1989 Virginia Slims of California

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1989 Virginia Slims of California
DateFebruary 20 – 26
Edition18th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Location Oakland, California, U.S.
Venue Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
  1988  · Stanford Classic ·  1990  

The 1989 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet 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.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko 6–1, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 3–6, 6–2

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