1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow – Singles

1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow USA Gretchen Magers URS Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4 singles doubles Moscow Ladies Open 1st Kraft General Foods of Moscow 32 (2WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers) 8 1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow In the inaugural edition of the tournament, Gretchen Magers won the title by defeating Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4 in the final.TENNIS ROUNDUP : McEnroe Can’t Handle Connors https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-16-sp-67-story.html 24 March 2025 Los Angeles Times Associated Press 16 October 1989 Gretchen Magers of San Antonio won the first professional tournament played in the Soviet Union, upsetting home favorite Natalia Zvereva, 6-3, 6-4, at Moscow.Scheer Stefanie A roundup oh the week Oct. 9-15 https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/10/23/a-roundup-of-the-week-oct-915 23 October 1989 24 March 2025 Sports Illustrated Gretchen Magers beat Natalia Zvereva 6-3, 6-4 to win $17,000 and the first women's tour event staged in the U.S.S.R., in Moscow.Krastev Todor Women Kremlin Cup Tennis Moscow URS - 1989 Winner Gretchen Magers (USA) http://todor66.com/tennis/1989/Women_Moscow_URS.html Todor 66 24 March 2025 27 April 2019 Seeds 30em USA Pam Shriver (second round) URS Natasha Zvereva (final) USA Gretchen Magers (champion) URS Leila Meskhi (second round) URS Larisa Savchenko (semifinals) USA Betsy Nagelsen (first round) USA Kathy Rinaldi (first round) AUS Jo-Anne Faull (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 5 URS Larisa Savchenko 4 6 4 3 USA Gretchen Magers 6 3 6 URS Natalia Medvedeva 5 1 2 URS Natasha Zvereva 7 6 3 USA Gretchen Magers 6 6 2 URS Natasha Zvereva 3 4 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA P Shriver 6 6 AUS L Field 2 2 ITA F Romano 77 4 2 Q FRA J Halard 64 6 6 AUS R McQuillan 77 6 Q URS N Biletskaya 64 1 TCH E Švíglerová 2 2 5 URS L Savchenko 6 6 3 USA G Magers 6 6 AUS M Jaggard 2 3 BRA 1968 G Miró 3 7 4 USA K Adams 6 5 6 Q HUN R Szikszay 0 2 ITA L Golarsa 6 6 WC URS E Brioukhovets 7 6 7 USA K Rinaldi 5 3 1 USA P Shriver 2 6 0 Q FRA J Halard 6 3 6 AUS R McQuillan 66 6 60 5 URS L Savchenko 78 3 77 3 USA G Magers 6 711 USA K Adams 3 69 ITA L Golarsa 6 6 WC URS E Brioukhovets 4 4 Q FRA J Halard 4 2 5 URS L Savchenko 6 6 3 USA G Magers 4 77 6 ITA L Golarsa 6 62 3 5 URS L Savchenko 4 6 4 3 USA G Magers 6 3 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 AUS JA Faull 1 4 FRG S Hack 6 6 USA M Van Nostrand 2 6 6 FRG M Pawlik 6 1 4 BUL 1971 E Pampoulova 2 2 URS N Medvedeva 6 6 FRA P Paradis 4 4 4 URS L Meskhi 6 6 6 USA B Nagelsen 6 1 4 SWE M Strandlund 2 6 6 YUG S Goleš 5 6 6 FRA C Suire 7 2 0 FRA N Herreman 6 6 Q TCH A Strnadová 3 3 URS A Khalatian 3 0 2 URS N Zvereva 6 6 FRG S Hack 77 6 USA M Van Nostrand 65 1 URS N Medvedeva 6 6 4 URS L Meskhi 4 1 SWE M Strandlund 5 6 6 YUG S Goleš 7 4 4 FRA N Herreman 1 3 2 URS N Zvereva 6 6 FRG S Hack 4 4 URS N Medvedeva 6 6 SWE M Strandlund 2 1 2 URS N Zvereva 6 6 URS N Medvedeva 5 1 2 URS N Zvereva 7 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Virginia Slims of Moscow Category:Moscow Ladies Open