1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow | ||||
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Date | October 8–15 | |||
Edition | 1st | |||
Category | Category 2 | |||
Prize money | $100,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet (i) | |||
Location | Moscow, Soviet Union | |||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Gretchen Magers | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva | ||||
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The Virginia Slims of Moscow (Russian: Московский турнир «Вирджиния Слимз»; after the title sponsor of that year's WTA tour) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union, that was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series (1989 WTA Tour).
It was held from October 8 through 15, 1989. It was the inaugural edition of the WTA tournament later known as the St. Petersburg Open and the Moscow Ladies Open.
Finals
Singles
Gretchen Magers defeated Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4
- It was Magers's 1st WTA singles title of the year and the 3rd and last of her career.
Doubles
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva defeated Nathalie Herreman / Catherine Suire 6–3, 6–4
- It was Savchenko/Zvereva's 4th WTA doubles title of the year and the 6th of the pair's career.
References
- ^ "ОТ МЕЙДЖЕРС ДО НОВОТНОЙ / Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России". Sport Express. 1998-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- "WTA Moscow Ladies Open – Women's Singles". Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
External links
- "От Мейджерс до Новотной. Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России" (in Russian). Sport Express. 1998-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
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