| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Great American Bank Classic | |
| 1988 Champions |  Patty Fendick  Jill Hetherington |
| Champions | Elise Burgin  Rosalyn Fairbank |
| Runners-up | Gretchen Magers Robin White |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Gretchen Magers and Robin White.
Elise Burgin and Rosalyn Fairbank won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 against Magers and White.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (quarterfinals) Betsy Nagelsen / Pam Shriver (first round) Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (semifinals)
Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M L Daniels W White | 6 | 4 | 1 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Magers R White | 6 | 6 | G Magers R White | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Antonoplis B Gerken | 1 | 2 | G Magers R White | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 7 | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 B Bunge C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 5 | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Pfaff T Phelps | 6 | 7 | E Pfaff T Phelps | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Benjamin P Paradis | 2 | 5 | Gretchen Magers Robin White | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Louie-Harper J Smoller | 3 | 6 | 4 | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A May K Po | 6 | 2 | 6 | A May K Po | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Casals  A Temesvári | 1 | 3 | 4 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | 4 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 7 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J Byrne  J Durie | 2 | 6 | E Burgin R Fairbank | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 7 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Nagelsen P Shriver | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anna-Maria Fernandez and Julie Richardson were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Fernandez with Louise Field and Richardson with Belinda Cordwell.
Jill Hetherington won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Katrina Adams.
Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Belinda Cordwell and Julie Richardson.
Larisa Neiland and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but competed with different partners that year, Neiland with Elizabeth Smylie and Novotná with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
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.
Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions of the doubles event at the 1989 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles tennis tournament but lost in the quarterfinals to Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling.
Kathy Jordan and Robin White were the defending champions but only White competed that year with Anne Smith.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Lise Gregory and Ronni Reis were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Elizabeth Smylie and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Smylie with John Fitzgerald and Woodbridge with Nicole Provis.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Elise Burgin and Rosalyn Fairbank.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Robin White.
Gigi Fernández and Robin White were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini.
Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.
Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh were the defending champions and won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart.
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.
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Sandy Collins and Elna Reinach.