1989 Virginia Slims Championships

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1989 Virginia Slims Championships
DateNovember 13—19
Edition19th
Draw8S / 8D
Prize money$1,000,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location New York City, New York
Venue Madison Square Garden
Attendance94,850
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
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The 1989 Virginia Slims Championships was the nineteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from November 13 through November 19, 1989 on indoor carpet courts in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1987, and earned $125,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

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Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 6–2

References

  1. ↑ Robin Finn (November 21, 1989). "Fighting spirit carried Graf to Championship". The New York Times .
  2. ↑ Sally Jenkins (November 20, 1989). "Graf finishes Navratilovo, 1989 in 4 sets". The Washington Post .
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