1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships

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1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date17–23 April
Edition16th
CategoryGrand Prix (ATP)
Category 2 (WTA)
Prize money$425,000 (ATP)
$100,000 (WTA)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Stefan Edberg[1]
Women's singles
Japan Kumiko Okamoto
Men's doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso[2]
Women's doubles
Canada Jill Hetherington / Australia Elizabeth Smylie
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The 1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Category 2 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 April through 23 April 1989. The men's singles and doubles finals were rescheduled from Sunday to Monday, 24 April due to rain.[3] Stefan Edberg and Kumiko Okamoto won the singles titles.[3]

Finals

Men's singles

Sweden Stefan Edberg defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

  • It was Edberg's 1st singles title of the year and the 34th of his career.

Women's singles

Japan Kumiko Okamoto defeated Australia Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Okamoto's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Men's doubles

United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso defeated United States Kevin Curren / United States David Pate 7–6, 7–6

  • It was Flach's 1st title of the year and the 25th of his career. It was Seguso's 1st title of the year and the 25th of his career.

Women's doubles

Canada Jill Hetherington / Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated United States Ann Henricksson / United States Beth Herr 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Hetherington's 3rd title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Smylie's 3rd title of the year and the 24th of her career.

References

  1. ^ "1989 Tokyo – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1989 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. pp. 104, 116, 164, 203. ISBN 9780002183550.