Arcachon Cup

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Arcachon Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameArcachon Cup (1989)
Tour WTA Tour (1989)
Founded1989
Abolished1989
Surface Clay (1989)

The Arcachon Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1989. It was held in Arcachon in France and played on outdoor clay courts.

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Finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1989 Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Paulus 6–3, 6–7, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1989 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz
6–3, 7–6

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