1989 in tennis

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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1989. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's tennis curcits, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.

Australian Open

Men's singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Lendl's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Graf's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh defeated Australia Darren Cahill / Australia Mark Kratzmann 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Leach's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.

Women's doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Patty Fendick / Canada Jill Hetherington 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 52nd career Grand Slam title and her 11th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 21st career Grand Slam title and her 7th and last Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / United States Jim Pugh defeated United States Zina Garrison / United States Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Novotná's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title.

French Open

Men's singles

United States Michael Chang[a] defeated Sweden Stefan Edberg, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Chang's 1st title of the year, and his 2nd overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario[b] defeated West Germany Steffi Graf, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 2nd title of the year, and her 3rd overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

United States Jim Grabb / United States Patrick McEnroe defeated Iran Mansour Bahrami / France Éric Winogradsky, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Women's doubles

Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva defeated West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Netherlands Manon Bollegraf / Netherlands Tom Nijssen defeated Argentina Horacio de la Peña / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2

Wimbledon

Men's singles

West Germany Boris Becker defeated Sweden Stefan Edberg, 6–0, 7–6(7–1), 6–4[1]

  • It was Becker's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Martina Navratilova, 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1[2]

  • It was Graf's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)[3]

  • It was Fitzgerald's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Järryd's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva, 6–1, 6–2[4]

  • It was Novotná's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

United States Jim Pugh / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná defeated Australia Mark Kratzmann / Australia Jenny Byrne, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4[5]

  • It was Novotná's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Pugh's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

US Open

Men's singles

West Germany Boris Becker defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[6] 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

  • It was Becker's 4th career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title.

Women's singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Martina Navratilova 3–6, 7–5, 6–1

  • It was Graf's 9th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd US Open title.

Men's doubles

United States John McEnroe / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was McEnroe's 16th career Grand Slam title and his 8th and last US Open title. It was Woodforde's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st US Open title.

Women's doubles

Australia Hana Mandlíková / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Mary Joe Fernández / United States Pam Shriver 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Mandlíková's 5th and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd US Open title. It was Navratilova's 52nd career Grand Slam title and her 14th US Open title.

Mixed doubles

United States Robin White / United States Shelby Cannon defeated United States Meredith McGrath / United States Rick Leach 3–6, 6–2, 7–5

  • It was White's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd US Open title. It was Cannon's only career Grand Slam title.

Davis Cup

First round
3–5 February
Quarterfinals
7–9 April
Semifinals
21–23 July
Final
15–17 December
Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden4
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
 Italy1
 Sweden3
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
 Austria2
 Australia0
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Austria5
 Sweden4
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
 Yugoslavia1
 Yugoslavia4
Split, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)
 Denmark1
 Yugoslavia4
Marbella, Spain (clay)
 Spain1
 Spain3
Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 Mexico2
 Sweden2
Fort Myers, FL, United States (hard)
 West Germany3
 Paraguay0
San Diego, CA, United States (indoor carpet)
 United States5
 United States5
Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor carpet)
 France0
 Israel1
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 France4
 United States2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 West Germany3
 Soviet Union1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Czechoslovakia4
 Czechoslovakia2
Karlsruhe, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany3
 Indonesia0
 West Germany5

Federation Cup

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
   Czechoslovakia 3
   Belgium 0
   Czechoslovakia 2
   Hungary 1
Q  Thailand 0
   Hungary 3
   Czechoslovakia 2
   West Germany 1
   Sweden 0
   Japan 3
   Japan 0
   West Germany 3
   Finland 0
   West Germany 3
   Czechoslovakia 0
   United States 2
   Austria 2
Q  Mexico 1
   Austria 2
   Great Britain 1
Q  Indonesia 0
   Great Britain 3
   Austria 0
   United States 3
   United States 3
   Greece 0
   United States 3
   Denmark 0
Q  Poland 0
   Denmark 3
   United States 3
   Spain 0
   Australia 3
Q  China 0
   Australia 3
   New Zealand 0
   Italy 1
   New Zealand 2
   Australia 2
   Bulgaria 1
Q  South Korea 0
   Bulgaria 3
   Bulgaria 3
   Argentina 0
Q  Philippines 0
   Argentina 2
   Australia 0
   Spain 2
   Spain 2
   France 0
   Spain 2
   Netherlands 0
Q  Yugoslavia 0
   Netherlands 2
   Spain 2
   Soviet Union 1
   Canada 2
   Brazil 1
   Canada 1
   Soviet Union 2
    Switzerland 0
   Soviet Union 2

Notes

  1. At the age of 17, Chang became the youngest-ever male Grand Slam singles title winner.[citation needed]
  2. Sánchez became the first Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.[citation needed]

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