1989 European Indoors
tennis tournament edition
The 1989 European Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the Category 4 of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 16 October through 22 October 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Jana Novotná 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
It was Graf's 12th singles title of the year and the 42nd of her career.
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