| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Virginia Slims of Albuquerque | |
| Champions |  Nicole Provis  Elna Reinach |
| Runners-up |  Raffaella Reggi  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Score | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Nicole Provis and Elna Reinach won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 against Raffaella Reggi and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Elizabeth Smylie / Wendy Turnbull (first round)
Katrina Adams / Elise Burgin (first round) Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (first round) Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (champions)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | E Smylie W Turnbull | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Reggi A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 7 | R Reggi A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Po T Whitlinger | 4 | 2 | A Minter  J Richardson | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Minter J Richardson | 6 | 6 | R Reggi A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Byrne J Tremelling | 4 | 7 | 6 | J-A Faull R McQuillan | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J-A Faull R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | 7 | J-A Faull R McQuillan | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bowes M Werdel | 7 | 6 | B Bowes M Werdel | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Neeld-Lang L Palmisano | 5 | 2 | Raffaella Reggi Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Smith  C Suire | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Nicole Provis Elna Reinach | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Louie-Harper A Scott | 7 | 6 | 2 | A Smith C Suire | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Frazier  J Pospíšilová | 5 | 0 | 4 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Provis E Reinach | 7 | 6 | 4 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P Barg A Henricksson | 7 | 3 | 2 | K Jordan B Nagelsen | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Barnard C Benjamin | 5 | 6 | 6 | L Barnard C Benjamin | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Jordan B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | K Jordan B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Adams E Burgin | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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