Gretchen Magers

Gretchen Anne Magers

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1964-02-07) February 7, 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Prize money	US$ 746,628
Singles
Career record	191–139
Highest ranking	No. 13 (September 16, 1985)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987, 1991)
French Open	QF (1983)
Wimbledon	QF (1989)
US Open	QF (1982)
Doubles
Career record	193–141
Highest ranking	No. 18 (October 29, 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1988)
French Open	3R (1989, 1990)
Wimbledon	QF (1986, 1991, 1992)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	3R (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon	F (1988)

Gretchen Anne Magers (born Gretchen Anne Rush, February 7, 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Magers played tennis at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, from 1983 to 1986, where she was a four-time All-American.

During her career, Magers 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 reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13. She was runner-up in the 1988 mixed doubles at Wimbledon, partnering Kelly Jones.

Magers retired from the professional tour in 1992, but has continued to play in seniors events.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 4 (3–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	February 1, 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Terry Phelps	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	July 24, 1988	Schenectady, New York, USA	Hard	Terry Phelps	7–6, 6–4
Winner	3.	October 15, 1989	Moscow, USSR	Hard	Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	June 24, 1990	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Martina Navratilova	0–6, 2–6

Doubles 13 (4–9)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 20, 1986	Newport, Rhode Island, USA	Grass	Cammy MacGregor	Terry Holladay Heather Ludloff	1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	February 1, 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Elizabeth Minter	Anna-Maria Fernandez Julia Richardson	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	March 12, 1989	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	May 21, 1989	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Lise Gregory	Liz Smylie Janine Tremelling	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	May 28, 1989	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Lise Gregory	Mercedes Paz Judith Wiesner	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	6.	August 6, 1989	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Robin White	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	June 17, 1990	Birmingham, England	Grass	Lise Gregory	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	July 22, 1990	Newport, Rhode Island, USA	Grass	Lise Gregory	Patty Fendick Anne Smith	7–6, 6–1
Winner	9.	September 30, 1990	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet	Lise Gregory	Manon Bollegraf Jo Durie	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	10.	October 7, 1990	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Robin White	Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova	6–2, 6–4
Winner	11.	February 17, 1991	Aurora, Colorado, USA	Hard	Lise Gregory	Patty Fendick Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	12.	August 17, 1991	Manhattan Beach, USA	Hard	Robin White	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up	13.	November 8, 1992	Oakland, California, USA	Carpet	Rosalyn Fairbank	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 2–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 4, 1988	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Kelly Jones	Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison	1–6, 6–7

External links

• Gretchen Magers at the Women's Tennis Association
• Gretchen Magers at the International Tennis Federation