Singles
1989 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1988 Champion	Chris Evert
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Chris Evert was the defending champion of the singles event at the Virginia Slims of Los Angeles tennis tournament but did not compete that year.

Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Gabriela Sabatini.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	3	Zina Garrison	1	4
								1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
								2	Gabriela Sabatini	0	2
	4	Pam Shriver	4	2
	2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	6
		R Simpson	5	5					I Demongeot	3	2
		I Demongeot	7	7											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		R White	6	3	6										14	T Phelps	3	1
		E Inoue	4	6	1				R White	6	5
		A May	6	0	2			14	T Phelps	7	7
	14	T Phelps	2	6	6																	1	M Navratilova	7	6
	16	A Frazier	6	6																		7	H Mandlíková	5	4
		C Benjamin	2	2				16	A Frazier	6	3	6
	Q	R Baranski	2	6	3				W White	4	6	2
		W White	6	2	6										16	A Frazier	1	6	2
		H Cioffi	0	6	6										7	H Mandlíková	6	0	6
		P Paradis	6	4	7				P Paradis	0	1
								7	H Mandlíková	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	Z Garrison	6	6
		A Coetzer	6	6					A Coetzer	3	2
		S Gomer	1	0											3	Z Garrison	6	6
		G Fernández	6	6	6										Q	M Javer	1	2
		M Werdel	1	7	1				G Fernández	6	3
	Q	M Javer	6	6				Q	M Javer	7	6
	9	R Reggi	1	3																		3	Z Garrison	6	6
	12	N Tauziat	6	6																		12	N Tauziat	4	2
		E Burgin	2	2				12	N Tauziat	6	7
		K Adams	7	7					K Adams	3	6
	Q	L-A Eldredge	5	5											12	N Tauziat	6	2	6
	LL	L Harvey-Wild	4	4											6	H Kelesi	2	6	2
		A Henricksson	6	6					A Henricksson	3	1
								6	H Kelesi	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M J Fernández	6	6
		E Smylie	6	7					E Smylie	3	3
		E Krapl	3	5											5	M J Fernández	6	6
		L Allen	7	6											15	G Magers	2	3
		J Durie	5	3					L Allen	2	6	6
		J Pospíšilová	4	6	3			15	G Magers	6	3	7
	15	G Magers	6	3	6																	5	M J Fernández	3	4
	10	P Fendick	6	6																		4	P Shriver	6	6
	Q	K Shin	4	3				10	P Fendick	3	0
		C Porwik	7	6					C Porwik	6	6
		E Pfaff	5	3												C Porwik	6	3	0
		S Martin	6	6											4	P Shriver	4	6	6
		J Tremelling	4	1					S Martin	2	4
								4	P Shriver	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	C Lindqvist	6	5	6
		S Birch	6	7					S Birch	2	7	2
	Q	J Santrock	4	6											8	C Lindqvist	7	4	6
	Q	D Graham	6	2												T Whitlinger	6	6	4
		M Lindström	7	6					M Lindström	4	3
		T Whitlinger	7	6					T Whitlinger	6	6
	11	L McNeil	6	1																		8	C Lindqvist	2	4
	13	C Kohde-Kilsch	4	6	7																	2	G Sabatini	6	6
	Q	A Ivan	6	3	5			13	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	Q	J Hetherington	6	2	4				M L Daniels	7	7
		M L Daniels	2	6	6											M L Daniels	0	2
	Q	M Kidowaki	2	1											2	G Sabatini	6	6
		J Byrne	6	6					J Byrne	0	2
								2	G Sabatini	6	6

• 1989 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles draw