Gretchen Rush

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other 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.

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.

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)

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Terry Phelps	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jul 1988	Schenectady, New York, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Terry Phelps	7–6, 6–4
Win	3–0	Oct 1989	Moscow, USSR	Hard	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–1	Jun 1990	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	0–6, 2–6

Doubles 14 (4–10)

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1986	Newport, Rhode Island, US	Grass	Template:Flagicon Cammy MacGregor	Template:Flagicon Terry Holladay Template:Flagicon Heather Ludloff	1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Minter	Template:Flagicon Anna-Maria Fernandez Template:Flagicon Julie Richardson	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–3	Feb 1988	San Antonio, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Loss	0–4	Mar 1989	Indian Wells, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	0–5	May 1989	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Liz Smylie Template:Flagicon Janine Tremelling	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–6	May 1989	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–7	Aug 1989	San Diego, California, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Robin White	Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–8	Jun 1990	Birmingham, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win	1–8	Jul 1990	Newport, Rhode Island, US	Grass	Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	7–6, 6–1
Win	2–8	Sep 1990	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Jo Durie	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win	3–8	Oct 1990	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Robin White	Template:Flagicon Elena Brioukhovets Template:Flagicon Eugenia Maniokova	6–2, 6–4
Win	4–8	Feb 1991	Aurora, Colorado, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–4
Loss	4–9	Aug 1991	Manhattan Beach, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Robin White	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva	1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	4–10	Nov 1992	Oakland, California, US	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon 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

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1988	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Kelly Jones	Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison	1–6, 6–7(3–7)

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