1989 Cincinnati Open – Singles

Singles
1989 Cincinnati Open
Champion	Brad Gilbert
Runner-up	Stefan Edberg
Score	6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Mats Wilander was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Stefan Edberg.

Brad Gilbert won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 against Edberg.

Seeds

1. Boris Becker (semifinals)
2. Stefan Edberg (final)
3. Mats Wilander (semifinals)
4. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
5. Brad Gilbert (champion)
6. Aaron Krickstein (third round)
7. Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
8. Jaime Yzaga (quarterfinals)
9. Anders Järryd (first round)
10. Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
11. John Fitzgerald (first round)
12. Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
13. Peter Lundgren (first round)
14. Jim Courier (third round)
15. Alexander Volkov (first round)
16. Derrick Rostagno (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals			Final
	1	Boris Becker	6	3	4
	5	Brad Gilbert	3	6	6
		5	Brad Gilbert	6	2	7
			2	Stefan Edberg	4	6	6
	3	Mats Wilander	6	6
	2	Stefan Edberg	7	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round			Second round			Third round			Quarterfinals
	1	B Becker	6	7
		R Leach	3	6				1	B Becker	6	6
	Q	P McEnroe	6	6				Q	P McEnroe	4	1
	Q	M Knowles	1	0							1	B Becker	6	6
	Q	M Ruah	2	1							V Amritraj	1	1
		V Amritraj	6	6					V Amritraj	6	7
		O Delaître	7	6					O Delaître	3	6
	15	A Volkov	6	1					1	B Becker	6	6
	9	A Järryd	3	6	3						8	J Yzaga	1	2
		M Davis	6	4	6				M Davis	6	2	6
		O Rahnasto	1r						J Brown	3	6	4
		J Brown	4									M Davis	4	6	6
		R Van't Hof	3	6	2					8	J Yzaga	6	2	7
		D Visser	6	3	6				D Visser	4	2
		N Marques	3	3				8	J Yzaga	6	6
	8	J Yzaga	6	6

Section 2

	First round			Second round			Third round			Quarterfinals
	4	M Chang	6	6
		N Broad	1	1				4	M Chang	6	5	7
		J Grabb	6	6					J Grabb	3	7	6
		J Frawley	1	3							4	M Chang	6	6
		M Kratzmann	1	2						14	J Courier	3	3
		R Seguso	6	6					R Seguso	6	1	4
		T Wilkison	2	4				14	J Courier	3	6	6
	14	J Courier	6	6					4	M Chang	6	6	3
	11	J Fitzgerald	4	4							5	B Gilbert	3	7	6
		P Sampras	6	6					P Sampras	7	2	6
		M Nido	6	0	4				A Olhovskiy	5	6	3
		A Olhovskiy	1	6	6							P Sampras	7	3	4
	WC	J Ross	3	0						5	B Gilbert	6	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	6	6					J Stoltenberg	3	2
	Q	A Moreno	3	4				5	B Gilbert	6	6
	5	B Gilbert	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round			Second round			Third round			Quarterfinals
	6	A Krickstein	6	6	6
		A Cherkasov	7	4	1			6	A Krickstein	6	7
		C Bailey	6	7					C Bailey	3	5
	LL	M Petchey	2	6							6	A Krickstein	6	4	5
		T Tulasne	3	1						12	A Gómez	3	6	7
		D Pate	6	6					D Pate	4	3
		W Masur	4	4				12	A Gómez	6	6
	12	A Gómez	6	6					12	A Gómez	0	6
	13	P Lundgren	5	2							3	M Wilander	6	7
		N Kroon	7	6					N Kroon	6	6
		P Aldrich	6	6					P Aldrich	3	3
	Q	M Rincon	1	2								N Kroon	3	2
		J Rive	4	6	6					3	M Wilander	6	6
		R Matuszewski	6	4	2				J Rive	4	4
	Q	B Talbot	3	2				3	M Wilander	6	6
	3	M Wilander	6	6

Section 4

	First round			Second round			Third round			Quarterfinals
	7	A Chesnokov	6	7
	Q	S Salumaa	0	5				7	A Chesnokov	3	4
		M Schapers	4	6	3				G Muller	6	6
		G Muller	6	2	6							G Muller	4	2
		É Winogradsky	3	6	3					10	J Svensson	6	6
	Q	F Hunt	6	1	6			Q	F Hunt
		M Anger	1	3				10	J Svensson	w/o
	10	J Svensson	6	6					10	J Svensson	4	6
	16	D Rostagno	6	5	3						2	S Edberg	6	7
		J Frana	3	7	6				J Frana	6	6	2r
		R Krishnan	1	6	7				R Krishnan	4	7	4
	WC	B Scanlon	6	3	6							R Krishnan	4	6	4
	WC	B Pearce	3	6	7					2	S Edberg	6	3	6
	WC	M Robertson	6	4	5			WC	B Pearce	4	1
		B Moir	4	3				2	S Edberg	6	6
	2	S Edberg	6	6

References

• 1989 Cincinnati Open Draw