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Gretchen Rush

American tennis player

Field	Value
name	Gretchen Rush
fullname	Gretchen Anne Rush
country
birth_date
birth_place	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
height
college	Trinity
turnedpro	May 26, 1986
plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney	US$ 762,368
singlestitles	3
highestsinglesranking	No. 22 (March 12, 1990)
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.

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. 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.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 4 (3–1)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	USA Terry Phelps	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jul 1988	Schenectady, New York, US	Hard	USA Terry Phelps	7–6, 6–4
Win	3–0	Oct 1989	Moscow, USSR	Hard	URS Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–1	Jun 1990	Eastbourne, England	Grass	USA Martina Navratilova	0–6, 2–6

Doubles 14 (4–10)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Titles by surface
Hard
Clay
Grass
Carpet

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	0–1	Jul 1986	Newport, Rhode Island, US	Grass	USA Cammy MacGregor	USA Terry Holladay
USA Heather Ludloff	1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	AUS Elizabeth Minter	USA Anna-Maria Fernandez
NZL Julie Richardson	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–3	Feb 1988	San Antonio, US	Hard	RSA Rosalyn Fairbank	USA Lori McNeil
TCH Helena Suková	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Loss	0–4	Mar 1989	Indian Wells, US	Hard	RSA Rosalyn Fairbank	AUS Hana Mandlíková
USA Pam Shriver	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	0–5	May 1989	Berlin, Germany	Clay	RSA Lise Gregory	AUS Liz Smylie
AUS Janine Tremelling	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–6	May 1989	Strasbourg, France	Clay	RSA Lise Gregory	ARG Mercedes Paz
AUT Judith Wiesner	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–7	Aug 1989	San Diego, California, US	Hard	USA Robin White	USA Elise Burgin
RSA Rosalyn Fairbank	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–8	Jun 1990	Birmingham, England	Grass	RSA Lise Gregory	URS Larisa Savchenko
URS Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win	1–8	Jul 1990	Newport, Rhode Island, US	Grass	RSA Lise Gregory	USA Patty Fendick
USA Anne Smith	7–6, 6–1
Win	2–8	Sep 1990	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet	RSA Lise Gregory	NED Manon Bollegraf
GBR Jo Durie	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win	3–8	Oct 1990	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	USA Robin White	URS Elena Brioukhovets
URS Eugenia Maniokova	6–2, 6–4
Win	4–8	Feb 1991	Aurora, Colorado, US	Hard	RSA Lise Gregory	USA Patty Fendick
USA Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–4
Loss	4–9	Aug 1991	Manhattan Beach, US	Hard	USA Robin White	URS Larisa Savchenko
URS Natalia Zvereva	1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	4–10	Nov 1992	Oakland, California, US	Carpet	RSA Rosalyn Fairbank	USA Gigi Fernández
CIS Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 2–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Titles by surface
Hard
Clay
Grass
Carpet

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1988	Wimbledon, England	Grass	USA Kelly Jones	USA Sherwood Stewart
USA Zina Garrison	1–6, 6–7(3–7)

References

(1991). "The [[International Tennis Federation]] : World of Tennis 1991". Collins Willow.
(1994). "1994 WTA Media Guide". [[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA).
"Head Coach Gretchen Rush".
"Tennis".
"Gretchen Rush". [[Intercollegiate Tennis Association]] (ITA).

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