1989 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

Lori McNeil was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Laura Gildemeister.

Zina Garrison won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against Pam Shriver.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (final)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (second round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Patty Fendick (first round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier (first round)
 * 6)  Rosalyn Fairbank (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Gretchen Magers (second round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández (semifinals)