Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Catarina Lindqvist.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 United Jersey Bank Classic | |
| 1988 Champions |  Jana Novotná Helena Suková |
| Champions |  Steffi Graf  Pam Shriver |
| Runners-up | Louise Allen  Laura Gildemeister |
| Score | 6–2, 6–4 |
Lindqvist and Novotná lost in the semifinals to Louise Allen and Laura Gildemeister.
Steffi Graf and Pam Shriver won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Allen and Gildemeister.
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Steffi Graf / 
Pam Shriver (champions)
Catarina Lindqvist / 
Jana Novotná (semifinals)- Sandy Collins /
Andrea Temesvári (first round) - Mary Lou Daniels / Wendy White (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Graf P Shriver
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Amiach K Rinaldi
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | S Graf P Shriver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Langrová E Švíglerová
| 6 | 7 | P Langrová E Švíglerová
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Maleeva M Maleeva
| 2 | 6 | 1 | S Graf P Shriver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M L Daniels W White
| 6 | 6 | 4 | M L Daniels W White
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Phelps M Van Nostrand
| 4 | 2 | 4 | M L Daniels W White
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 L Field B Herr
| 4 | 1 | M McGrath J Smoller
| 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M McGrath J Smoller
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Steffi Graf Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 L Ferrando J Thomas
| 6 | 6 | Louise Allen Laura Gildemeister
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Baranski S Schenck
| 1 | 4 | L Ferrando J Thomas
| 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Allen L Gildemeister
| 7 | 6 | L Allen L Gildemeister
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Collins A Temesvári
| 6 | 3 | L Allen L Gildemeister
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P O'Reilly T O'Reilly
| 6 | 6 | 2 |  C Lindqvist J Novotná
| 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Faber J Prah
| 2 | 3 | P O'Reilly T O'Reilly
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Krapl P Paradis
| 2 | 1 | 2 | C Lindqvist J Novotná
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Lindqvist J Novotná
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||