1989 Lipton International Players Championships - Men's Doubles
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John Fitzgerald and Anders Järryd
were the defending champions but only Järryd competed that year with Jakob Hlasek
.
Hlasek and Järryd won the final 6–3 after Jim Grabb
and Patrick McEnroe
were forced to retire.
Anders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
were the defending champions but only Järryd competed that year with Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...
.
Hlasek and Järryd won the final 6–3 after Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...
and Patrick McEnroe
Patrick McEnroe
Patrick John McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and the former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.Born in Manhasset, New York, he is the younger brother of John McEnroe...
were forced to retire.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Rick LeachRick Leach----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...
/ Jim PughJim PughJim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No...
(First Round)- Ken FlachKen FlachKenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...
/ Robert SegusoRobert SegusoRobert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No...
(Second Round) 
Sergio CasalSergio CasalSergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
/ Emilio SánchezEmilio SánchezEmilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
(Third Round)- Paul AnnaconePaul AnnaconePaul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...
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Christo van RensburgChristo Van RensburgChristo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...
(Third Round) - Kevin CurrenKevin Curren----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...
/ David PateDavid PateDavid Pate is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 18 on June 8, 1987 and a career-high doubles ranking of No...
(First Round) 
Jakob HlasekJakob HlasekJakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...
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Anders JärrydAnders JärrydAnders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
(Champions)
Tomáš ŠmídTomáš ŠmídTomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...
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Mark WoodfordeMark WoodfordeMark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....
(Third Round)- Jim GrabbJim GrabbJim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...
/ Patrick McEnroePatrick McEnroePatrick John McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and the former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.Born in Manhasset, New York, he is the younger brother of John McEnroe...
(Final)
- Pieter AldrichPieter AldrichPieter Aldrich is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 2 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Aldrich reached the World No...
/ Danie VisserDanie VisserDanie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol...
(Semifinals)
- Scott Davis / Tim WilkisonTim WilkisonTim Wilkison is a former professional male tennis player from the United States.Wilkison was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. He won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships...
(Third Round)
/ Brad DrewettBrad DrewettBrad Drewett is a retired tennis player from Australia.Drewett won the Australian Open Junior Boys title in 1975 and 1977. During his professional career, he won two singles and seven doubles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He also achieved a high...
Grant ConnellGrant ConnellGrant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s....
/ Glenn MichibataGlenn MichibataGlenn Michibata is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.-As a pro singles player:...
(Second Round)
Andrés GómezAndrés GómezAndrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...
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Slobodan ŽivojinovićSlobodan ŽivojinovicSlobodan Živojinović is a retired Serbian tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Together with Nenad Zimonjić he is the only tennis player from Serbia that held the highest doubles ranking. Živojinović is president of Serbia Tennis Federaton....
- Tim PawsatTim PawsatTim Pawsat , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Pawsat enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 3 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
/ Laurie WarderLaurie WarderLaurie Warder is a former professional male tennis player from Australia.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
(Second Round)
/ Mark KratzmannMark KratzmannMark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open...
- Johan KriekJohan KriekJohan Kriek is a South African American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek has won two Australian Opens and has reached the semi-finals at the French...
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Michael MortensenMichael MortensenMichael Mortensen , is a former professional tennis player from Denmark.Mortensen achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 34 in 1988 and a career-high singles ranking of World No. 301 in 1984...
(Second Round)
Draw
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: The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final were the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.