1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships

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1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date17–23 April
Edition16th
Category Grand Prix (ATP)
Category 2 (WTA)
Prize money$425,000 (ATP)
$100,000 (WTA)
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Tokyo, Japan
Venue Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg [1]
Women's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Okamoto
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
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The 1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Category 2 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 April through 23 April 1989. The men's singles and doubles finals were rescheduled from Sunday to Monday, 24 April due to rain. [3] Stefan Edberg and Kumiko Okamoto won the singles titles. [3]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Okamoto defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–2

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso defeated Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren / Flag of the United States.svg David Pate 7–6, 7–6

Women's doubles

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie defeated Flag of the United States.svg Ann Henricksson / Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr 6–1, 6–3

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References

  1. "1989 Tokyo – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1989 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 104, 116, 164, 203. ISBN   9780002183550.