1989 Pilkington Glass Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1989 Pilkington Glass Championships
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
Runners-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Final score6–3 (Novotná and Suková retired)
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1988  · Pilkington Glass Championships ·  1990  

Eva Pfaff and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Pfaff with Manon Bollegraf and Smylie with Wendy Turnbull.

Contents

Bollegraf and Pfaff lost in the first round to Beth Herr and Candy Reynolds.

Smylie and Turnbull lost in the quarterfinals to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková.

Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison won the final 6–3 after Novotná and Suková were forced to retire.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison (champions)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Elise Burgin / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf / Flag of Germany.svg Eva Pfaff (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
5 Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
60  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
3 0r 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Byrne
Flag of the United States.svg R White
1 1  1 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko
67 
  Flag of Germany.svg B Bunge
Flag of Sweden.svg C Lindqvist
4 2    Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg R Field
Flag of the United States.svg C MacGregor
3 5  
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg R Field
Flag of the United States.svg C MacGregor
66 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko
66 
  Flag of France.svg N Herreman
Flag of the United States.svg J Smoller
66   Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Provis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg E Reinach
2 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg R Casals
Flag of the United States.svg S Walsh-Pete
2 1    Flag of France.svg N Herreman
Flag of the United States.svg J Smoller
2 3  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Provis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg E Reinach
6 77  Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Provis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg E Reinach
66 
7 Flag of the United States.svg E Burgin
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg R Fairbank
76 5 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko
3 67
4 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
5 665 Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison
63 9
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz
Flag of Hungary.svg A Temesvári
72 2 4 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-A Faull
Flag of Italy.svg R Reggi
2 66  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-A Faull
Flag of Italy.svg R Reggi
0 3  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Gomer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Salmon
63 3 4 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
3 5  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie
Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández
66 5 Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison
67 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Hobbs
Flag of France.svg C Suire
1 1    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie
Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández
2 62
  Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Zvereva
4 1  5 Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison
63 6
5 Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison
66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of Germany.svg E Pfaff
1 63
  Flag of the United States.svg B Herr
Flag of the United States.svg C Reynolds
64 6  Flag of the United States.svg B Herr
Flag of the United States.svg C Reynolds
74 6
  Flag of the United States.svg P Barg
Flag of the United States.svg R Reis
2 6    Flag of the United States.svg C Benjamin
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg K Schimper
5 63
  Flag of the United States.svg C Benjamin
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg K Schimper
67   Flag of the United States.svg B Herr
Flag of the United States.svg C Reynolds
67 
  Flag of the United States.svg L Antonoplis
Flag of the United States.svg M Van Nostrand
76 3 Flag of the United States.svg P Fendick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Hetherington
1 6  
  Flag of Germany.svg C Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of Germany.svg C Porwik
6 0    Flag of the United States.svg L Antonoplis
Flag of the United States.svg M Van Nostrand
2 71
  Flag of the United States.svg M Louie-Harper
Flag of the United States.svg W White
3 64 3 Flag of the United States.svg P Fendick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Hetherington
66 6
3 Flag of the United States.svg P Fendick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Hetherington
64 6  Flag of the United States.svg B Herr
Flag of the United States.svg C Reynolds
2 73
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Smylie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Turnbull
61 62 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
66 6
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Balestrat
Flag of Poland.svg I Kuczyńska
0 64 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Smylie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Turnbull
3 612
  Flag of Denmark.svg T Scheuer-Larsen
Flag of France.svg C Tanvier
4 4    Flag of the United States.svg A Henricksson
Flag of New Zealand.svg J Richardson
62 10
  Flag of the United States.svg A Henricksson
Flag of New Zealand.svg J Richardson
66 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Smylie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Turnbull
74 7
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg L Gregory
Flag of the United States.svg G Magers
66 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
6 69
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg H Mandlíková
Flag of the United States.svg B Potter
4 4    Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg L Gregory
Flag of the United States.svg G Magers
2 0  
  Flag of France.svg I Demongeot
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
2 4  2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
66 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
66 

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