	6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	M J Fernández	2	6	7
	D Balestrat	2	2		Q	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	1	6
Q	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6							5	M J Fernández	6	6
	K Horvath	7	6	5							P Louie-Harper	3	4
	P Louie-Harper	6	7	7		P Louie-Harper	2	6	6
	N Jagerman	1	4		11	N Provis	6	1	1
11	N Provis	6	6											5	M J Fernández	2	3
15	B Paulus	3	6	6										3	C Evert	6	6
Q	N Miyagi	6	1	2	15	B Paulus	4	6	6
	B Schultz	6	3	6		B Schultz	6	3	4
Q	A Dechaume	2	6	3						15	B Paulus	0	5
Q	C Suire	6	7							3	C Evert	6	7
	S Stafford	4	6		Q	C Suire	1	0
					3	C Evert	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	A Sánchez	6	6
	K Gompert	6	6	6		K Gompert	2	1
	N Dias	7	2	2						8	A Sánchez	4	1
	J Novotná	6	6								J Novotná	6	6
Q	K Schimper	4	4			J Novotná	6	6
	L Ferrando	1	4		14	N Tauziat	4	4
14	N Tauziat	6	6												J Novotná	6	6
9	S Cecchini	3	7	6											T Phelps	3	2
	J Durie	6	6	2	9	S Cecchini	1	2
	S Goleš	2	1			T Phelps	6	6
	T Phelps	6	6								T Phelps	6	7
	L Garrone	3	4							2	G Sabatini	2	6
	E Inoue	6	6			E Inoue	2	6	4
					2	G Sabatini	6	4	6

References edit

1989 Virginia Slims of Florida Draw