1989 Virginia Slims of Kansas – Doubles

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Doubles
1989 Virginia Slims of Kansas
1988 Champions Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Bykova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
Final
Champions Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi
Score6–2, 7–6
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1988  · Virginia Slims of Kansas ·  1990  

Natalia Bykova and Svetlana Parkhomenko were the defending champions of the doubles title at the 1989 Virginia Slims of Kansas tennis tournament but did not compete that year.

Contents

Manon Bollegraf and Lise Gregory won in the final 6–2, 7–6 against Sandy Collins and Leila Meskhi. [1]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen / Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire (quarterfinals)
  2. n/a
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory (champions)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Ronni Reis / Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg B Nagelsen
Flag of France.svg C Suire
66 
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Krapl
Flag of Germany.svg C Singer
3 2  1 Flag of the United States.svg B Nagelsen
Flag of France.svg C Suire
2 64
  Flag of the United States.svg S Collins
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi
66   Flag of the United States.svg S Collins
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi
64 6
  Flag of the United States.svg L Allen
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg P Hy
1 4    Flag of the United States.svg S Collins
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi
67 
4 Flag of the United States.svg R Reis
Flag of the United States.svg P Smith
4 664 Flag of the United States.svg R Reis
Flag of the United States.svg P Smith
4 5  
  Flag of Japan.svg Y Koizumi
Flag of Argentina.svg A Villagrán
63 1 4 Flag of the United States.svg R Reis
Flag of the United States.svg P Smith
73 6
  Flag of Italy.svg L Ferrando
Flag of Peru.svg P Vásquez
1 4    Flag of France.svg S Amiach
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
5 64
  Flag of France.svg S Amiach
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
66   Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi
2 6  
  Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath
Flag of the United States.svg S Stafford
4 1  3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
67 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg H Witvoet
66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg H Witvoet
6 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg B Bowes
Flag of the United States.svg M Werdel
73 3 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg L Gregory
76 
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg L Gregory
6 663 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg L Gregory
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg J Kaplan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Krajčovičová
6 3    Flag of the United States.svg H Cioffi
Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
5 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg H Cioffi
Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
76   Flag of the United States.svg H Cioffi
Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
73 6
  Flag of the United States.svg M Van Nostrand
Flag of the United States.svg W White
66 LL Flag of the United States.svg M Van Nostrand
Flag of the United States.svg W White
5 62
LL Flag of the United States.svg J Prah
Flag of the United States.svg E Rossides
4 3  

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 164, 202. ISBN   9780002183550.