# Gretchen Rush

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 | Terry Phelps | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1988 | Schenectady, New York, US | Hard | Terry Phelps | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1989 | Moscow, USSR | Hard | Natasha Zvereva | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 1990 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | Martina Navratilova | 0–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles 13 (4–9)

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 | Cammy MacGregor | Terry Holladay Heather Ludloff | 1–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Elizabeth Minter | Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 1989 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver | 3–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 1989 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Lise Gregory | Liz Smylie Janine Tremelling | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | May 1989 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Lise Gregory | Mercedes Paz Judith Wiesner | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Aug 1989 | San Diego, California, US | Hard | Robin White | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–7 | Jun 1990 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Lise Gregory | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–7 | Jul 1990 | Newport, Rhode Island, US | Grass | Lise Gregory | Patty Fendick Anne Smith | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–7 | Sep 1990 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet | Lise Gregory | Manon Bollegraf Jo Durie | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–7 | Oct 1990 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Robin White | Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–7 | Feb 1991 | Aurora, Colorado, US | Hard | Lise Gregory | Patty Fendick Lori McNeil | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Aug 1991 | Manhattan Beach, US | Hard | Robin White | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 1–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Nov 1992 | Oakland, California, US | Carpet | Rosalyn Fairbank | Gigi Fernández 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 | 1. | Jul 1988 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | Kelly Jones | Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison | 1–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |