1995 Moscow Ladies Open

The 1995 Moscow Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of Tier III of the 1995 WTA Tour.

1995 Moscow Ladies Open
DateSeptember 18 – September 23
Edition5th
CategoryTier III
Prize money$400,000
SurfaceCarpet (i)
LocationMoscow, Soviet Union
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Singles
Magdalena Maleeva
Doubles
Meredith McGrath / Larisa Savchenko-Neiland

It was held from September 18 through September 23, 1995, and was the fifth edition of the WTA tournament[1] inaugurated under the title of Virginia Slims of Moscow in 1989.

It was Anna Kournikova's WTA tour debut. In the singles she made her way through qualification and, beating German Marketa Kochta in the first round of the main draw,[1] lost in the second round to third-seeded Belgian Sabine Appelmans.

Champions

Singles

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Elena Makarova 6–4, 6–2[1]

  • It was Maleeva's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

Doubles

Meredith McGrath / Larisa Savchenko-Neiland defeated Anna Kournikova / Aleksandra Olsza 6–1, 6–0[1]

  • It was McGrath's 4th title of the year and the 22nd of her career. It was Savchenko's 4th title of the year and the 55th of her career.
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