1989 Italian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1989 Italian Open
1988 Champions	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire
Champions	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling
Runners-up	Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Helen Kelesi.

Kelesi and Suire lost in the first round to Sophie Amiach and Lise Gregory.

Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Manon Bollegraf and Mercedes Paz.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top five seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
2. Elizabeth Smylie / Janine Tremelling (Champions)
3. Jenny Byrne / Dianne van Rensburg (Semifinals)
4. Manon Bollegraf / Mercedes Paz (Final)
5. Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (Quarterfinals)
6. Helen Kelesi / Catherine Suire (First Round)
7. Manuela Maleeva / Hana Mandlíková (Second Round)
8. Sandra Cecchini / Sabrina Goleš (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Final

Final
4	Manon Bollegraf   Mercedes Paz	4	3
2	Elizabeth Smylie   Janine Tremelling	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	I Demongeot   N Tauziat	3	2
	A Dechaume   E Derly	6	6					A Dechaume   E Derly	6	6
	A Kanellopoulou   B Paulus	4	1												A Dechaume   E Derly	3	6	5
	J Halard   S Wasserman	5	6	5											C Cohen   H Sprung	6	0	7
	C Cohen   H Sprung	7	0	7				C Cohen   H Sprung	w/o
	A Coetzer   B Fulco	3	2				7	M Maleeva   H Mandlíková
7	M Maleeva   H Mandlíková	6	6																			C Cohen   H Sprung	4	1
																					4	M Bollegraf   M Paz	6	6
							4	M Bollegraf   M Paz	7	6
	C Caverzasio   S Farina	1	4					L Field   C Tanvier	5	1
	L Field   C Tanvier	6	6											4	M Bollegraf   M Paz	4	6	6
	L Garrone   L Golarsa	3	1											5	N Provis   E Reinach	6	4	2
	M Grossi   B Romano	6	6					M Grossi   B Romano	6	1
							5	N Provis   E Reinach	7	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	H Kelesi   C Suire	3	7	0
	S Amiach   L Gregory	6	6	6				S Amiach   L Gregory	7	6
	J-A Faull   R McQuillan	2	2					A Sánchez   J Wiesner	6	4
	A Sánchez   J Wiesner	6	6												S Amiach   L Gregory	6	3	3
	A Grossman   A Leand	5	6	1										3	J Byrne   D van Rensburg	4	6	6
	G Mosca   A Tiezzi	7	4	6				G Mosca   A Tiezzi	5	5
							3	J Byrne   D van Rensburg	7	7
																					3	J Byrne   D van Rensburg	1	2
8	S Cecchini   S Goleš	7	6																		2	E Smylie   J Tremelling	6	6
	B Schultz   J Smoller	5	3				8	S Cecchini   S Goleš	2	6	6
	D Krajčovičová   E Sviglerova	4	7	6				D Krajčovičová   E Sviglerova	6	3	3
	L Corsato-Owsianka   L Tella	6	5	3										8	S Cecchini   S Goleš
	N Dias   L Ferrando	1	3											2	E Smylie   J Tremelling	w/o
	P Langrová   J Pospíšilová	6	6					P Langrová   J Pospíšilová	6	2	0
							2	E Smylie   J Tremelling	4	6	6

External links

• 1989 Italian Open Women's Doubles Draw