1989 United Jersey Bank Classic

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1989 United Jersey Bank Classic
DateAugust 14 – 20
Edition12th
CategoryCategory 3
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
  1988  · WTA New Jersey

The 1989 United Jersey Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 12th and last edition of the tournament and was held from August 14 through August 20, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Temesvári 7–5, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Louise Allen / Flag of Peru.svg Laura Gildemeister 6–2, 6–4

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