1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1989 Lipton International Players Championships
1988 Champions
Champions
Runners-up
Score7–6 (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

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 3 6  
3 6 7  
3 65 4  
2 77 6  
9 3 2  
2 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 6 6  
  2 1   1 6 6  
  7 6     4 3  
 
5 0   1 6 0 6
  6 2     1 6 3
  7 6     6 4 6
  4 4   13 2 6 4
13 6 6   1 0 4  
10 4 7 5 5 6 6  
  6 6 7   6 3 6
  6 1     4 6 3
  7 6     6 3 1
  0 1   5 4 6 6
  6 6     3 3  
  4 0   5 6 6  
5 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 6 6 7
  7 3 6 3 6 6  
  6 6     4 1  
  0 1   3 6 2 7
  6 6     3 6 5
  2 1     7 6  
  4 1   16 6 2  
16 6 6   3 6 6  
11 6 6   7 1 0  
  3 1   11 7 6  
  3 2     6 4  
  6 6   11 2 1  
  0 2   7 6 6  
  6 6     5 1  
  3 1   7 7 6  
7 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 6 6  
  3 1   8 6 6  
  6 6     0 3  
  2 3   8 2 6 1
  1 7 6 14 6 3 6
  6 5 7   2 6  
  0 0   14 6 7  
14 6 6   14 7 3 5
9 6 6   9 5 6 7
  4 4   9 3 6 6
  6 6     6 4 0
  3 3   9 6 6  
  6 6   4 4 3  
 
1 3     3 5  
  1 0   4 6 7  
4 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  6 7  
  S Goleš
P Tarabini
4 5     7 4 6
  4 3     6 6 7
  6 6     6 6 7
  5 0     7 3 6
  7 6     6 6  
  4 7 7   4 3  
12 6 5 6   3 2  
15 6 6   2 6 6  
  1 2   15 6 6 6
  6 0 6   7 1 3
  2 6 2 15 6 3 2
  0 2   2 3 6 6
  6 6     4 0  
  2 2   2 6 6  
2 6 6  

References