1989 Eckerd Open – Singles

Chris Evert was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1989 Eckerd Open
1988 ChampionUnited States Chris Evert
ChampionSpain Conchita Martínez
Runner-upArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Score6–3, 6–2

Conchita Martínez beat Gabriela Sabatini in the final by a score of 6–3, 6–2. With the victory, Conchita avenged a second round loss she suffered against Sabatini earlier that year at the Australian Open. It was also Conchita's second title of the season, and the third of her career. The match was Sabatini's third final of the year, and marked the first time she had been beaten by Conchita.

Seeds

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

  1. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (final)
  2. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (second round)
  3. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (first round)
  4. Spain Arantxa Sánchez (semifinals)
  5. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (first round)
  6. Italy Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Susan Sloane (second round)
  8. Spain Conchita Martínez (champion)

Draw

Key
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 7 6  
  Argentina Bettina Fulco 5 2   1 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
  Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6 3 4   West Germany Isabel Cueto 1 1  
  West Germany Isabel Cueto 4 6 6 1 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
  Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová 2 1     Italy Linda Ferrando 2 3  
  Italy Linda Ferrando 6 6     Italy Linda Ferrando 6 4 7
  United States Ann Grossman 5 1   7 United States Susan Sloane 2 6 5
7 United States Susan Sloane 7 6   1 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6   4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 4  
  United States Mary Lou Piatek 1 2   4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q Argentina Adriana Villagrán 2 1   Q United States Ronni Reis 3 1  
Q United States Ronni Reis 6 6   4 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q United States Shaun Stafford 6 7     South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank 1 0  
LL Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková 3 5   Q United States Shaun Stafford 1 7 2
  South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank 7 6     South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank 6 5 6
5 Soviet Union Larisa Neiland 6 3   1 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 3 2  
8 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6   8 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6  
  Greece Angeliki Kanellopoulou 2 2   8 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6  
  Peru Laura Arraya 6 6     Peru Laura Arraya 3 0  
  Soviet Union Leila Meskhi 4 4   8 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6  
  United States Halle Cioffi 6 6     United States Halle Cioffi 1 2  
  United States Tracy Austin 4 3     United States Halle Cioffi 1 6 6
  United States Donna Faber 6 1 6   United States Donna Faber 6 4 2
3 Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 3 6 3 8 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6  
6 Italy Sandra Cecchini 5 7 6 6 Italy Sandra Cecchini 0 0  
  Argentina Patricia Tarabini 7 5 1 6 Italy Sandra Cecchini 6 6  
LL Brazil Andrea Vieira 6 7 6 LL Brazil Andrea Vieira 2 4  
  United States Wendy White 7 5 1 6 Italy Sandra Cecchini 6 6  
Q Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová 6 6   Q Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová 2 2  
  United States Kathleen Horvath 2 3   Q Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová 6 6  
  United States Kate Gompert 3 2   2 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 4 1  
2 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6 6  
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