1989 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport

The 1989 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the 1989 Virginia Slims of Newport were tennis tournaments played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States that were part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 3 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from July 10 through July 16, 1989, while the women's tournament was held from July 17 through July 23, 1989.

1989 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
and Virginia Slims of Newport
DateJuly 10 – July 16 (men)
July 17 – July 23 (women)
Edition14th (men) / 11th (women)
Champions
Men's Singles
Jim Pugh
Women's Singles
Zina Garrison
Men's Doubles
Patrick Galbraith / Brian Garrow
Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil

Finals

Men's Singles

Jim Pugh defeated Peter Lundgren 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

  • It was Pugh's 5th title of the year and the 15th of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

Zina Garrison defeated Pam Shriver 6–0, 6–1

  • It was Garrison's 4th title of the year and the 21st of her career.

Men's Doubles

Patrick Galbraith / Brian Garrow defeated Neil Broad / Stefan Kruger 2–6, 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Galbraith's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Garrow's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1989 Virginia Slims of Newport – Doubles

Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil defeated Elizabeth Smylie / Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5

  • It was Fernández's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was McNeil's 3rd title of the year and the 21st of her career.
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