1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

January 2025 1989 Lipton International Players Championships s FRG Steffi Graf ARG Gabriela Sabatini CSK Jana Novotná CSK Helena Suková USA Gigi Fernández USA Lori McNeil 7–6 (7–5), 6–4 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. 30em USA Betsy Nagelsen / ARG Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals) CSK Jana Novotná / CSK Helena Suková (champions) USA Gigi Fernández / USA Lori McNeil (final) USA Elise Burgin / USA Pam Shriver (third round) USA Katrina Adams / USA Zina Garrison (semifinals) n/a FRA Isabelle Demongeot / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) AUS Jenny Byrne / USA Robin White (third round) NED Manon Bollegraf / FRG Eva Pfaff (semifinals) USA Beth Herr / USA Candy Reynolds (first round) USA Terry Phelps / ITA Raffaella Reggi (third round) ARG Mercedes Paz / DEN Tine Scheuer-Larsen (first round) USA Penny Barg / USA Ronni Reis (second round) GBR Jo Durie / USA Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals) NZL Belinda Cordwell / RSA 1928 Dianne Van Rensburg (third round) AUS Nicole Provis / RSA 1928 Elna Reinach (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 5 USA Katrina Adams USA Zina Garrison 3 6   3 USA Gigi Fernández USA Lori McNeil 6 7   9 NED Manon Bollegraf FRG Eva Pfaff 3 2   2 CSK Jana Novotná CSK Helena Suková 6 6   3 USA Gigi Fernández USA Lori McNeil 65 4   2 CSK Jana Novotná CSK Helena Suková 77 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA B Nagelsen ARG G Sabatini 6 6     USA Ca MacGregor USA Cy MacGregor 2 1     FRA S Amiach USA J Thomas 7 6     USA A Ivan JPN S Okada 5 0     FRA J Halard FRA M Laval 6 2     USA M L Daniels USA P Louie-Harper 7 6     USA A Henricksson POL I Kuczyńska 4 4   13 USA P Barg USA R Reis 6 6   10 USA B Herr USA C Reynolds 4 7 5   RSA 1928 L Barnard RSA 1928 L Gregory 6 6 7   USA A Grousbeck AUT H Sprung 6 1     AUS J-A Faull ESP A Sánchez 7 6     BRA 1968 P Medrado BRA 1968 A Vieira 0 1     USA K Foxworth USA T Whittington 6 6     FRG S Frankl FRG S Hack 4 0   5 USA K Adams USA Z Garrison 6 6   1 USA B Nagelsen ARG G Sabatini 6 6     FRA S Amiach USA J Thomas 4 3     USA M L Daniels USA P Louie-Harper 6 4 6 13 USA P Barg USA R Reis 2 6 4   RSA 1928 L Barnard RSA 1928 L Gregory 6 3 6   AUS J-A Faull ESP A Sánchez 4 6 3   USA K Foxworth USA T Whittington 3 3   5 USA K Adams USA Z Garrison 6 6   1 USA B Nagelsen ARG G Sabatini 6 0 6   USA M L Daniels USA P Louie-Harper 1 6 3   RSA 1928 L Barnard RSA 1928 L Gregory 6 3 1 5 USA K Adams USA Z Garrison 4 6 6 1 USA B Nagelsen ARG G Sabatini 0 4   5 USA K Adams USA Z Garrison 6 6   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 USA G Fernández USA L McNeil 6 6 7   AUS D Balestrat USA H Na 7 3 6   CSK P Langrová CSK J Pospíšilová 6 6     ARG B Fulco ARG A Villagrán 0 1     CAN J Hetherington USA K Rinaldi 6 6     SUI C Cohen USA L Spadea 2 1     FRG B Bunge FRA C Suire 4 1   16 AUS N Provis RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 6   11 USA T Phelps ITA R Reggi 6 6     FRG W Probst CSK R Zrubáková 3 1     ARG C Tessi FIN P Thorén 3 2     FRA A Dechaume FRA N Herreman 6 6     BRA 1968 L Corsato PER P Vásquez 0 2     USA R Casals FRG C Porwik 6 6     USA L Bartlett USA K Steinmetz 3 1   7 FRA I Demongeot FRA N Tauziat 6 6   3 USA G Fernández USA L McNeil 6 6     CSK P Langrová CSK J Pospíšilová 4 1     CAN J Hetherington USA K Rinaldi 7 6   16 AUS N Provis RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 2   11 USA T Phelps ITA R Reggi 7 6     FRA A Dechaume FRA N Herreman 6 4     USA R Casals FRG C Porwik 5 1   7 FRA I Demongeot FRA N Tauziat 7 6   3 USA G Fernández USA L McNeil 6 2 7   CAN J Hetherington USA K Rinaldi 3 6 5 11 USA T Phelps ITA R Reggi 2 1   7 FRA I Demongeot FRA N Tauziat 6 6   3 USA G Fernández USA L McNeil 6 6   7 FRA I Demongeot FRA N Tauziat 1 0   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 AUS J Byrne USA R White 6 6     CAN H Kelesi USA S Stafford 3 1     USA A Grossman JPN A Nishiya 6 6     USA V Procacci BRA 1968 T Zambrzycki 2 3     URU P Miller ARG G Mosca 1 7 6   SWE M Strandlund NED H Witvoet 6 5 7   ITA L Garrone ITA L Golarsa 0 0   14 GBR J Durie USA M J Fernández 6 6   9 NED M Bollegraf FRG E Pfaff 6 6     USA J Kaplan RSA 1928 M Reinach 4 4     USA L Allen USA B Bowes 6 6     USA E Hakami RSA 1928 K Schimper 3 3     USA L Antonoplis USA M Van Nostrand 6 6     PER P Collantes CHI M Miranda 1 3     BRA 1968 N Dias ITA L Ferrando 1 0   4 USA E Burgin USA P Shriver 6 6   8 AUS J Byrne USA R White 6 6     USA A Grossman JPN A Nishiya 0 3     SWE M Strandlund NED H Witvoet 2 6   14 GBR J Durie USA M J Fernández 6 7   9 NED M Bollegraf FRG E Pfaff 3 6 6   USA L Allen USA B Bowes 6 4 0   USA L Antonoplis USA M Van Nostrand 3 5   4 USA E Burgin USA P Shriver 6 7   8 AUS J Byrne USA R White 2 6 1 14 GBR J Durie USA M J Fernández 6 3 6 9 NED M Bollegraf FRG E Pfaff 6 6   4 USA E Burgin USA P Shriver 4 3   14 GBR J Durie USA M J Fernández 7 3 5 9 NED M Bollegraf FRG E Pfaff 5 6 7 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA G Magers USA W White 6 7     SFR Yugoslavia S GolešARG P Tarabini 4 5     HKG 1959 P Hy USA M Werdel 4 3     SWE M Lindström USA H Ludloff 6 6     USA C Benjamin GBR S Gomer 5 0     USA H Cioffi USA A Frazier 7 6     SWE C Lindqvist AUS A Minter 4 7 7 12 ARG M Paz DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 6 5 6 15 NZL B Cordwell RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 6     USA M McGrath USA S Walsh-Pete 1 2     NED N Jagerman FRG S Meier 6 0 6   USA P Smith USA J Smoller 2 6 2   AUT B Paulus NED B Schultz 0 2     BEL A Devries SUI E Krapl 6 6     CSK I Budařová GBR C Wood 2 2   2 CSK J Novotná CSK H Suková 6 6     USA G Magers USA W White 7 4 6   SWE M Lindström USA H Ludloff 6 6 7   USA H Cioffi USA A Frazier 6 6     SWE C Lindqvist AUS A Minter 4 3   15 NZL B Cordwell RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 6 6   NED N Jagerman FRG S Meier 7 1 3   BEL A Devries SUI E Krapl 4 0   2 CSK J Novotná CSK H Suková 6 6     SWE M Lindström USA H Ludloff 6 6 7   USA H Cioffi USA A Frazier 7 3 6 15 NZL B Cordwell RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 3 2 2 CSK J Novotná CSK H Suková 3 6 6   SWE M Lindström USA H Ludloff 3 2   2 CSK J Novotná CSK H Suková 6 6   References 1989 Lipton International Players Championships Women's Doubles Draw Women's Doubles