Gretchen Rush


Gretchen Anne Rush, 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.
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 as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1986.
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. 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.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 4 (3–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.February 1, 1987Auckland, New ZealandHard Terry Phelps6–2, 6–3
Winner2.July 24, 1988Schenectady, New York, USAHard Terry Phelps7–6, 6–4
Winner3.October 15, 1989Moscow, USSRHard Natasha Zvereva6–3, 6–4
Runner-up4.June 24, 1990Eastbourne, EnglandGrass Martina Navratilova0–6, 2–6

Doubles 13 (4–9)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.July 20, 1986Newport, Rhode Island, USAGrass Cammy MacGregor Terry Holladay
Heather Ludloff
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.February 1, 1987Auckland, New ZealandHard Elizabeth Minter Anna-Maria Fernandez
Julie Richardson
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.March 12, 1989Indian Wells, USAHard Rosalyn Fairbank Hana Mandlíková
Pam Shriver
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up4.May 21, 1989Berlin, GermanyClay Lise Gregory Liz Smylie
Janine Tremelling
7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.May 28, 1989Strasbourg, FranceClay Lise Gregory Mercedes Paz
Judith Wiesner
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up6.August 6, 1989San Diego, California, USAHard Robin White Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.June 17, 1990Birmingham, EnglandGrass Lise Gregory Larisa Savchenko
Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner8.July 22, 1990Newport, Rhode Island, USAGrass Lise Gregory Patty Fendick
Anne Smith
7–6, 6–1
Winner9.September 30, 1990Leipzig, GermanyCarpet Lise Gregory Manon Bollegraf
Jo Durie
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Winner10.7 October 1990Moscow, RussiaCarpet Robin White Elena Brioukhovets
Eugenia Maniokova
6–2, 6–4
Winner11.February 17, 1991Aurora, Colorado, USAHard Lise Gregory Patty Fendick
Lori McNeil
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up12.August 17, 1991Manhattan Beach, USAHard Robin White Larisa Savchenko
Natalia Zvereva
1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up13.November 8, 1992Oakland, California, USACarpet Rosalyn Fairbank Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 2–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.July 4, 1988Wimbledon, EnglandGrass Kelly Jones Sherwood Stewart
Zina Garrison
1–6, 6–7