1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won 14 tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. She also finished runner-up at the fourth major, the French Open.
Details
Duration	November 28, 1988 – November 20, 1989
Edition	17th
Tournaments	61
Categories	Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims Championships (1) WTA Category 5 (11) WTA Category 4 (9) WTA Category 3 (7) WTA Category 2 (20) WTA Category 1 (9)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Steffi Graf (14)
Most finals	Steffi Graf (16)
Prize money leader	Steffi Graf $1,562,905
Points leader	Steffi Graf 300.10
Awards
Player of the year	Steffi Graf
Doubles team of the year	Helena Suková Jana Novotná
Most improved player of the year	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Newcomer of the year	Conchita Martínez
Comeback player of the year	Kathy Rinaldi
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The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Virginia Slims Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events. ^[1] ITF World Circuit tournaments are not part of the WTA World Championship Series, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1989 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Year-end championships

Category 5 events

Category 4 events

Category 3 events

Category 2 and 1 events

Team events

November 1988

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
28 Nov	Danone Southern Cross Classic Adelaide, Australia Category 2 $100,000 – hard -32S/16D/30Q Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 7–5, 6–4	Jana Pospíšilová	Maria Strandlund Radka Zrubáková	Dianne Balestrat Catarina Lindqvist Rachel McQuillan Tine Scheuer-Larsen
		Sylvia Hanika Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 6–7, 6–4	Lori McNeil Jana Novotná

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Jan	Danone Hardcourt Championships Brisbane, Australia Category 2 $150,000 – hard (rebound ace) – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Helena Suková 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)	Brenda Schultz	Patty Fendick Jenny Byrne	Catherine Tanvier Nicole Provis Jana Novotná Anne Minter
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–2	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
9 Jan	New South Wales Holden Open Sydney Category 3 $200,000 – hard (rebound ace) – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Catarina Lindqvist	Hana Mandlíková Terry Phelps	Patty Fendick Judith Wiesner Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–3	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull
16 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia $937,882 – hard (rebound ace) – 128S/64D/32X/48Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6-4	Helena Suková	Gabriela Sabatini Belinda Cordwell	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison Catarina Lindqvist
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 6–3, 6–4	Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart
30 Jan	Nutri-Metics Open Auckland, New Zealand Category 1 $75,000 -Hard -32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Patty Fendick 6–2, 6–0	Belinda Cordwell	Donna Faber Jo Durie	Maria Lindström Conchita Martínez Beverly Bowes Wiltrud Probst
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 6–4, 6–4	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)	Lori McNeil	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison	Gabriela Sabatini Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Molly Van Nostrand Chris Evert
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)	Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Feb	Fernleaf Classic Wellington, New Zealand Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/28Q Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–2	Jo-Anne Faull	Leigh-Anne Eldredge Sandra Wasserman	Elizabeth Smylie Martina Pawlik Halle Cioffi Belinda Cordwell
		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling 7–6(7–3), 6–1	Tracey Morton Heidi Sprung
13 Feb	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Category 5 Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D/30Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 7–5	Zina Garrison	Natasha Zvereva Monica Seles	Helen Kelesi Leila Meskhi Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Gigi Fernández
		Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3	Natasha Zvereva Larisa Savchenko
20 Feb	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison 6–1, 7–5	Larisa Savchenko	Martina Navratilova Natasha Zvereva	Jenny Byrne Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 7–5, 3–6, 6–2	Natasha Zvereva Larisa Savchenko
	Virginia Slims of Kansas Wichita, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Amy Frazier 4–6, 6–4, 6–0	Barbara Potter	Susan Sloane Meredith McGrath	Leila Meskhi Louise Allen Manon Bollegraf Helen Kelesi
		Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Sandy Collins Leila Meskhi
27 Feb	U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships San Antonio, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–4	Ann Henricksson	Hana Mandlíková Katrina Adams	Terry Phelps Camille Benjamin Linda Ferrando Patty Fendick
		Katrina Adams Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Manon Bollegraf 6–4, 6–4	Leila Meskhi	Etsuko Inoue Raffaella Reggi	Betsy Nagelsen Amy Frazier Carling Bassett-Seguso Claudia Porwik
		Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen w/o	Elise Burgin Elizabeth Smylie

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Mar	Virginia Slims of Indian Wells Palm Springs, United States Category 4 Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D/64Q Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–4, 6–1	Jenny Byrne	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková	Isabelle Demongeot Pam Shriver Catarina Lindqvist Jana Novotná
		Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3	Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Magers
13 Mar	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, United States Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Chris Evert	Helena Suková Jana Novotná	Helen Kelesi Halle Cioffi Mary Joe Fernández Terry Phelps
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 6–2	Jo Durie Mary Joe Fernández
20 Mar	Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, United States Category 5 Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D/16X/64Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Chris Evert	Helena Suková Zina Garrison	Isabelle Demongeot Raffaella Reggi Jana Novotná Helen Kelesi
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 7–6 (7–5), 6–4	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–1	Natasha Zvereva	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Navratilova	Radka Zrubáková Linda Ferrando Leila Meskhi Hana Mandlíková
		Hana Mandlíková Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1	Mary Lou Daniels Wendy White
10 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Navratilova	Hana Mandlíková Judith Wiesner Angeliki Kanellopoulou Kathy Rinaldi
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
	DHL Open Singapore Category 1 Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Belinda Cordwell 6–1, 6–0	Akiko Kijimuta	Monique Javer Sandra Wasserman	Iwona Kuczyńska Eva Krapl Ann Devries Louise Allen
		Belinda Cordwell Elizabeth Smylie 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–1	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr
17 Apr	Eckerd Open Tampa, United States Category 3 Clay – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sandra Cecchini	Linda Ferrando Rosalyn Fairbank Halle Cioffi Petra Langrová
		Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
	Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kumiko Okamoto 6–4, 6–2	Elizabeth Smylie	Anne Minter Belinda Cordwell	Betsy Nagelsen Sandra Wasserman Kimiko Date Etsuko Inoue
		Jill Hetherington Elizabeth Smylie 6–1, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr
24 Apr	Spanish Open Barcelona, Spain Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 5–7, 6–1	Helen Kelesi	Jana Novotná Eva Švíglerová	Raffaella Reggi Tine Scheuer-Larsen Sylvia Hanika Barbara Romanò
		Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Judith Wiesner
	Taiwan Open Taipei, Taiwan Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Anne Minter 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Cammy MacGregor	Eva Krapl Heather Ludloff	Beth Herr Elizabeth Smylie Betsy Nagelsen Sabine Appelmans
		Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Cecilia Dahlman Nana Miyagi
	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Category 4 Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Chris Evert	Susan Sloane Carrie Cunningham	Gretchen Magers Lori McNeil Kim Kessaris Andrea Temesvári
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 6–3, 6–4	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf w/o	Jana Novotná	Bettina Fulco Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Rachel McQuillan Nathalie Tauziat Barbara Paulus Radka Zrubáková
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat w/o	Jana Novotná Helena Suková
	Mantegazza Cup Taranto, Italy Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Karine Quentrec 6–3, 5–7, 6–3	Cathy Caverzasio	Neige Dias Sabrina Goleš	Luciana Corsato Silvia Farina Laura Golarsa Mercedes Paz
		Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz 6–2, 6–2	Sophie Amiach Emmanuelle Derly
8 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Bettina Fulco Nathalie Tauziat	Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi Sabrina Goleš Judith Wiesner
		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling 6–4, 6–3	Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz
15 May	Lufthansa Cup West Berlin, West Germany Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–1	Gabriela Sabatini	Helen Kelesi Isabel Cueto	Sandra Cecchini Barbara Paulus Regina Rajchrtová Sylvia Hanika
		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling 5–7, 6–3, 6–2	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers
22 May	European Open Geneva, Switzerland Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–4, 6–0	Conchita Martínez	Barbara Paulus Laura Garrone	Larisa Savchenko Belinda Cordwell Elise Burgin Laura Lapi
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–2	Patricia Tarabini	Wiltrud Probst Jo-Anne Faull	Ann Grossman Bettina Fulco Susan Sloane Gretchen Magers
		Mercedes Paz Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–3	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers
29 May	French Open Paris, France Clay – $1,945,400 – 128S/64D/56X/64Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Monica Seles Mary Joe Fernández	Conchita Martínez Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Jana Novotná Helen Kelesi
		Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–4	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
		Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen 6–3, 6–7, 6–2	Horacio de la Peña Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Jun	Dow Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Category 2 Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–5), 6–3	Zina Garrison	Elna Reinach Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Kristine Radford Betsy Nagelsen Ann Henricksson Kimiko Date
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 5–7, 6–0	Meredith McGrath Pam Shriver
19 Jun	Pilkington Glass Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Category 5 Grass – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–2), 6–2	Raffaella Reggi	Rosalyn Fairbank Gigi Fernández	Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen Etsuko Inoue Akiko Kijimuta
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 6–3, retired	Jana Novotná Helena Suková
26 Jun	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grass – $2,204,162 – 128S/64D/64Q/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert Catarina Lindqvist	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Laura Golarsa Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Magers
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–1, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Jenny Byrne Mark Kratzmann

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jul	Arcachon Cup Arcachon, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–1	Barbara Paulus	Nicole Jagerman Mercedes Paz	Cathy Caverzasio Sabine Hack Isabel Cueto Florencia Labat
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 7–6(7–5)	Mercedes Paz Brenda Schultz
17 Jul	Belgian Open Brussels, Belgium Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Radka Zrubáková 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Mercedes Paz	Manon Bollegraf Nicole Jagerman	Jana Novotná Leona Lásková Sandra Wasserman Brenda Schultz
		Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz 6–1, 6–2	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Isabel Cueto 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Sandra Cecchini	Katia Piccolini Patricia Tarabini	Laura Garrone Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Vieira Barbara Paulus
		Iva Budařová Regina Rajchrtová 6–2, 6–4	Gaby Castro Conchita Martínez
	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Category 3 Grass – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison 6–0, 6–1	Pam Shriver	Gigi Fernández Rosalyn Fairbank	Michelle Jaggard Laura Gildemeister Hu Na Jill Hetherington
		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull
24 Jul	OTB Open Schenectady, United States Category 1 Hard – $75,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Laura Gildemeister 6–4, 6–3	Marianne Werdel	Gretchen Magers Halle Cioffi	Ann Henricksson Renata Baranski Stacey Martin Sandra Birch
		Michelle Jaggard Hu Na 6–3, 6–2	Sandra Birch Debbie Graham
	Volvo Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1 Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–3	Sabine Hack	Sandra Cecchini Maria Strandlund	Cathy Caverzasio Nanne Dalhman Isabel Cueto Radka Zrubáková
		Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–2, 7–5	Sabrina Goleš Katerina Maleeva
31 Jul	Vitosha New Otani Open Sofia, Bulgaria Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Isabel Cueto 6–2, 7–6(7–3)	Katerina Maleeva	Barbara Romanò Angeliki Kanellopoulou	Silke Meier Petra Langrová Cecilia Dahlman Sabrina Goleš
		Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa 6–4, 7–5	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova
	Great American Bank Classic San Diego, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5	Zina Garrison	Bettina Bunge Nathalie Tauziat	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Ann Grossman Robin White Gretchen Magers
		Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Gretchen Magers Robin White

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Zina Garrison Pam Shriver	Hana Mandlíková Nathalie Tauziat Mary Joe Fernández Catarina Lindqvist
		Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull 5–2, retired	Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
14 Aug	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–2	Andrea Temesvári	Linda Ferrando Stacey Martin	Hana Mandlíková Laura Gildemeister Pascale Paradis Sylvia Hanika
		Steffi Graf Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4	Louise Allen Laura Gildemeister
	Virginia Slims of Albuquerque Albuquerque, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–3	Elna Reinach	Betsy Nagelsen Amy Frazier	Anne Smith Beverly Bowes Anne Minter Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Raffaella Reggi Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
21 Aug	Player's Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anne Minter Gabriela Sabatini	Nana Miyagi Sylvia Hanika Nathalie Tauziat Jana Novotná
		Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–1, 7–5	Martina Navratilova Larisa Savchenko
28 Aug	US Open New York City, United States Hard – $2,000,000 – 128S/64D/64Q/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 3–6, 7–5, 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Gabriela Sabatini Zina Garrison	Helena Suková Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Chris Evert Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
		Hana Mandlíková Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver
		Robin White Shelby Cannon 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Meredith McGrath Rick Leach

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Sep	Athens Trophy Athens, Greece Category 1 Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Cecilia Dahlman 6–3, 1–6, 7–5	Rachel McQuillan	Laura Garrone Francesca Romano	Barbara Romanò Iva Budařová Angeliki Kanellopoulou Sandra Cecchini
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova
	Virginia Slims of Arizona Scottsdale, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Conchita Martínez 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Elise Burgin	Amanda Coetzer Nicole Provis	Shaun Stafford Beverly Bowes Florencia Labat Katerina Maleeva
		Penny Barg Peanut Louie Harper 7–6(16–14), 7–6(7–3)	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
	Virginia Slims Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan WTA Championships Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D	Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–2, 6–2	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull
18 Sep	Clarins Open Paris, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sandra Cecchini 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1	Regina Rajchrtová	Cathy Caverzasio Petra Langrová	Nathalie Tauziat Radka Zrubáková Elena Pampoulova Isabel Cueto
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 6–1, 6–1	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire
	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/32Q	Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–2), 6–3	Monica Seles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Anne Smith	Mary Joe Fernández Raffaella Reggi Rosalyn Fairbank Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen 7–6(7–5), 6–3	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Oct	Fed Cup Tokyo, Japan, Hard Team Event $0 – clay – 32 Teams	United States 3–0	Spain	Czechoslovakia   Australia	West Germany   Austria   Bulgaria   Soviet Union
9 Oct	Virginia Slims of Moscow Moscow, Soviet Union Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Gretchen Magers 6–3, 6–4	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Medvedeva	Julie Halard Laura Golarsa Sabine Hack Maria Strandlund
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–5), 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández	Laura Gildemeister Zina Garrison	Hana Mandlíková Radka Zrubáková Monica Seles Gigi Fernández
		Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–4, 7–6(6–2)	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach
16 Oct	Open de la Côte Basque Bayonne, France Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Katerina Maleeva 6–2, 6–2	Conchita Martínez	Raffaella Reggi Kathy Rinaldi	Barbara Paulus Wiltrud Probst Bettina Bunge Claudia Porwik
		Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier 7–6(7–3), 7–5	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi
	BMW European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D	Steffi Graf 6–1, 7–6(8–6)	Jana Novotná	Helena Suková Monica Seles	Karine Quentrec Hana Mandlíková Helen Kelesi Nathalie Tauziat
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner
23 Oct	Midland Group Championships Brighton, Great Britain Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–4	Monica Seles	Jana Novotná Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi Hana Mandlíková Catarina Lindqvist
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná
	Puerto Rico Open San Juan, Puerto Rico Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Laura Gildemeister 6–1, 6–2	Gigi Fernández	Natasha Zvereva Helen Kelesi	Donna Faber Camille Benjamin Rene Simpson Patricia Tarabini
		Cammy MacGregor / Ronni Reis vs. Gigi Fernández / Robin White Suspended due to rain
30 Oct	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–4	Raffaella Reggi	Amy Frazier Ronni Reis	Natalia Medvedeva Halle Cioffi Larisa Savchenko Jana Pospíšilová
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–4	Claudia Porwik Larisa Savchenko
	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, United States Category 5 Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3	Zina Garrison	Anne Smith Gabriela Sabatini	Pam Shriver Conchita Martínez Elizabeth Smylie Rosalyn Fairbank
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Nov	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison 6–3, 2–6, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko	Helena Suková Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Martina Navratilova Ann Henricksson Gretchen Magers Pam Shriver
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Jana Novotná Helena Suková
	Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Leila Meskhi 6–2, 6–3	Helen Kelesi	Manon Bollegraf Susan Sloane	Katerina Maleeva Natalia Medvedeva Wendy White Jana Pospíšilová
		Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi
13 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States WTA Championships Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Gabriela Sabatini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Helena Suková Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Monica Seles
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva

Rankings

Below are the 1989 WTA year-end rankings (November 26, 1989) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking [2] No Player Name Points 1988 Change 1   Steffi Graf  (FRG) 300.9980 1 = 2   Martina Navratilova  (USA) 208.1995 2 = 3   Gabriela Sabatini  (ARG) 166.5597 4 +1 4   Zina Garrison  (USA) 128.4947 9 +5 5   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  (ESP) 121.2214 18 +13 6   Monica Seles  (YUG) 117.2153 86 +80 7   Conchita Martínez  (ESP) 87.8854 41 +34 8   Helena Suková  (TCH) 87.3127 8 = 9   Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere  (SUI) 84.0804 6 -3 10   Chris Evert  (USA) 79.7917 3 -7 11   Jana Novotná  (TCH) 74.7833 35 +24 12   Mary Joe Fernández  (USA) 71.5744 15 +3 13   Helen Kelesi  (CAN) 52.7489 19 +6 14   Hana Mandlíková  (AUS) 51.1944 29 +15 15   Katerina Maleeva  (BUL) 51.1071 11 -4 16   Catarina Lindqvist  (SWE) 46.6842 42 +26 17   Pam Shriver  (USA) 46.0357 5 -12 18   Belinda Cordwell  (NZL) 44.7692 61 +43 19   Laura Gildemeister  (PER) 44.4286 NR NR 20   Larisa Savchenko  (URS) 43.2813 16 -4 When Evert played her final tour match at the 1989 US Open, she was world No. 4.

Doubles Year-end Ranking [3] No Player Name Points 1988 Change 1   Martina Navratilova  (USA) 361.8135 1 = 2   Helena Suková  (TCH) 290.7845 4 +2 3   Larisa Savchenko  (URS) 280.1181 9 +6 4   Pam Shriver  (USA) 279.7621 2 -2 5   Jana Novotná  (TCH) 270.7337 13 +8 6   Natasha Zvereva  (URS) 259.5676 11 +5 7   Gigi Fernández  (USA) 210.1921 6 -1 8   Mary Joe Fernández  (USA) 209.0000 63 +55 9   Zina Garrison  (USA) 199.6011 7 -2 10   Katrina Adams  (USA) 193.6407 14 +4 11   Steffi Graf  (FRG) 174.2000 5 -6 12   Robin White  (USA) 168.2980 15 +3 13   Wendy Turnbull  (AUS) 167.7390 17 +14 14   Elizabeth Smylie  (AUS) 163.7508 20 +6 15   Patty Fendick  (USA) 162.9735 18 +3 16   Lori McNeil  (USA) 159.6453 10 -6 17   Hana Mandlíková  (AUS) 155.3529 60 +43 18   Jill Hetherington  (CAN) 151.3596 16 -2 19   Gabriela Sabatini  (ARG) 148.700 3 -16 20   Elna Reinach  (RSA) 136.4375 42 +22

See also

• 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix

References

1. Barrett, John (1990). World of Tennis 1990. London: Collins Willow. p. 163. ISBN   0002183552.
2. Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Single ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
3. Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Doubles ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.