1989 Lufthansa Cup

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1989 Lufthansa Cup
Date15–21 May
Edition18th
CategoryCategory 5
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$300,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location West Berlin, West Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Tremelling
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The 1989 Lufthansa Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 May until 21 May 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.

Tennis ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

Clay court type of tennis court

A clay court is a tennis court that has a playing surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.

The Lawn Tennis Turnier Club Rot-Weiß is a tennis club located in Grunewald, part of a district in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1897 as Lawn Tennis Turnier Club, and was the origin for careers of many German tennis players in the 20th century like Cilly Aussem, Otto Froitzheim, Henner Henkel, Hans Moldenhauer, Hans-Jürgen Pohmann, Roman Najuch und Daniel Prenn. The central court has been the venue of the German Pro Championships since 1911 and later the German Open WTA Tour tournament from 1979 until 2008. The club has 16 clay courts. During winter season there are eight indoor courts available. A larger 7,000-seat stadium court was built in 1996 to replace the old ohne with 3,500. This stadium and was named Steffi Graf Stadion in September 2004. Steffi Graf was member of the club since 1984. Also Boris Becker represented the club 1985-1987. The club is located at the Gottfried von Cramm Street, named after the German tennis legend and the man primarily responsible for reviving the Rot-Weiß club after World War II, Baron Gottfried von Cramm.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player Steffi Graf.

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Tremelling defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Lise Gregory / Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

Elizabeth Smylie, sometimes known as Liz Smylie, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won four Grand Slam titles, one of them in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. She also won three singles titles and 36 doubles titles.

Lise Gregory is a South African former tennis player who played primarily doubles. She played left-handed. Her career-high doubles ranking in 1990 was no. 18. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and was one of the top eight teams participating in the year-end Virginia Slims Championships.

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