1989 U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships

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1989 U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships
DateFebruary 27 – March 5
Edition24th
CategoryCategory 3
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
  1988  · U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships ·  1990  

The 1989 U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Antonio, Texas in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from February 27 through March 5, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second consecutive singles title at the event. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of the United States.svg Ann Henricksson 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

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References

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