Moscow Ladies Open

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The Moscow Ladies Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1989 to 1995. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union, from 1989 to 1990 (under the titles of Virginia Slims of Moscow and Kraft General Foods of Moscow, respectively) and in St. Petersburg, Soviet Union, in 1991 (as St. Petersburg Open) and again in Moscow from 1994 to 1995. Then the tournament was incorporated into the ATP Kremlin Cup, making it a combined event for 1996. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.[citation needed]

EventnameMoscow Ladies Open (1989–90, 1994–95)
St. Petersburg Ladies Open (1991)
Founded1989
Abolished1995
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Moscow Ladies Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMoscow Ladies Open (1989–90, 1994–95)
St. Petersburg Ladies Open (1991)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1989
Abolished1995
Editions5
LocationMoscow, Russia
SurfaceCarpet (i)
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In 2018, tournament returned in WTA Tour calendar as clay court championship Moscow River Cup.[citation needed]

Finals

Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1989United States Gretchen MagersSoviet Union Natasha Zvereva6–3, 6–4
1990Soviet Union Leila MeskhiSoviet Union Elena Brioukhovets6–4, 6–4
1991Soviet Union Larisa SavchenkoGermany Barbara Rittner3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1992
1993
not held
1994Bulgaria Magdalena MaleevaItaly Sandra Cecchini7–5, 6–1
1995Bulgaria Magdalena MaleevaRussia Elena Makarova6–4, 6–2
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Doubles

References

  • WTA Results Archive
  • "От Мейджерс до Новотной. Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России" (in Russian). Sport Express. 1998-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-10.


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