1989 New South Wales Open – Women's doubles

  • United States Ann Henricksson
  • Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint
FinalChampions
  • United States Martina Navratilova
  • United States Pam Shriver
Runners-up
  • Australia Elizabeth Smylie
  • Australia Wendy Turnbull
Score6–3, 6–3Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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1989 tennis event results

Ann Henricksson and Christiane Jolissaint were the defending champions but only Henricksson competed that year with Gretchen Magers.

Henricksson and Magers lost in the semi-finals to Elizabeth Smylie and Wendy Turnbull.

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Smylie and Turnbull.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver (champions)
  2. Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
  3. n/a
  4. United States Patty Fendick / Canada Jill Hetherington (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Katrina Adams / West Germany Eva Pfaff (second round)
  6. Australia Elizabeth Smylie / Australia Wendy Turnbull (final)
  7. Australia Jenny Byrne / Australia Janine Tremelling (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Terry Phelps / Italy Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 6 6  
6 3 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 6 6  
  4 3     1 3  
  6 6   1 6 6  
 
4 1   7 1 2  
  6 6     6 3 1
  0 6 6 7 4 6 6
7 6 4 7 1 6 6  
  3 6  
4 6 6  
  1 2     2 4  
  6 6   4 3 6  
 
4 3     6 7  
  6 6     3 7 6
  3 5   5 6 6 4
5 6 7  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
8 6 6  
  4 4   8 7 7  
  7 6     6 6  
  6 3   8 6 3  
  3 3     7 6  
  6 6     6 6  
LL 2 2  
  2 3  
6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
 
7 4 2 6 6 6  
  6 2     2 1  
  7 6   6 6 3 6
  6 6   2 3 6 3
  7 7     6 2 2
2 3 6 6

References

  • 1989 New South Wales Open Women's Doubles Draw
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