1989 Great American Bank Classic
Appearance
1989 Great American Bank Classic | |
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Date | July 31 – August 6 |
Edition | 11th |
Category | Category 3 |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $200,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Venue | San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1989 Great American Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club in San Diego, California in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from July 31 through August 6, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.[1]
The tournament's purse doubled to $200,000 in 1989, when the sponsor changed to San Diego-based Great American Bank from Virginia Slims, a cigarette brand owned by Philip Morris.[2]
Finals
Singles
Steffi Graf defeated
Zina Garrison 6–4, 7–5
- It was Graf's 9th singles title of the year and the 39th of her career.
Doubles
Elise Burgin /
Rosalyn Fairbank defeated
Gretchen Magers /
Robin White 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
- It was Burgin's only title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Fairbank's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 163, 165, 190–191. ISBN 9780002183550.
- ^ Freeman, John (December 20, 1988). "New name, purse for Slims Tourney banking on new sponsor". Evening Tribune. p. D-3.