Jakob Hlasek and Claudio Mezzadri were the defending champions but only Hlasek competed that year with Joey Rive.
Paul Annacone and John Fitzgerald were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Annacone with Christo van Rensburg and Fitzgerald with Anders Järryd.
Brad Gilbert and Vince Van Patten were the defending champions but only Gilbert competed that year with Kevin Curren.
Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to John Fitzgerald and Anders Järryd.
John Fitzgerald and Anders Järryd were the defending champions but only Järryd competed that year with Jakob Hlasek.
Ken Flach and Robert Seguso were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Broderick Dyke and Wally Masur.
Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Carl Limberger and Mark Woodforde.
Brian Gottfried and Tomáš Šmíd were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Scott Davis and David Pate were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Kevin Curren and Matt Mitchell.
Jorge Lozano and Todd Witsken won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser.
Kelly Evernden and Johan Kriek were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Kevin Curren and David Pate were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Amos Mansdorf and Mikael Pernfors.
Ken Flach and Robert Seguso were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to John Fitzgerald and Anders Järryd.
Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Swedes and top seeds Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.
Heinz Günthardt and Balázs Taróczy were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Sammy Giammalva and Greg Holmes.
The men's doubles tournament at the 1989 US Open was held from August 28 to September 10, 1989, on the outdoor hard courts of the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. John McEnroe and Mark Woodforde won the title, defeating Ken Flach and Robert Seguso in the final.
Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending champions, but McEnroe opted to focus on the singles tournament. Fleming teamed up with Tom Gullikson and lost in the quarterfinals to Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.
John McEnroe and Peter Fleming were the defending champions, but McEnroe could not compete this year after facing a two-month suspension due to committing three code violations on his match against Slobodan Živojinović at the US Open. Fleming teamed up with Henri Leconte and lost in the first round to Mark Kratzmann and Laurie Warder.
Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez were the defending champions, but both players decided to rest after competing in the Davis Cup the previous week.
Ken Flach and Robert Seguso were the defending champions, but Seguso did not compete this year. Flach teamed up with Brad Gilbert and lost in the first round to Eddie Edwards and Francisco González.
Peter Fleming 
