1989 Virginia Slims of Nashville – Singles

Singles
1989 Virginia Slims of Nashville
Final
Champion	Leila Meskhi
Runner-up	Helen Kelesi
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	32 (4Q/2LL)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1988 · Virginia Slims of Nashville · 1990 →

Susan Sloane was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Helen Kelesi.

Leila Meskhi won the title by defeating Kelesi 6–2, 6–3 in the final.^[1] Meskhi became the first soviet woman in 15 years to win a professional tournament at the United States, after Olga Morozova won at Philadelphia in 1974.^[2]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Leila Meskhi	6	6
	5	Manon Bollegraf	3	3
								6	Leila Meskhi	6	6
								2	Helen Kelesi	2	3
	4	Susan Sloane	2	3
	2	Helen Kelesi	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Maleeva	6	6
		R Simpson	0	3				1	K Maleeva	6	6
	Q	A Keller	6	7				Q	A Keller	2	1
		T Whitlinger	1	6											1	K Maleeva	6	3	5
	LL	Y Koizumi	3	6	5										6	L Meskhi	2	6	7
		F Labat	6	1	7				F Labat	0	5
	Q	A Ivan	2	3				6	L Meskhi	6	7
	6	L Meskhi	6	6																		6	L Meskhi	6	6
	5	M Bollegraf	3	6	6																	5	M Bollegraf	3	3
	Q	L Harvey Wild	6	3	4			5	M Bollegraf	6	6
		E Inoue	7	6					E Inoue	4	4
		M Pierce	5	4											5	M Bollegraf	7	5	6
		C MacGregor	3	6												N Medvedeva	6	7	3
		N Medvedeva	6	7					N Medvedeva	6	7
		E Smylie	6	6					E Smylie	3	5
	7	H Cioffi	4	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		S Martin	3	7	3
		W White	6	5	6				W White	6	7
		C Porwik	7	6					C Porwik	3	6
		K Kessaris	6	3												W White	2	4
		M McGrath	4	4											4	S Sloane	6	6
		B Bowes	6	6					B Bowes	2	6
	Q	M Mazzotta	2	1				4	S Sloane	6	7
	4	S Sloane	6	6																		4	S Sloane	2	3
	8	J Pospíšilová	6	6																		2	H Kelesi	6	6
		P Louie Harper	3	3				8	J Pospíšilová	6	6
		C Cunningham	6	6					C Cunningham	2	0
	LL	A Farley	2	0											8	J Pospíšilová	2	3
		ML Daniels	6	6	6										2	H Kelesi	6	6
		L Allen	7	3	4				ML Daniels	6	4
		J Hetherington	4	6				2	H Kelesi	7	6
	2	H Kelesi	6	7

References

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)

This page was last edited on 25 December 2023, at 20:02