Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions of the doubles event at the 1989 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles tennis tournament but lost in the quarterfinals to Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling.
Rick Leach and Zina Garrison were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Michiel Schapers and Brenda Schultz.
Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.
Pam Shriver and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions for the women's doubles. In 1992, they competed with different partners, Shriver with Martina Navratilova and Zvereva with Gigi Fernández.
Six-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open.
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková successfully defended their title, defeating Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships.
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva defeated the defending champion Jana Novotná and her partner Gigi Fernández in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.
The women's doubles competition at the 1992 Australian Open was held between January 13 and 26, 1992 at the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Helena Suková won the title, defeating Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison in the final.
Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but participated with different partners in this tournament. Novotná played alongside Larisa Neiland, and lost in the semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Larisa Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but decided not to play together.
The women's doubles competition at the 1993 Australian Open was held between 18 January and 31 January 1993 on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia. Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Pam Shriver and Elizabeth Smylie in the final.
The mixed doubles tournament at the 1993 French Open was held from 24 May until 6 June 1993 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Andrei Olhovskiy and Eugenia Maniokova won the title, defeating Danie Visser and Elna Reinach in the final.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva successfully defended their title, defeating Larisa Neiland and Jana Novotná in the final, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships.
The women's doubles competition at the 1994 Australian Open was held between 17 January and 30 January 1994 on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia. Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Patty Fendick and Meredith McGrath in the final.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
The 1993 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States. The event was part of the 1993 ATP Tour and 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 12 to 21 March 1993.
Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison were the defending champions, but lost in third round to Yayuk Basuki and Nana Miyagi.
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but Suková did not compete this year.
Patty Fendick and Zina Garrison were the defending champions, but Fendick did not compete this year. Garrison teamed up with Jennifer Capriati and lost in the quarterfinals to Isabelle Demongeot and Conchita Martínez.
Jill Hetherington and Kathy Rinaldi were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Patty Fendick and Gigi Fernández. The score was 7–5, 6–4.
Jill Hetherington 
Kathy Rinaldi 
