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1989 Lipton International Players Championships

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1989 Lipton International Players Championships
DateMarch 20 – April 3
Edition5th
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationKey Biscayne, United States
VenueTennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Women's singles
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Men's doubles
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek / Sweden Anders Järryd
Women's doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
← 1988 · Lipton International Players Championships · 1990 →

The 1989 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier I of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 20 through April 3, 1989.

Champions

Men's Singles

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl defeated Austria Thomas Muster by Walkover

  • It was Lendl's 3rd title of the year and the 82nd of his career.
  • Muster could not play the final because he was hit by a drunk driver on the eve of the final.


Women's Singles

Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated United States Chris Evert 6–1, 4–6, 6–2

  • It was Sabatini's 1st title of the year and the 19th of her career.


Men's Doubles

Switzerland Jakob Hlasek / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Jim Grabb / United States Patrick McEnroe 6–3 (Grabb and McEnroe retired)

  • It was Hlasek's 3rd title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Järryd's 1st title of the year and the 43rd of his career.


Women's Doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Gigi Fernández / United States Lori McNeil 7–6(7–5), 6–4

  • It was Novotná's 4th title of the year and the 16th of her career. It was Suková's 4th title of the year and the 36th of her career.