| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Italian Open | |
| 1988 Champions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Helen Kelesi.
Kelesi and Suire lost in the first round to Sophie Amiach and Lise Gregory.
Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Manon Bollegraf and Mercedes Paz.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.
Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Elizabeth Smylie / Janine Tremelling (champions) Jenny Byrne / 
Dianne Van Rensburg (semifinals)
Manon Bollegraf / 
Mercedes Paz (final) Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
Helen Kelesi / Catherine Suire (first round)
Manuela Maleeva / Hana Mandlíková (second round)
Sandra Cecchini / 
Sabrina Goleš (quarterfinals)| Final | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 7 | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Cecchini S Goleš | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 8 | S Cecchini S Goleš | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | S Cecchini S Goleš | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Mandlíková with Jana Novotná and Turnbull with Elizabeth Smylie.
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.
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.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Catherine Tanvier.
Betsy Nagelsen and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Raffaella Reggi.
Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison were the defending champions of the doubles event but lost in the quarterfinals of the 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida tennis tournament to Manon Bollegraf and Eva Pfaff.
Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Lise Gregory and Gretchen Magers.
Manon Bollegraf and Nicole Provis were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Bollegraf with Eva Pfaff and Provis with Elna Reinach.
Lise Gregory and Ronni Reis were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 against Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie.
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.
Five-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull in the final 6–0, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open.
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.
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but they participated in this tournament with different partners. Suková played alongside Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná and Gigi Fernández. Fernández and Novotná then won the title, defeating Larisa Neiland and Natasha Zvereva in the final 6–4, 6–0.
Defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1988 French Open. It was Navratilova's fifth straight French Open title in women's doubles.
Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Thompson were the defending champions, but Smylie did not compete this year. Thompson teamed up with Jenny Byrne and lost in the first round to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Brenda Schultz.
Mercedes Paz and Judith Wiesner were the defending champions, but Wiesner did not compete this year. Paz teamed up with Manon Bollegraf and lost in the quarterfinals to Sophie Amiach and Nathalie Herreman.
