Tennis tournament
1989 Virginia Slims of Washington | ||||
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Date | February 13–19 | |||
Edition | 18th | |||
Category | Category 5 | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $300,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
Location | Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. | |||
Venue | Patriot Center | |||
Attendance | 40,000 | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Steffi Graf | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Betsy Nagelsen / Pam Shriver | ||||
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The 1989 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from February 13 through February 19, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Washington – SinglesSteffi Graf defeated Zina Garrison 6–1, 7–5
- It was Graf's 2nd singles title of the year and the 32nd of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Washington – DoublesBetsy Nagelsen / Pam Shriver defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3
- It was Nagelsen's 1st title of the year and the 19th of her career. It was Shriver's 3rd title of the year and the 119th of her career.
References
- John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. p. 169. ISBN 9780002184038.
- "Swing into Action at the Virginia Slims of Washington". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Philip Morris. November 8, 1988 – via University of California San Francisco.
- Anne Person (February 1989). "Virginia Slims of Washington". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Philip Morris – via University of California San Francisco.
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