1989 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Six-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open.

Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

• # 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova / 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (champions)

• # Steffi Graf / 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)

• # Jana Novotná /  Helena Suková (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Katrina Adams / 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Elise Burgin / 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Patty Fendick / 🇨🇦 Jill Hetherington (final)

• # 🇦🇺 Elizabeth Smylie / 🇦🇺 Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Jenny Byrne / 🇦🇺 Janine Tremelling (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Terry Phelps / 🇮🇹 Raffaella Reggi (third round)

• # 🇫🇷 Nathalie Herreman / Eva Pfaff (second round)

• # Manon Bollegraf / 🇦🇺 Nicole Provis (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Ann Henricksson / 🇺🇸 Beth Herr (third round)

• # 🇳🇿 Belinda Cordwell / Dianne Van Rensburg (third round)

• # Claudia Porwik / 🇫🇷 Catherine Tanvier (quarterfinals)

• # 🇬🇧 Jo Durie / 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Lea Antonoplis / 🇺🇸 Kathleen Horvath (second round)