1989 US Open (tennis) explained

The 1989 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in the United States. It was the 109th edition of the US Open and was held from August 28 to September 10, 1989.

Seniors

Men's singles

See main article: 1989 US Open – Men's singles. Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl[1] 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

Women's singles

See main article: 1989 US Open – Women's singles. Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova 3–6, 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

See main article: 1989 US Open – Men's doubles. John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde defeated Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Women's doubles

See main article: 1989 US Open – Women's doubles. Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navratilova defeated Mary Joe Fernández / Pam Shriver 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles

See main article: 1989 US Open – Mixed doubles. Robin White / Shelby Cannon defeated Meredith McGrath / Rick Leach 3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Juniors

Boys' singles

Jonathan Stark defeated Nicklas Kulti 6–4, 6–1

Girls' singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Rachel McQuillan 6–2, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Wayne Ferreira / Grant Stafford defeated Martin Damm / Jan Kodeš Jr. 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Jennifer Capriati / Meredith McGrath defeated Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan 6–0, 6–3

Coverage

Television coverage included eighty hours of programming over a 12-day period. Live coverage began on August 28, 1989, and concluded with the final of the Women's Doubles on September 10, 1989.[2] The four final days of televised coverage consisted of four men's singles matches (two quarterfinals, one semifinal and the final), three women's singles matches (two semifinals and the final), one men's doubles match (the final), two women's doubles matches (a semifinal and the final) and one mixed doubles match (the final).[3] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Lendl played his 8th consecutive US Open men's singles final, an all-time record.
  2. News: US Open Tennis coverage . . 2009-08-12 . John J. . O'Connor.
  3. Web site: Gender Stereotyping in Televised sports . Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles . August 1990 . 2009-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205172952/http://la84foundation.org/9arr/ResearchReports/ResearchReport2.htm . 2009-02-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: US Open Television coverage .