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.[1][2]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champions |  Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
| Runners-up |  Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 8 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
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Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (semifinals)
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (final)- Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison
| 3 | 6 |  Wendy Turnbull Elizabeth Smylie
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Wendy Turnbull Elizabeth Smylie
| 6 | 7 | 1 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Robin White Gigi Fernández
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
| 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 |  Jana Novotná Helena Suková
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Robin Finn (November 21, 1989). "Fighting spirit carried Graf to Championship". The New York Times.
- ^ Sally Jenkins (November 20, 1989). "Graf finishes Navratilovo, 1989 in 4 sets". The Washington Post.