1989 Virginia Slims of California | |
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Date | February 20 – 26 |
Edition | 18th |
Category | Category 4 |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Venue | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Zina Garrison | |
Doubles | |
Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington |
The 1989 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States and was part of Category 4 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from February 20 through February 26, 1989. Third-seeded Zina Garrison won the singles title.
Zina Garrison defeated Larisa Savchenko 6–1, 6–1
Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
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