1989 New South Wales Open – Women's singles
Introduction Pam Shriver was the defending champion and lost in the quarter-finals to Terry Phelps.Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Catarina Lindqvist.
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)'''#  Pam Shriver ''(quarterfinals)''#  Helena Suková ''(third round)''#  Mary Joe Fernández ''(quarterfinals)''#  Patty Fendick ''(quarterfinals)''#  Raffaella Reggi ''(third round)''#  Anne Minter ''(third round)''#  Pascale Paradis ''(second round)''#  Hana Mandlíková ''(semifinals)''#  Nicole Provis ''(second round)''#  Judith Wiesner ''(quarterfinals)''#  Brenda Schultz ''(first round)''#  Catarina Lindqvist ''(final)''#  Gretchen Magers ''(third round)''#  Ann Grossman ''(third round)''#  Terry Phelps ''(semifinals)''
Draw ===Finals======Top half=======Section 1========Section 2=======Bottom half=======Section 3========Section 4====
References *  1989 New South Wales Open Draw