title: 1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells – Singles
text: # 1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament for women.
  
  Manuela Maleeva won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Jenny Byrne.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Chris Evert (second round)
  * Helena Suková (semifinals)
  * Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
  * Manuela Maleeva (champion)
  * Lori McNeil (first round)
  * Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
  * Nicole Provis (second round)
  * Nathalie Tauziat (second 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
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Q | Jenny Byrne | 4 | 1 | |
  | 4 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Kijimuta | 6 | 3 | 2 | | H Mandlíková | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Mandlíková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | B Paulus | 3 | 1 | | | I Demongeot | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Poruri | 1 | 3 | | 8 | N Tauziat | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Mandlíková | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Byrne | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Durie | 3 | 2 | | | A Minter | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | LL | J-A Faull | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | J Byrne | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | T Phelps | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | L McNeil | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Reinach | 2 | 2 | | 6 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | A Nishiya | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Nishiya | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | G Magers | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Balestrat | 6 | 5 | 2 | | G Magers | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | N Provis | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Suková | 2 | 4 |
  | | T Austin | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | N Provis | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novotná | 7 | 7 | | | J Novotná | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Paz | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | J Novotná | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | B Schultz | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | R White | 6 | 4 | 5 | | B Schultz | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  