Gretchen Rush

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.

Gretchen Rush

Full name	Gretchen Anne Rush
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1964-02-07) February 7, 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Turned pro	May 26, 1986 [2]
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1][2]
College	Trinity
Prize money	US$ 746,628
Singles
Career record	191–139
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 22 (March 12, 1990) [2]
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)

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

Singles 4 (3–1)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

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	Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	June 24, 1990	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Martina Navratilova	0–6, 2–6

Doubles 13 (4–9)

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

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 Julie 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.	7 October 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)

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

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

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. p. 271. ISBN 9780002184038.
2. Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1994). 1994 WTA Media Guide. Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 176.
3. "Head Coach Gretchen Rush". Trinity (TX). Retrieved 2020-03-25.
4. "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
5. "Gretchen Rush". itahalloffame.org. Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

External links

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

Awards
Preceded by Svetlana Parkhomenko	Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1989	Succeeded by Mercedes Paz