1989 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.

Steffi Graf won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Zvereva.

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)  Steffi Graf (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
 * 3) n/a - Zina Garrison, originally seeded third, withdrew from the tournament due to an injury.
 * 4)  Natasha Zvereva (final)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (third round)
 * 6) 🇨🇦 Helen Kelesi (third round)
 * 7) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
 * 9) 🇮🇹 Sandra Cecchini (third round)
 * 10) 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
 * 11) 🇦🇷 Bettina Fulco (third round)
 * 12) 🇮🇹 Raffaella Reggi (second round)
 * 13) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (first round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Terry Phelps (first round)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16) n/a