The men's doubles tournament at the 1989 Australian Open was held from 16 through 29 January 1989 on the outdoor hard courts at the Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia. Rick Leach and Jim Pugh won the title, defeating Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann in the final.

Seeds

  1. Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh (champions)
  3. South Africa Pieter Aldrich / South Africa Danie Visser (third round)
  4. United States Johan Kriek / Australia Wally Masur (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Martin Davis / Australia Brad Drewett (semifinals)
  6. France Guy Forget / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  7. Australia Peter Doohan / Australia Laurie Warder (third round)
  8. Canada Grant Connell / Canada Glenn Michibata (quarterfinals)
  9. United States John McEnroe / Australia Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  10. South Africa Gary Muller / South Africa Christo van Rensburg (third round)
  11. United Kingdom Jeremy Bates / Sweden Peter Lundgren (second round)
  12. Germany Boris Becker / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
  13. Denmark Michael Mortensen / Sweden Joakim Nyström (first round)
  14. Sweden Stefan Edberg / United States Jim Grabb (quarterfinals)
  15. Australia Broderick Dyke / Netherlands Tom Nijssen (third round)
  16. United States Kelly Jones / United States Joey Rive (third round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • SR = Special ranking
  • SE = Special exempt
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
  • CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
  • NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Australia John Fitzgerald Sweden Anders Järryd66152
9United States John McEnroe Australia Mark Woodforde33676
9United States John McEnroe Australia Mark Woodforde6345
Australia Darren Cahill Australia Mark Kratzmann3667
4United States Johan Kriek Australia Wally Masur3630
Australia Darren Cahill Australia Mark Kratzmann6366
Australia Darren Cahill Australia Mark Kratzmann444
2United States Rick Leach United States Jim Pugh666
5United States Martin Davis Australia Brad Drewett46666
14Sweden Stefan Edberg United States Jim Grabb63734
5United States Martin Davis Australia Brad Drewett67247
2United States Rick Leach United States Jim Pugh36669
8Canada Grant Connell Canada Glenn Michibata67234
2United States Rick Leach United States Jim Pugh35666

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1Australia J Fitzgerald Sweden A Järryd66
United States S Stewart Australia K Warwick231Australia J Fitzgerald Sweden A Järryd66
Australia R Barlow Australia G Pfitzner734United States S DeVries United States R Matuszewski31
United States S DeVries United States R Matuszewski5661Australia J Fitzgerald Sweden A Järryd67
West Germany P Baur West Germany U Riglewski6615Australia B Dyke Netherlands T Nijssen16
Sweden J Apell Sweden M Gustafsson13West Germany P Baur West Germany U Riglewski766
Austria T Muster Czechoslovakia C Suk3315Australia B Dyke Netherlands T Nijssen578
15Australia B Dyke Netherlands T Nijssen661Australia J Fitzgerald Sweden A Järryd66152
9United States J McEnroe Australia M Woodforde3669United States J McEnroe Australia M Woodforde33676
Argentina H de la Peña United States D Wheaton6349United States J McEnroe Australia M Woodforde66
West Germany T Meinecke Sweden J Svensson66West Germany T Meinecke Sweden J Svensson14
West Germany M Sinner West Germany I Werner349United States J McEnroe Australia M Woodforde76
Australia M Fancutt United States T Mercer667Australia P Doohan Australia L Warder52
Finland V Paloheimo United States F Viancos24Australia M Fancutt United States T Mercer44
New Zealand S Guy Japan S Matsuoka117Australia P Doohan Australia L Warder66
7Australia P Doohan Australia L Warder66

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
4United States J Kriek Australia W Masur77
United States C Beckman Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia G Ivanišević664United States J Kriek Australia W Masur636
West Germany D Keretić West Germany A Mronz33United States P Chamberlin United States M Kures063
United States P Chamberlin United States M Kures664United States J Kriek Australia W Masur636
Sweden J Gunnarsson Sweden M Tideman42United States J Canter New Zealand B Derlin063
United States J Canter New Zealand B Derlin66United States J Canter New Zealand B Derlin666
Sweden N Kroon Sweden LA Wahlgren278Sweden N Kroon Sweden LA Wahlgren273
13Denmark M Mortensen Sweden J Nyström6664United States J Kriek Australia W Masur3630
11United Kingdom J Bates Sweden P Lundgren728Australia D Cahill Australia M Kratzmann6366
New Zealand K Evernden Israel A Mansdorf66611United Kingdom J Bates Sweden P Lundgren43
Australia D Cahill Australia M Kratzmann67Australia D Cahill Australia M Kratzmann66
United States R Baxter South Africa B Talbot45Australia D Cahill Australia M Kratzmann666
AltJapan H Shirato Japan E Takeuchi24United Kingdom N Broad South Africa S Kruger273
United Kingdom N Broad South Africa S Kruger66United Kingdom N Broad South Africa S Kruger77
WCAustralia A Florent Australia A McLean6626France G Forget Switzerland J Hlasek66
6France G Forget Switzerland J Hlasek746

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
5United States M Davis Australia B Drewett746
France O Delaître Canada M Laurendeau6625United States M Davis Australia B Drewett66
Netherlands M Koevermans Netherlands M Schapers66Netherlands M Koevermans Netherlands M Schapers14
WCAustralia A Anderson Australia C Turich125United States M Davis Australia B Drewett567
United States T Pawsat Sweden T Svantesson466United States T Pawsat Sweden T Svantesson735
United States J Barham Republic of Ireland P Wright612United States T Pawsat Sweden T Svantesson76
Mexico L Lavalle West Germany C Saceanu66612West Germany B Becker Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović64
12West Germany B Becker Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović7485United States M Davis Australia B Drewett46666
14Sweden S Edberg United States J Grabb6614Sweden S Edberg United States J Grabb63734
Australia J Stoltenberg Australia T Woodbridge4214Sweden S Edberg United States J Grabb66
Australia S Barr Australia R Rasheed36West Germany P Kühnen West Germany CU Steeb44
West Germany P Kühnen West Germany CU Steeb6714Sweden S Edberg United States J Grabbw/o
WCAustralia J Marinov Australia B Roe633South Africa P Aldrich South Africa D Visser
WCAustralia B Custer Australia J Frawley76WCAustralia B Custer Australia J Frawley15
WCAustralia J Anderson Australia R Fromberg6363South Africa P Aldrich South Africa D Visser67
3South Africa P Aldrich South Africa D Visser368

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
8Canada G Connell Canada G Michibata366
United States T Siegel Australia D Tyson6348Canada G Connell Canada G Michibata2610
United States J Letts United States B Man-Son-Hing76United States J Letts United States B Man-Son-Hing638
Portugal J Cunha Silva Italy G Pozzi628Canada G Connell Canada G Michibata366
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia I Flego Mexico A Moreno7610South Africa G Muller South Africa C van Rensburg644
West Germany H Moraing West Germany T Theine64Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia I Flego Mexico A Moreno14
The Bahamas R Smith Kenya P Wekesa4510South Africa G Muller South Africa C van Rensburg66
10South Africa G Muller South Africa C van Rensburg678Canada G Connell Canada G Michibata67234
16United States K Jones United States J Rive672United States R Leach United States J Pugh35666
United States B Garnett United States J Klaparda3616United States K Jones United States J Rive66
United States G Layendecker Brazil D Marcelino66United States G Layendecker Brazil D Marcelino34
France T Champion France E Winogradsky3416United States K Jones United States J Rive12
Italy D Nargiso United States L Shiras7222United States R Leach United States J Pugh66
United States G Donnelly United States P Sampras666United States G Donnelly United States P Sampras45
United States R Reneberg United States J Ross422United States R Leach United States J Pugh67
2United States R Leach United States J Pugh66

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