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The 1989 Virginia Slims Championships was the nineteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from November 13 through November 19, 1989 on indoor carpet courts in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1987, and earned $125,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

DateNovember 13—19
Edition19th
Draw8S / 8D
Prizemoney$1,000,000
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1989 Virginia Slims Championships
DateNovember 13—19
Edition19th
Draw8S / 8D
Prize money$1,000,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, New York
VenueMadison Square Garden
Attendance94,850
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
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Singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2

  • It was Graf's 14th singles title of the year and the 44th of her career.

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 6–2

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