1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells

The 1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the 1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 4 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California, in the United States. The men's tournament was played from March 13 through March 20, 1989, while the women's tournament was played from March 6 through March 12, 1989.

1989 Newsweek Champions Cup
and Virginia Slims of Indian Wells
DateMarch 13 – March 20 (men)
March 6 – March 12 (women)
Edition16th (men) / 1st (women)
Prize money$510,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Champions
Men's singles
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř[1]
Women's singles
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Men's doubles
West Germany Boris Becker / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek[2]
Women's doubles
Australia Hana Mandlíková / United States Pam Shriver

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř defeated France Yannick Noah 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Mečíř's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of his career.

Women's singles
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells – Singles

Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva defeated Australia Jenny Byrne 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Maleeva's 1st title of the year and the 13th of her career.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

West Germany Boris Becker / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek defeated United States Kevin Curren / United States David Pate 7–6, 7–5

  • It was Becker's 3rd title of the year and the 30th of his career. It was Hlasek's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Women's doubles
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells – Doubles

Australia Hana Mandlíková / United States Pam Shriver defeated South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Gretchen Magers 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

  • It was Mandlíková's 1st title of the year and the 29th of her career. It was Shriver's 5th title of the year and the 121st of her career.

References
  1. "1989 Indian Wells – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1989 Indian Wells – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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