1989 Lufthansa Cup – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion going into the final against her rival Gabriela Sabatini. Just the previous month, Sabatini defeated Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final at Amelia Island, Florida. Now, in her native Germany, Steffi would turn the tables against Sabatini, beating her 6–3, 6–1. Prior to this match, Sabatini had played in four finals in 1989, with her winning twice. For Steffi, this victory was her seventh of the year, and marked the sixteenth time out of nineteen matches she had beaten Sabatini.

Singles
1989 Lufthansa Cup
1988 ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upArgentina Sabatini
Score6–3, 6–1
Draw56
Seeds16

Seeds

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.

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (final)
  3. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (third round)
  4. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (third round)
  5. United States Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
  6. Canada Helen Kelesi (semifinals)
  7. Italy Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  8. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
  9. Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková (third round)
  10. Austria Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
  11. Argentina Bettina Fulco (second round)
  12. France Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  13. United States Terry Phelps (first round)
  14. Australia Nicole Provis (first round)
  15. France Isabelle Demongeot (first round)
  16. United States Gretchen Magers (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6  
6 Canada Helen Kelesi 2 0  
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6  
2 Argentina Sabatini 3 1  
  West Germany Isabel Cueto 2 1  
2 Argentina Sabatini 6 6  

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 West Germany S Graf 7 6  
  France N Herreman 6 0 6   Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 5 4  
  Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 3 6 7 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6  
  West Germany K Düll 6 3 6   Brazil N Dias 0 0  
  Brazil N Dias 4 6 7   Brazil N Dias 2 7 6
  Czechoslovakia J Pospíšilová 6 7     Czechoslovakia J Pospíšilová 6 6 3
16 United States G Magers 3 6   1 West Germany S Graf 6 6  
12 France N Tauziat 4 7 7 7 Italy S Cecchini 2 0  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 5 6 12 France N Tauziat 6 6  
  Poland I Kuczyńska 2 6 6   Poland I Kuczyńska 1 2  
  Canada R Simpson 6 1 3 12 France N Tauziat 5 2  
  United States A Grossman 3 6 1 7 Italy S Cecchini 7 6  
  Argentina P Tarabini 6 4 6   Argentina P Tarabini 2 4  
7 Italy S Cecchini 6 6  

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6  
  Australia L Field 3 3   Q France M-C Damas 1 1  
Q France M-C Damas 6 6   3 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 5 4
  West Germany S Meier 7 6   10 Austria B Paulus 6 7 6
Q Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 5 1     West Germany S Meier 3 3  
  South Africa E Reinach 3 0   10 Austria B Paulus 6 6  
10 Austria B Paulus 6 6   10 Austria B Paulus 3 7 3
14 Australia N Provis 3 3   6 Canada H Kelesi 6 5 6
  Hungary A Temesvári 6 6     Hungary A Temesvári w/o    
  Australia J-A Faull 6 7 6   Australia J-A Faull      
  Netherlands B Schultz 7 6 4   Hungary A Temesvári 3 2  
  South Africa D Van Rensburg 6 6   6 Canada H Kelesi 6 6  
  West Germany V Martinek 4 4     South Africa D Van Rensburg 3 1  
6 Canada H Kelesi 6 6  

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 United States M J Fernández 5 6 6
  West Germany C Porwik 7 6     West Germany C Porwik 7 0 2
Q Argentina A Villagrán 6 3   5 United States M J Fernández 3 4  
  South Africa A Coetzer 6 6     Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 6 6  
  Greece A Kanellopoulou 4 4     South Africa A Coetzer 6 4 2
  Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 6 6     Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 2 6 6
13 United States T Phelps 1 4     Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 6 6 2
15 France I Demongeot 7 6 3   West Germany I Cueto 3 7 6
  West Germany I Cueto 6 7 6   West Germany I Cueto 7 6  
  West Germany W Probst 6 6     West Germany W Probst 5 4  
  Australia E Smylie 3 2     West Germany I Cueto 6 6  
  Italy L Lapi 7 6   4 Bulgaria K Maleeva 3 3  
  Czechoslovakia I Budařová 5 3     Italy L Lapi 7 4 0
4 Bulgaria K Maleeva 5 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 West Germany S Hanika 6 4 6
Q Sweden C Dahlman 6 2 6 Q Sweden C Dahlman 2 6 2
  Argentina M Paz 3 6 4 8 West Germany S Hanika 6 6  
  Italy L Garrone 6 6     Italy L Garrone 1 0  
Q United Kingdom C Wood 2 1     Italy L Garrone 6 0 6
  West Germany S Gerke 6 4 1 11 Argentina B Fulco 2 6 2
11 Argentina B Fulco 4 6 6 8 West Germany S Hanika 2 0  
9 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6   2 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6  
  United States B Bowes 1 1   9 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 7  
  Sweden M Strandlund 6 4 1 Q West Germany S Menning 2 5  
Q West Germany S Menning 2 6 6 9 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 4 2
Q Austria P Ritter 6 6   2 Argentina G Sabatini 3 6 6
Q Argentina G Mosca 2 2   Q Austria P Ritter 4 2  
2 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6  

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