1989 Lufthansa Cup Explained

The 1989 Lufthansa Cup, also known as the German Open Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 May until 21 May 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.^[1]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1989 Lufthansa Cup – Singles. Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1

• It was Graf's 7th singles title of the year and the 37th of her career.

Doubles

See main article: 1989 Lufthansa Cup – Doubles. Elizabeth Smylie / Janine Tremelling defeated Lise Gregory / Gretchen Magers 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

• It was Smylie's 5th title of the year and the 26th of her career. It was Tremelling's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of her career.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws

Notes and References

1. Book: The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. 1990. Willow Books. London. 9780002183550. John Barrett. 164, 186.