1989 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Six-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open.

Women's doubles
1989 Australian Open
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Main article: 1989 Australian Open

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
2. Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
3. Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (semifinals)
4. Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (third round)
5. Elise Burgin / Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
6. Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (final)
7. Elizabeth Smylie / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
8. Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (first round)
9. Terry Phelps / Raffaella Reggi (third round)
10. Nathalie Herreman / Eva Pfaff (second round)
11. Manon Bollegraf / Nicole Provis (second round)
12. Ann Henricksson / Beth Herr (third round)
13. Belinda Cordwell / Dianne Van Rensburg (third round)
14. Claudia Porwik / Catherine Tanvier (quarterfinals)
15. Jo Durie / Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
16. Lea Antonoplis / Kathleen Horvath (second round)

Draw

Key

• 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	7
	3	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	4	5
								1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3	6	6
								6	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6	3	2
	6	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6	77
	2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	3	63

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	ALT	E Galphin A Grunfeld	0	0				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		H Cioffi A Frazier	4	6	6				H Cioffi A Frazier	2	3
		G Miró L O'Neill	6	2	1										1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		C Cohen S Jaquet	6	6											13	B Cordwell D van Rensburg	3	3
		M Ekstrand J Jonerup	2	4					C Cohen S Jaquet	2	2
	WC	S McCann C Thompson	0	1				13	B Cordwell D van Rensburg	6	6
	13	B Cordwell D van Rensburg	6	6																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	16	L Antonoplis K Horvath	6	4	7																	7	E Smylie W Turnbull	1	4
	ALT	K Ito Y Kajita	3	6	5			16	L Antonoplis K Horvath	1	0
		S Hanika C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6					S Hanika C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		A Minter H Witvoet	4	4												S Hanika C Kohde-Kilsch	3	1
		D Balestrat J Richardson	5	77	6										7	E Smylie W Turnbull	6	6
		R Baranski R Lamb	7	64	3				D Balestrat J Richardson	3	0
		I Budařová C Wood	68	1				7	E Smylie W Turnbull	6	6
	7	E Smylie W Turnbull	710	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	J Novotná H Suková	6	6
		C Benjamin P Hy	1	2				3	J Novotná H Suková	6	77
		E Krapl P Langrová	5	1					L Allen G Magers	4	65
		L Allen G Magers	7	6											3	J Novotná H Suková	6	6
		J Fuchs J Smoller	6	7												J Fuchs J Smoller	3	2
		V Paquet K Quentrec	4	5					J Fuchs J Smoller	6	6
		A Betzner W Probst	4	3				11	M Bollegraf N Provis	4	4
	11	M Bollegraf N Provis	6	6																		3	J Novotná H Suková	6	6
	9	T Phelps R Reggi	6	6																		5	E Burgin L McNeil	3	3
	WC	M Bowrey A Temesvári	1	2				9	T Phelps R Reggi	4	6	6
	WC	K-A Guse Bi Potter	64	1					J Halard S Wasserman	6	3	4
		J Halard S Wasserman	77	6											9	T Phelps R Reggi	6	5	1
		T Morton H Sprung	6	5	6										5	E Burgin L McNeil	4	7	6
		A Nishiya M Yanagi	0	7	4				T Morton H Sprung	4	3
		A Grossman E Švíglerová	4	3				5	E Burgin L McNeil	6	6
	5	E Burgin L McNeil	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	P Fendick J Hetherington	6	3	6
		L Field M Jaggard	4	6	3			6	P Fendick J Hetherington	7	6
		A Scott M Van Nostrand	4	6	6				A Scott M Van Nostrand	5	2
		A M Fernandez J Thomas	6	4	3										6	P Fendick J Hetherington	6	7
		L Gregory R Reis	6	6												L Gregory R Reis	3	5
		I Kuczyńska J Wiesner	4	4					L Gregory R Reis	6	7
		L Bartlett M Werdel	3	0				10	N Herreman E Pfaff	3	5
	10	N Herreman E Pfaff	6	6																		6	P Fendick J Hetherington	7	6
	14	C Porwik C Tanvier	6	6																		14	C Porwik C Tanvier	5	1
		C Bakkum B Schultz	4	2				14	C Porwik C Tanvier	6	6
		M Kidowaki N Sato	4	4					A Devries N Jagerman	2	3
		A Devries N Jagerman	6	6											14	C Porwik C Tanvier	4	77	6
		Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	6	6											4	K Adams Z Garrison	6	64	2
		C Caverzasio L Golarsa	4	3					Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	3	3
	WC	L Stacey J Taylor	0	3				4	K Adams Z Garrison	6	6
	4	K Adams Z Garrison	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	J Byrne J Tremelling	3	4
		A Dechaume E Derly	6	6					A Dechaume E Derly	6	6
		A Simpkin C Toleafoa	3	4					C Christian P Vásquez	2	3
		C Christian P Vásquez	6	6												A Dechaume E Derly	2	3
		Y Koizumi H ter Riet	3	2											15	J Durie M J Fernández	6	6
		C Lindqvist M Strandlund	6	6					C Lindqvist M Strandlund	3	5
		M Lindström H Ludloff	4	1				15	J Durie M J Fernández	6	7
	15	J Durie M J Fernández	6	6																		15	J Durie M J Fernández	3	7	4
	12	A Henricksson B Herr	6	3	6																	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	5	6
		H Mandlíková Ba Potter	4	6	1			12	A Henricksson B Herr	6	6
		C Dahlman R Maršíková	3	3					S Meier C Singer	2	3
		S Meier C Singer	6	6											12	A Henricksson B Herr	68	77	3
		J-A Faull R McQuillan	6	6											2	S Graf G Sabatini	710	65	6
		B Bowes S Collins	4	4					J-A Faull R McQuillan	4	4
		K McDonald R Stubbs	1	1				2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6

External links

• 1989 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation