title: 1989 New South Wales Open – Men's singles
text: # 1989 New South Wales Open – Men's singles
  
  John Fitzgerald was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  
  Aaron Krickstein won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Andrei Cherkasov.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Henri Leconte (first round)
  * Andrei Chesnokov (first round)
  * Aaron Krickstein (champion)
  * Jonas Svensson (first round)
  * Darren Cahill (first round)
  * Christo van Rensburg (quarterfinals)
  * Wally Masur (quarterfinals)
  * Magnus Gustafsson (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
  
  | 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | H Leconte | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Nyström | 4 | 0 | | | B Orešar | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Orešar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Orešar | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tulasne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | W Masur | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Nargiso | 4 | 6 | | | T Tulasne | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kühnen | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | W Masur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | W Masur | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Orešar | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | 3 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Krickstein | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Aldrich | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Rive | 6 | 7 | | | J Rive | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Doohan | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Krickstein | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Davis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Layendecker | 4 | 6 | | | M Davis | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C-U Steeb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Cahill | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Aaron Krickstein | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Andrei Cherkasov | 4 | 2 |
  | | A Olhovskiy | 3 | 6 | | 6 | C van Rensburg | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Talbot | 2 | 3 | | | A Volkov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Volkov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | C van Rensburg | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Frawley | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | Q | O Delaître | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Stoltenberg | 7 | 4 | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | O Delaître | 6 | 6 | | Q | O Delaître | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | J Svensson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | O Delaître | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Cherkasov | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Mronz | 2 | 2 | | 8 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | L Němeček | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Němeček | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Němeček | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Lavalle | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Saceanu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Saceanu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  