1989 Virginia Slims of Newport – Doubles

Rosalyn Fairbank and Barbara Potter were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Doubles
1989 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
and the Virginia Slims of Newport
1988 ChampionsSouth Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Barbara Potter
Final
ChampionsUnited States Gigi Fernández
United States Lori McNeil
Runners-upAustralia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Score6–3, 6–7, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1988 · Hall of Fame Tennis Championships · 1990 →
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Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil won in the final 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 against Elizabeth Smylie and Wendy Turnbull.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1.   Patty Fendick /   Jill Hetherington (quarterfinals)
  2.   Katrina Adams /   Zina Garrison (semifinals)
  3.   Gigi Fernández /   Lori McNeil (champions)
  4.   Elizabeth Smylie /   Wendy Turnbull (final)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   P Fendick
  J Hetherington
6 6 7
    J Richardson
  J Smoller
3 7 6 1   P Fendick
  J Hetherington
6 6  
    D Graham
  S Birch
4 4       M McGrath
  P Shriver
7 7  
    M McGrath
  P Shriver
6 6       M McGrath
  P Shriver
3 4  
3   G Fernández
  L McNeil
7 6   3   G Fernández
  L McNeil
6 6  
    A Frazier
  L Spadea
6 1   3   G Fernández
  L McNeil
6 6  
    M L Daniels
  W White
6 7       M L Daniels
  W White
3 0  
    A Henricksson
  G Magers
2 6   3   Gigi Fernández
  Lori McNeil
6 6 7
    J Goodling
  L Harvey-Wild
5 1   4   Elizabeth Smylie
  Wendy Turnbull
3 7 5
    L Antonoplis
  D Scott
7 6       L Antonoplis
  D Scott
7 4 4
    L Barnard
  J Salmon
4 5   4   E Smylie
  W Turnbull
6 6 6
4   E Smylie
  W Turnbull
6 7   4   E Smylie
  W Turnbull
6 7 7
    A Aallonen
  T Zambrzycki
3 2   2   K Adams
  Z Garrison
7 6 6
    L Gildemeister
  M Louie-Harper
6 6       L Gildemeister
  M Louie-Harper
0 0  
    H Na
  J Thomas
6 3 3 2   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 6  
2   K Adams
  Z Garrison
3 6 6
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