1989 Virginia Slims of Florida

The 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Polo Club of Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from March 13 through March 19, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1987.[1][2]

1989 Virginia Slims of Florida
DateMarch 13–19
Edition11th
CategoryCategory 5
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
VenueThe Polo Club of Boca Raton
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

Finals

Singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Chris Evert 4–6, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 4th singles title of the year and the 34th of her career.

Doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Mary Joe Fernández 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Suková's 3rd title of the year and the 35th of her career.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN 9780002183550.
  2. Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Reynolds, Robyn, eds. (1990). 1990 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 345.
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