1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament for women.

Manuela Maleeva won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Jenny Byrne.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (second round)
 * 2)  Helena Suková (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (champion)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (first round)
 * 6) 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Nicole Provis (second round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (second round)