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 | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1924–70) ILTF Independent Tour (1971-91) |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Abolished | 1991 |
| Location | Various |
| Venue | Various |
| Surface | Clay Hard |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
Men's singles edit
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924[6] |  Georgy A. Stolyarov |
Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev |
3–6, 9–11, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5.[2] | |
| 1925 | Progeny A. Kudryavtsev |
Nikolai N. Ivanov |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1.[2] | |
| 1926 | Not held | |||
| 1927 | Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev |
Yevgeny S. Ovanesov |
6–1, 6–0, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1928 | Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (2) |
Vsevolod A. Verbitsky |
6–4, 6–3, 0–6, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1929/1931 | Not held | |||
| 1932 | Eduard E. Negrebetski |
Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev |
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1933 | Not held | |||
| 1934 | Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (3) |
Vyacheslav K. Multino/Multenko |
8–6, 6–2, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1935 | Boris I. Novikov |
Eduard E. Negrebetski |
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. Negrebetski |
6–1, 6–3, 0–6, 4–6, 6–0.[2] | |
| 1938 | Boris I. Novikov (4) |
Eduard E. Negrebetski |
6–3, 8–6, 6–1.[2] | |
| 1939 | Boris I. Novikov (5) |
Eduard E. Negrebetski |
6–8, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2] | |
| 1940 | Y. Gebda (?) |
 Boris I. Novikov |
6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[2] | |
| 1941/1943 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
| 1944[7] | Nikolai Ozerov |
Zdenek A. Zigmund |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1945[7] | Nikolai Ozerov (2) |
Semyon P. Belits-Geiman |
6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2] | |
| 1946[7] | Nikolai Ozerov (3) |
Semyon P. Belits-Geiman | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1947 | Eduard E. Negrebetski (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. Negrebetski (3) |
Nikolai N. Ozerov (4) |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.[2] | |
| 1950 | Eduard E. Negrebetski (4) |
Nikolai Ozerov |
6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 9–7, 6–0.[2] | |
| 1951[7] | Nikolai N. Ozerov (4) |
Sergei S. Andreev |
6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[2] | |
| 1952 | Sergei S. Andreev |
Yevgeny V. Korbut |
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) |
I. Gager (UZB?) |
6–1, 6–2, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1955[8] | 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 I. Mozer |
6–1, 6–0, 6–1.[2] | |
| 1958 | Sergei S. Andreev (6) |
Sergei Likhachev |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 9–7.[2] | |
| 1959 | Mikhail Mozer |
Andrei N. Potanin |
9–7, 8–6, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1960 | Mikhail Mozer (2) |
Sergei Likhachev |
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[2] | |
| 1961 | Rudolf S. Sivokhin |
Svyatoslav P. Mizra |
7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 1–6, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1962 | Andrei Potanin |
Mikhail I. Mozer |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1963 | Tomas Lejus |
Alexander Metreveli |
8–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1964 | Tomas Lejus (2) |
Mikhail Mozer |
6–1, 6–0, 6–0.[2] | |
| 1965 | Tomas Lejus (3) |
Alexander Metreveli |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 8–6.[2] | |
| 1966[9] | Alexander Metreveli |
Vyacheslav V. Egorov |
7–9, 12–10, 6–4, 6–0.[2] | |
| 1967[9] | Alexander Metreveli (2) |
Vyacheslav V. Egorov |
6–3, 6–0, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1968 | Tomas Lejus (4) |
Alexander Metreveli |
6–0, 6–2, 6–3.[2] | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969[9] | Alexander Metreveli (3) |
Vladimir K. Palman |
7–5, 9–7, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1970[9] | Alexander Metreveli (4) |
Tomas Lejus |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1971[9] | Alexander Metreveli (5) |
Tomas Lejus |
6–2, 6–1, 6–3.[2] | |
| 1972[9] | Alexander Metreveli (6) |
Teimuraz Kakulia |
6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[2] | |
| 1973[9] | Alexander Metreveli (7) |
Teimuraz Kakulia |
6–1, 6–3, 6–3.[2] | |
| 1974[9] | Alexander Metreveli (8) |
Teimuraz Kakulia |
8–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1975[9] | Alexander Metreveli (9) |
Teimuraz Kakulia |
8–6, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5.[2] | |
| 1976[9] | Alexander Metreveli (10) |
Teimuraz Kakulia |
6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1977 | Vladimir V. Korotkov |
Boris V. Borisov |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6.[2] | |
| 1978[9] | Alexander Metreveli (11) |
Teimuraz Kakulia |
6–1, 6–1, 1–6, 1–6, 7–5.[2] | |
| 1979 | Alexander M. Zverev |
Ramiz Akhmerov |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1980[9] | Alexander Metreveli (12) |
Konstantin P. 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 | Sergei Leonyuk |
Alexander M. Zverev |
6–4, 7–5, 1–6, 1–6, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1984 | Alexander M. Zverev (3) |
Sergei Leonyuk |
6–4, 6–1, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1985[7] | Andrei Chesnokov |
Alexander Volkov |
6–2, 6–2, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1986[7] | Andrei Chesnokov (2) |
Oleksandr Dolgopolov |
7–5, 6–0, 6–4.[2] | |
| 1987[7] | Andrei Chesnokov (3) |
Alexander M. Zverev |
6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1988 | Andrei Cherkasov (4) |
I. Krochko |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.[2] | |
| 1989 | Andrei Chesnokov (5) |
I. Krochko |
6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2] | |
| 1990 | Dimitri Poliakov |
Andrei S. Olhovsky |
6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5.[2] | |
| 1991 | Dimitri Palenov |
Andrei Rybalko |
6-4, 6–1.[2] | |
Women's singles edit
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924[6] | Tamira Sukhodolskaya |
Sofia Maltseva |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1925 | Elena Alexandrovna |
Tamira Sukhodolskaya |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1926 | Not held | |||
| 1927[7] | Nina Teplyakova |
Elena Alexandrovna |
8–6, 6–4 | |
| 1928 | Sofia Maltseva |
Nina Teplyakova |
6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1929/1931 | Not held | |||
| 1932 | Sofia Maltseva |
Elena Alexandrovna |
6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1933 | Not held | |||
| 1934[7] | Nina Teplyakova (2) |
Evgenia Schechter |
6–4, 6–0 | |
| 1935[7] | Nina Teplyakova (3) |
Maria Meyer |
6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1936[7] | Nina Teplyakova (4) |
Elena Alexandrovna |
6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1937[7] | Nina Teplyakova (5) |
Galina Korovina |
6–3, 8–6 | |
| 1938[7] | Nina Teplyakova (6) |
Galina Korovina |
2–6, 6–0, 9–7 | |
| 1939[4] | Nina Teplyakova (7)[7] |
Galina Korovina |
6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1940 | Galina Korovina |
Nadezhda Belonenko |
7–5, 6–1 | |
| 1941/1943 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
| 1944[4] | Galina Korovina (2) |
Nadezhda Belonenko |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1945 | Galina Korovina (3) |
Nadezhda Belonenko |
2–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1946 | Olga Kalmikova |
Nadezhda Belonenko |
6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1947 | Olga Kalmikova (2) |
Antonina Gorina |
6–0, 6–2 | |
| 1948 | Nadezhda Belonenko |
Galina Korovina |
5–7, 6–4, 6–0 | |
| 1949 | Nadezhda Belonenko (2) |
Tatiana Nalimova |
6–3, 8–6 | |
| 1950 | Nadezhda Belonenko (3) |
Galina Korovina |
6–2, 1–6, 8–6 | |
| 1951 | Elisabeta Chuvyrina |
Nadezhda Belonenko |
6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | |
| 1952 | Elisabeta Chuvyrina (2) |
Tatiana Nalimova |
4–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |
| 1953 | Elisabeta Chuvyrina (3) |
Klavdiya Borisova |
6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1954 | Elisabeta Chuvyrina (4) |
Antonina Kuzmina |
6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1955[8] | Larisa Gorina Preobrazhenskaya |
Valeria Kuzmenko |
7–5, 6–2 | |
| 1956 | Valeria Kuzmenko |
Larisa Gorina Preobrazhenskaya |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 1957 | Margarita Emelyanova |
Elisabeta Chuvyrina |
7–5, 6–3 | |
| 1958 | Valeria Kuzmenko (2) |
Anna Dmitrieva |
6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1959 | Anna Dmitrieva |
Valeria Kuzmenko |
6–4, 8–6 | |
| 1960 | Valeria Kuzmenko (3) |
Anna Dmitrieva |
8–6, 6–2 | |
| 1961 | Anna Dmitrieva (2) |
Valeria Kuzmenko Titova |
6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1962[10] | Anna Dmitrieva (3) |
Irina Ryazanova |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 1963 | Anna Dmitrieva (4) |
Irina Ryazanova |
6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1964 | Anna Dmitrieva (5) |
Vera Yaremkevich Troshkina |
6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1965 | Tiiu Soome |
Galina Baksheeva |
6–4, 7–5 | |
| 1966 | Galina Baksheeva |
Rena Abjandadze |
6–3 6–2 | |
| 1967 | Galina Baksheeva (2) |
Anna Dmitrieva |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1968 | Tiiu Parmas |
Galina Baksheeva |
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969[11] | Olga Morozova |
Rausa Islanova |
7–5, 6–2 | |
| 1970 | Olga Morozova (2) |
Zaiga Jansone |
6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1971 | Olga Morozova (3) |
Galina Baksheeva |
6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1972 | Evgenia Biryukova |
Tiiu Parmas |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1973 | Marina Kroschina |
Rauza Islanova |
6–1, 6–4 | |
| 1974 | Marina Kroschina (2) |
Yelena Gorina Granaturova |
5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1975 | Marina Kroschina (3) |
Evgenia Biryukova |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1976 | Olga Morozova (4) |
Galina Baksheeva |
6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1977 | Natalia Borodina |
Evgenia Biryukova |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1978 | Natasha Chmyreva |
Yelena Gorina Granaturova |
6–4, 1–6, 8–6 | |
| 1979 | Marina Kroschina (4) |
Olga Morozova |
6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1980 | Olga Morozova (5) |
Ludmila Makarova |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1981 | Marina Kroschina |
Natalia Reva |
1–6, 6–3, 8–6 | |
| 1982 | Ludmila Makarova (5) |
N. Avdeeva |
7–5, 6–3 | |
| 1983 | Elena Eliseenko |
Svetlana Cherneva |
6–4, 7–5 | |
| 1984 | Viktoria Milvidskaya |
Oksana Lifanova |
6–0, 6–4 | |
| 1985 | Svetlana Parkhomenko |
Yulia Salnikova |
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1986 | Natasha Zvereva |
Leila Meskhi |
6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1987 | Natasha Zvereva (2) |
Viktoria Milvidskaya |
6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1988 | Eugenia Maniokova |
A. Mirza |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| 1989 | Leila Meskhi |
Natalia Medvedeva |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 1990 | Eugenia Maniokova (2) |
Elena Makarova |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1991 | Svetlana Komleva |
Evgenia Manyukova |
6–3, 6–2 | |
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