1989 Great American Bank Classic
Tennis tournament
1989 Great American Bank Classic | ||||
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Date | July 31 – August 6 | |||
Edition | 11th | |||
Category | Category 3 | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $200,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
Location | San Diego, California, U.S. | |||
Venue | San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Steffi Graf | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank | ||||
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The 1989 Great American Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club in San Diego, California in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from July 31 through August 6, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.[1]
The tournament's purse doubled to $200,000 in 1989, when the sponsor changed to San Diego-based Great American Bank from Virginia Slims, a cigarette brand owned by Philip Morris.[2]
Finals
Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Zina Garrison 6–4, 7–5
- It was Graf's 9th singles title of the year and the 39th of her career.
Doubles
Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank defeated Gretchen Magers / Robin White 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
- It was Burgin's only title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Fairbank's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
References
External links
- ITF tournament edition details
- Tournament draws