Russian Tennis Federation

Russian Tennis Federation (Russian: Федерация тенниса России) is a national governing body of tennis in Russia, founded as the All-Russia Tennis Association in 1989 and reorganized under the current name in 2002.[1] It is the successor of Tennis Federation of the RSFSR (1959–1989) and the Tennis Federation of the USSR (1959–93, known before as All-Union Tennis Section, 1929-1959).

Russian Tennis Federation
Sport Tennis
(incl. Beach tennis)
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationRTF
Founded1989
HeadquartersLuzhnetskaya Naberezhnaya, Moscow
PresidentShamil Tarpishchev
ReplacedTennis Federation of the RSFSR / Tennis Federation of the USSR
(founded)1959
Official website
www.tennis-russia.ru

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended the Russian Tennis Federation.[2] In addition, Tennis Europe suspended the federation's membership.[3] Teams representing Russia were therefore ineligible to compete at all Tennis Europe events (including Winter & Summer Cups, European Beach Tennis, and Senior Club Championships).[3] All Tennis Europe events in Russia were suspended, including the European Junior Tennis Championships (16 & Under) in Moscow, and delegates from Russia were not eligible to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Tennis Europe.[3]

History

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Arthur Davidovich McPherson (1870–1919), a native of Petersburg, was the founder[when?] and president of the first All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, the forerunner of today's Russian Tennis Federation. In 1903 he organized the first St. Petersburg tennis championship, and four years later he set up the first national tournament. By 1913 the Russian championship was on the international tour and the game was thriving.

Chairpersons

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All-Russia Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs

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All-Union Tennis Section (1929—1959)

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Tennis Federation of the USSR

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Tennis Federation of the RSFSR

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(subject to the Tennis Federation of the USSR; sometimes listed as combined with the USSR)

All-Russia Tennis Association

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(successor to the Tennis Federation of the RSFSR since 1990, to the Tennis Federation of the USSR since 1993)

  • Nikita Mikhalkov (1989—1995), chairman → 1st president
  • Yaroslav Kalagursky (1995—1999), president; (1999—present), honorary president
  • Shamil Tarpishchev (1999—2001), president[8]

Russian Tennis Federation

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(consists of 74 regional federations)[10]

Vice-presidents[10]
  1. Bakulev, Vladimir
  2. Bokarev, Andrey
  3. Gordeev, Alexander
  4. Kafelnikov, Yevgeny
  5. Lazarev, Vladimir
  6. Myskina, Anastasia
  7. Panteleev, Evgeny
  8. Selivanenko, Alexey
  9. Vikharev, Dmitry
  10. Yumasheva, Polina
  11. (Secretary-General) Shatkhin, Yakov

Juniors

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16-and-under teams

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Junior Davis / Billie Jean King Cup winners
Tournament Year Host Winner
Boys 1990   Rotterdam   Soviet Union
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (later represented   CIS (1992),
 / 
Russia, since 1993)[11]
Andrei Medvedev (later represented   CIS (1992),
 
Ukraine,[12] since 1993)
Dmitri Tomashevich (later represented   CIS (1992),
 
Uzbekistan, since 1993)
Girls 1997   Vancouver   Russia
Anastasia Myskina
Elena Dementieva
Girls 2009   San Luis Potosí   Russia
Ksenia Kirillova
Daria Gavrilova (since 2015, has been representing  
Australia)
Polina Leykina*
Girls 2010   San Luis Potosí   Russia
Margarita Gasparyan
Daria Gavrilova (since 2015, has been representing  
Australia)
Victoria Kan*
Girls 2013   San Luis Potosí   Russia
Veronika Kudermetova
Daria Kasatkina
Aleksandra Pospelova*
Boys 2016   Budapest   Russia
Alen Avidzba
Timofey Skatov (since 2018, has been representing  
Kazakhstan)
Alexey Zakharov
Boys 2021   Antalya   Russia
Yaroslav Demin
Maxim Zhukov
Danil Panarin*
Legend
* was part of the winning team but did not play in the final

Junior GS singles finalists by year

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Local Boys' titles
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1959   Toomas Leius
(from the present-time   Estonia)
started in 1973
1965   Vladimir Korotkov
(from the present-time   Russia)
1966   Vladimir Korotkov
(from the present-time   Russia)
  Vladimir Korotkov
(from the present-time   Russia)
1991   Andrei Medvedev
(from the present-time   Ukraine)
2009   Andrey Kuznetsov
2014   Andrey Rublev
2015   Roman Safiullin
Total by
country
1x  Russia 2x  Soviet Union
1x  Russia
3x  Soviet Union
1x  Russia
Local Boys' runners-up
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1962   Alex Metreveli
(from the present-time   Georgia)
started in 1973
1964   Vladimir Korotkov
(from the present-time   Russia)
1987   Andrei Cherkasov
(from the present-time   Russia)
1999   Mikhail Youzhny
2023   Yaroslav Demin
Local Girls' titles
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1961   Galina Baksheeva
(from the present-time   Ukraine)
started in 1974
1962   Galina Baksheeva
(from the present-time   Ukraine)
1965   Olga Morozova
(from the present-time   Russia)
1971   Yelena Granaturova
(from the present-time   Russia)
  Marina Kroschina
(from the present-time   Kazakhstan, later moved to the present-time   Ukraine)
1975   Natasha Chmyreva
(from the present-time   Russia)
  Natasha Chmyreva
(from the present-time   Russia)
1976   Natasha Chmyreva
(from the present-time   Russia)
1986 no competition   Natasha Zvereva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
1987   Natasha Zvereva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
  Natasha Zvereva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
  Natasha Zvereva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
1998   Nadia Petrova
1999   Lina Krasnoroutskaya
2002   Vera Dushevina   Maria Kirilenko
2006   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2007   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2009   Ksenia Pervak
(switched to represent   Kazakhstan but then switched back to Russia)
2010   Daria Gavrilova
(switched to represent   Australia)
2014   Elizaveta Kulichkova   Daria Kasatkina
2015   Sofya Zhuk
2016   Anastasia Potapova
2023   Alina Korneeva   Alina Korneeva
Total by
country
4x  Russia
1xNEUTRAL
2x  Soviet Union
2x  Russia
1xNEUTRAL
8x  Soviet Union
3x  Russia
2x  Soviet Union
4x  Russia
Local Girls' runners-up
Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1958   Anna Dmitrieva
(from the present-time   Russia)
started in 1974
1968   Eugenia Isopaitis
(from the present-time   Russia)
1970   Marina Kroschina
(from the present-time   Kazakhstan, later moved to the present-time   Ukraine)
1986 no competition   Leila Meskhi
(from the present-time   Georgia)
1990   Tatiana Ignatieva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
1991   Elena Makarova
(from the present-time   Russia)
1999   Lina Krasnoroutskaya   Nadia Petrova
2001   Svetlana Kuznetsova   Dinara Safina   Svetlana Kuznetsova
2002   Maria Sharapova   Maria Sharapova
2003   Vera Dushevina   Anna Chakvetadze
2009   Daria Gavrilova
(switched to represent   Australia)
  Yana Buchina
2010   Yulia Putintseva
(switched to represent   Kazakhstan)
2011   Irina Khromacheva
2012   Yulia Putintseva
(switched to represent   Kazakhstan)
2015   Anna Kalinskaya   Anna Blinkova
2020   Alina Charaeva
2021   Erika Andreeva
2023   Mirra Andreeva
Legend
Player won 3 Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year
Player won 2 Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year
Bolded name indicates player went on to win Senior Grand Slam singles title

Junior GS singles titles by country

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17 
  Soviet Union
16 
  Russia
NEUTRAL

Junior GS singles runners-up by country

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19 
  Russia
15 
  Soviet Union
NEUTRAL

Junior GS doubles champions by year

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Event Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Girls' Doubles 1984   Larisa Savchenko
(from the present-time   Ukraine; switched to represent   Latvia)
Girls' Doubles 1986 no competition   Leila Meskhi
(from the present-time   Georgia)
  Natasha Zvereva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
Girls' Doubles 1987   Natalia Medvedeva
(from the present-time   Ukraine)
  Natasha Zvereva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
  Natalia Medvedeva
(from the present-time   Ukraine)
  Natasha Zvereva
(from the present-time   Belarus)
Girls' Doubles 2001   Galina Fokina
  Svetlana Kuznetsova
Girls' Doubles 2003   Alisa Kleybanova cancelled due to inclement weather
Girls' Doubles 2005   Alisa Kleybanova
Girls' Doubles 2006   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova   Alisa Kleybanova
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Girls' Doubles 2007   Evgeniya Rodina
  Arina Rodionova
(switched to represent   Australia)
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Girls' Doubles 2008   Ksenia Lykina
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Girls' Doubles 2009   Valeriya Solovyeva
Girls' Doubles 2011   Irina Khromacheva   Irina Khromacheva
Girls' Doubles 2012   Daria Gavrilova
(switched to represent   Australia)
  Irina Khromacheva
Girls' Doubles 2014   Elizaveta Kulichkova
Girls' Doubles 2015   Aleksandra Pospelova
Girls' Doubles 2016   Anna Kalinskaya
Girls' Doubles 2019   Oksana Selekhmeteva
Girls' Doubles 2021 not held   Oksana Selekhmeteva   Diana Shnaider
Girls' Doubles 2022   Diana Shnaider Russian and Belarusian players suspended because of the politics   Diana Shnaider
Boys' Doubles 2023   Yaroslav Demin
Girls' Doubles   Anastasiia Gureva
Total by
country
1x  Soviet Union
6x  Russia
2x  Soviet Union
4x  Russia
1xNEUTRAL
1x  Soviet Union
4x  Russia
6x  Russia
2xNEUTRAL
Legend
Player/Team won 3 Grand Slam doubles tournaments in the same year
Player/Team won 2 Grand Slam doubles tournaments in the same year
Bolded name indicates player went on to win Senior Grand Slam doubles title

Junior GS doubles titles by country

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20 
  Russia
  Soviet Union
NEUTRAL

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Russia-Ukraine War: Sporting bodies come down heavy on Russia". cnbctv18.com. Associated Press. 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Tennis Europe statement on Russia and Belarus". Tennis Europe. 1 March 2022.
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