1989 Virginia Slims of Chicago

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1989 Virginia Slims of Chicago
DateNovember 6–12
Edition18th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Carpet (Supreme) / indoor
Location Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Venue UIC Pavilion
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
Doubles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
  1988  · Virginia Slims of Chicago ·  1990  

The 1989 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from November 6 through November 12, 1989. Second-seeded Zina Garrison won the singles title. [1]

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Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 163, 165, 200–201. ISBN   9780002183550.