The 1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the 1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier III of the 1989 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States. The men's tournament was played from March 13 through March 20, 1989 while the women's tournament was played from March 6 through March 12, 1989.
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