Olga Morozova

Olga Morozova

Country (sports)	USSR
Residence	London, England
Born	(1949-02-22) 22 February 1949 Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned pro	-
Retired	1977
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	-
Singles
Career record	-
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 7 (3 November 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1972, 1975)
French Open	F (1974)
Wimbledon	F (1974)
US Open	QF (1972)
Doubles
Career record	-
Career titles	16
Highest ranking	-
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1975)
French Open	W (1974)
US Open	F (1976)
Mixed doubles
Career record	-
Career titles	-
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1968, 1970)
Last updated on: 4 April 2010.

Olga Vasilyevna Morozova (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Морозова) (born 22 February 1949 in Moscow, USSR) is a retired female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the runner up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships.

Career

Morozova won the Wimbledon junior's singles title in 1965 at the age of 16. Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to reach the singles final of a major tournament, when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open. Perhaps the peak of her career occurred in 1974, when she was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon and the French Open, losing to Chris Evert in both tournaments.

Morozova became the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title when she teamed with Evert to win the women's doubles championship at the French Open in 1974. Earlier, she and Alex Metreveli were the first players from the Soviet Union to reach a Grand Slam final when they teamed at Wimbledon in 1968, losing to Margaret Court and Ken Fletcher. They also reached the final at Wimbledon in 1970, losing to Rosemary Casals and Ilie Năstase.

Morozova also was the runner-up in three Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments. She teamed with Court at the 1975 Australian Open, losing to Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Peggy Michel. She played with Julie Anthony at the 1975 French Open, losing to Evert and Martina Navratilova, and with Virginia Wade at the 1976 U.S. Open, losing to Ilana Kloss and Delina Boshoff.

Morozova's playing career was cut short in 1977 because of the Soviet Union's policy against competing with South Africans. At this point, she retired from the professional tour. Her post-playing coaching resume includes three years (1991–94) coaching the British national team and a similar stint leading the Soviet team.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (0-2)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1974	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	1974	Wimbledon	Grass	Chris Evert	6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (1-3)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1974	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	Gail Chanfreau Katja Ebbinghaus	6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Runner-up	1975	Australian Open	Grass	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel	7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	1975	French Open	Clay	Julie Anthony	Chris Evert Martina Navratilova	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1976	US Open	Clay	Virginia Wade	Delina Boshoff Ilana Kloss	6–1, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 2 (0-2)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1968	Wimbledon	Grass	Alex Metreveli	Margaret Court Ken Fletcher	6–1, 14–12
Runner-up	1970	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Alex Metreveli	Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase	6–3, 4–6, 9–7

Titles (24)

Singles (8)

Titles by Surface Hard (1) Clay (1) Grass (4) Carpet (2)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	15 February 1971	Moscow, USSR	Carpet (i)	Maria Kull	6–1, 7–5
2.	26 April 1971	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Anna-Maria Nasuelli	6–3, 6–4
3.	21 August 1972	Orange, New Jersey, USA	Grass	Marina Kroschina	6–2, 6–7, 7-5
4.	18 June 1973	London, UK	Grass	Evonne Goolagong	6–2, 6–3
5.	22 April 1974	Philadelphia, USA	Hard (i)	Billie Jean King	7–6, 6–1
6.	2 December 1974	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Evonne Goolagong	7–6, 2–6, 6–2
7.	18 January 1975	Moscow, USSR	Carpet (i)	Elena Granaturova	76–0, 1–6, 6–4
8.	7 June 1977	Beckenham, UK	Grass	Marise Kruger	7–5, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles (16)

Grand slam events in boldface.

• 1971: Sydney (with Margaret Court)
• 1971: Buenos Aires (with Betty Stöve)
• 1972: Adelaide (with Evonne Goolagong)
• 1972: Rome (with Lesley Hunt)
• 1972: Orange (with Marina Kroschina)
• 1973: Boston (with Marina Kroschina)
• 1973: Rome (with Virginia Wade)
• 1973: Beckenham (with Marina Kroschina)

• 1974: St. Petersburg (with Betty Stöve)
• 1974: Hilton Head (with Rosie Casals)
• 1974: Rome (with Chris Evert)
• 1974: French Open (with Chris Evert)
• 1974: Perth (with Martina Navrátilová)
• 1975: Eastbourne (with Julie Anthony)
• 1976: Washington, D.C. (with Virginia Wade)
• 1976: Chicago (with Virginia Wade)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	Career SR
Australia	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	QF	A	0 / 2
France	A	1R	2R	3R	2R	2R	QF	2R	F	SF	A	0 / 9
Wimbledon	1R	A	1R	4R	2R	3R	4R	QF	F	QF	QF	0 / 10
United States	A	A	A	A	3R	A	QF	3R	A	2R	3R	0 / 5
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 26

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Bibliography

Olga Morozova (2000). Only Tennis (in Russian). Moscow: Vagrius.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

• Olga Morozova at the Women's Tennis Association
• Olga Morozova at the Billie Jean King Cup