1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships
1988 Champions	Gigi Fernández Robin White
Champions	Jill Hetherington Elizabeth Smylie
Runners-up	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr
Score	6–1, 6–3

Gigi Fernández and Robin White were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Jill Hetherington and Elizabeth Smylie won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Ann Henricksson and Beth Herr.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Betsy Nagelsen / Pam Shriver (First Round)
2. Jill Hetherington / Elizabeth Smylie (Champions)
3. Ann Henricksson / Beth Herr (Final)
4. Lea Antonoplis / Cammy MacGregor (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Nagelsen P Shriver	4	2
		A Minter J Richardson	6	6					A Minter J Richardson	6	3	6
		E Okagawa K Okamoto	2	6	4				A Devries E Krapl	4	6	1
		A Devries E Krapl	6	2	6											A Minter J Richardson	4	4
	3	A Henricksson B Herr	4	6	6										3	A Henricksson B Herr	6	6
		E Inoue A Kijimuta	6	2	4			3	A Henricksson B Herr	6	6
		A Grousbeck L O'Neill	0	6	2				M Lindström H Ludloff	3	2
		M Lindström H Ludloff	6	3	6																	3	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr	1	3
		M Kidowaki A Nishiya	7	2	1																	2	Jill Hetherington Elizabeth Smylie	6	6
		A Hobbs M Jaggard	5	6	6				A Hobbs M Jaggard	2	2
		L Field S Wasserman	3	3				4	L Antonoplis C MacGregor	6	6
	4	L Antonoplis C MacGregor	6	6											4	L Antonoplis C MacGregor	6	2
		L Allen I Kuczyńska	3	6											2	J Hetherington E Smylie	7	6
		P Hy M Werdel	6	7					P Hy M Werdel	2	1
		E Iida T Zambrzycki	0	2				2	J Hetherington E Smylie	6	6
	2	J Hetherington E Smylie	6	6

External links

• 1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Women's Doubles Draw