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Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1989 Virginia Slims Championships. It was her second Tour Finals singles title.[1][2]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champion |  Steffi Graf |
| Runner-up |  Martina Navratilova |
| Score | 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Graf.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Steffi Graf (champion)
Martina Navratilova (final)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)- Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
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
- NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steffi Graf
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jana Novotná
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Steffi Graf
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Raffaella Reggi
| 3 | 5 | 7 | Helena Suková
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Helena Suková
| 6 | 7 | 1 | Steffi Graf
| 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini
| 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gretchen Magers
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Helen Kelesi
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Zina Garrison
| 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Zina Garrison
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Steffi Graf
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hana Mandlíková
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
| 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Catarina Lindqvist
| 6 | 3 | 4 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Monica Seles
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conchita Martínez
| 0 | 1 | 6 | Monica Seles
| 3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Joe Fernández
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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