The 1989 Taipei Women's Championships was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts in

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that was part of the Category 1 tier of the

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. It was the fourth edition of the

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and was held from 24 April through 30 April 1989. First-seeded

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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6–1, 4–6, 6–2 * It was Minter's only singles title of the year and the 4th and last of her career.

Doubles

Maria Lindström Maria Lindström (born 7 March 1963) is a Swedish former tennis player. She won two doubles WTA titles as well as a further ten doubles ITF tournaments during her career. On 15 February 1988, Lindström reached a singles ranking high of world n ...

Heather Ludloff Heather Ludloff (born June 11, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player. She attained her highest singles ranking (57th in the world) in August 1983, and her highest doubles ranking (37th in the world) in November 1987. During her ...

defeated

Cecilia Dahlman Cecilia Dahlman (born 24 July 1968) is a retired Swedish tennis player, who played professionally between mid 1980s and 1993. Tennis career Cecilia Dahlman won two WTA singles titles during her career, the Athens Open in 1989 and 1990. She also ...

Nana Miyagi Nana Smith (born Nana Miyagi ( Japanese: 宮城ナナ); 10 April 1971) is an American-born tennis player who played for Japan. Career Miyagi, a former top-15 player in doubles, played at all Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles � ...

4–6, 7–5, 6–3 * It was Lindstrom's first doubles title of her career. It was Ludloff's only doubles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

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ITF tournament edition details

WTA tournament draws
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Taipei Women's Championship The Taipei Women's Championships is a defunct WTA Tour-affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1986 to 1989 and from 1992 to 1994. It was held in Taipei, Taiwan and played on indoor carpet courts from 1986 to 1988, and on outdoor hard ...

Taipei Women's Championships Taipei Women's Championship, 1989 Taipei Women's Championship, 1989

Finals

Singles

Doubles

See also

References

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