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1989 Virginia Slims of Florida

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1989 Virginia Slims of Florida
DateMarch 13–19
Edition11th
CategoryCategory 5
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
VenueThe Polo Club of Boca Raton
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
← 1988 · Virginia Slims of Florida · 1990 →

The 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Polo Club of Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from March 13 through March 19, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1987.[1][2]

Finals

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Singles

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West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Chris Evert 4–6, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 4th singles title of the year and the 34th of her career.

Doubles

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Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Mary Joe Fernández 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Suková's 3rd title of the year and the 35th of her career.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN 9780002183550.
  2. ^ Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Reynolds, Robyn, eds. (1990). 1990 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 345.
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