| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 European Open | |
| 1987 Champions |  Betsy Nagelsen  Elizabeth Smylie |
| Champions |  Christiane Jolissaint  Dianne Van Rensburg |
| Runners-up |  Maria Lindström  Claudia Porwik |
| Score | 6–1, 6–3 |
Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Christiane Jolissaint and Dianne Van Rensburg won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Maria Lindström and Claudia Porwik.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Lori McNeil / 
Mercedes Paz (quarterfinals)
Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals) Christiane Jolissaint / Dianne Van Rensburg (champions) Mary Joe Fernández / Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Nagelsen with Lori McNeil and Smylie with Jana Novotná.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 against Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Leila Meskhi and Svetlana Parkhomenko.
Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Parkhomenko with Leila Meskhi and Savchenko with Natasha Zvereva.
Pam Shriver was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Betsy Nagelsen and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Ann Henricksson and Christiane Jolissaint were the defending champions but only Henricksson competed that year with Gretchen Magers.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Helen Kelesi.
Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Lise Gregory and Gretchen Magers.
Christiane Jolissaint and Dianne van Rensburg were the defending champions but only van Rensburg competed that year with Belinda Cordwell.
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Isabel Cueto.
Lori McNeil and Mercedes Paz were the defending champions but only Paz competed that year with Gabriela Sabatini.
Vicki Nelson-Dunbar was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Olga Tsarbopoulou.
Anne White was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elly Hakami.
Penny Barg and Beth Herr were the defending champions but only Herr competed that year with Terry Phelps.
Nathalie Herreman and Pascale Paradis were the defending champions but only Herreman competed that year with Sophie Amiach.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková.
Six-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open.
