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Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won 14 tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships. She also finished runner-up at the fourth major, the French Open.
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Duration | November 28, 1988 – November 20, 1989 |
Edition | 17th |
Tournaments | 61 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Category 5 (11) WTA Category 4 (9) WTA Category 3 (7) WTA Category 2 (20) WTA Category 1 (9) |
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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1989 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events.[1] ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The table below shows the 1989 WTA Tour schedule.
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Category 5 events |
Category 4 events |
Category 3 events |
Category 2 and 1 events |
Team events |
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28 Nov | Danone Southern Cross Classic Adelaide, Australia Category 2 $100,000 – hard -32S/16D/30Q Singles – Doubles |
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Below are the 1989 WTA year-end rankings (November 26, 1989) in both singles and doubles competition:
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