| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport | |
| 1988 Champions |  Rosalyn Fairbank  Barbara Potter |
| Champions | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil |
| Runners-up |  Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull |
| Score | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 |
Rosalyn Fairbank and Barbara Potter were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil won in the final 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 against Elizabeth Smylie and Wendy Turnbull.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Patty Fendick / 
Jill Hetherington (quarterfinals) Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (semifinals) Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (champions) Elizabeth Smylie / Wendy Turnbull (final)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Richardson J Smoller | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Graham S Birch | 4 | 4 | M McGrath P Shriver | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M McGrath P Shriver | 6 | 6 | M McGrath P Shriver | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 7 | 6 | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier L Spadea | 6 | 1 | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M L Daniels W White | 6 | 7 | M L Daniels W White | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Henricksson G Magers | 2 | 6 | 3 | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Goodling L Harvey-Wild | 5 | 1 | 4 | Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Antonoplis D Scott | 7 | 6 | L Antonoplis D Scott | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Barnard  J Salmon | 4 | 5 | 4 | E Smylie W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | E Smylie W Turnbull | 6 | 7 | 4 | E Smylie W Turnbull | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Aallonen  T Zambrzycki | 3 | 2 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 L Gildemeister M Louie-Harper | 6 | 6 | L Gildemeister M Louie-Harper | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Na J Thomas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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