1989 Virginia Slims of Moscow | |
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Date | October 8–15 |
Edition | 1st |
Category | Category 2 |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Carpet (i) |
Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Venue | Olympic Stadium |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Gretchen Magers | |
Doubles | |
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva |
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.