1989 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1989 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Final
Champions
Runners-up
Score7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1988  · Amelia Island Championships ·  1990  

Zina Garrison and Eva Pfaff were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

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Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 against Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver (final)
  2. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva (champions)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Elise Burgin / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Terry Phelps / Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Penny Barg / Flag of the United States.svg Ronni Reis (second round)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hana Mandlíková (second round)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini / Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 6 61
2 72 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 66 
 3 66 3 1  
 62 2 1 66 
 67  1 2  
 3 5   2 61
 66  63 6
8 Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg S Goleš
4 4  1 67 
3 3 5  
3 65 6
 76  1 70
 6 2  3 76 
 4 64  5 3  
 64 6 2 66
 1 0  6
63 1
6
66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 66 
 2 2  7 66 3
 0 76 0 76
 65 3  3 64
 2 61  62 6
 62 6 67 
4 4 5  
 2 1  
5 4 762 66 
 66 3 5 63 6
 5 63  4 62
 73 65 61 3
 
66 2 1 66
 2 1   
5 2  
2 76 

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