1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow
Tennis tournament
| 1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the WTA tournament[1] later known as the St. Petersburg Open and the Moscow Ladies Open.
Finals
Singles
Gretchen Magers defeated Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4[2][1]
- 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[1]
- It was Savchenko/Zvereva's 4th WTA doubles title of the year and the 6th of the pair's career.
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
