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1989 Lufthansa Cup

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1989 Lufthansa Cup
Date15–21 May
Edition20th
CategoryCategory 5
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationWest Berlin, West Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Australia Elizabeth Smylie / Australia Janine Tremelling
← 1988 · WTA German Open · 1990 →

The 1989 Lufthansa Cup, also known as the German Open Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 May until 21 May 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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West Germany Steffi Graf defeated Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Graf's 7th singles title of the year and the 37th of her career.

Doubles

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Australia Elizabeth Smylie / Australia Janine Tremelling defeated South Africa Lise Gregory / United States Gretchen Magers 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Smylie's 5th title of the year and the 26th of her career. It was Tremelling's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of her career.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 164, 186. ISBN 9780002183550.
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