title: 1989 Italian Open – Women's singles
text: # 1989 Italian Open – Women's singles
  
  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.
  
  * Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
  * Manuela Maleeva (third round)
  * Helen Kelesi (third round)
  * Arantxa Sánchez (final)
  * Hana Mandlíková (third round)
  * Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  * Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
  * Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
  * Terry Phelps (third round)
  * Bettina Fulco (semifinals)
  * Nicole Provis (first round)
  * Isabelle Demongeot (third round)
  * Barbara Paulus (third round)
  * Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  * Niege Dias (second round)
  * Ann Grossman (first 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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 10 | Bettina Fulco | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 10 | Bettina Fulco | 3 | 1 | 1 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | | | | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez | 2 | 7 | 4 |
  | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 4 | Arantxa Sánchez | 2 | 7 | 4 |
  | 14 | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Farina | 7 | 2 | 6 | | S Farina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Guerrée | 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 Švíglerová | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 Romanò | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Romanò | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  