1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Singles
1989 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champion Miloslav Mečíř
Runner-up Yannick Noah
Score3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3

Boris Becker was the two-time defending champion but lost in the third round to Jay Berger.

Miloslav Mečíř won in the final 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 against Yannick Noah.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Boris Becker (third round)
  2. Stefan Edberg (third round)
  3. Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
  4. Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  5. Jakob Hlasek (third round)
  6. Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
  7. Miloslav Mečíř (champion)
  8. Thomas Muster (second round)
  9. Aaron Krickstein (first round)
  10. Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
  11. Emilio Sánchez (third round)
  12. Yannick Noah (final)
  13. Andrei Chesnokov (third round)
  14. Kevin Curren (second round)
  15. Andrés Gómez (second round)
  16. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
  Jay Berger 3 4  
12 Yannick Noah 6 6  
12 Yannick Noah 6 6 1 2 3
7 Miloslav Mečíř 3 2 6 6 6
4 Jimmy Connors 2 4  
7 Miloslav Mečíř 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 B Becker 6 6  
WC D Visser 3 6 6 WC D Visser 3 4  
  L Mattar 6 3 1 1 B Becker 1 1  
WC J Pugh 4 6 2   J Berger 6 6  
  J Berger 6 4 6   J Berger 6 6  
  D Rostagno 6 3 3 15 A Gómez 2 4  
15 A Gómez 0 6 6   J Berger 6 6  
10 B Gilbert 6 6   10 B Gilbert 4 4  
  J Gunnarsson 4 1   10 B Gilbert 6 6  
  D Cahill 3 6 6   D Cahill 4 4  
Q J Yzaga 6 3 1 10 B Gilbert 7 7  
  W Masur 4 2     A Mancini 6 6  
  A Mancini 6 6     A Mancini 6 6 7
8 T Muster 7 3 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Agassi 2 6 6
  L Duncan 1 2     C van Rensburg 6 1 2
  C van Rensburg 6 6   3 A Agassi 5 6 2
  S Živojinović 5 3     R Seguso 7 4 0d
  R Seguso 7 6     R Seguso 4 6 6
  J Courier 6 6 3 14 K Curren 6 4 3
14 K Curren 7 4 6 3 A Agassi 5 4  
12 Y Noah 7 6   12 Y Noah 7 6  
Q N Pereira 6 3   12 Y Noah 6 6  
  J Sánchez 6 6     J Sánchez 1 2  
  H de la Peña 2 3   12 Y Noah 5 7 6
  M Jaite 7 4 6 5 J Hlasek 7 6 3
  A Mansdorf 6 6 7   A Mansdorf 3 5  
5 J Hlasek 6 7  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 T Mayotte 6 7  
Q G Ivanišević 5 3     D Pate 4 6  
  D Pate 7 6   6 T Mayotte 7 6  
  L Lavalle 3 2   11 E Sánchez 5 2  
  G Forget 6 6     G Forget 4 4  
  D Goldie 6 1   11 E Sánchez 6 6  
11 E Sánchez 7 6   6 T Mayotte 3 3  
13 A Chesnokov 3 6 6 4 J Connors 6 6  
  R Krishnan 6 4 1 13 A Chesnokov 6 6 6
Q S Davis 4 4   Q J Canter 4 7 3
Q J Canter 6 6   13 A Chesnokov 5 5  
WC J Arias 6 1 6 4 J Connors 7 7  
  J Kriek 3 6 2 WC J Arias 1 1  
4 J Connors 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 M Mečíř 3 6 6
Q G Holmes 7 3 4   M Woodforde 6 3 1
  M Woodforde 6 6 6 7 M Mečíř 6 6  
  P Annacone 0 4   WC P Sampras 0 1  
  A Järryd 6 6     A Järryd 5 2  
WC P Sampras 5 7 7 WC P Sampras 7 6  
9 A Krickstein 7 6 6 7 M Mečíř 6 3 6
16 M Chang 6 7   16 M Chang 2 6 4
  A Volkov 4 5   16 M Chang 6 6  
WC S Bryan 3 6 6 WC S Bryan 3 4  
Q B Pearce 6 4 2 16 M Chang 6 6  
  H Skoff 6 6   2 S Edberg 3 2  
  B Orešar 4 1     H Skoff 4 4  
2 S Edberg 6 6  

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