1989 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1989 Italian Open
1988 Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez
Final score	6–2, 5–7, 6–4

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez.

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	10	Bettina Fulco	3	1
								1	Gabriela Sabatini	6	5	6
								4	Arantxa Sánchez	2	7	4
	4	Arantxa Sánchez	6	6
	14	Nathalie Tauziat	1	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	G Sabatini	6	6
Q	E Derly	7	2	1				L Golarsa	2	2
	L Golarsa	5	6	6										1	G Sabatini	6	6	6
	L Lapi	7	7												L Lapi	3	7	3
	M Paz	6	5					L Lapi	6	6
	P Langrová	6	6	6				P Langrová	3	3
11	N Provis	7	3	0																	1	G Sabatini	7	6
15	N Dias	6	6																		6	S Cecchini	5	1
	D van Rensburg	2	1				15	N Dias	0	3
Q	J Tremelling	6	4	6			Q	J Tremelling	6	6
	J Halard	4	6	4										Q	J Tremelling	0	2
Q	L Corsato-Owsianka	5	1											6	S Cecchini	6	6
	R McQuillan	7	6					R McQuillan	6	5	5
							6	S Cecchini	2	7	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	H Kelesi	6	6
	S Farina	7	2	6				S Farina	2	2
	N Guerree-Spitzer	6	6	2										3	H Kelesi	3	6	3
Q	C Cohen	6	6											10	B Fulco	6	2	6
LL	D Krajčovičová	1	3				Q	C Cohen	4	2
	L Field	3	0				10	B Fulco	6	6
10	B Fulco	6	6																		10	B Fulco	6	6
13	B Paulus	4	6	6																	8	R Reggi	4	2
	O Tsarbopoulou	6	1	1			13	B Paulus	6	6
	E Sviglerova	4	3					A Coetzer	2	4
	A Coetzer	6	6											13	B Paulus	2	6
	S Wasserman	6	1	6										8	R Reggi	6	7
Q	M-C Damas	1	6	1				S Wasserman	4	4
							8	R Reggi	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	H Mandlíková	6	6
	J Byrne	7	6	3				L Tella	3	0
	L Tella	6	7	6										5	H Mandlíková	6	2	r
	A Kanellopoulou	7	2	6											S Goleš	1	5
	N Jagerman	5	6	2				A Kanellopoulou	2	4
	S Goleš	2	6	6				S Goleš	6	6
16	A Grossman	6	2	2																		S Goleš	0	3
12	I Demongeot	6	5	6																	4	A Sánchez	6	6
	N Iaccarino	2	7	1			12	I Demongeot	6	6
	M Grossi	6	7					M Grossi	4	1
	B Schultz	1	5											12	I Demongeot	2	2
	L Ferrando	5	6	6										4	A Sánchez	6	6
Q	C Nozzoli	7	2	1				L Ferrando	5	1
							4	A Sánchez	7	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	J Wiesner	6	7
	C Tanvier	2	2					J-A Faull	3	6
	J-A Faull	6	6											7	J Wiesner	6	7
	L Garrone	1	4											9	T Phelps	4	6
	C Caverzasio	6	6					C Caverzasio	4	1
	M Bollegraf	4	4				9	T Phelps	6	6
9	T Phelps	6	6																		7	J Wiesner	6	2	2
14	N Tauziat	5	6	6																	14	N Tauziat	1	6	6
	A Dechaume	7	1	1			14	N Tauziat	4	6	6
	E Smylie	0	1					E Reinach	6	3	0
	E Reinach	6	6											14	N Tauziat	2	6	6
	J Pospíšilová	3	2											2	M Maleeva	6	3	0
Q	B Romano	6	6				Q	B Romano	3	2
							2	M Maleeva	6	6

References

• 1989 Italian Open Draw