Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Cahill with Mark Kratzmann and Fitzgerald with Simon Youl.
Fitzgerald and Youl lost in the first round to Peter Doohan and Laurie Warder.
Cahill and Kratzmann lost in the final 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 to David Pate and Scott Warner.
Seeds
Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann (final) Peter Doohan / Laurie Warder (quarterfinals) Brad Drewett / Wally Masur (first round) Eric Jelen / Carl-Uwe Steeb (first round)
Draw
External links 1989 Australian Indoor Championships Doubles Draw