Rosalyn Fairbank and Barbara Potter were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1989 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport | |
| 1988 Champions |  Rosalyn Fairbank  Barbara Potter |
| Champions | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil |
| Runners-up |  Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull |
| Score | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 |
Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil won in the final 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 against Elizabeth Smylie and Wendy Turnbull.
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Patty Fendick / 
Jill Hetherington (quarterfinals)- Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (semifinals)
- Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (champions)
Elizabeth Smylie / Wendy Turnbull (final)
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 | P Fendick J Hetherington
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Richardson J Smoller
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | P Fendick J Hetherington
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Graham S Birch
| 4 | 4 | M McGrath P Shriver
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M McGrath P Shriver
| 6 | 6 | M McGrath P Shriver
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G Fernández L McNeil
| 7 | 6 | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier L Spadea
| 6 | 1 | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M L Daniels W White
| 6 | 7 | M L Daniels W White
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Henricksson G Magers
| 2 | 6 | 3 | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil
| 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Goodling L Harvey-Wild
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull
| 3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Antonoplis D Scott
| 7 | 6 | L Antonoplis D Scott
| 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Barnard J Salmon
| 4 | 5 | 4 | E Smylie W Turnbull
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | E Smylie W Turnbull
| 6 | 7 | 4 | E Smylie W Turnbull
| 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Aallonen T Zambrzycki
| 3 | 2 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 L Gildemeister M Louie-Harper
| 6 | 6 | L Gildemeister M Louie-Harper
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Na J Thomas
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Adams Z Garrison
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||