1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1989 Lipton International Players Championships
1988 Champions
Final
Champions
Runners-up
Score7–6 (7–5), 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but only Sabatini competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.

Nagelsen and Sabatini lost in the quarterfinals to Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison.

Jana Novotná and Helena Suková won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 6–4 against Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. United States Betsy Nagelsen / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
  2. Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (champions)
  3. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Lori McNeil (final)
  4. United States Elise Burgin / United States Pam Shriver (third round)
  5. United States Katrina Adams / United States Zina Garrison (semifinals)
  6. n/a
  7. France Isabelle Demongeot / France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Jenny Byrne / United States Robin White (third round)
  9. Netherlands Manon Bollegraf / West Germany Eva Pfaff (semifinals)
  10. United States Beth Herr / United States Candy Reynolds (first round)
  11. United States Terry Phelps / Italy Raffaella Reggi (third round)
  12. Argentina Mercedes Paz / Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen (first round)
  13. United States Penny Barg / United States Ronni Reis (second round)
  14. United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  15. New Zealand Belinda Cordwell / South Africa Dianne Van Rensburg (third round)
  16. Australia Nicole Provis / South Africa Elna Reinach (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5
3 6  
3
6 7  
3
65 4  
2
77 6  
9
3 2  
2
6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1
6 6  
 
2 1   1
6 6  
 
7 6    
4 3  
 
5 0   1
6 0 6
 
6 2    
1 6 3
 
7 6    
6 4 6
 
4 4   13
2 6 4
13
6 6   1
0 4  
10
4 7 5 5
6 6  
 
6 6 7  
6 3 6
 
6 1    
4 6 3
 
7 6    
6 3 1
 
0 1   5
4 6 6
 
6 6    
3 3  
 
4 0   5
6 6  
5
6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3
6 6 7
 
7 3 6 3
6 6  
 
6 6    
4 1  
 
0 1   3
6 2 7
 
6 6    
3 6 5
 
2 1    
7 6  
 
4 1   16
6 2  
16
6 6   3
6 6  
11
6 6   7
1 0  
 
3 1   11
7 6  
 
3 2    
6 4  
 
6 6   11
2 1  
 
0 2   7
6 6  
 
6 6    
5 1  
 
3 1   7
7 6  
7
6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8
6 6  
 
3 1   8
6 6  
 
6 6    
0 3  
 
2 3   8
2 6 1
 
1 7 6 14
6 3 6
 
6 5 7  
2 6  
 
0 0   14
6 7  
14
6 6   14
7 3 5
9
6 6   9
5 6 7
 
4 4   9
3 6 6
 
6 6    
6 4 0
 
3 3   9
6 6  
 
6 6   4
4 3  
 
1 3    
3 5  
 
1 0   4
6 7  
4
6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
 
6 7  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
Argentina P Tarabini 		4 5    
7 4 6
 
4 3    
6 6 7
 
6 6    
6 6 7
 
5 0    
7 3 6
 
7 6    
6 6  
 
4 7 7  
4 3  
12
6 5 6  
3 2  
15
6 6   2
6 6  
 
1 2   15
6 6 6
 
6 0 6  
7 1 3
 
2 6 2 15
6 3 2
 
0 2   2
3 6 6
 
6 6    
4 0  
 
2 2   2
6 6  
2
6 6  

References