1989 French Open – Women's doubles

Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva defeated Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. It was Graf and Sabatini's third runner-up finish at the event.

Women's doubles
1989 French Open
Final
ChampionSoviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Runner-upWest Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw64 (4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
← 1988 · French Open · 1990 →

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the two-time reigning champions, but did not participate this year.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Jana Novotná
  Helena Suková
6 7
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Judith Wiesner
1 63
1   Jana Novotná
  Helena Suková
1 2
3   Steffi Graf
  Gabriela Sabatini
6 6
3   Steffi Graf
  Gabriela Sabatini
7 6
12   Tine Scheuer-Larsen
  Catherine Tanvier
64 3
3   Steffi Graf
  Gabriela Sabatini
4 4
2   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6
5   Katrina Adams
  Zina Garrison
6 64 4
    Brenda Schultz
  Andrea Temesvári
2 7 6
    Brenda Schultz
  Andrea Temesvári
1 4
2   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6
    Helen Kelesi
  Catherine Suire
2 3
2   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Novotná
  H Suková
6 6
  S Goleš
  M Paz
3 1 1   J Novotná
  H Suková
4 6 6
  L Ferrando
  P Tarabini
63 6 6   L Ferrando
  P Tarabini
6 1 2
  E Hakami
  S Stafford
7 1 0 1   J Novotná
  H Suková
6 6
  C Benjamin
  D Van Rensburg
6 6 9   C Benjamin
  D Van Rensburg
2 1
  R Bielsa
  E Maniokova
1 2   C Benjamin
  D Van Rensburg
6 4 6
WC   P Etchemendy
  N Guerrée
3 61 9   M Bollegraf
  E Pfaff
1 6 4
9   M Bollegraf
  E Pfaff
6 7 1   J Novotná
  H Suková
6 7
14   C Kohde-Kilsch
  C Porwik
6 3 4   A Sánchez Vicario
  J Wiesner
1 63
  S Amiach
  N Herreman
2 6 6   S Amiach
  N Herreman
6 2 2
  A Sánchez Vicario
  J Wiesner
7 4 6   A Sánchez Vicario
  J Wiesner
4 6 6
  S Cecchini
  L Gildemeister
5 6 4   A Sánchez Vicario
  J Wiesner
6 6
  A Minter
  J Richardson
4 6 7   L Gregory
  G Magers
3 4
  S Collins
  L Meskhi
6 1 5   A Minter
  J Richardson
5 6 1
  L Gregory
  G Magers
6 6   L Gregory
  G Magers
7 3 6
6   B Nagelsen
  J Tremelling
4 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   S Graf
  G Sabatini
6 6
  P Hy
  C Wood
3 4 3   S Graf
  G Sabatini
4 6 6
  A Coetzer
  K Steinmetz
7 65 3   B Fulco
  A Villagrán
6 1 3
  B Fulco
  A Villagrán
63 7 6 3   S Graf
  G Sabatini
5 6 6
WC   S Niox-Château
  K Quentrec
5 2   N Provis
  E Reinach
7 2 4
  P Barg
  R Reis
7 6   P Barg
  R Reis
4 2
  I Budařová
  R Rajchrtová
63 5 15   N Provis
  E Reinach
6 6
15   N Provis
  E Reinach
7 7   S Graf
  G Sabatini
6 6
12   T Scheuer-Larsen
  C Tanvier
64 6 6 12   T Scheuer-Larsen
  C Tanvier
3 3
  D Faber
  M Werdel
7 2 3 12   T Scheuer-Larsen
  C Tanvier
6 4
  C Cohen
  M Strebel
1 5   Ca MacGregor
  S Walsh-Pete
2 6 3
  Ca MacGregor
  S Walsh-Pete
6 7 12   T Scheuer-Larsen
  C Tanvier
6 6
  L Allen
  B Bowes
3 6 6 8   E Burgin
  H Mandlíková
3 3
  B Paulus
  R Zrubáková
6 3 1   L Allen
  B Bowes
3 3
WC   M Laval
  N van Lottum
2 4 8   E Burgin
  H Mandlíková
6 6
8   E Burgin
  H Mandlíková
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 6
  S Frankl
  A van Buuren
1 2 5   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 4 6
  I Cueto
  S Meier
7 2 2 WC   J Halard
  S Wasserman
4 6 3
WC   J Halard
  S Wasserman
64 6 6 5   K Adams
  Z Garrison
3 6 8
  H Sprung
  A Tiezzi
4 6 6 10   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
6 4 6
  R Maršíková
  C Schneider
6 4 2   H Sprung
  A Tiezzi
3 1
  M Norwood
  J Thomas
5 1 10   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
6 6
10   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
7 6 5   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 64 4
13   B Herr
  C Reynolds
6 6   B Schultz
  A Temesvári
2 7 6
  K Ito
  Y Kajita
1 2 13   B Herr
  C Reynolds
6 6
  T Morton
  L O'Neill
1 7 1   J Smoller
  M Strandlund
4 2
  J Smoller
  M Strandlund
6 5 6 13   B Herr
  C Reynolds
6 2 4
  N Dahlman
  N Dias
3 2   B Schultz
  A Temesvári
4 6 6
  B Schultz
  A Temesvári
6 6   B Schultz
  A Temesvári
4 6 7
  I Kuczyńska
  J Pospíšilová
4 2 4   G Fernández
  L McNeil
6 2 5
4   G Fernández
  L McNeil
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J Byrne
  E Smylie
2 6 5
  S La Fratta
  B Romanò
6 4 7   S La Fratta
  B Romanò
3 2
  A Devries
  A Grossman
1 6 6   H Kelesi
  C Suire
6 6
  H Kelesi
  C Suire
6 1 8   H Kelesi
  C Suire
6 6
  L Field
  D Krajčovičová
5 3 16   T Phelps
  R Reggi
4 0
  K Maleeva
  Man Maleeva
7 6   K Maleeva
  Man Maleeva
5 2
  A Dechaume
  E Derly
4 6 3 16   T Phelps
  R Reggi
7 6
16   T Phelps
  R Reggi
6 4 6   H Kelesi
  C Suire
2 3
11   J Durie
  MJ Fernández
6 6 2   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
6 6
  P Langrová
  W Probst
0 1 11   J Durie
  MJ Fernández
64 5
  JA Faull
  R McQuillan
6 6   JA Faull
  R McQuillan
7 7
  M Jaggard
  A Nishiya
0 4   JA Faull
  R McQuillan
4 2
  A Frazier
  K Radford
4 0 2   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
6 6
  C Bakkum
  N Jagerman
6 6   C Bakkum
  N Jagerman
5 4
  L Barnard
  K Schimper
2 0 2   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
7 6
2   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
6 6

References

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