Doubles
1989 Virginia Slims of California
1988 Champions	Rosemary Casals Martina Navratilova
Champions	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
Runners-up	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
Score	7–5, 3–6, 6–2

Rosemary Casals and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva.

Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington won in the final 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 against Savchenko and Zvereva.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (final)
2. Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (champions)
3. Gigi Fernández / Eva Pfaff (first round)
4. Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Savchenko N Zvereva	6	6
		J Byrne R White	2	2				1	L Savchenko N Zvereva	6	6
		L Bartlett A M Fernandez	4	3					G Magers D van Rensburg	1	1
		G Magers D van Rensburg	6	6											1	L Savchenko N Zvereva	3	6	6
	4	E Burgin R Fairbank	4	3												R Casals M Navratilova	6	3	4
		R Casals M Navratilova	6	6					R Casals M Navratilova	6	6
		A Henricksson S Walsh-Pete	5	3					B Herr C Reynolds	4	3
		B Herr C Reynolds	7	6																		1	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	5	6	2
		L Antonoplis J Smoller	7	1	6																	2	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	7	3	6
		Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	6	6	7				Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	5	6
		Z Garrison K Rinaldi	7	6					Z Garrison K Rinaldi	7	7
	3	G Fernández E Pfaff	5	4												Z Garrison K Rinaldi	2	6	6
		C Benjamin E Reinach	6	6											2	P Fendick J Hetherington	6	4	7
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	3	4					C Benjamin E Reinach	6	1	6
		M Lindström H Ludloff	4	7	4			2	P Fendick J Hetherington	2	6	7
	2	P Fendick J Hetherington	6	6	6

References

• 1989 Virginia Slims of California Doubles Draw