1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
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Patty Fendick
was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Kumiko Okamoto
won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Elizabeth Smylie
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Patty Fendick
Patty Fendick is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA title three times...
was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Kumiko Okamoto
Kumiko Okamoto
Kumiko Okamoto is a retired female tennis player from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea). In the doubles competition she partnered Etsuko Inoue.-References:*...
won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Elizabeth Smylie
Elizabeth Smylie
Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....
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Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.-
Anne MinterAnne MinterAnne Minter is a former tennis player from Australia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour: 1987 Taipei, Singapore; 1988 Puerto Rico; 1989 Taipei...
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Belinda CordwellBelinda CordwellBelinda Jane Cordwell is a retired female tennis player from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she lost in the first round of the women's singles competition to Great Britain's Sara Gomer...
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Ann HenrickssonAnn HenrickssonAnn Henricksson was an American professional tennis player from 1981 to 1994.She played two fourth-round Grand Slam matches: in 1985, in the Australian Open and in 1990, at Wimbledon .Ann Henricksson won three WTA doubles tournaments.-Runner up in Singles:-Doubles titles:-Runner up in doubles...
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Sandra WassermanSandra WassermanSandra Wasserman is a former professional Belgian tennis player from Antwerp. She is most famous for being the youngest Belgian Fed Cup player.-Fed Cup:...
(Quarterfinals)
Etsuko InoueEtsuko InoueEtsuko Inoue is a retired female tennis player from Japan.Inoue twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 and 1988 . In 1982 she became the first winner of the women's tennis competition at the Asian Games.-External links:...
(Quarterfinals)- Betsy NagelsenBetsy NagelsenBetsy Nagelsen McCormack is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Nagelsen won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens . She reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil...
(Quarterfinals) 
Monique JaverMonique JaverMonique Alicia Javer is an ex-professional tennis player who represented Great Britain and was at one time the British number 1. She turned professional in 1985 and played her final professional match in 2000...
(Second Round)- Louise Allen (First Round)