1989 French Open – Men's Singles

Michael Chang defeated Stefan Edberg in the final 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. Chang broke the record for the youngest-ever Grand Slam – Men's Singles champion at the age of 17 years, 3 months and 20 days. Among his victories was a defeat of World No. 1 and three-time French Open champion Ivan Lendl, which is remembered as one of the most significant matches in French Open history.

Men's Singles
1989 French Open
Champion Michael Chang
Runner-up Stefan Edberg
Final score6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16

Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but he was upset in the quarterfinals by Andrei Chesnokov.

Seeds
  1. Ivan Lendl (Fourth round)
  2. Boris Becker (Semifinals)
  3. Stefan Edberg (Final)
  4. Mats Wilander (Quarterfinals)
  5. Andre Agassi (Third round)
  6. Jakob Hlasek (Fourth round)
  7. Tim Mayotte (Second round)
  8. Miloslav Mečíř (First round)
  9. Jimmy Connors (Second round)
  10. Kent Carlsson (Withdrew due to knee injury)
  11. Alberto Mancini (Quarterfinals)
  12. Brad Gilbert (Withdrew)
  13. Yannick Noah (First round)
  14. Aaron Krickstein (Second round)
  15. Michael Chang (Champion)
  16. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15 Michael Chang 6 2 6 7
  Ronald Agénor 4 6 4 6
15 Michael Chang 6 5 7 7
  Andrei Chesnokov 1 7 6 5
4 Mats Wilander 4 0 5
  Andrei Chesnokov 6 6 7
15 Michael Chang 6 3 4 6 6
3 Stefan Edberg 1 6 6 4 2
11 Alberto Mancini 1 3 6
3 Stefan Edberg 6 6 7
3 Stefan Edberg 6 6 5 3 6
2 Boris Becker 3 4 7 6 2
  Jay Berger 3 4 1
2 Boris Becker 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 I Lendl 7 6 6
P Kühnen 6 3 1 1 I Lendl 6 6 6
O Delaître 3 2 6 D Rostagno 1 3 1
D Rostagno 6 6 7 1 I Lendl 7 6 6
J Gunnarsson 7 5 6 6 D Cahill 6 3 3
WC F Fontang 6 7 4 1 J Gunnarsson 7 3 2 5
N Broad 4 1 4 D Cahill 5 6 6 7
D Cahill 6 6 6 1 I Lendl 6 6 3 3 3
T Witsken 6 6 6 15 M Chang 4 4 6 6 6
U Riglewski 2 1 4 T Witsken 6 7 1 6
Q A Olhovskiy 4 3 2 Q F Roig 7 6 6 7
Q F Roig 6 6 6 Q F Roig 0 5 3
J Lozano 3 2 4 15 M Chang 6 7 6
P Sampras 6 6 6 P Sampras 1 1 1
E Masso 7 3 0 3 15 M Chang 6 6 6
15 M Chang 6 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL D Marcelino 2 2 2
K Nováček 6 6 6 K Nováček 6 6 6
C Mezzadri 4 1 3 WC A Boetsch 3 3 3
WC A Boetsch 6 6 6 K Nováček 4 1 6 3
N Marques 4 6 6 4 3 S Bruguera 6 6 1 6
S Bruguera 6 4 4 6 6 S Bruguera 5 7 7 7
E Jelen 6 7 7 E Jelen 7 6 6 6
Q C Pioline 4 5 5 S Bruguera 6 6 3 1 2
C Pistolesi 6 6 6 R Agénor 2 3 6 6 6
WC G Vilas 1 3 4 C Pistolesi 7 7 6
WC F Santoro 6 6 3 4 6 Q D Wheaton 6 5 2
Q D Wheaton 3 0 6 6 8 C Pistolesi 6 1 4 3
Q C Limberger 4 2 1 R Agénor 1 6 6 6
R Agénor 6 6 6 R Agénor 3 7 5 7 6
M Kratzmann 1 2 3 7 T Mayotte 6 5 7 5 2
7 T Mayotte 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 M Wilander 6 6 6
Q T Carbonell 3 3 3 4 M Wilander 6 7 6
Q P Vojtisek 0 3 2 Q D Pérez 3 6 3
Q D Pérez 6 6 6 4 M Wilander 6 6 7
A Võsand 3 7 2 7 6 O Camporese 4 3 6
Q A Mronz 6 6 6 6 3 A Võsand 6 7 3 2
O Camporese 7 1 6 4 8 O Camporese 7 6 6 6
J Čihák 6 6 3 6 6 4 M Wilander 7 6 6
A Sznajder 2 0 6 7 6 L Duncan 5 3 2
D Goldie 6 6 2 6 3 A Sznajder 2 1 3
L Duncan 4 6 7 6 L Duncan 6 6 6
T Champion 6 4 6 1 L Duncan 6 6 6
C Motta 7 6 3 1 0 WC J Potier 4 0 4
WC J Potier 5 2 6 6 6 WC J Potier 6 7 6 3 6
L Mattar 7 6 6 6 L Mattar 4 6 7 6 3
13 Y Noah 6 4 7 4

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL P Arraya 4 5 6
A Chesnokov 6 7 7 A Chesnokov 3 6 6 6
J Svensson 7 7 6 J Svensson 6 1 4 0
N Kulti 6 5 3 A Chesnokov 3 6 7 6
C-U Steeb 6 7 6 C-U Steeb 6 1 5 3
J Stoltenberg 3 5 3 C-U Steeb 7 6 7
Q A Tous 6 6 2 6 Q A Tous 5 4 5
T Nijssen 2 4 6 4 A Chesnokov 2 3 7 6 7
M Šrejber 6 6 2 2 J Courier 6 6 6 2 5
J Brown 2 7 6 6 J Brown 0 5 1
J Courier 6 6 7 J Courier 6 7 6
V Paloheimo 3 4 6 J Courier 7 4 6 6
P Canè 3 1 6 6 6 5 A Agassi 6 6 3 2
M Gustafsson 6 6 3 3 3 P Canè 2 2 3
J Carlsson 3 4 1 5 A Agassi 6 6 6
5 A Agassi 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 J Hlasek 6 1 2 6 9
J Arrese 4 6 6 4 7 6 J Hlasek 6 6 6
A Gómez 7 3 6 6 A Gómez 4 2 2
WC JL Clerc 6 6 1 3 6 J Hlasek 4 6 3 6 6
M Schapers 7 3 6 3 3 L Lavalle 6 1 6 3 4
L Lavalle 6 6 4 6 6 L Lavalle 6 6 6
F Luna 6 3 7 3 5 Q M Tauson 4 1 2
Q M Tauson 0 6 6 6 7 6 J Hlasek 4 4 6 6 4
Q P Haarhuis 5 6 6 3 6 11 A Mancini 6 6 4 2 6
S Živojinović 7 1 2 6 4 Q P Haarhuis 6 6 7 6
J Grabb 3 6 5 2 C Saceanu 7 2 6 1
C Saceanu 6 3 7 6 Q P Haarhuis 4 4 3
M Jaite 6 6 6 11 A Mancini 6 6 6
M Filippini 3 4 2 M Jaite 6 4 3
S Youl 5 2 3 11 A Mancini 7 6 6
11 A Mancini 7 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 A Krickstein 4 6 5 6 6
Q R Vogel 6 3 7 2 0 14 A Krickstein 6 7 4 4 4
Q R Furlan 6 4 3 6 M Woodforde 1 6 6 6 6
M Woodforde 3 6 6 7 M Woodforde 3 4 0
M Stich 7 6 6 G Ivanišević 6 6 6
R Smith 5 2 0 M Stich 2 3 2
G Ivanišević 0 6 6 6 G Ivanišević 6 6 6
R Reneberg 6 2 1 3 G Ivanišević 5 3 3
M Koevermans 6 6 1 3 3 S Edberg 7 6 6
A Järryd 3 7 6 6 A Järryd 6 5 1
J Arias 6 6 6 J Arias 7 7 6
M Pernfors 2 2 2 J Arias 4 4 4
C Bergström 5 6 3 3 S Edberg 6 6 6
N Pereira 7 7 6 N Pereira 4 4 2
M Vajda 2 0 6 3 3 S Edberg 6 6 6
3 S Edberg 6 6 1 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 M Mečíř 6 4 1 3
T Tulasne 2 6 6 6 T Tulasne 3 7 6 4 6
H Skoff 6 7 6 H Skoff 6 5 2 6 4
E Bengoechea 1 6 2 T Tulasne 7 4 6 6 6
WC G Raoux 6 6 6 7 4 J-P Fleurian 6 6 0 7 0
J-P Fleurian 2 7 7 5 6 J-P Fleurian 6 7 6
T Meinecke 4 2 4 A Cherkasov 3 6 3
A Cherkasov 6 6 6 T Tulasne 6 2 0 3
B Orešar 4 2 2 J Berger 3 6 6 6
J Yzaga 6 6 6 J Yzaga 3 6 6 4 6
G Prpić 7 6 6 G Prpić 6 3 3 6 3
Q F Dennhardt 5 4 2 J Yzaga 4 2 2
D Nargiso 4 6 3 2 J Berger 6 6 6
J Berger 6 3 6 6 J Berger 4 6 7 7
M Střelba 2 6 4 3 9 J Connors 6 3 5 5
9 J Connors 6 2 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 G Pérez Roldán 6 6 6
S Casal 1 2 0 16 G Pérez Roldán 7 2 7 4 6
H de la Peña 6 6 6 H de la Peña 6 6 5 6 2
R Fromberg 4 4 2 16 G Pérez Roldán 6 3 6 6
F Cancellotti 4 6 6 6 F Cancellotti 1 6 2 3
D Pate 6 1 4 2 F Cancellotti 6 6 6
G Michibata 6 6 6 G Michibata 4 4 0
T Svantesson 4 4 4 16 G Pérez Roldán 6 4 2 6 5
Q J Bates 6 6 6 2 B Becker 3 6 6 4 7
M Davis 0 4 4 Q J Bates 6 6 6
O Rahnasto 6 6 6 O Rahnasto 3 2 4
P Lundgren 4 4 2 Q J Bates 5 1 2
WC E Winogradsky 7 6 6 2 B Becker 7 6 6
J Sánchez 5 4 4 WC E Winogradsky 6 5 3
J Pugh 4 2 3 2 B Becker 7 7 6
2 B Becker 6 6 6


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