1989 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Helen Kelesi.

Women's doubles
1989 Italian Open
1988 Champions
Champions
Runners-up
Score6–4, 6–3

Kelesi and Suire lost in the first round to Sophie Amiach and Lise Gregory.

Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Manon Bollegraf and Mercedes Paz.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. France Isabelle Demongeot / France Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  2. Australia Elizabeth Smylie / Australia Janine Tremelling (champions)
  3. Australia Jenny Byrne / South Africa Dianne Van Rensburg (semifinals)
  4. Netherlands Manon Bollegraf / Argentina Mercedes Paz (final)
  5. Australia Nicole Provis / South Africa Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
  6. Canada Helen Kelesi / France Catherine Suire (first round)
  7. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva / Australia Hana Mandlíková (second round)
  8. Italy Sandra Cecchini / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final
Final
     
4
4 3  
2
6 6  

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
3 2  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
4 1    
3 6 5
 
5 6 5  
6 0 7
 
7 0 7  
w/o    
 
3 2   7
     
7
6 6    
4 1  
4
6 6  
4
7 6  
 
1 4    
5 1  
 
6 6   4
4 6 6
 
3 1   5
6 4 2
 
6 6    
6 1  
5
7 6  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6
3 7 0
 
6 6 6  
7 6  
 
2 2    
6 4  
 
6 6    
6 3 3
 
5 6 1 3
4 6 6
 
7 4 6  
5 5  
3
7 7  
3
1 2  
8 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 		7 6   2
6 6  
 
5 3   8 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 		2 6 6
 
4 7 6  
6 3 3
 
6 5 3 8 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 		     
 
1 3   2
w/o    
 
6 6    
6 2 0
2
4 6 6
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