# 1989 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but only Sabatini competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.
Nagelsen and Sabatini lost in the quarterfinals to Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison.
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 6–4 against Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Betsy Nagelsen / Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (champions)
* Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (final)
* Elise Burgin / Pam Shriver (third round)
* Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* n/a
* Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Jenny Byrne / Robin White (third round)
* Manon Bollegraf / Eva Pfaff (semifinals)
* Beth Herr / Candy Reynolds (first round)
* Terry Phelps / Raffaella Reggi (third round)
* Mercedes Paz / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (first round)
* Penny Barg / Ronni Reis (second round)
* Jo Durie / Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Belinda Cordwell / Dianne Van Rensburg (third round)
* Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6 | 7 | 3 | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff | 3 | 2 | 2 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | B Nagelsen G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 2 | 1 | | 1 | B Nagelsen G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach J Thomas | 7 | 6 | | | S Amiach J Thomas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivan S Okada | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | B Nagelsen G Sabatini | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Halard M Laval | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | M L Daniels P Louie-Harper | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M L Daniels P Louie-Harper | 7 | 6 | | | M L Daniels P Louie-Harper | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson I Kuczyńska | 4 | 4 | | 13 | P Barg R Reis | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | P Barg R Reis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Nagelsen G Sabatini | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | B Herr C Reynolds | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
| | L Barnard L Gregory | 6 | 6 | 7 | | L Barnard L Gregory | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grousbeck H Sprung | 6 | 1 | | | J-A Faull A Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-A Faull A Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Barnard L Gregory | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Medrado A Vieira | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | K Adams Z Garrison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Foxworth T Whittington | 6 | 6 | | | K Foxworth T Whittington | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Frankl S Hack | 4 | 0 | | 5 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat H Na | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | | | P Langrová J Pospíšilová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco A Villagrán | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Cohen L Spadea | 2 | 1 | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bunge C Suire | 4 | 1 | | 16 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Fernández L McNeil | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | T Phelps R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 1 | 0 |
| | W Probst R Zrubáková | 3 | 1 | | 11 | T Phelps R Reggi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tessi P Thorén | 3 | 2 | | | A Dechaume N Herreman | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | T Phelps R Reggi | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Corsato P Vásquez | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Casals C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | R Casals C Porwik | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bartlett K Steinmetz | 3 | 1 | | 7 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | J Byrne R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi S Stafford | 3 | 1 | | 8 | J Byrne R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman A Nishiya | 6 | 6 | | | A Grossman A Nishiya | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Procacci T Zambrzycki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | J Byrne R White | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Miller G Mosca | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | J Durie M J Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund H Witvoet | 6 | 5 | 7 | | M Strandlund H Witvoet | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone L Golarsa | 0 | 0 | | 14 | J Durie M J Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Durie M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Durie M J Fernández | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | M Bollegraf E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Bollegraf E Pfaff | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | J Kaplan M Reinach | 4 | 4 | | 9 | M Bollegraf E Pfaff | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | L Allen B Bowes | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami K Schimper | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | M Bollegraf E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis M Van Nostrand | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | E Burgin P Shriver | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | P Collantes M Miranda | 1 | 3 | | | L Antonoplis M Van Nostrand | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias L Ferrando | 1 | 0 | | 4 | E Burgin P Shriver | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | E Burgin P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | G Magers W White | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš P Tarabini | 4 | 5 | | | G Magers W White | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy M Werdel | 4 | 3 | | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin S Gomer | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | H Cioffi A Frazier | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Cioffi A Frazier | 7 | 6 | | | H Cioffi A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist A Minter | 4 | 7 | 7 | | C Lindqvist A Minter | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Paz T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | B Cordwell D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | M McGrath S Walsh-Pete | 1 | 2 | | 15 | B Cordwell D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman S Meier | 6 | 0 | 6 | | N Jagerman S Meier | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Smith J Smoller | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | B Cordwell D Van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Paulus B Schultz | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Devries E Krapl | 6 | 6 | | | A Devries E Krapl | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová C Wood | 2 | 2 | | 2 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |