1989 Virginia Slims of New England

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1989 Virginia Slims of New England
DateOctober 30 – November 5
Edition5th
CategoryCategory 5
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$300,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Worcester, MA, United States
Venue Centrum in Worcester
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
  1988  · Virginia Slims of New England ·  1990  

The 1989 Virginia Slims of New England was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Centrum in Worcester in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of events of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from October 30 through November 5, 1989. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $60,000.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Elise Burgin / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

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