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.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (Champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (final)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (third round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (second round)
 * 5)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
 * 6)  Larisa Savchenko (third round)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Anne Minter (third round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Terry Phelps (second round)
 * 9)  Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
 * 10) n/a
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Kathy Rinaldi (third round)
 * 12)  Elna Reinach (semifinals)
 * 13) 🇬🇧 Sara Gomer (second round)
 * 14) n/a
 * 15) 🇺🇸 Ann Henricksson (quarterfinals)
 * 16) 🇬🇧 Jo Durie (third round)