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

## Seeds

* Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
* Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (second round)
* Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Janine Tremelling (first round)
* Jenny Byrne / Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
* Elise Burgin / Hana Mandlíková (third round)
* Manon Bollegraf / Eva Pfaff (second round)
* Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Jo Durie / Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
* Tine Scheuer-Larsen / Catherine Tanvier (quarterfinals)
* Beth Herr / Candy Reynolds (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Claudia Porwik (first round)
* Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (third round)
* Terry Phelps / Raffaella Reggi (third 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

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

| 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 |
| 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 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | B Fulco A Villagrán | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco A Villagrán | 6$^3$ | 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 | 6$^3$ | 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 | 6$^4$ | 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
#### 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 |
| 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 | 6$^4$ | 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 | 6$^4$ | 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

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^4$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |