Gretchen Rush
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Gretchen Rush Fullname Gretchen Anne Rush Birth date February 7, 1964 (age 62) Birth place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , USAHeight 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] College Trinity Turnedpro May 26, 1986 [2] Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1] [2] Careerprizemoney US$ 762,368 Singlestitles 3 Highestsinglesranking No. 22 (March 12, 1990) [2] Australianopenresult 2R (1987 , 1991 ) Frenchopenresult QF (1983 ) Wimbledonresult QF (1989 ) Usopenresult QF (1982 ) Highestdoublesranking No. 18 (October 29, 1990) Australianopendoublesresult QF (1988) Frenchopendoublesresult 3R (1989, 1990) Wimbledondoublesresult QF (1986, 1991, 1992) Mixed yes Frenchopenmixedresult 3R (1986, 1987) Wimbledonmixedresult F (1988)
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.
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] 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]
Contents
WTA Tour finals
Singles 4 (3–1)
Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0
Doubles 14 (4–10)
Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 2 Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface Hard 1 Clay 0 Grass 1 Carpet 2
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1986 Newport, Rhode Island , USGrass Cammy MacGregor Terry Holladay Heather Ludloff 1–6, 7–6, 3–6 Loss 0–2 Feb 1987 Auckland , New ZealandHard Elizabeth Minter Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson 4–6, 5–7 Loss 0–3 Feb 1988 San Antonio , USHard Rosalyn Fairbank Lori McNeil 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 2–6 Loss 0–4 Mar 1989 Indian Wells , USHard Rosalyn Fairbank Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver 3–6, 7–6, 3–6 Loss 0–5 May 1989 Berlin , GermanyClay Lise Gregory Liz Smylie Janine Tremelling 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 0–6 May 1989 Strasbourg , FranceClay Lise Gregory Mercedes Paz Judith Wiesner 3–6, 3–6 Loss 0–7 Aug 1989 San Diego , California, USHard Robin White Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 Loss 0–8 Jun 1990 Birmingham , EnglandGrass Lise Gregory Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 Win 1–8 Jul 1990 Newport, Rhode Island , USGrass Lise Gregory Patty Fendick Anne Smith 7–6, 6–1 Win 2–8 Sep 1990 Leipzig , GermanyCarpet Lise Gregory Manon Bollegraf Jo Durie 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 Win 3–8 Oct 1990 Moscow , RussiaCarpet Robin White Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova 6–2, 6–4 Win 4–8 Feb 1991 Aurora, Colorado , USHard Lise Gregory Patty Fendick Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–4 Loss 4–9 Aug 1991 Manhattan Beach , USHard Robin White Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva 1–6, 6–2, 2–6 Loss 4–10 Nov 1992 Oakland , California, USCarpet Rosalyn Fairbank Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Mixed doubles 1 (0–1)
Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface Hard 0 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 0
References
^ John Barrett (ed.) (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991 . London: Collins Willow. p. 271. ISBN 9780002184038. ^ Renée Bloch Shallouf (ed.) (1994). 1994 WTA Media Guide . Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 176. ^ "Head Coach Gretchen Rush" . Trinity (TX) . Retrieved 2020-03-25.^ "Tennis" . CWSA . Retrieved 2020-03-25.^ "Gretchen Rush" . itahalloffame.org . Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)