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1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Women's tennis circuit
Summary
Women's tennis circuit
– November 20, 1989 Virginia Slims Championships (1) Category 5 (11) Category 4 (9) Category 3 (7) Category 2 (20) Category 1 (9) TCH Jana Novotná
The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Virginia Slims Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events. ITF World Circuit tournaments are not part of the WTA World Championship Series, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1989 WTA Tour schedule.
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| Team events |
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November 1988
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | Danone Southern Cross Classic | ||||
| Adelaide, Australia | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| $100,000 – hard -32S/16D/30Q | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| 7–5, 6–4 | TCH Jana Pospíšilová | SWE Maria Strandlund | |||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | AUS Dianne Balestrat | ||||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| AUS Rachel McQuillan | |||||
| DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | |||||
| FRG Sylvia Hanika | |||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná |
January
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan | Danone Hardcourt Championships | ||||
| Brisbane, Australia | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6) | NED Brenda Schultz | USA Patty Fendick | |||
| AUS Jenny Byrne | FRA Catherine Tanvier | ||||
| AUS Nicole ProvisTCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| AUS Anne Minter | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–2 | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| 9 Jan | New South Wales Holden Open | ||||
| Sydney | |||||
| Category 3 | |||||
| Hard – $200,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | SWECatarina Lindqvist | TCH Hana Mandlíková | |||
| USA Terry Phelps | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | ||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| 16 Jan | Australian Open | ||||
| Melbourne, Australia | |||||
| Hard – $937,882 – 128S/64D/32X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 6-4 | TCH Helena Suková | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| AUS Belinda Cordwell | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| USA Jim Pugh | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | USA Zina Garrison | ||||
| USA Sherwood Stewart | |||||
| 30 Jan | Nutri-Metics Open | ||||
| Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 - 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| 6–2, 6–0 | AUS Belinda Cordwell | USA Donna Faber | |||
| GBR Jo Durie | SWE Maria Lindström | ||||
| ESP Conchita MartínezUSA Beverly Bowes | |||||
| FRG Wiltrud Probst | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | ||||
| AUS Janine Thompson | |||||
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | USA Lori McNeil | USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||
| USA Zina Garrison | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschUSA Molly Van Nostrand | |||||
| USA Chris Evert | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
February
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb | Fernleaf Classic | ||||
| Wellington, New Zealand | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/28Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | AUS Jo-Anne Faull | USA Leigh-Anne Eldredge | |||
| BEL Sandra Wasserman | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | ||||
| FRG Martina PawlikUSA Halle Cioffi | |||||
| AUS Belinda Cordwell | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| AUS Janine Tremelling | |||||
| 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | AUS Tracey Morton | ||||
| AUT Heidi Sprung | |||||
| 13 Feb | Virginia Slims of Washington | ||||
| Washington, United States | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D/30Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–1, 7–5 | USAZina Garrison | URS Natasha Zvereva | |||
| YUG Monica Seles | CAN Helen Kelesi | ||||
| URS Leila Meskhi BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | URS Natasha Zvereva | ||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| 20 Feb | Virginia Slims of California | ||||
| Oakland, United States | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Zina Garrison | ||||
| 6–1, 6–1 | URS Larisa Savchenko | USA Martina Navratilova | |||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | AUS Jenny Byrne | ||||
| USA Patty Fendick USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 | URS Natasha Zvereva | ||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Kansas | |||||
| Wichita, United States | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Amy Frazier | ||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | USABarbara Potter | USA Susan Sloane | |||
| USA Meredith McGrath | URS Leila Meskhi | ||||
| USA Louise Allen NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| CAN Helen Kelesi | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| RSA Lise Gregory | |||||
| 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | USA Sandy Collins | ||||
| URS Leila Meskhi | |||||
| 27 Feb | U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships | ||||
| San Antonio, United States | |||||
| Category 3 | |||||
| Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–1, 6–4 | USA Ann Henricksson | AUS Hana Mandlíková | |||
| USA Katrina Adams | USA Terry Phelps | ||||
| USA Camille Benjamin ITA Linda Ferrando | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Oklahoma | |||||
| Oklahoma City, United States | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | NED Manon Bollegraf | ||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | URSLeila Meskhi | JPN Etsuko Inoue | |||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi | USA Betsy Nagelsen | ||||
| USA Amy Frazier CAN Carling Bassett-Seguso | |||||
| FRG Claudia Porwik | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| w/o | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie |
March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar | Virginia Slims of Indian Wells | ||||
| Palm Springs, United States | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D/64Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | ||||
| 6–4, 6–1 | AUS Jenny Byrne | AUS Hana Mandlíková | |||
| TCH Helena Suková | FRA Isabelle Demongeot | ||||
| USA Pam ShriverSWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| AUS Hana Mandlíková | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | ||||
| USA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| 13 Mar | Virginia Slims of Florida | ||||
| Boca Raton, United States | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Hard – $300,000 – 56S/28D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | USA Chris Evert | TCH Helena Suková | |||
| TCH Jana Novotná | CAN Helen Kelesi | ||||
| USA Halle Cioffi USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Terry Phelps | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | GBR Jo Durie | ||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| 20 Mar | Lipton International Players Championships | ||||
| Key Biscayne, United States | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D/16X/64Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | USA Chris Evert | TCH Helena Suková | |||
| USA Zina Garrison | FRA Isabelle Demongeot | ||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| CAN Helen Kelesi | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 7–6 (7–5), 6–4 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil |
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr | Family Circle Cup | ||||
| Hilton Head Island, United States | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–1, 6–1 | URS Natasha Zvereva | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| USA Martina Navratilova | TCH Radka Zrubáková | ||||
| ITA Linda FerrandoURS Leila Meskhi | |||||
| AUS Hana Mandlíková | |||||
| AUS Hana Mandlíková | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| 6–4, 6–1 | USA Mary Lou Daniels | ||||
| USA Wendy White | |||||
| 10 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships | ||||
| Amelia Island, United States | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | FRG Steffi Graf | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| USA Martina Navratilova | AUS Hana Mandlíková | ||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner GRE Angeliki Kanellopoulou | |||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–1 | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| DHL Open | |||||
| Singapore | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | AUS Belinda Cordwell | ||||
| 6–1, 6–0 | JPN Akiko Kijimuta | GBR Monique Javer | |||
| BEL Sandra Wasserman | POL Iwona Kuczyńska | ||||
| SUI Eva Krapl BEL Ann Devries | |||||
| USA Louise Allen | |||||
| AUS Belinda Cordwell | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–1 | USA Ann Henricksson | ||||
| USA Beth Herr | |||||
| 17 Apr | Eckerd Open | ||||
| Tampa, United States | |||||
| Category 3 | |||||
| Clay – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| ITA Sandra Cecchini | ITA Linda Ferrando | ||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank USA Halle Cioffi | |||||
| TCH Petra Langrová | |||||
| NED Brenda Schultz | |||||
| HUN Andrea Temesvári | |||||
| 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | JPN Kumiko Okamoto | ||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | AUS Anne Minter | |||
| AUS Belinda Cordwell | USA Betsy Nagelsen | ||||
| BEL Sandra Wasserman JPN Kimiko Date | |||||
| JPN Etsuko Inoue | |||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | USA Ann Henricksson | ||||
| USA Beth Herr | |||||
| 24 Apr | Spanish Open | ||||
| Barcelona, Spain | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 | CAN Helen Kelesi | TCH Jana Novotná | |||
| TCH Eva Švíglerová | ITA Raffaella Reggi | ||||
| DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen FRG Sylvia Hanika | |||||
| ITA Barbara Romanò | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | |||||
| 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| Taiwan Open | |||||
| Taipei, Taiwan | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | AUS Anne Minter | ||||
| 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | USA Cammy MacGregor | SUI Eva Krapl | |||
| USA Heather Ludloff | USA Beth Herr | ||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| BEL Sabine Appelmans | |||||
| SWE Maria Lindström | |||||
| USA Heather Ludloff | |||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | SWE Cecilia Dahlman | ||||
| JPN Nana Miyagi | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Houston | |||||
| Houston, United States | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | USA Chris Evert | USA Susan Sloane | |||
| USA Carrie Cunningham | USA Gretchen Magers | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil USA Kim Kessaris | |||||
| HUN Andrea Temesvári | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Citizen Cup | ||||
| Hamburg, West Germany | |||||
| Category 3 | |||||
| Clay – $200,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| w/o | TCH Jana Novotná | ARG Bettina Fulco | |||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | AUS Rachel McQuillan | ||||
| FRA Nathalie TauziatAUT Barbara Paulus | |||||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | |||||
| FRA Isabelle Demongeot | |||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| w/o | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| Mantegazza Cup | |||||
| Taranto, Italy | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRA Karine Quentrec | ||||
| 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | ITA Cathy Caverzasio | BRA Neige Dias | |||
| YUG Sabrina Goleš | BRA Luciana Corsato | ||||
| ITA Silvia FarinaITA Laura Golarsa | |||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| YUG Sabrina Goleš | |||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | FRA Sophie Amiach | ||||
| FRA Emmanuelle Derly | |||||
| 8 May | Italian Open | ||||
| Rome, Italy | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ARG Bettina Fulco | |||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ||||
| ITA Raffaella ReggiYUG Sabrina Goleš | |||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| AUS Janine Tremelling | |||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | NED Manon Bollegraf | ||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| 15 May | Lufthansa Cup | ||||
| West Berlin, West Germany | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–3, 6–1 | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | CAN Helen Kelesi | |||
| FRG Isabel Cueto | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ||||
| AUT Barbara PaulusTCH Regina Rajchrtová | |||||
| FRG Sylvia Hanika | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| AUS Janine Tremelling | |||||
| 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | RSA Lise Gregory | ||||
| USA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| 22 May | European Open | ||||
| Geneva, Switzerland | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | ||||
| 6–4, 6–0 | ESP Conchita Martínez | AUT Barbara Paulus | |||
| ITA Laura Garrone | URS Larisa Savchenko | ||||
| NZL Belinda CordwellUSA Elise Burgin | |||||
| ITA Laura Lapi | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | URS Larisa Savchenko | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| Internationaux de Strasbourg | |||||
| Strasbourg, France | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | ARG Patricia Tarabini | FRG Wiltrud Probst | |||
| AUS Jo-Anne Faull | USA Ann Grossman | ||||
| ARG Bettina FulcoUSA Susan Sloane | |||||
| USA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | RSA Lise Gregory | ||||
| USA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| 29 May | French Open | ||||
| Paris, France | |||||
| Clay – $1,945,400 – 128S/64D/56X/64Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
| 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5 | FRG Steffi Graf | YUG Monica Seles | |||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreTCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| CAN Helen Kelesi | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| NED Tom Nijssen | |||||
| 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 | ARG Horacio de la Peña | ||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun | Dow Classic | ||||
| Birmingham, Great Britain | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | USA Zina Garrison | RSA Elna Reinach | |||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | AUS Kristine Radford | ||||
| USA Betsy NagelsenUSA Ann Henricksson | |||||
| JPN Kimiko Date | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 7–5, 5–7, 6–0 | USA Meredith McGrath | ||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 19 Jun | Pilkington Glass Championships | ||||
| Eastbourne, Great Britain | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Grass – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | ITA Raffaella Reggi | RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||
| USA Gigi Fernández | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| USA Betsy NagelsenJPN Etsuko Inoue | |||||
| JPN Akiko Kijimuta | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| 6–3, retired | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 26 Jun | The Championships, Wimbledon | ||||
| London, Great Britain | |||||
| Grass – $2,204,162 – 128S/64D/64Q/64X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1 | USA Martina Navratilova | USA Chris Evert | |||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
| ITA Laura GolarsaRSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| USA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | URS Larisa Savchenko | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| USA Jim Pugh | |||||
| 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | AUS Jenny Byrne | ||||
| AUS Mark Kratzmann |
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul | Arcachon Cup | ||||
| Arcachon, France | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | AUT Judith Wiesner | ||||
| 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 | AUT Barbara Paulus | NED Nicole Jagerman | |||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | ITA Cathy Caverzasio | ||||
| FRG Sabine HackFRG Isabel Cueto | |||||
| ARG Florencia Labat | |||||
| ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | |||||
| 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ARG Mercedes Paz | ||||
| NED Brenda Schultz | |||||
| 17 Jul | Belgian Open | ||||
| Brussels, Belgium | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | TCH Radka Zrubáková | ||||
| 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | ARG Mercedes Paz | NED Manon Bollegraf | |||
| NED Nicole Jagerman | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| TCH Leona LáskováBEL Sandra Wasserman | |||||
| NED Brenda Schultz | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | NED Carin Bakkum | ||||
| NED Simone Schilder | |||||
| Estoril Open | |||||
| Oeiras, Portugal | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Isabel Cueto | ||||
| 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ITA Katia Piccolini | |||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | ITA Laura Garrone | ||||
| TCH Regina RajchrtováBRA Andrea Vieira | |||||
| AUT Barbara Paulus | |||||
| TCH Iva Budařová | |||||
| TCH Regina Rajchrtová | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | ARG Gaby Castro | ||||
| ESP Conchita Martínez | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Newport | |||||
| Newport, United States | |||||
| Category 3 | |||||
| Grass – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Zina Garrison | ||||
| 6–0, 6–1 | USA Pam Shriver | USA Gigi Fernández | |||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | AUS Michelle Jaggard | ||||
| PER Laura GildemeisterUSA Hu Na | |||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | ||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| 24 Jul | OTB Open | ||||
| Schenectady, United States | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | PER Laura Gildemeister | ||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | USA Marianne Werdel | USA Gretchen Magers | |||
| USA Halle Cioffi | USA Ann Henricksson | ||||
| POL Renata BaranskiUSA Stacey Martin | |||||
| USA Sandra Birch | |||||
| AUS Michelle Jaggard | |||||
| USA Hu Na | |||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | USA Sandra Birch | ||||
| USA Debbie Graham | |||||
| Volvo Open | |||||
| Båstad, Sweden | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | FRG Sabine Hack | ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||
| SWE Maria Strandlund | ITA Cathy Caverzasio | ||||
| FIN Nanne DalhmanFRG Isabel Cueto | |||||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | |||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen | |||||
| 6–2, 7–5 | YUG Sabrina Goleš | ||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| 31 Jul | Vitosha New Otani Open | ||||
| Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Isabel Cueto | ||||
| 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ITA Barbara Romanò | |||
| GRE Angeliki Kanellopoulou | FRG Silke Meier | ||||
| TCH Petra LangrováSWE Cecilia Dahlman | |||||
| YUG Sabrina Goleš | |||||
| ITA Laura Garrone | |||||
| ITA Laura Golarsa | |||||
| 6–4, 7–5 | FRG Silke Meier | ||||
| BUL Elena Pampoulova | |||||
| Great American Bank Classic | |||||
| San Diego, United States | |||||
| Category 3 | |||||
| Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 7–5 | USA Zina Garrison | FRG Bettina Bunge | |||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||
| USA Ann GrossmanUSA Robin White | |||||
| USA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| USA Elise Burgin | |||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | USA Gretchen Magers | ||||
| USA Robin White |
August
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | ||||
| Manhattan Beach, United States | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–0, 6–2 | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | USA Zina Garrison | |||
| USA Pam Shriver | AUS Hana Mandlíková | ||||
| FRA Nathalie TauziatUSA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | |||||
| 5–2, retired | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| 14 Aug | United Jersey Bank Classic | ||||
| Mahwah, United States | |||||
| Category 3 | |||||
| Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 7–5, 6–2 | HUN Andrea Temesvári | ITA Linda Ferrando | |||
| USA Stacey Martin | AUS Hana Mandlíková | ||||
| PER Laura GildemeisterFRA Pascale Paradis | |||||
| FRG Sylvia Hanika | |||||
| FRG Steffi Graf | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Louise Allen | ||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Albuquerque | |||||
| Albuquerque, United States | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | RSA Elna Reinach | USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||
| USA Amy Frazier | USA Anne Smith | ||||
| USA Beverly BowesAUS Anne Minter | |||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| AUS Nicole Provis | |||||
| RSA Elna Reinach | |||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ITA Raffaella Reggi | ||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| 21 Aug | Player's Canadian Open | ||||
| Toronto, Canada | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | AUS Anne Minter | |||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | JPN Nana Miyagi | ||||
| FRG Sylvia HanikaFRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| 6–1, 7–5 | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| 28 Aug | US Open | ||||
| New York City, United States | |||||
| Hard – $2,000,000 – 128S/64D/64Q/32X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 | USA Martina Navratilova | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| USA Zina Garrison | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez VicarioUSA Chris Evert | |||||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| AUS Hana Mandlíková | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| USA Shelby Cannon | |||||
| 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | USA Meredith McGrath | ||||
| USA Rick Leach |
September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | Athens Trophy | ||||
| Athens, Greece | |||||
| Category 1 | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | SWE Cecilia Dahlman | ||||
| 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 | AUS Rachel McQuillan | ITA Laura Garrone | |||
| ITA Francesca Romano | ITA Barbara Romanò | ||||
| TCH Iva BudařováGRE Angeliki Kanellopoulou | |||||
| ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||||
| ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | |||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | FRG Silke Meier | ||||
| BUL Elena Pampoulova | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Arizona | |||||
| Phoenix, United States | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | USA Elise Burgin | RSA Amanda Coetzer | |||
| AUS Nicole Provis | USA Shaun Stafford | ||||
| USA Beverly BowesARG Florencia Labat | |||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| USA Penny Barg | |||||
| USA Peanut Louie Harper | |||||
| 7–6(16–14), 7–6(7–3) | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| Virginia Slims Int. Doubles Championships | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| WTA Championships | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | AUS Elizabeth Smylie | ||||
| AUS Wendy Turnbull | }} | ||||
| 18 Sep | Clarins Open | ||||
| Paris, France | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ||||
| 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 | TCH Regina Rajchrtová | ITA Cathy Caverzasio | |||
| TCH Petra Langrová | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | ||||
| TCH Radka ZrubákováBUL Elena Pampoulova | |||||
| FRG Isabel Cueto | |||||
| ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | |||||
| 6–1, 6–1 | FRA Nathalie Herreman | ||||
| FRA Catherine Suire | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Dallas | |||||
| Dallas, United States | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/32Q | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | YUG Monica Seles | BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||
| USA Anne Smith | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| ITA Raffaella ReggiRSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Betsy Nagelsen | |||||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank |
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Fed Cup | ||||
| Tokyo, Japan, Hard | |||||
| Team Event | |||||
| $0 – clay – 32 Teams | |||||
| 3–0 | |||||
| 9 Oct | Virginia Slims of Moscow | ||||
| Moscow, Soviet Union | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Gretchen Magers | ||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | URS Natasha Zvereva | URS Larisa Savchenko | |||
| URS Natalia Medvedeva | FRA Julie Halard | ||||
| ITA Laura GolarsaFRG Sabine Hack | |||||
| SWE Maria Strandlund | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | FRA Nathalie Herreman | ||||
| FRA Catherine Suire | |||||
| Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |||||
| Filderstadt, West Germany | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | USA Mary Joe Fernández | PER Laura Gildemeister | |||
| USA Zina Garrison | AUS Hana Mandlíková | ||||
| TCH Radka ZrubákováYUG Monica Seles | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| 6–4, 7–6(6–2) | ITA Raffaella Reggi | ||||
| RSA Elna Reinach | |||||
| 16 Oct | Open de la Côte Basque | ||||
| Bayonne, France | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | ESP Conchita Martínez | ITA Raffaella Reggi | |||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | AUT Barbara Paulus | ||||
| FRG Wiltrud ProbstFRG Bettina Bunge | |||||
| FRG Claudia Porwik | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||||
| 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | RSA Elna Reinach | ||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi | |||||
| BMW European Indoors | |||||
| Zürich, Switzerland | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–1, 7–6(8–6) | TCH Jana Novotná | TCH Helena Suková | |||
| YUG Monica Seles | FRA Karine Quentrec | ||||
| AUS Hana MandlíkováCAN Helen Kelesi | |||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | ||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| 23 Oct | Midland Group Championships | ||||
| Brighton, Great Britain | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 7–5, 6–4 | YUG Monica Seles | TCH Jana Novotná | |||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | RSA Elna Reinach | ||||
| ITA Raffaella ReggiTCH Hana Mandlíková | |||||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | AUS Hana Mandlíková | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| Puerto Rico Open | |||||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | PER Laura Gildemeister | ||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | USA Gigi Fernández | URS Natasha Zvereva | |||
| CAN Helen Kelesi | USA Donna Faber | ||||
| USA Camille BenjaminCAN Rene Simpson | |||||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | |||||
| USA Cammy MacGregor / USA Ronni Reis | |||||
| vs. | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández / USA Robin White | |||||
| Suspended due to rain | |||||
| 30 Oct | Virginia Slims of Indianapolis | ||||
| Indianapolis, United States | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | ITA Raffaella Reggi | USA Amy Frazier | |||
| USA Ronni Reis | URS Natalia Medvedeva | ||||
| USA Halle CioffiURS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| TCH Jana Pospíšilová | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | FRG Claudia Porwik | ||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| Virginia Slims of New England | |||||
| Worcester, United States | |||||
| Category 5 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | USA Zina Garrison | USA Anne Smith | |||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | USA Pam Shriver | ||||
| ESP Conchita MartínezAUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | USA Elise Burgin | ||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank |
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov | Virginia Slims of Chicago | ||||
| Chicago, United States | |||||
| Category 4 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Zina Garrison | ||||
| 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | URS Larisa Savchenko | TCH Helena Suková | |||
| BUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| USA Ann HenrickssonUSA Gretchen Magers | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Nashville | |||||
| Nashville, United States | |||||
| Category 2 | |||||
| Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | URS Leila Meskhi | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | CAN Helen Kelesi | NED Manon Bollegraf | |||
| USA Susan Sloane | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ||||
| URS Natalia MedvedevaUSA Wendy White | |||||
| TCH Jana Pospíšilová | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| USA Meredith McGrath | |||||
| 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | URS Natalia Medvedeva | ||||
| URS Leila Meskhi | |||||
| 13 Nov | Virginia Slims Championships | ||||
| New York City, United States | |||||
| WTA Championships | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 16S/8D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 | USA Martina Navratilova | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| USA Zina GarrisonBUL Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| YUG Monica Seles | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | URS Larisa Savchenko | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva |
Rankings
Below are the 1989 WTA year-end rankings (November 26, 1989) in both singles and doubles competition:
| Singles Year-end Ranking |
|---|
| No |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
- When Evert played her final tour match at the 1989 US Open, she was world No. 4.
| Doubles Year-end Ranking |
|---|
| No |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
|- |}
References
References
- (1990). "World of Tennis 1990". Collins Willow.
- Hill, James. (2011-11-11). "Single ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89". [[Women's Tennis Association.
- Hill, James. (2011-11-11). "Doubles ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89". [[Women's Tennis Association.
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