1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Patty Fendick was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Women's singles
1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Kumiko Okamoto
Runner-up	Elizabeth Smylie
Score	6–4, 6–2

Kumiko Okamoto won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Elizabeth Smylie.

Seeds

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

1. Anne Minter (semifinals)
2. Belinda Cordwell (semifinals)
3. Ann Henricksson (second round)
4. Sandra Wasserman (quarterfinals)
5. Etsuko Inoue (quarterfinals)
6. Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)
7. Monique Javer (second round)
8. Louise Allen (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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Minter	6	6
		M Yanagi	1	4				1	A Minter	6	6
		M Werdel	7	6					M Werdel	3	4
		H Witvoet	5	0											1	A Minter	7	6
		A Hobbs	6	1	3										6	B Nagelsen	5	1
		L Bonder-Kreiss	4	6	6				L Bonder-Kreiss	6	1	0
		L Field	4	6	3			6	B Nagelsen	4	6	6
	6	B Nagelsen	6	4	6																	1	A Minter	4	6	6
	4	S Wasserman	6	6																			E Smylie	6	4	7
		A Kijimuta	3	2				4	S Wasserman	6	6
		A Nishiya	2	6	1				A Devries	2	4
		A Devries	6	4	6										4	S Wasserman	5	4
		I Kuczyńska	6	4												E Smylie	7	6
		E Smylie	7	6					E Smylie	6	6	6
		M Jaggard	3	3				7	M Javer	7	2	1
	7	M Javer	6	6																										Elizabeth Smylie	4	2
	8	L Allen	6	2	0																								Q	Kumiko Okamoto	6	6
	Q	K Okamoto	2	6	6			Q	K Okamoto	6	6
		L-A Eldredge	6	6					L-A Eldredge	4	3
	Q	T Zambrzycki	2	1											Q	K Okamoto	7	6
		M Kidowaki	1	0											Q	K Date	5	4
	Q	K Date	6	6				Q	K Date	7	3	6
		J Richardson	1	2				3	A Henricksson	6	6	3
	3	A Henricksson	6	6																		Q	K Okamoto	6	6
	5	E Inoue	6	6																		2	B Cordwell	2	4
		N Sawamatsu	1	2				5	E Inoue	6	3	6
		M Pawlik	6	7					M Pawlik	3	6	2
		B Herr	2	5											5	E Inoue	3	3
	Q	N Miyagi	6	6											2	B Cordwell	6	6
		J Hetherington	2	1				Q	N Miyagi	2	6	1
		C Bakkum	2	1				2	B Cordwell	6	3	6
	2	B Cordwell	6	6

External links

• 1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw