1989 Virginia Slims of Florida
| 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 13–19 |
| Edition | 11th |
| Category | Category 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $300,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Venue | The Polo Club of Boca Raton |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Steffi Graf | |
| Doubles | |
 Jana Novotná / Helena Suková | |
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]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Steffi Graf defeated 
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
[edit] Jana Novotná / Helena Suková defeated 
Jo Durie / 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
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN 9780002183550.
- ^ Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Reynolds, Robyn, eds. (1990). 1990 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 345.