| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 European Open | |
| 1988 Champions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Score | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Christiane Jolissaint and Dianne Van Rensburg were the defending champions but only van Rensburg competed that year with Belinda Cordwell.
Cordwell and van Rensburg lost in the quarterfinals to Sandra Cecchini and Laura Gildemeister.
Katrina Adams and Lori McNeil won in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (final)
Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (champions) Elise Burgin / Betsy Nagelsen (semifinals)
Belinda Cordwell / 
Dianne Van Rensburg (quarterfinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | r | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1/r | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Katrina Adams.
Lori McNeil and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but they lost in the second round to Laurence Courtois and Irina Spîrlea.
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Leila Meskhi and Svetlana Parkhomenko.
Helena Suková was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Pascale Paradis.
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.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions of the doubles title at the Virginia Slims of Washington tennis tournament but only Shriver competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but only Sabatini competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.
Zina Garrison and Eva Pfaff were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.
Jenny Byrne and Michelle Jaggard were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Byrne with Janine Tremelling and Jaggard with Katerina Maleeva.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Robin White.
Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.
Pam Shriver and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions for the women's doubles. In 1992, they competed with different partners, Shriver with Martina Navratilova and Zvereva with Gigi Fernández.
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.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Nicole Provis and Elna Reinach.
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Sandy Collins and Elna Reinach.
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title by defeating Lise Gregory and Gretchen Magers, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.
Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Lori McNeil and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Helena Suková.
