1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Patty Fendick was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Women's singles
1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionJapan Kumiko Okamoto
Runner-upAustralia Elizabeth Smylie
Score6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1988 · Japan Open · 1990 →

Kumiko Okamoto won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Elizabeth Smylie.

Seeds

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

  1.   Anne Minter (semifinals)
  2.   Belinda Cordwell (semifinals)
  3.   Ann Henricksson (second round)
  4.   Sandra Wasserman (quarterfinals)
  5.   Etsuko Inoue (quarterfinals)
  6.   Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)
  7.   Monique Javer (second round)
  8.   Louise Allen (first round)

Draw

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   A Minter 6 6  
    M Yanagi 1 4   1   A Minter 6 6  
    M Werdel 7 6       M Werdel 3 4  
    H Witvoet 5 0   1   A Minter 7 6  
    A Hobbs 6 1 3 6   B Nagelsen 5 1  
    L Bonder-Kreiss 4 6 6     L Bonder-Kreiss 6 1 0
    L Field 4 6 3 6   B Nagelsen 4 6 6
6   B Nagelsen 6 4 6 1   A Minter 4 6 6
4   S Wasserman 6 6       E Smylie 6 4 7
    A Kijimuta 3 2   4   S Wasserman 6 6  
    A Nishiya 2 6 1     A Devries 2 4  
    A Devries 6 4 6 4   S Wasserman 5 4  
    I Kuczyńska 6 4       E Smylie 7 6  
    E Smylie 7 6       E Smylie 6 6 6
    M Jaggard 3 3   7   M Javer 7 2 1
7   M Javer 6 6       Elizabeth Smylie 4 2  
8   L Allen 6 2 0 Q   Kumiko Okamoto 6 6  
Q   K Okamoto 2 6 6 Q   K Okamoto 6 6  
    L-A Eldredge 6 6       L-A Eldredge 4 3  
Q   T Zambrzycki 2 1   Q   K Okamoto 7 6  
    M Kidowaki 1 0   Q   K Date 5 4  
Q   K Date 6 6   Q   K Date 7 3 6
    J Richardson 1 2   3   A Henricksson 6 6 3
3   A Henricksson 6 6   Q   K Okamoto 6 6  
5   E Inoue 6 6   2   B Cordwell 2 4  
    N Sawamatsu 1 2   5   E Inoue 6 3 6
    M Pawlik 6 7       M Pawlik 3 6 2
    B Herr 2 5   5   E Inoue 3 3  
Q   N Miyagi 6 6   2   B Cordwell 6 6  
    J Hetherington 2 1   Q   N Miyagi 2 6 1
    C Bakkum 2 1   2   B Cordwell 6 3 6
2   B Cordwell 6 6  
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