1989 Virginia Slims of New England
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1989 Virginia Slims of New England | |
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Date | October 30 – November 5 |
Edition | 5th |
Category | Category 5 |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $300,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Worcester, MA, United States |
Venue | Centrum in Worcester |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Doubles | |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
The 1989 Virginia Slims of New England was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Centrum in Worcester in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of events of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from October 30 through November 5, 1989. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $60,000.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Martina Navratilova defeated Zina Garrison 6–2, 6–3
- It was Navratilova's 8th singles title of the year and the 146th of her career.
Doubles
[edit]Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
- It was Navratilova's 6th doubles title of the year and the 149th of her career. It was Shriver's 7th doubles title of the year and the 101st of her career.