Tennis tournament
1989 Virginia Slims of Florida | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida – SinglesSteffi 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
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida – DoublesJana 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
- 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.
External links
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