1989 Lipton International Players Championships
combined WTA/ATP tournament
The 1989 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Category 5 of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 20 through April 3, 1989.
Finals
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl defeated Thomas Muster by walkover
It was Lendl's 3rd title of the year and the 82nd of his career.
Muster could not play the final because he was hit by a drunk driver on the eve of the final.
Women's singles
Gabriela Sabatini defeated Chris Evert 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
It was Sabatini's 1st title of the year and the 19th of her career.
Men's doubles
Jakob Hlasek / Anders Järryd defeated Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe 6–3 (Grabb and McEnroe retired)
It was Hlasek's 3rd title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Järryd's 1st title of the year and the 43rd of his career.
Women's doubles
Jana Novotná / Helena Suková defeated Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil 7–6(7–5), 6–4
It was Novotná's 4th title of the year and the 16th of her career. It was Suková's 4th title of the year and the 36th of her career.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “1989 Lipton International Players Championships” as combined WTA/ATP tournament. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as combined WTA/ATP tournament. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3833271. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1989.
A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “1989 Lipton International Players Championships”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow 1989 Lipton International Players Championships primary sources, 1989 Lipton International Players Championships archive and Lipton research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “1989 Lipton International Players Championships”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “1989 Lipton International Players Championships” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.