1989 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles

1989 Virginia Slims Championships 1989 Virginia Slims Championships s USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver URS Larisa SavchenkoURS Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–2 8 4 WTA Tour Championships Virginia Slims Championships women's Three-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1989 Virginia Slims Championships. It was Navratilova's twelfth Tour Finals doubles title, and Shriver's ninth.Robin Finn Fighting spirit carried Graf to Championship https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/21/sports/fighting-spirit-carried-graf-to-championship.html The New York Times November 21, 1989Sally Jenkins Graf finishes Navratilovo, 1989 in 4 sets https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/11/20/graf-finishes-navratilova-1989-in-4-sets/3bb790c0-81fa-474c-85a0-e5d29ec7cf52/ The Washington Post November 20, 1989 Seeds 30em USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (champions) TCH Jana Novotná / TCH Helena Suková (semifinals) URS Larisa Savchenko / URS Natasha Zvereva (final) USA Katrina Adams / USA Zina Garrison (quarterfinals) Draw Draw yes Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 5 7 7 USA Elise BurginRSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank 7 5 5 4 USA Katrina AdamsUSA Zina Garrison 3 6 AUS Wendy TurnbullAUS Elizabeth Smylie 6 7 USA Robin WhiteUSA Gigi Fernández 2 4 3 URS Larisa SavchenkoURS Natasha Zvereva 6 6 USA Patty FendickCAN Jill Hetherington 3 7 5 2 TCH Jana NovotnáTCH Helena Suková 6 5 7 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 6 6 AUS Wendy TurnbullAUS Elizabeth Smylie 1 1 3 URS Larisa SavchenkoURS Natasha Zvereva 3 7 6 2 TCH Jana NovotnáTCH Helena Suková 6 6 4 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 6 6 3 URS Larisa SavchenkoURS Natasha Zvereva 3 2 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Doubles Doubles