1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
	Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won 14 tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. She also finished runner-up at the fourth major, the French Open.
Details
Duration	November 28, 1988 ; – November 20, 1989
Edition	17th
Tournaments	61
Categories	Grand Slam (4); Virginia Slims Championships (1); Category 5 (11); Category 4 (9); Category 3 (7); Category 2 (20); Category 1 (9)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Steffi Graf (14)
Most finals	Steffi Graf (16)
Prize money ; leader	Steffi Graf $1,562,905
Points leader	Steffi Graf 300.10
Awards
Player of the year	Steffi Graf
Doubles team ; of the year	Helena Suková; Jana Novotná
Most improved ; player of the year	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Newcomer ; of the year	Conchita Martínez
Comeback ; player of the year	Kathy Rinaldi
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The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Virginia Slims Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events.^[1] ITF World Circuit tournaments are not part of the WTA World Championship Series, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1989 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Category 5 events
Category 4 events
Category 3 events
Category 2 and 1 events
Team events

November 1988

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
28 Nov	Danone Southern Cross Classic Adelaide, Australia Category 2 $100,000 – hard -32S/16D/30Q	Jana Novotná 7–5, 6–4	Jana Pospíšilová	Maria Strandlund Radka Zrubáková	Dianne Balestrat Catarina Lindqvist Rachel McQuillan Tine Scheuer-Larsen
28 Nov		Sylvia Hanika Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 6–7, 6–4	Lori McNeil Jana Novotná	Maria Strandlund Radka Zrubáková

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Jan	Danone Hardcourt Championships Brisbane, Australia Category 2 Hard – $150,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Helena Suková 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(8–6)	Brenda Schultz	Patty Fendick Jenny Byrne	Catherine Tanvier Nicole Provis Jana Novotná Anne Minter
2 Jan		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–7^(4–7), 6–1, 6–2	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Patty Fendick Jenny Byrne	Catherine Tanvier Nicole Provis Jana Novotná Anne Minter
9 Jan	New South Wales Holden Open Sydney Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Catarina Lindqvist	Hana Mandlíková Terry Phelps	Patty Fendick Judith Wiesner Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver
9 Jan		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–3	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	Hana Mandlíková Terry Phelps	Patty Fendick Judith Wiesner Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver
16 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Hard – $937,882 – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6-4	Helena Suková	Gabriela Sabatini Belinda Cordwell	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison Catarina Lindqvist
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 6–3, 6–4	Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart
30 Jan	Nutri-Metics Open Auckland, New Zealand Category 1 Hard – $75,000 - 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Fendick 6–2, 6–0	Belinda Cordwell	Donna Faber Jo Durie	Maria Lindström Conchita Martínez Beverly Bowes Wiltrud Probst
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 6–4, 6–4	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	Donna Faber Jo Durie
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–7^(3–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	Lori McNeil	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison	Gabriela Sabatini Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Molly Van Nostrand Chris Evert
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 6–3, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5)	Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Feb	Fernleaf Classic Wellington, New Zealand Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/28Q Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–2	Jo-Anne Faull	Leigh-Anne Eldredge Sandra Wasserman	Elizabeth Smylie Martina Pawlik Halle Cioffi Belinda Cordwell
6 Feb		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Tracey Morton Heidi Sprung	Leigh-Anne Eldredge Sandra Wasserman
13 Feb	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Category 5 Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D/30Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 7–5	Zina Garrison	Natasha Zvereva Monica Seles	Helen Kelesi Leila Meskhi Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Gigi Fernández
13 Feb		Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3	Natasha Zvereva Larisa Savchenko	Natasha Zvereva Monica Seles
20 Feb	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison 6–1, 6–1	Larisa Savchenko	Martina Navratilova Natasha Zvereva	Jenny Byrne Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 7–5, 3–6, 6–2	Natasha Zvereva Larisa Savchenko	Martina Navratilova Natasha Zvereva	Jenny Byrne Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat
	Virginia Slims of Kansas Wichita, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Amy Frazier 4–6, 6–4, 6–0	Barbara Potter	Susan Sloane Meredith McGrath	Leila Meskhi Louise Allen Manon Bollegraf Helen Kelesi
		Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)	Sandy Collins Leila Meskhi	Susan Sloane Meredith McGrath	Leila Meskhi Louise Allen Manon Bollegraf Helen Kelesi
27 Feb	U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships San Antonio, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–4	Ann Henricksson	Hana Mandlíková Katrina Adams	Terry Phelps Camille Benjamin Linda Ferrando Patty Fendick
		Katrina Adams Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Hana Mandlíková Katrina Adams	Terry Phelps Camille Benjamin Linda Ferrando Patty Fendick
	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Manon Bollegraf 6–4, 6–4	Leila Meskhi	Etsuko Inoue Raffaella Reggi	Betsy Nagelsen Amy Frazier Carling Bassett-Seguso Claudia Porwik
		Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen w/o	Elise Burgin Elizabeth Smylie	Etsuko Inoue Raffaella Reggi

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Mar	Virginia Slims of Indian Wells Palm Springs, United States Category 4 Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D/64Q Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–4, 6–1	Jenny Byrne	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková	Isabelle Demongeot Pam Shriver Catarina Lindqvist Jana Novotná
6 Mar		Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3	Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Magers	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková
13 Mar	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, United States Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Chris Evert	Helena Suková Jana Novotná	Helen Kelesi Halle Cioffi Mary Joe Fernández Terry Phelps
13 Mar		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 6–2	Jo Durie Mary Joe Fernández	Helena Suková Jana Novotná	Helen Kelesi Halle Cioffi Mary Joe Fernández Terry Phelps
20 Mar	Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, United States Category 5 Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D/16X/64Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Chris Evert	Helena Suková Zina Garrison	Isabelle Demongeot Raffaella Reggi Jana Novotná Helen Kelesi
20 Mar		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 7–6 ^(7–5), 6–4	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Helena Suková Zina Garrison

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–1	Natasha Zvereva	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Navratilova	Radka Zrubáková Linda Ferrando Leila Meskhi Hana Mandlíková
3 Apr		Hana Mandlíková Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1	Mary Lou Daniels Wendy White	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Navratilova	Radka Zrubáková Linda Ferrando Leila Meskhi Hana Mandlíková
10 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Navratilova	Hana Mandlíková Judith Wiesner Angeliki Kanellopoulou Kathy Rinaldi
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Navratilova
	DHL Open Singapore Category 1 Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Belinda Cordwell 6–1, 6–0	Akiko Kijimuta	Monique Javer Sandra Wasserman	Iwona Kuczyńska Eva Krapl Ann Devries Louise Allen
		Belinda Cordwell Elizabeth Smylie 6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–1	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr	Monique Javer Sandra Wasserman	Iwona Kuczyńska Eva Krapl Ann Devries Louise Allen
17 Apr	Eckerd Open Tampa, United States Category 3 Clay – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sandra Cecchini	Linda Ferrando Rosalyn Fairbank Halle Cioffi Petra Langrová
		Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári 7–6^(8–6), 6–4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sandra Cecchini	Linda Ferrando Rosalyn Fairbank Halle Cioffi Petra Langrová
	Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kumiko Okamoto 6–4, 6–2	Elizabeth Smylie	Anne Minter Belinda Cordwell	Betsy Nagelsen Sandra Wasserman Kimiko Date Etsuko Inoue
		Jill Hetherington Elizabeth Smylie 6–1, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr	Anne Minter Belinda Cordwell	Betsy Nagelsen Sandra Wasserman Kimiko Date Etsuko Inoue
24 Apr	Spanish Open Barcelona, Spain Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 5–7, 6–1	Helen Kelesi	Jana Novotná Eva Švíglerová	Raffaella Reggi Tine Scheuer-Larsen Sylvia Hanika Barbara Romanò
		Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–6^(7–3)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Judith Wiesner	Jana Novotná Eva Švíglerová
	Taiwan Open Taipei, Taiwan Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Anne Minter 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Cammy MacGregor	Eva Krapl Heather Ludloff	Beth Herr Elizabeth Smylie Betsy Nagelsen Sabine Appelmans
		Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Cecilia Dahlman Nana Miyagi	Eva Krapl Heather Ludloff	Beth Herr Elizabeth Smylie Betsy Nagelsen Sabine Appelmans
	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Category 4 Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Chris Evert	Susan Sloane Carrie Cunningham	Gretchen Magers Lori McNeil Kim Kessaris Andrea Temesvári
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 6–3, 6–4	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Susan Sloane Carrie Cunningham	Gretchen Magers Lori McNeil Kim Kessaris Andrea Temesvári

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf w/o	Jana Novotná	Bettina Fulco Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Rachel McQuillan Nathalie Tauziat Barbara Paulus Radka Zrubáková
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat w/o	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Bettina Fulco Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
	Mantegazza Cup Taranto, Italy Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Karine Quentrec 6–3, 5–7, 6–3	Cathy Caverzasio	Neige Dias Sabrina Goleš	Luciana Corsato Silvia Farina Laura Golarsa Mercedes Paz
		Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz 6–2, 6–2	Sophie Amiach Emmanuelle Derly	Neige Dias Sabrina Goleš	Luciana Corsato Silvia Farina Laura Golarsa Mercedes Paz
8 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Bettina Fulco Nathalie Tauziat	Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi Sabrina Goleš Judith Wiesner
8 May		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling 6–4, 6–3	Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz	Bettina Fulco Nathalie Tauziat
15 May	Lufthansa Cup West Berlin, West Germany Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–1	Gabriela Sabatini	Helen Kelesi Isabel Cueto	Sandra Cecchini Barbara Paulus Regina Rajchrtová Sylvia Hanika
15 May		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling 5–7, 6–3, 6–2	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	Helen Kelesi Isabel Cueto
22 May	European Open Geneva, Switzerland Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–4, 6–0	Conchita Martínez	Barbara Paulus Laura Garrone	Larisa Savchenko Belinda Cordwell Elise Burgin Laura Lapi
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	Barbara Paulus Laura Garrone	Larisa Savchenko Belinda Cordwell Elise Burgin Laura Lapi
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná 6–1, 6–2	Patricia Tarabini	Wiltrud Probst Jo-Anne Faull	Ann Grossman Bettina Fulco Susan Sloane Gretchen Magers
		Mercedes Paz Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–3	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	Wiltrud Probst Jo-Anne Faull	Ann Grossman Bettina Fulco Susan Sloane Gretchen Magers
29 May	French Open Paris, France Clay – $1,945,400 – 128S/64D/56X/64Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5	Steffi Graf	Monica Seles Mary Joe Fernández	Conchita Martínez Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Jana Novotná Helen Kelesi
		Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–4	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
		Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen 6–3, 6–7, 6–2	Horacio de la Peña Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Jun	Dow Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Category 2 Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Zina Garrison	Elna Reinach Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Kristine Radford Betsy Nagelsen Ann Henricksson Kimiko Date
12 Jun		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 5–7, 6–0	Meredith McGrath Pam Shriver	Elna Reinach Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Kristine Radford Betsy Nagelsen Ann Henricksson Kimiko Date
19 Jun	Pilkington Glass Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Category 5 Grass – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6^(7–2), 6–2	Raffaella Reggi	Rosalyn Fairbank Gigi Fernández	Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen Etsuko Inoue Akiko Kijimuta
19 Jun		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 6–3, retired	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Rosalyn Fairbank Gigi Fernández
26 Jun	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grass – $2,204,162 – 128S/64D/64Q/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–7^(1–7), 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert Catarina Lindqvist	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Laura Golarsa Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Magers
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–1, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Jenny Byrne Mark Kratzmann

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jul	Arcachon Cup Arcachon, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1	Barbara Paulus	Nicole Jagerman Mercedes Paz	Cathy Caverzasio Sabine Hack Isabel Cueto Florencia Labat
10 Jul		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	Mercedes Paz Brenda Schultz	Nicole Jagerman Mercedes Paz	Cathy Caverzasio Sabine Hack Isabel Cueto Florencia Labat
17 Jul	Belgian Open Brussels, Belgium Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Radka Zrubáková 7–6^(8–6), 6–4	Mercedes Paz	Manon Bollegraf Nicole Jagerman	Jana Novotná Leona Lásková Sandra Wasserman Brenda Schultz
		Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz 6–1, 6–2	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder	Manon Bollegraf Nicole Jagerman	Jana Novotná Leona Lásková Sandra Wasserman Brenda Schultz
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Isabel Cueto 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Sandra Cecchini	Katia Piccolini Patricia Tarabini	Laura Garrone Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Vieira Barbara Paulus
		Iva Budařová Regina Rajchrtová 6–2, 6–4	Gaby Castro Conchita Martínez	Katia Piccolini Patricia Tarabini
	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Category 3 Grass – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison 6–0, 6–1	Pam Shriver	Gigi Fernández Rosalyn Fairbank	Michelle Jaggard Laura Gildemeister Hu Na Jill Hetherington
		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	Gigi Fernández Rosalyn Fairbank	Michelle Jaggard Laura Gildemeister Hu Na Jill Hetherington
24 Jul	OTB Open Schenectady, United States Category 1 Hard – $75,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Laura Gildemeister 6–4, 6–3	Marianne Werdel	Gretchen Magers Halle Cioffi	Ann Henricksson Renata Baranski Stacey Martin Sandra Birch
		Michelle Jaggard Hu Na 6–3, 6–2	Sandra Birch Debbie Graham	Gretchen Magers Halle Cioffi	Ann Henricksson Renata Baranski Stacey Martin Sandra Birch
	Volvo Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1 Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–3	Sabine Hack	Sandra Cecchini Maria Strandlund	Cathy Caverzasio Nanne Dalhman Isabel Cueto Radka Zrubáková
		Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–2, 7–5	Sabrina Goleš Katerina Maleeva	Sandra Cecchini Maria Strandlund	Cathy Caverzasio Nanne Dalhman Isabel Cueto Radka Zrubáková
31 Jul	Vitosha New Otani Open Sofia, Bulgaria Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Isabel Cueto 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)	Katerina Maleeva	Barbara Romanò Angeliki Kanellopoulou	Silke Meier Petra Langrová Cecilia Dahlman Sabrina Goleš
		Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa 6–4, 7–5	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova	Barbara Romanò Angeliki Kanellopoulou	Silke Meier Petra Langrová Cecilia Dahlman Sabrina Goleš
	Great American Bank Classic San Diego, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5	Zina Garrison	Bettina Bunge Nathalie Tauziat	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Ann Grossman Robin White Gretchen Magers
		Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Gretchen Magers Robin White	Bettina Bunge Nathalie Tauziat

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Zina Garrison Pam Shriver	Hana Mandlíková Nathalie Tauziat Mary Joe Fernández Catarina Lindqvist
7 Aug		Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull 5–2, retired	Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Zina Garrison Pam Shriver
14 Aug	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–2	Andrea Temesvári	Linda Ferrando Stacey Martin	Hana Mandlíková Laura Gildemeister Pascale Paradis Sylvia Hanika
		Steffi Graf Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4	Louise Allen Laura Gildemeister	Linda Ferrando Stacey Martin
	Virginia Slims of Albuquerque Albuquerque, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–3	Elna Reinach	Betsy Nagelsen Amy Frazier	Anne Smith Beverly Bowes Anne Minter Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Raffaella Reggi Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Betsy Nagelsen Amy Frazier
21 Aug	Player's Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Anne Minter Gabriela Sabatini	Nana Miyagi Sylvia Hanika Nathalie Tauziat Jana Novotná
21 Aug		Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–1, 7–5	Martina Navratilova Larisa Savchenko	Anne Minter Gabriela Sabatini	Nana Miyagi Sylvia Hanika Nathalie Tauziat Jana Novotná
28 Aug	US Open New York City, United States Hard – $2,000,000 – 128S/64D/64Q/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 3–6, 7–5, 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Gabriela Sabatini Zina Garrison	Helena Suková Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Chris Evert Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
		Hana Mandlíková Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver
		Robin White Shelby Cannon 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Meredith McGrath Rick Leach

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Sep	Athens Trophy Athens, Greece Category 1 Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Cecilia Dahlman 6–3, 1–6, 7–5	Rachel McQuillan	Laura Garrone Francesca Romano	Barbara Romanò Iva Budařová Angeliki Kanellopoulou Sandra Cecchini
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova	Laura Garrone Francesca Romano
	Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Conchita Martínez 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Elise Burgin	Amanda Coetzer Nicole Provis	Shaun Stafford Beverly Bowes Florencia Labat Katerina Maleeva
		Penny Barg Peanut Louie Harper 7–6^(16–14), 7–6^(7–3)	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Amanda Coetzer Nicole Provis
	Virginia Slims Int. Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan WTA Championships Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D	Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–2, 6–2	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull
18 Sep	Clarins Open Paris, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sandra Cecchini 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1	Regina Rajchrtová	Cathy Caverzasio Petra Langrová	Nathalie Tauziat Radka Zrubáková Elena Pampoulova Isabel Cueto
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 6–1, 6–1	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire	Cathy Caverzasio Petra Langrová
	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/32Q	Martina Navratilova 7–6^(7–2), 6–3	Monica Seles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Anne Smith	Mary Joe Fernández Raffaella Reggi Rosalyn Fairbank Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Anne Smith

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Oct	Fed Cup Tokyo, Japan, Hard Team Event $0 – clay – 32 Teams	United States 3–0	Spain	Czechoslovakia Australia	West Germany Austria Bulgaria Soviet Union
9 Oct	Virginia Slims of Moscow Moscow, Soviet Union Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gretchen Magers 6–3, 6–4	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Medvedeva	Julie Halard Laura Golarsa Sabine Hack Maria Strandlund
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Medvedeva	Julie Halard Laura Golarsa Sabine Hack Maria Strandlund
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández	Laura Gildemeister Zina Garrison	Hana Mandlíková Radka Zrubáková Monica Seles Gigi Fernández
		Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–4, 7–6^(6–2)	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach	Laura Gildemeister Zina Garrison	Hana Mandlíková Radka Zrubáková Monica Seles Gigi Fernández
16 Oct	Open de la Côte Basque Bayonne, France Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Katerina Maleeva 6–2, 6–2	Conchita Martínez	Raffaella Reggi Kathy Rinaldi	Barbara Paulus Wiltrud Probst Bettina Bunge Claudia Porwik
		Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier 7–6^(7–3), 7–5	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi	Raffaella Reggi Kathy Rinaldi	Barbara Paulus Wiltrud Probst Bettina Bunge Claudia Porwik
	BMW European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D	Steffi Graf 6–1, 7–6^(8–6)	Jana Novotná	Helena Suková Monica Seles	Karine Quentrec Hana Mandlíková Helen Kelesi Nathalie Tauziat
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner	Helena Suková Monica Seles
23 Oct	Midland Group Championships Brighton, Great Britain Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–4	Monica Seles	Jana Novotná Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi Hana Mandlíková Catarina Lindqvist
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	Jana Novotná Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
	Puerto Rico Open San Juan, Puerto Rico Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Laura Gildemeister 6–1, 6–2	Gigi Fernández	Natasha Zvereva Helen Kelesi	Donna Faber Camille Benjamin Rene Simpson Patricia Tarabini
		Cammy MacGregor / Ronni Reis vs. Gigi Fernández / Robin White Suspended due to rain		Natasha Zvereva Helen Kelesi	Donna Faber Camille Benjamin Rene Simpson Patricia Tarabini
30 Oct	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–4	Raffaella Reggi	Amy Frazier Ronni Reis	Natalia Medvedeva Halle Cioffi Larisa Savchenko Jana Pospíšilová
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–4	Claudia Porwik Larisa Savchenko	Amy Frazier Ronni Reis
	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, United States Category 5 Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3	Zina Garrison	Anne Smith Gabriela Sabatini	Pam Shriver Conchita Martínez Elizabeth Smylie Rosalyn Fairbank
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Anne Smith Gabriela Sabatini

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Nov	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison 6–3, 2–6, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko	Helena Suková Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Martina Navratilova Ann Henricksson Gretchen Magers Pam Shriver
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Helena Suková Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
	Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Leila Meskhi 6–2, 6–3	Helen Kelesi	Manon Bollegraf Susan Sloane	Katerina Maleeva Natalia Medvedeva Wendy White Jana Pospíšilová
		Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath 1–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4)	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	Manon Bollegraf Susan Sloane
13 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States WTA Championships Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Gabriela Sabatini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Helena Suková Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Monica Seles
13 Nov		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Rankings

Below are the 1989 WTA year-end rankings (November 26, 1989) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking^[2]
No	Player Name	Points	1988	Change
1	Steffi Graf (FRG)	300.9980	1	=
2	Martina Navratilova (USA)	208.1995	2	=
3	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	166.5597	4	+1
4	Zina Garrison (USA)	128.4947	9	+5
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	121.2214	18	+13
6	Monica Seles (YUG)	117.2153	86	+80
7	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	87.8854	41	+34
8	Helena Suková (TCH)	87.3127	8	=
9	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	84.0804	6	-3
10	Chris Evert (USA)	79.7917	3	-7
11	Jana Novotná (TCH)	74.7833	35	+24
12	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	71.5744	15	+3
13	Helen Kelesi (CAN)	52.7489	19	+6
14	Hana Mandlíková (AUS)	51.1944	29	+15
15	Katerina Maleeva (BUL)	51.1071	11	-4
16	Catarina Lindqvist (SWE)	46.6842	42	+26
17	Pam Shriver (USA)	46.0357	5	-12
18	Belinda Cordwell (NZL)	44.7692	61	+43
19	Laura Gildemeister (PER)	44.4286	NR	NR
20	Larisa Savchenko (URS)	43.2813	16	-4

When Evert played her final tour match at the 1989 US Open, she was world No. 4.

Doubles Year-end Ranking^[3]
No	Player Name	Points	1988	Change
1	Martina Navratilova (USA)	361.8135	1	=
2	Helena Suková (TCH)	290.7845	4	+2
3	Larisa Savchenko (URS)	280.1181	9	+6
4	Pam Shriver (USA)	279.7621	2	-2
5	Jana Novotná (TCH)	270.7337	13	+8
6	Natasha Zvereva (URS)	259.5676	11	+5
7	Gigi Fernández (USA)	210.1921	6	-1
8	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	209.0000	63	+55
9	Zina Garrison (USA)	199.6011	7	-2
10	Katrina Adams (USA)	193.6407	14	+4
11	Steffi Graf (FRG)	174.2000	5	-6
12	Robin White (USA)	168.2980	15	+3
13	Wendy Turnbull (AUS)	167.7390	17	+14
14	Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)	163.7508	20	+6
15	Patty Fendick (USA)	162.9735	18	+3
16	Lori McNeil (USA)	159.6453	10	-6
17	Hana Mandlíková (AUS)	155.3529	60	+43
18	Jill Hetherington (CAN)	151.3596	16	-2
19	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	148.700	3	-16
20	Elna Reinach (RSA)	136.4375	42	+22

References

^ Barrett, John (1990). World of Tennis 1990. London: Collins Willow. p. 163. ISBN 0002183552.
^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Single ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Doubles ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

[1] Barrett, John (1990). World of Tennis 1990. London: Collins Willow. p. 163. ISBN 0002183552.

[2] Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Single ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2019-03-10.

[3] Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Doubles ranking Run date 11/20/89 As of 11/20/89" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

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1989 Virginia Slims WTA Tour « 1988 1990 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Category 5 tournaments	Washington (S, D) Boca Raton (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Worcester (S, D)
Category 4 tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Houston (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Chicago (S, D)
Category 3 tournaments	Sydney Outdoor (S, D) San Antonio (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Newport (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Mahwah (S, D)
Category 2 tournaments	Adelaide (S, D) Brisbane (S, D) Kansas (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Arcachon (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Albuquerque (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Paris (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Bayonne (S, D) San Juan (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Brentwood (S, D)
Category 1 tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Taiwan (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Bastad (S, D) Sofia (S, D) Athens (S, D)
Team events	Federation Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships, New York (S, D) Virginia Slims Doubles Championships, Tokyo (D)

Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF (1913-72)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025