1990 Virginia Slims of Nashville

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1990 Virginia Slims of Nashville
DateOctober 29 – November 4
Edition6th
Category Tier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
Location Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S.
VenueMaryland Farms Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Medvedeva
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Meredith McGrath
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The 1990 Virginia Slims of Nashville was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee, in the United States and was part of the Tier IV category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and ran from October 29 through November 4, 1990. Unseeded Natalia Medvedeva won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Medvedeva defeated Flag of the United States.svg Susan Sloane 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Neiland defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis 6–1, 6–2

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. pp. 151–152, 171. ISBN   9780002184038.