USSR Championships (tennis)

The U.S.S.R. Championships also known as the U.S.S.R. National Championships,[1] or Soviet Championships was a men's and women's closed outdoor clay court, then later hard court tennis tournament founded in 1924 as the Soviet Union Championships.[2] It was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR until 1991 when it was discontinued.[2]

Soviet Championships
U.S.S.R. Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tourpost factum: ILTF World Circuit (1924–70)
ILTF Independent Tour (1971–91)
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Abolished1991; 33 years ago (1991)
LocationVarious
VenueVarious
SurfaceClay
Hard

History

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In 1907 the All-Russia Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs was founded, and its first chairman was Arthur Davidovich Macpherson (1870–1919) a Russian Sports organiser of Scottish Ancestry.[3] In 1908 the association numbered 48 member clubs.[4] The first Russian Lawn Tennis Championships (also called the Russian Championships) were held in 1907 and was played on clay courts, women's events were not staged until 1909 and the event was closed to Russian players until 1910.[2] In 1913 the International Lawn Tennis Federation was founded and the then Russia was among the seventeen nations invited. In 1914 the Russian Championships were discontinued, due to World War I and the political upheaval in the country leading to the Russian Revolution in 1917 that led to the creation of a new state the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, that became part of the Soviet Union in 1922.

In 1922 the All-Soviet Union Tennis Section formed,[5] however it would not joint the ILTF until 1956.[6] In 1924 first Soviet Union Championships.[4] The tournament was not held during World War II from 1941 to 1943 resuming in 1944.[4] In 1959 the All-Soviet Union Tennis Section changed its name to the Tennis Federation of the USSR,[2] and continued to organise the championships until 1991 when the Soviet Union ceased to being a country, and became the Russian Federation.[2] Two years later the Tennis Federation of the USSR altered its name to the Russian Tennis Federation.[2]

Locations

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The Soviet Championships were played mainly in Moscow the most times with 21 editions held there, but also staged in Adler, Almaty, Donetsk, Kaliningrad, Kharkiv, Leningrad, Riga-Jurmala, Rostov-on-Don, Tashkent, Tallinn, Tbilisi, Uzghorod and Yerevan.[2]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner Up Score
1924[6]   Georgy Alexandrovich Stolyarov   Yevgeny Arkadyevich Kudryavtsev [ru] 3–6, 9–11, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5.[2]
1925   Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev   Nikolai Nikolaievich Ivanov [ru] 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1.[2]
1926 Not held
1927   Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (2)   Yevgeny Stepanovich Ovanesov 6–1, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1928   Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (3)   Vsevolod Alekseevich Verbitsky [ru] 6–4, 6–3, 0–6, 6–4.[2]
1929/1931 Not held
1932   Eduard Eduardovich Negrebetsky [ru]   Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 6–2.[2]
1933 Not held
1934   Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (4)   Viacheslav Konstantinovich Multino [ru]/Multenko 8–6, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1935   Boris Ilyich Novikov [ru]   Eduard E. Negrebetsky 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2.[2]
1936   Boris I. Novikov (2)   Yevgeny A. Kudryavstev 6–2, 6–3, 6–1.[2]
1937   Boris I. Novikov (3)   Eduard E. Negrebetsky 6–1, 6–3, 0–6, 4–6, 6–0.[2]
1938   Boris I. Novikov (4)   Eduard E. Negrebetsky 6–3, 8–6, 6–1.[2]
1939   Boris I. Novikov (5)   Eduard E. Negrebetsky 6–8, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1940   Yuzef Gebda [ru]   Boris I. Novikov 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1941/1943 Not held (due to World War II)
1944[7]   Nikolai Nikolaievich Ozerov   Zdenek Albertovich Zigmund [ru] 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1945[7]   Nikolai N. Ozerov (2)   Semyon Pavlovich Belits-Geiman [ru] 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1946[7]   Nikolai N. Ozerov (3)   Semyon P. Belits-Geiman 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1947   Eduard E. Negrebetsky (2)   Nikolai N. Ozerov 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1948   Boris I. Novikov (6)   Zdenek A. Zigmund 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1949   Eduard E. Negrebetsky (3)   Nikolai N. Ozerov (4) 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.[2]
1950   Eduard E. Negrebetsky (4)   Nikolai N. Ozerov 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 9–7, 6–0.[2]
1951[7]   Nikolai N. Ozerov (4)   Sergei Sergeevich Andreev 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1952   Sergei S. Andreev   Yevgeny Vladimirovich Korbut [ru] 6–3, 9–7, 6–3.[2]
1953[7]   Nikolai N. Ozerov (5)   Sergei S. Andreev 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1954   Sergei S. Andreev (2)   Iosif I. Gager[8] 6–1, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1955[9]   Sergei S. Andreev (3)   Nikolai N. Ozerov 6–1, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1956   Sergei S. Andreev (4)   Nikolai N. Ozerov 6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1957   Sergei S. Andreev (5)   Mikhail Ivanovich Mozer 6–1, 6–0, 6–1.[2]
1958   Sergei S. Andreev (6)   Sergei Alexandrovich Likhachev 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 9–7.[2]
1959   Mikhail I. Mozer   Andrei Nikolaievich Potanin 9–7, 8–6, 6–2.[2]
1960   Mikhail I. Mozer (2)   Sergei A. Likhachev 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1961   Rudolf Sergeevich Sivokhin   Sviatoslav Petrovicih Mirza [ru] 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 1–6, 6–2.[2]
1962   Andrei N. Potanin   Mikhail I. Mozer 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1963   Tomas Karlovich Lejus   Alexander Iraklievich Metreveli 8–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2.[2]
1964   Tomas K. Lejus (2)   Mikhail I. Mozer 6–1, 6–0, 6–0.[2]
1965   Tomas K. Lejus (3)   Alexander I. Metreveli 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 8–6.[2]
1966[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli   Viacheslav Vladimirovich Egorov [ru] 7–9, 12–10, 6–4, 6–0.[2]
1967[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (2)   Viacheslav V. Egorov 6–3, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1968   Tomas K. Lejus (4)   Alexander I. Metreveli 6–0, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (3)   Vladimir K. Palman 7–5, 9–7, 6–4.[2]
1970[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (4)   Tomas K. Lejus 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1971[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (5)   Tomas K. Lejus 6–2, 6–1, 6–3.[2]
1972[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (6)   Teimuraz Iraklievich Kakulia 6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1973[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (7)   Teimuraz I. Kakulia 6–1, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1974[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (8)   Teimuraz I. Kakulia 8–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1975[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (9)   Teimuraz I. Kakulia 8–6, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1976[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (10)   Teimuraz I. Kakulia 6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2.[2]
1977   Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov   Boris V. Borisov 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6.[2]
1978[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (11)   Teimuraz I. Kakulia 6–1, 6–1, 1–6, 1–6, 7–5.[2]
1979   Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev   Ramiz Akhmerov 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.[2]
1980[10]   Alexander I. Metreveli (12)   Konstantin Pavlovich Pugayev 7–5, 6–4, 7–5.[2]
1981   Alexander M. Zverev (2)   Konstantin P. Pugayev 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1982   Konstantin P. Pugayev   Alexander M. Zverev 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4.[2]
1983   Sergey Nikolayevich Leonyuk   Alexander M. Zverev 6–4, 7–5, 1–6, 1–6, 6–4.[2]
1984   Alexander M. Zverev (3)   Sergey N. Leonyuk 6–4, 6–1, 6–4.[2]
1985[7]   Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov   Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov 6–2, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1986[7]   Andrei E. Chesnokov (2)   Alexander Dolgopolov 7–5, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1987[7]   Andrei E. Chesnokov (3)   Alexander M. Zverev 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2.[2]
1988   Andrei E. Chesnokov (4)   Iosif Krochko 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.[2]
1989   Andrei E. Chesnokov (5)   Iosif Krochko 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1990   Dmitri "Dimitri" Nikolaievich Poliakov   Andrei Stanislavovich Olhovskiy 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5.[2]
1991   Dmitry Palenov   Andrei Rybalko 6–4, 6–1.[2]

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner Up Score
1924[6]   Tamira Kazimirovna Sukhodolskaia [ru]   Sofia Vasilievna Maltseva [ru] 6–3, 6–4
1925   Elena Dmitrievna Alexandrova   Tamira K. Sukhodolskaia 6–3, 6–2
1926 Not held
1927[7]   Nina Sergeevna Teplyakova   Elena D. Alexandrova 8–6, 6–4
1928   Sofia V. Maltseva   Nina S. Teplyakova 6–4, 6–4
1929/1931 Not held
1932   Sofia V. Maltseva (2)   Elena D. Alexandrova 6–2, 6–2
1933 Not held
1934[7]   Nina S. Teplyakova (2)   Evgenia Shekhter 6–4, 6–0
1935[7]   Nina S. Teplyakova (3)   Maria Viktorovna Meyer 6–2, 6–3
1936[7]   Nina S. Teplyakova (4)   Elena D. Alexandrova 6–4, 6–3
1937[7]   Nina S. Teplyakova (5)   Galina Sergeevna Korovina 6–3, 8–6
1938[7]   Nina S. Teplyakova (6)   Galina S. Korovina 2–6, 6–0, 9–7
1939[4]   Nina S. Teplyakova (7)[7]   Galina S. Korovina 6–4, 6–4
1940   Galina S. Korovina   Nadezhda Mitrofanovna Belonenko 7–5, 6–1
1941/1943 Not held (due to World War II)
1944[4]   Galina S. Korovina (2)   Nadezhda M. Belonenko 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1945   Galina S. Korovina (3)   Nadezhda M. Belonenko 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
1946   Olga Nikolaievna Kalmykova   Nadezhda M. Belonenko 6–3, 6–3
1947   Olga N. Kalmykova (2)   Antonina Ferdinandovna Gorina [ru] 6–0, 6–2
1948   Nadezhda M. Belonenko   Galina S. Korovina 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
1949   Nadezhda M. Belonenko (2)   Tatiana Borisovna Nalimova [ru] 6–3, 8–6
1950   Nadezhda M. Belonenko (3)   Galina S. Korovina 6–2, 1–6, 8–6
1951   Elizaveta Mikhailovna Chuvirina   Nadezhda M. Belonenko 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1952   Elizaveta M. Chuvirina (2)   Tatiana B. Nalimova 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
1953   Elizaveta M. Chuvirina (3)   Klavdia Alexeevna Borisova 6–2, 6–3
1954   Elizaveta M. Chuvirina (4)   Antonina Fedorovna Kuzmina 6–1, 6–1
1955[9]   Larisa Dmitrievna /Gorina→/Preobrazhenskaya [ru][11]   Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko/Titova 7–5, 6–2
1956   Valeria I. Kuzmenko/Titova   Larisa D. /Gorina→/Preobrazhenskaya[11] 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1957   Margarita Iourievna Emelyanova   Elizaveta M. Chuvirina 7–5, 6–3
1958   Valeria I. Kuzmenko/Titova (2)   Anna Vladimirovna Dmitrieva 6–4, 6–2
1959   Anna V. Dmitrieva   Valeria I. Kuzmenko/Titova 6–4, 8–6
1960   Valeria I. Kuzmenko/Titova (3)   Anna V. Dmitrieva 8–6, 6–2
1961   Anna V. Dmitrieva (2)   Valeria I. Kuzmenko-Titova 6–1, 6–0
1962[12]   Anna V. Dmitrieva (3)   Irina Evnenyevna Ryazanova/Ermolova 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1963   Anna V. Dmitrieva (4)   Irina E. Ryazanova/Ermolova 6–3, 6–3
1964   Anna V. Dmitrieva (5)   Vera Ivanovna Yaremkevich/Troshkina[13] 6–2, 6–1
1965   Tiju Soome/Simson   Galina Petrovna Baksheeva 6–4, 7–5
1966   Galina P. Baksheeva   Rena Abjandadze 6–3 6–2
1967   Galina P. Baksheeva (2)   Anna V. Dmitrieva 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1968   Tiiu /Kivi-/Parmas   Galina P. Baksheeva 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[14]   Olga Vasilievna Morozova   Rauza Mukhamedzhanovna Islanova 7–5, 6–2
1970   Olga V. Morozova (2)   Zaiga Yansone 6–4, 6–3
1971   Olga V. Morozova (3)   Galina P. Baksheeva 6–2, 6–2
1972   Eugenia Iourievna Birioukova   Tiiu /Kivi-/Parmas 6–3, 6–2
1973   Marina Vasilievna Kroschina   Rauza M. Islanova 6–1, 6–4
1974   Marina V. Kroschina (2)   Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1975   Marina V. Kroschina (3)   Evgenia I. Birioukova 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1976   Olga V. Morozova (4)   Galina P. Baksheeva 6–3, 6–3
1977   Natalia Vasilievna Borodina [be]   Evgenia I. Biriukova 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1978   Natalya "Natasha" Yurievna Chmyreva   Yelena G. Granaturova 6–4, 1–6, 8–6
1979   Marina V. Kroschina (4)   Olga V. Morozova 6–2, 6–2
1980   Olga V. Morozova (5)   Ludmila Nikolaievna Makarova 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1981   Marina V. Kroschina   Natalia Vladimirovna Reva 1–6, 6–3, 8–6
1982   Ludmila N. Makarova   N. Avdeeva 7–5, 6–3
1983   Elena Pavlovna Eliseenko   Svetlana Germanovna Cherneva 6–4, 7–5
1984   Viktoria Mikhailovna Milvidskaia   Oksana Nikolaievna Lifanova 6–0, 6–4
1985   Svetlana G. /Cherneva→/Parkhomenko   Yulia Sergeyevna Salnikova 6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1986   Natalya "Natasha" Maratovna Zvereva   Leila Georgievna Meskhi 6–2, 6–4
1987   Natalya M. Zvereva (2)   Viktoria M. Milvidskaia 6–1, 6–2
1988   Eugenia Alexandrovna Maniokova   A. Mirza 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1989   Leila G. Meskhi   Natalia Olegovna Medvedeva 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1990   Eugenia A. Maniokova (2)   Elena Alexeievna Makarova 6–3, 6–2
1991   Svetlana Komleva   Eugenia A. Maniokova 6–3, 6–2

References

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