1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1989 Lipton International Players Championships
1988 Champions	Steffi Graf  Gabriela Sabatini
Champions	Jana Novotná  Helena Suková
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández  Lori McNeil
Score	7–6 (7–5), 6–4

Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but only Sabatini competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.

Nagelsen and Sabatini lost in the quarterfinals to Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison.

Jana Novotná and Helena Suková won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 6–4 against Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Betsy Nagelsen / Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
2. Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (champions)
3. Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (final)
4. Elise Burgin / Pam Shriver (third round)
5. Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (semifinals)
6. n/a
7. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
8. Jenny Byrne / Robin White (third round)
9. Manon Bollegraf / Eva Pfaff (semifinals)
10. Beth Herr / Candy Reynolds (first round)
11. Terry Phelps / Raffaella Reggi (third round)
12. Mercedes Paz / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (first round)
13. Penny Barg / Ronni Reis (second round)
14. Jo Durie / Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
15. Belinda Cordwell / Dianne Van Rensburg (third round)
16. Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Katrina Adams  Zina Garrison	3	6
	3	Gigi Fernández  Lori McNeil	6	7
								3	Gigi Fernández  Lori McNeil	65	4
								2	Jana Novotná  Helena Suková	77	6
	9	Manon Bollegraf  Eva Pfaff	3	2
	2	Jana Novotná  Helena Suková	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Nagelsen  G Sabatini	6	6
		Ca MacGregor  Cy MacGregor	2	1				1	B Nagelsen  G Sabatini	6	6
		S Amiach  J Thomas	7	6					S Amiach  J Thomas	4	3
		A Ivan  S Okada	5	0											1	B Nagelsen  G Sabatini	6	0	6
		J Halard  M Laval	6	2												M L Daniels  P Louie-Harper	1	6	3
		M L Daniels  P Louie-Harper	7	6					M L Daniels  P Louie-Harper	6	4	6
		A Henricksson  I Kuczyńska	4	4				13	P Barg  R Reis	2	6	4
	13	P Barg  R Reis	6	6																		1	B Nagelsen  G Sabatini	0	4
	10	B Herr  C Reynolds	4	7	5																	5	K Adams  Z Garrison	6	6
		L Barnard  L Gregory	6	6	7				L Barnard  L Gregory	6	3	6
		A Grousbeck  H Sprung	6	1					J-A Faull  A Sánchez	4	6	3
		J-A Faull  A Sánchez	7	6												L Barnard  L Gregory	6	3	1
		P Medrado  A Vieira	0	1											5	K Adams  Z Garrison	4	6	6
		K Foxworth  T Whittington	6	6					K Foxworth  T Whittington	3	3
		S Frankl  S Hack	4	0				5	K Adams  Z Garrison	6	6
	5	K Adams  Z Garrison	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	G Fernández  L McNeil	6	6	7
		D Balestrat  H Na	7	3	6			3	G Fernández  L McNeil	6	6
		P Langrová  J Pospíšilová	6	6					P Langrová  J Pospíšilová	4	1
		B Fulco  A Villagrán	0	1											3	G Fernández  L McNeil	6	2	7
		J Hetherington  K Rinaldi	6	6												J Hetherington  K Rinaldi	3	6	5
		C Cohen  L Spadea	2	1					J Hetherington  K Rinaldi	7	6
		B Bunge  C Suire	4	1				16	N Provis  E Reinach	6	2
	16	N Provis  E Reinach	6	6																		3	G Fernández  L McNeil	6	6
	11	T Phelps  R Reggi	6	6																		7	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	1	0
		W Probst  R Zrubáková	3	1				11	T Phelps  R Reggi	7	6
		C Tessi  P Thorén	3	2					A Dechaume  N Herreman	6	4
		A Dechaume  N Herreman	6	6											11	T Phelps  R Reggi	2	1
		L Corsato  P Vásquez	0	2											7	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	6	6
		R Casals  C Porwik	6	6					R Casals  C Porwik	5	1
		L Bartlett  K Steinmetz	3	1				7	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	7	6
	7	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	J Byrne  R White	6	6
		H Kelesi  S Stafford	3	1				8	J Byrne  R White	6	6
		A Grossman  A Nishiya	6	6					A Grossman  A Nishiya	0	3
		V Procacci  T Zambrzycki	2	3											8	J Byrne  R White	2	6	1
		P Miller  G Mosca	1	7	6										14	J Durie  M J Fernández	6	3	6
		M Strandlund  H Witvoet	6	5	7				M Strandlund  H Witvoet	2	6
		L Garrone  L Golarsa	0	0				14	J Durie  M J Fernández	6	7
	14	J Durie  M J Fernández	6	6																		14	J Durie  M J Fernández	7	3	5
	9	M Bollegraf  E Pfaff	6	6																		9	M Bollegraf  E Pfaff	5	6	7
		J Kaplan  M Reinach	4	4				9	M Bollegraf  E Pfaff	3	6	6
		L Allen  B Bowes	6	6					L Allen  B Bowes	6	4	0
		E Hakami  K Schimper	3	3											9	M Bollegraf  E Pfaff	6	6
		L Antonoplis  M Van Nostrand	6	6											4	E Burgin  P Shriver	4	3
		P Collantes  M Miranda	1	3					L Antonoplis  M Van Nostrand	3	5
		N Dias  L Ferrando	1	0				4	E Burgin  P Shriver	6	7
	4	E Burgin  P Shriver	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		G Magers  W White	6	7
		S Goleš P Tarabini	4	5					G Magers  W White	7	4	6
		P Hy  M Werdel	4	3					M Lindström  H Ludloff	6	6	7
		M Lindström  H Ludloff	6	6												M Lindström  H Ludloff	6	6	7
		C Benjamin  S Gomer	5	0												H Cioffi  A Frazier	7	3	6
		H Cioffi  A Frazier	7	6					H Cioffi  A Frazier	6	6
		C Lindqvist  A Minter	4	7	7				C Lindqvist  A Minter	4	3
	12	M Paz  T Scheuer-Larsen	6	5	6																		M Lindström  H Ludloff	3	2
	15	B Cordwell  D Van Rensburg	6	6																		2	J Novotná  H Suková	6	6
		M McGrath  S Walsh-Pete	1	2				15	B Cordwell  D Van Rensburg	6	6	6
		N Jagerman  S Meier	6	0	6				N Jagerman  S Meier	7	1	3
		P Smith  J Smoller	2	6	2										15	B Cordwell  D Van Rensburg	6	3	2
		B Paulus  B Schultz	0	2											2	J Novotná  H Suková	3	6	6
		A Devries  E Krapl	6	6					A Devries  E Krapl	4	0
		I Budařová  C Wood	2	2				2	J Novotná  H Suková	6	6
	2	J Novotná  H Suková	6	6

References

• 1989 Lipton International Players Championships Women's Doubles Draw