The 1989 Arcachon Cup was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s in

Arcachon Arcachon (; ) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Gironde. It is a popular seaside resort on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux, in the Landes forest. It has a sandy beach and a mild climate said to be favourable for p ...

, France that was part of the Category 2 tier of the

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. The tournament was held from 10 July until 16 July 1989. Sixth-seeded

Judith Wiesner Judith Wiesner (née Pölzl; born 2 March 1966) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. During her career, she won five top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. Her career high rankings were world No. 12 in singles (in 1 ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1 * It was Wiesner's only singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles

Sandra Cecchini Anna-Maria "Sandra" Cecchini (; born 27 February 1965) is a retired tennis player from Italy. Career Cecchini turned professional in 1984. She won 12 singles and 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She had career wins over Chris Evert, Arantxa ...

Patricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is an Argentine tennis coach, retired top 30 singles player and former Grand Slam mixed-doubles champion. Career She represented her country and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic games, w ...

defeated

Mercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz (; born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She won three singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 28 in April 1991. Her best Grand Slam result was the fou ...

Brenda Schultz Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1 ...

6–3, 7–6^(7–5) * It was Cecchini's 1st title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Tarabini's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

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ITF tournament edition details

WTA tournament draws
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Arcachon Cup The Arcachon Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1989. It was held in Arcachon in France and played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Cla ...

Arcachon Cup 1989 in French tennis