1989 Lufthansa Cup
Appearance
1989 Lufthansa Cup | |
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Date | 15–21 May |
Edition | 20th |
Category | Category 5 |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $300,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | West Berlin, West Germany |
Venue | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Doubles | |
Elizabeth Smylie / Janine Tremelling |
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
[edit]Singles
[edit]Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1
- It was Graf's 7th singles title of the year and the 37th of her career.
Doubles
[edit]Elizabeth Smylie / Janine Tremelling defeated Lise Gregory / 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
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 164, 186. ISBN 9780002183550.