title: 1989 Dow Classic – Singles
text: # 1989 Dow Classic – Singles
  
  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Zina Garrison.
  
  Martina Navratilova won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Garrison.
  
  ## 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.
  
  * Martina Navratilova (Champion)
  * Zina Garrison (final)
  * Pam Shriver (third round)
  * Lori McNeil (second round)
  * Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
  * Larisa Savchenko (third round)
  * Anne Minter (third round)
  * Terry Phelps (second round)
  * Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
  * n/a
  * Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
  * Elna Reinach (semifinals)
  * Sara Gomer (second round)
  * n/a
  * Ann Henricksson (quarterfinals)
  * Jo Durie (third 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 12 | Elna Reinach | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | 12 | Elna Reinach | 2 | 2 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 2 |
  | 5 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 2 | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 2 |
  | 2 | Zina Garrison | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M McGrath | 3 | 1 | | | A Kijimuta | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Bakkum | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | J Durie | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | K Schimper | 6 | 6 | | | C Bakkum | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Gould | 1 | 3 | | 16 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
  | | K Adams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Radford | 4 | 2 |
  | | M Javer | 6 | 4 | | | K Adams | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Radford | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Radford | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Gaddie | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | Q | K Radford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | G Miró | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | L Savchenko | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | S Stafford | 3 | 3 | | LL | G Miró | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | L McNeil | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | B Nagelsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Minter | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | S Amiach | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | S Amiach | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | H Ludloff | 7 | 2 | 3 | Q | S Amiach | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Okamoto | 2 | 2 | | 13 | S Gomer | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 6 | 3 | 5 |
  | 12 | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | E Reinach | 1 | 6 | 7 |
  | | M Jaggard | 3 | 3 | | 12 | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Steinmetz | 7 | 2 | 1 | | M Pawlik | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Pawlik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J Louis | 2 | 2 | | | A Coetzer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kessaris | 2 | 3 | | Q | N Miyagi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Antonoplis | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | R Fairbank | 0 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | B Borneo | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Borneo | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Nishiya | 0 | 3 | | 9 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | A Henricksson | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Henricksson | 2 | 4 |
  | | R Reis | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | A Henricksson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Richardson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | J Richardson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Grunfeld | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 15 | A Henricksson | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | | L Golarsa | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | E Smylie | 1 | 6 | 4 | | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 4 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | T Phelps | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Date | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Suire | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | K Date | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Field | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Field | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | D Faber | 6 | 3 | | | L Field | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Wood | 0 | 1 | | | E Inoue | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Date | 3 | 2 |
  | 11 | K Rinaldi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Yanagi | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Santrock | 6 | 6 | | | J Santrock | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Salmon | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | K Rinaldi | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
  | | H Na | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Benjamin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | H Na | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  