1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow

1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow
DateOctober 8–15
Edition1st
CategoryCategory 2
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceCarpet (i)
LocationMoscow, Soviet Union
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Singles
United States Gretchen Magers
Doubles
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Moscow Ladies Open · 1990 →

The Virginia Slims of Moscow (Russian: Московский турнир «Вирджиния Слимз»; after the title sponsor of that year's WTA tour) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union, that was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series (1989 WTA Tour).

It was held from October 8 through 15, 1989.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the WTA tournament[1] later known as the St. Petersburg Open and the Moscow Ladies Open.

  1. ^ a b "ОТ МЕЙДЖЕРС ДО НОВОТНОЙ / Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России". Sport Express. 1998-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-27.