WTA Brisbane 1989 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Helena Sukova won the 1989 Brisbane, defeating Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy 7-6 7-6 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Brisbane, Australia, from January 2 to January 8, 1989.

Champion
Helena Sukova
def. Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy , 7-6 7-6
Dates
Jan 2 — Jan 8
Location
Brisbane, Australia
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 8, 1989* F Helena Sukova #6 7-6 7-6 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #36 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 7, 1989* SF Helena Sukova #6 6-2 6-4 Patty Fendick #21 H2H Match data
Jan 7, 1989* SF Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #36 6-1 2-6 6-4 Jenny Byrne #116 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 7, 1989* QF Helena Sukova #6 6-4 6-4 Catherine Tanvier #72 H2H Match data
Jan 7, 1989* QF Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #36 6-3 7-6 Gretchen Magers #42 H2H Match data
Jan 7, 1989* QF Patty Fendick #21 6-4 6-1 Jana Novotna #45 H2H Match data
Jan 7, 1989* QF Jenny Byrne #116 6-0 2-6 6-3 Anne Minter #23 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Jenny Byrne #116 6-3 6-2 Claudia Porwik #83 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Jana Novotna #45 6-1 2-6 7-6 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Anne Minter #23 6-4 7-6 Dianne Van Rensburg H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Gretchen Magers #42 7-6 6-2 Nicole Bradtke #33 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #36 7-5 6-4 Pascale Paradis Mangon H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Helena Sukova #6 3-6 7-5 6-2 Dianne Fromholtz #56 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Catherine Tanvier #72 6-3 6-0 Nathalie Herreman #95 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1989* R16 Patty Fendick #21 6-1 6-2 Rene Simpson #132 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Jana Novotna #45 7-5 6-1 Laura Golarsa #77 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-3 6-0 Kathy Horvath #82 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Dianne Van Rensburg 6-2 6-4 Carin Bakkum H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Nathalie Herreman #95 7-5 6-1 Ann Grossman #48 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Anne Minter #23 6-1 6-1 Jill Hetherington #90 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Rene Simpson #132 6-1 7-5 Eva Pfaff #75 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Claudia Porwik #83 6-4 6-1 Eva Krapl #109 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-4 6-4 Beth Herr #98 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Helena Sukova #6 6-4 6-2 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Patty Fendick #21 6-4 7-6 Liz Smylie #182 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Nicole Bradtke #33 5-7 6-4 6-1 Manon Bollegraf #166 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #36 7-6 2-6 6-3 Rachel Mcquillan #151 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Jenny Byrne #116 6-3 6-1 Rosalyn Fairbank #35 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Dianne Fromholtz #56 4-6 6-3 7-5 Carrie Cunningham #137 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Gretchen Magers #42 6-0 6-0 Wendy Turnbull #152 H2H Match data
Jan 5, 1989* R32 Catherine Tanvier #72 6-4 6-4 Hana Mandlikova #29 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Claudia Porwik #83 7-5 1-6 6-3 Etsuko Inoue #50 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Liz Smylie #182 6-3 7-5 Andrea Temesvari #193 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Nathalie Herreman #95 6-2 6-1 Petra Langrova #100 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-1 6-2 Akemi Nishiya H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Laura Golarsa #77 6-4 6-7 6-1 Ronni Reis #103 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Dianne Van Rensburg 6-1 6-4 Louise Field #159 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-2 6-4 Elise Burgin #107 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Beth Herr #98 6-4 6-3 Sally Mccann H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Catherine Tanvier #72 6-3 4-6 6-1 Julie Halard-Decugis #84 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Jenny Byrne #116 5-2 (ret.) Katrina Adams #96 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Jill Hetherington #90 6-1 6-4 Masako Yanagi #114 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Kathy Horvath #82 6-3 7-5 Monique Javer #73 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Carrie Cunningham #137 6-3 1-6 6-3 Silke Meier #99 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Rachel Mcquillan #151 5-7 7-6 6-4 Camille Benjamin #91 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Carin Bakkum 6-1 6-1 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Dianne Fromholtz #56 6-2 3-6 6-3 Nicole Jagerman #71 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Eva Pfaff #75 6-4 6-0 Beverly Bowes #63 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Wendy Turnbull #152 6-3 6-3 Anna Ivan H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Ann Grossman #48 6-3 7-5 Ann Devries #78 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #36 6-7 6-3 7-6 Emmanuelle Derly H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Gretchen Magers #42 6-3 6-4 Julie Richardson #102 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Manon Bollegraf #166 6-3 7-5 Hester Witvoet H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Rene Simpson #132 6-4 6-1 Terry Phelps #49 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1989* R64 Eva Krapl #109 7-5 6-7 6-3 Federica Bonsignori #101 H2H Match data

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