1989 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
1989 US Open

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Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.

Seeds

1. Michelle Jaggard-Lai (second round)
2. Kristine Kunce (second round)
3. Eva Švíglerová (first round)
4. Florencia Labat (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Sophie Amiach (qualified)
6. Iwona Kuczyńska (first round)
7. Nathalie Herreman (qualified)
8. Julie Halard-Decugis (qualified)
9. Marie-Christine Damas (first round)
10. Leona Lásková (first round)
11. Akemi Nishiya (qualifying competition)
12. Catherine Suire (first round)
13. Natalia Medvedeva (first round)
14. Julie Richardson (first round)
15. Renata Baranski (qualifying competition)
16. Gisele Miró (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Sandy Collins
2. Nathalie Herreman
3. Pascale Paradis
4. Sophie Amiach
5. Julie Halard-Decugis
6. Lisa Raymond
7. Ei Iida
8. Laxmi Poruri

Lucky losers

1. Florencia Labat

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Michelle Jaggard-Lai	6	77
		Karim Strohmeier-Merino	3	64
								1	Michelle Jaggard-Lai	1	4
									Sandy Collins	6	6
		Anna Ivan	2	1
		Sandy Collins	6	6
																Sandy Collins	6	6
															WC	Susan Gilchrist	2	2
	WC	Susan Gilchrist	6	77
		Leigh-Anne Eldredge	3	61
								WC	Susan Gilchrist	6	6
									Maya Kidowaki	4	0
		Maya Kidowaki	3	6	6
	13	Natalia Medvedeva	6	3	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Akemi Nishiya	6	6
		Maïder Laval	2	0
								11	Akemi Nishiya	6	6
									Kimberly Po	1	4
		Kimberly Po	6	4	6
		Magdalena Maleeva	4	6	2
															11	Akemi Nishiya	2	6	5
															7	Nathalie Herreman	6	1	7
		Patricia Hy-Boulais	4	3
		Pilar Vásquez	6	6
									Pilar Vásquez	4	3
								7	Nathalie Herreman	6	6
		Luciana Tella	2	0
	7	Nathalie Herreman	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Florencia Labat	6	6
		Silvia Farina Elia	1	2
								4	Florencia Labat	6	2	7
									Clare Wood	1	6	5
		Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	3	2
		Clare Wood	6	6
															4	Florencia Labat	3	2
																Pascale Paradis	6	6
		Pascale Paradis	6	7
		Valda Lake	2	5
									Pascale Paradis	6	6
								16	Gisele Miró	1	2
		Amy Schwartz	2	2
	16	Gisele Miró	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Marie-Christine Damas	1	1
		Iva Budařová	6	6
									Iva Budařová	6	3	0
									Kate Gompert	4	6	6
		Kate Gompert	2	6	6
		Amanda Grunfeld	6	4	1
																Kate Gompert	6	5	0
															5	Sophie Amiach	1	7	6
		Lea Antonoplis	6	0	6
		Pam Casale	3	6	4
									Lea Antonoplis	5	3
								5	Sophie Amiach	7	6
		Carin Bakkum	2	2
	5	Sophie Amiach	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Julie Halard-Decugis	6	4	6
		Masako Yanagi	4	6	1
								8	Julie Halard-Decugis	6	7
									Adriana Villagrán	3	5
		Adriana Villagrán	77	6
		Jeri Ingram	64	3
															8	Julie Halard-Decugis	6	6
															WC	Shannan McCarthy	2	1
		Maria Lindström	6	4	1
	WC	Jessica Emmons	4	6	6
								WC	Jessica Emmons	4	0
								WC	Shannan McCarthy	6	6
	WC	Shannan McCarthy	6	7
	14	Julie Richardson	1	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Renata Baranski	1	6	6
	WC	Shawn Foltz	6	4	0
								15	Renata Baranski	6	6
								WC	Iwalani McCalla	4	1
	WC	Iwalani McCalla	6	6
		Elly Hakami	3	3
															15	Renata Baranski	3	1
															WC	Lisa Raymond	6	6
	WC	Lisa Raymond	6	6
		Angélica Gavaldón	2	3
								WC	Lisa Raymond	6	6
									Lisa Green	3	3
		Lisa Green	4	7	6
	3	Eva Švíglerová	6	5	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Iwona Kuczyńska	1	2
		Ei Iida	6	6
									Ei Iida	4	7	6
								WC	Debbie Graham	6	5	4
		Heather Ludloff	4	3
	WC	Debbie Graham	6	6
																Ei Iida	4	6	7
																Luciana Corsato-Owsianka	6	3	5
		Robyn Field	77	4	5
		Linda Barnard	65	6	7
									Linda Barnard	4	7	5
									Luciana Corsato-Owsianka	6	5	7
		Luciana Corsato-Owsianka	5	7	6
	12	Catherine Suire	7	5	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Leona Lásková	0	1
		Anne Simpkin	6	6
									Anne Simpkin	6	5	65
									Andrea Leand	1	7	77
		Andrea Leand	6	4	6
		Kathrin Keil	1	6	4
																Andrea Leand	4	64
																Laxmi Poruri	6	77
	WC	Tanya Stasiuk	0	3
		Laxmi Poruri	6	6
									Laxmi Poruri	6	6
								2	Kristine Kunce	1	1
		Andrea Holíková	3	2
	2	Kristine Kunce	6	6

External links

• 1989 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation