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

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]

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] Soviet Union Georgy A. Stolyarov Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev 3–6, 9–11, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5.[2]
1925 Soviet Union Progeny A. Kudryavtsev Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ivanov 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1.[2]
1926 Not held
1927 Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev Soviet Union Yevgeny S. Ovanesov 6–1, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1928 Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (2) Soviet Union Vsevolod A. Verbitsky 6–4, 6–3, 0–6, 6–4.[2]
1929/1931 Not held
1932 Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 6–2.[2]
1933 Not held
1934 Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (3) Soviet Union Vyacheslav K. Multino/Multenko 8–6, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1935 Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2.[2]
1936 Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (2) Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavstev 6–2, 6–3, 6–1.[2]
1937 Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (3) Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski 6–1, 6–3, 0–6, 4–6, 6–0.[2]
1938 Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (4) Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski 6–3, 8–6, 6–1.[2]
1939 Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (5) Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski 6–8, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1940 Soviet Union Y. Gebda (?) Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1941/1943 Not held (due to World War II)
1944[7] Soviet Union Nikolai Ozerov Soviet Union Zdenek A. Zigmund 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1945[7] Soviet Union Nikolai Ozerov (2) Soviet Union Semyon P. Belits-Geiman 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1946[7] Soviet Union Nikolai Ozerov (3) Semyon P. Belits-Geiman 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1947 Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski (2) Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1948 Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (6) Soviet Union Zdenek A. Zigmund 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1949 Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski (3) Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (4) 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.[2]
1950 Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetski (4) Soviet Union Nikolai Ozerov 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 9–7, 6–0.[2]
1951[7] Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (4) Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1952 Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev Soviet Union Yevgeny V. Korbut 6–3, 9–7, 6–3.[2]
1953[7] Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (5) Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1954 Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (2) Soviet Union I. Gager (UZB?) 6–1, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1955[8] Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (3) Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov 6–1, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1956 Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (4) Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov 6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1957 Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (5) Soviet Union Mikhail I. Mozer 6–1, 6–0, 6–1.[2]
1958 Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (6) Soviet Union Sergei Likhachev 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 9–7.[2]
1959 Soviet Union Mikhail Mozer Soviet Union Andrei N. Potanin 9–7, 8–6, 6–2.[2]
1960 Soviet Union Mikhail Mozer (2) Soviet Union Sergei Likhachev 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1961 Soviet Union Rudolf S. Sivokhin Soviet Union Svyatoslav P. Mizra 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 1–6, 6–2.[2]
1962 Soviet Union Andrei Potanin Soviet Union Mikhail I. Mozer 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1963 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli 8–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2.[2]
1964 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus (2) Soviet Union Mikhail Mozer 6–1, 6–0, 6–0.[2]
1965 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus (3) Soviet UnionAlexander Metreveli 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 8–6.[2]
1966[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli Soviet Union Vyacheslav V. Egorov 7–9, 12–10, 6–4, 6–0.[2]
1967[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (2) Soviet Union Vyacheslav V. Egorov 6–3, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1968 Soviet Union Tomas Lejus (4) Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli 6–0, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (3) Soviet Union Vladimir K. Palman 7–5, 9–7, 6–4.[2]
1970[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (4) Soviet Union Tomas Lejus 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1971[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (5) Soviet Union Tomas Lejus 6–2, 6–1, 6–3.[2]
1972[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (6) Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1973[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (7) Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 6–1, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1974[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (8) Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 8–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1975[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (9) Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 8–6, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1976[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (10) Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2.[2]
1977 Soviet Union Vladimir V. Korotkov Soviet Union Boris V. Borisov 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6.[2]
1978[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (11) Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 6–1, 6–1, 1–6, 1–6, 7–5.[2]
1979 Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev Soviet Union Ramiz Akhmerov 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.[2]
1980[9] Soviet Union Alexander Metreveli (12) Soviet Union Konstantin P. Pugayev 7–5, 6–4, 7–5.[2]
1981 Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev (2) Soviet Union Konstantin P. Pugayev 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1982 Soviet Union Konstantin P. Pugayev Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4.[2]
1983 Soviet Union Sergei Leonyuk Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev 6–4, 7–5, 1–6, 1–6, 6–4.[2]
1984 Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev (3) Soviet Union Sergei Leonyuk 6–4, 6–1, 6–4.[2]
1985[7] Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov Soviet Union Alexander Volkov 6–2, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1986[7] Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov (2) Soviet Union Oleksandr Dolgopolov 7–5, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1987[7] Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov (3) Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2.[2]
1988 Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov (4) Soviet Union I. Krochko 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.[2]
1989 Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov (5) Soviet Union I. Krochko 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1990 Soviet Union Dimitri Poliakov Soviet Union Andrei S. Olhovsky 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5.[2]
1991 Soviet Union Dimitri Palenov Soviet Union Andrei Rybalko 6-4, 6–1.[2]

Women's singles[edit]

Year Champion Runner Up Score
1924[6] Soviet Union Tamira Sukhodolskaya Soviet Union Sofia Maltseva 6–3, 6–4
1925 Soviet Union Elena Alexandrovna Soviet Union Tamira Sukhodolskaya 6–3, 6–2
1926 Not held
1927[7] Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova Soviet Union Elena Alexandrovna 8–6, 6–4
1928 Soviet Union Sofia Maltseva Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova 6–4, 6–4
1929/1931 Not held
1932 Soviet Union Sofia Maltseva Soviet Union Elena Alexandrovna 6–2, 6–2
1933 Not held
1934[7] Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova (2) Soviet Union Evgenia Schechter 6–4, 6–0
1935[7] Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova (3) Soviet Union Maria Meyer 6–2, 6–3
1936[7] Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova (4) Soviet Union Elena Alexandrovna 6–4, 6–3
1937[7] Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova (5) Soviet Union Galina Korovina 6–3, 8–6
1938[7] Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova (6) Soviet Union Galina Korovina 2–6, 6–0, 9–7
1939[4] Soviet Union Nina Teplyakova (7)[7] Soviet Union Galina Korovina 6–4, 6–4
1940 Soviet Union Galina Korovina Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko 7–5, 6–1
1941/1943 Not held (due to World War II)
1944[4] Soviet Union Galina Korovina (2) Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1945 Soviet Union Galina Korovina (3) Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
1946 Soviet Union Olga Kalmikova Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko 6–3, 6–3
1947 Soviet Union Olga Kalmikova (2) Soviet Union Antonina Gorina 6–0, 6–2
1948 Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko Soviet Union Galina Korovina 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
1949 Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko (2) Soviet Union Tatiana Nalimova 6–3, 8–6
1950 Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko (3) Soviet Union Galina Korovina 6–2, 1–6, 8–6
1951 Soviet Union Elisabeta Chuvyrina Soviet Union Nadezhda Belonenko 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1952 Soviet Union Elisabeta Chuvyrina (2) Soviet Union Tatiana Nalimova 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
1953 Soviet Union Elisabeta Chuvyrina (3) Soviet Union Klavdiya Borisova 6–2, 6–3
1954 Soviet Union Elisabeta Chuvyrina (4) Soviet Union Antonina Kuzmina 6–1, 6–1
1955[8] Soviet Union Larisa Gorina Preobrazhenskaya Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko 7–5, 6–2
1956 Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Soviet Union Larisa Gorina Preobrazhenskaya 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1957 Soviet Union Margarita Emelyanova Soviet Union Elisabeta Chuvyrina 7–5, 6–3
1958 Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko (2) Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 6–4, 6–2
1959 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko 6–4, 8–6
1960 Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko (3) Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 8–6, 6–2
1961 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva (2) Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Titova 6–1, 6–0
1962[10] Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva (3) Soviet Union Irina Ryazanova 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1963 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva (4) Soviet Union Irina Ryazanova 6–3, 6–3
1964 Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva (5) Soviet Union Vera Yaremkevich Troshkina 6–2, 6–1
1965 Soviet Union Tiiu Soome Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva 6–4, 7–5
1966 Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva Soviet Union Rena Abjandadze 6–3 6–2
1967 Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva (2) Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1968 Soviet Union Tiiu Parmas Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[11] Soviet Union Olga Morozova Soviet Union Rausa Islanova 7–5, 6–2
1970 Soviet Union Olga Morozova (2) Soviet Union Zaiga Jansone 6–4, 6–3
1971 Soviet Union Olga Morozova (3) Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva 6–2, 6–2
1972 Soviet Union Evgenia Biryukova Soviet Union Tiiu Parmas 6–3, 6–2
1973 Soviet Union Marina Kroschina Soviet Union Rauza Islanova 6–1, 6–4
1974 Soviet Union Marina Kroschina (2) Soviet Union Yelena Gorina Granaturova 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1975 Soviet Union Marina Kroschina (3) Soviet Union Evgenia Biryukova 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1976 Soviet Union Olga Morozova (4) Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva 6–3, 6–3
1977 Soviet Union Natalia Borodina Soviet Union Evgenia Biryukova 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1978 Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva Soviet Union Yelena Gorina Granaturova 6–4, 1–6, 8–6
1979 Soviet Union Marina Kroschina (4) Soviet Union Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–2
1980 Soviet Union Olga Morozova (5) Soviet Union Ludmila Makarova 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1981 Soviet Union Marina Kroschina Soviet Union Natalia Reva 1–6, 6–3, 8–6
1982 Soviet Union Ludmila Makarova (5) Soviet Union N. Avdeeva 7–5, 6–3
1983 Soviet Union Elena Eliseenko Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva 6–4, 7–5
1984 Soviet Union Viktoria Milvidskaya Soviet Union Oksana Lifanova 6–0, 6–4
1985 Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko Soviet Union Yulia Salnikova 6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1986 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva Soviet Union Leila Meskhi 6–2, 6–4
1987 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (2) Soviet Union Viktoria Milvidskaya 6–1, 6–2
1988 Soviet Union Eugenia Maniokova Soviet Union A. Mirza 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1989 Soviet Union Leila Meskhi Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1990 Soviet Union Eugenia Maniokova (2) Soviet Union Elena Makarova 6–3, 6–2
1991 Soviet Union Svetlana Komleva Soviet Union Evgenia Manyukova 6–3, 6–2

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