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Gretchen Rush
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Gretchen Anne Rush (born February 7, 1964), also known by her married name Gretchen Magers, is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was active in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Key Information
Rush played tennis at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas from 1983 to 1986, where she was a four-time All-American. While at Trinity, she won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1986.[3][4]
During her career, Rush reached the singles quarter-finals at Wimbledon, the US Open and the French Open. She won three top-level singles titles: Auckland in 1987, Schenectady in 1988, and Moscow in 1989, and she reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 22 on March 12, 1990.[2] She was runner-up in the 1988 mixed doubles at Wimbledon, partnering Kelly Jones.
Rush retired from the professional tour in 1992, but has continued to play in seniors events.
In 2016, she was inducted into the Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.[5]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles 4 (3–1)
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Terry Phelps
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1988 | Schenectady, New York, US | Hard | Terry Phelps
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7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1989 | Moscow, USSR | Hard |  Natasha Zvereva
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 1990 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | Martina Navratilova
|
0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles 14 (4–10)
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Mixed doubles 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1988 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | Kelly Jones
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Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison
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1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. p. 271. ISBN 9780002184038.
- ^ a b c d Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Media Guide. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 176.
- ^ "Head Coach Gretchen Rush". Trinity (TX). Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Gretchen Rush". itahalloffame.org. Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
