_9.jpg) 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. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Steffi Graf (14) |
| Most tournament finals | Steffi Graf (16) |
| Prize money leader | Steffi Graf $1,562,905 |
| Points leader | Steffi Graf 300.10 |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Steffi Graf |
| Doubles team of the year |  Helena Suková Jana Novotná |
| Most improved player of the year |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Newcomer of the year | Conchita Martínez |
| Comeback player of the year |  Kathy Rinaldi |
← 1988 1990 → | |
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.
- ^ Barrett, John (1990). World of Tennis 1990. London: Collins Willow. p. 163. ISBN 0002183552.