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
Ivan Lendl defeated
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
Steffi Graf defeated
Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4
- It was Graf's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.
Men's doubles
Rick Leach /
Jim Pugh defeated
Darren Cahill /
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
Martina Navratilova /
Pam Shriver defeated
Patty Fendick /
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
Jana Novotná /
Jim Pugh defeated
Zina Garrison /
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
Michael Chang[a] defeated
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
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario[b] defeated
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
Jim Grabb /
Patrick McEnroe defeated
Mansour Bahrami /
Éric Winogradsky, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Women's doubles
Larisa Savchenko Neiland /
Natalia Zvereva defeated
Steffi Graf /
Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 6–4
Mixed doubles
Manon Bollegraf /
Tom Nijssen defeated
Horacio de la Peña /
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Boris Becker defeated
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
Steffi Graf defeated
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
John Fitzgerald /
Anders Järryd defeated
Rick Leach /
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
Jana Novotná /
Helena Suková defeated
Larisa Savchenko /
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
Jim Pugh /
Jana Novotná defeated
Mark Kratzmann /
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
Boris Becker defeated
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
Steffi Graf defeated
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
John McEnroe /
Mark Woodforde defeated
Ken Flach /
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
Hana Mandlíková /
Martina Navratilova defeated
Mary Joe Fernández /
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
Robin White /
Shelby Cannon defeated
Meredith McGrath /
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.
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Notes
- At the age of 17, Chang became the youngest-ever male Grand Slam singles title winner.[citation needed]
- Sánchez became the first Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.[citation needed]