1990 Kraft General Foods of Moscow
tennis tournament edition
The Kraft General Foods of Moscow (Russian: Московский турнир «Крафт Дженерал Фудс»; after the title sponsor of that year's WTA tour) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union, that was part of Tier V of the 1990 Kraft General Foods World Tour (1990 WTA Tour).
It was held from October 1 through 7, 1990, and was the second edition of the WTA tournament inaugurated under the title of Virginia Slims of Moscow in 1989 and later known as the St. Petersburg Open and the Moscow Ladies Open.
Finals
Singles
Leila Meskhi defeated Elena Brioukhovets 6–4, 6–4
It was Meskhi's 2nd WTA singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
Doubles
Gretchen Magers / Robin White defeated Elena Brioukhovets / Eugenia Maniokova 6–2, 6–4
It was Magers's 3rd WTA doubles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
References
External links
WTA tournament edition details
"От Мейджерс до Новотной. Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России" (in Russian). Sport Express. 1998-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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