1989 Seoul Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1989 Seoul Open
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
Flag of Kenya.svg Paul Wekesa
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg John Letts
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Man-Son-Hing
Final score6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1988  · Seoul Open ·  1990  

Andrew Castle and Roberto Saad were the defending champions but only Castle competed that year with Robert Van't Hof.

Contents

Castle and Van't Hof lost in the quarterfinals to Scott Davis and Paul Wekesa.

Davis and Wekesa won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against John Letts and Bruce Man-Son-Hing. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald (first round)
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Castle / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Van't Hof (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann / Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Layendecker (first round)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke / Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Svantesson (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Drewett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Fitzgerald
66 6
  Flag of Sweden.svg T Nydahl
Flag of Finland.svg O Rahnasto
1 77  Flag of Sweden.svg T Nydahl
Flag of Finland.svg O Rahnasto
3 64
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Goodall
Flag of the United States.svg J Russell
3 73   Flag of the United States.svg J Canter
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg N Pereira
63 6
  Flag of the United States.svg J Canter
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg N Pereira
66 6  Flag of the United States.svg J Canter
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg N Pereira
65 3
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Dyke
Flag of Sweden.svg T Svantesson
63 3   Flag of the United States.svg J Letts
Flag of the United States.svg B Man-Son-Hing
3 76
  Flag of the United States.svg J Letts
Flag of the United States.svg B Man-Son-Hing
2 66  Flag of the United States.svg J Letts
Flag of the United States.svg B Man-Son-Hing
3 66
  Flag of South Korea.svg B-S Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg J-S Yoo
3 4    Flag of the United States.svg P Chamberlin
Flag of Germany.svg C Saceanu
64 1
  Flag of the United States.svg P Chamberlin
Flag of Germany.svg C Saceanu
66   Flag of the United States.svg J Letts
Flag of the United States.svg B Man-Son-Hing
2 4  
  Flag of New Zealand.svg S Guy
Flag of the United States.svg L Scott
2 4    Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of Kenya.svg P Wekesa
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg M Anger
Flag of New Zealand.svg K Evernden
66   Flag of the United States.svg M Anger
Flag of New Zealand.svg K Evernden
4 65
  Flag of Senegal.svg Y Doumbia
Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian
66   Flag of Senegal.svg Y Doumbia
Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian
63 7
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Kratzmann
Flag of the United States.svg G Layendecker
4 4    Flag of Senegal.svg Y Doumbia
Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian
2 4  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Bates
Flag of the United States.svg L Shiras
62 3   Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of Kenya.svg P Wekesa
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of Kenya.svg P Wekesa
2 66  Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of Kenya.svg P Wekesa
76 6
  Flag of the United States.svg R Baxter
Flag of India.svg M Ferreira
63 2 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Castle
Flag of the United States.svg R Van't Hof
6 74
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Castle
Flag of the United States.svg R Van't Hof
4 66

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. p. 145. ISBN   9780002183550.