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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; 102 years ago (1924)
Abolished1991; 35 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 join 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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YearChampionRunner upScore
1924[6]Soviet Union Georgy Alexandrovich StoliarovSoviet Union Yevgeny Arkadyevich Kudryavtsev [ru]3–6, 9–11, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5.[2]
1925Soviet Union Yevgeny A. KudryavtsevSoviet Union Nikolai Nikolaievich Ivanov [ru]4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1.[2]
1926Not held
1927Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (2)Soviet Union Yevgeny Stepanovich Ovanesov6–1, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1928Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (3)Soviet Union Vsevolod Alekseevich Verbitsky [ru]6–4, 6–3, 0–6, 6–4.[2]
1929/1931Not held
1932Soviet Union Eduard Eduardovich Negrebetsky [ru]Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 6–2.[2]
1933Not held
1934Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavtsev (4)Soviet Union Viacheslav Konstantinovich Multino [ru]/Multenko8–6, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1935Soviet Union Boris Ilyich Novikov [ru]Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetsky6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2.[2]
1936Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (2)Soviet Union Yevgeny A. Kudryavstev6–2, 6–3, 6–1.[2]
1937Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (3)Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetsky6–1, 6–3, 0–6, 4–6, 6–0.[2]
1938Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (4)Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetsky6–3, 8–6, 6–1.[2]
1939Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (5)Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetsky6–8, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1940Soviet Union Yuzef Gebda [ru]Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1941/1943Not held (due to World War II)
1944[7]Soviet Union Nikolai Nikolaievich OzerovSoviet Union Zdenek Albertovich Zigmund [ru]4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1945[7]Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (2)Soviet Union Semyon Pavlovich Belits-Geiman [ru]6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1946[7]Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (3)Soviet Union Semyon P. Belits-Geiman6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1947Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetsky (2)Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1948Soviet Union Boris I. Novikov (6)Soviet Union Zdenek A. Zigmund4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1949Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetsky (3)Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (4)4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.[2]
1950Soviet Union Eduard E. Negrebetsky (4)Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 9–7, 6–0.[2]
1951[7]Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (4)Soviet Union Sergei Sergeevich Andreev6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1952Soviet Union Sergei S. AndreevSoviet Union Yevgeny Vladimirovich Korbut [ru]6–3, 9–7, 6–3.[2]
1953[7]Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov (5)Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1954Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (2)Soviet Union Iosif Iosifovich Gager[8]6–1, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1955[9]Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (3)Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov6–1, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1956Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (4)Soviet Union Nikolai N. Ozerov6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1957Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (5)Soviet Union Mikhail Ivanovich Mozer6–1, 6–0, 6–1.[2]
1958Soviet Union Sergei S. Andreev (6)Soviet Union Sergei Alexandrovich Likhachev6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 9–7.[2]
1959Soviet Union Mikhail I. MozerSoviet Union Andrei Nikolaievich Potanin9–7, 8–6, 6–2.[2]
1960Soviet Union Mikhail I. Mozer (2)Soviet Union Sergei A. Likhachev4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1961Soviet Union Rudolf Sergeevich SivokhinSoviet Union Sviatoslav Petrovicih Mirza [ru]7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 1–6, 6–2.[2]
1962Soviet Union Andrei N. PotaninSoviet Union Mikhail I. Mozer3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1963Soviet Union Tomas Karlovich LejusSoviet Union Alexander Iraklievich Metreveli8–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2.[2]
1964Soviet Union Tomas K. Lejus (2)Soviet Union Mikhail I. Mozer6–1, 6–0, 6–0.[2]
1965Soviet Union Tomas K. Lejus (3)Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 8–6.[2]
1966[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. MetreveliSoviet Union Viacheslav Vladimirovich Egorov [ru]7–9, 12–10, 6–4, 6–0.[2]
1967[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (2)Soviet Union Viacheslav V. Egorov6–3, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1968Soviet Union Tomas K. Lejus (4)Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli6–0, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (3)Soviet Union Vladimir K. Palman7–5, 9–7, 6–4.[2]
1970[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (4)Soviet Union Tomas K. Lejus6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1971[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (5)Soviet Union Tomas K. Lejus6–2, 6–1, 6–3.[2]
1972[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (6)Soviet Union Teimuraz Iraklievich Kakulia6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1973[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (7)Soviet Union Teimuraz I. Kakulia6–1, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1974[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (8)Soviet Union Teimuraz I. Kakulia8–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1975[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (9)Soviet Union Teimuraz I. Kakulia8–6, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1976[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (10)Soviet Union Teimuraz I. Kakulia6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2.[2]
1977Soviet Union Vladimir Viktorovich KorotkovSoviet Union Boris V. Borisov6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6.[2]
1978[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (11)Soviet Union Teimuraz I. Kakulia6–1, 6–1, 1–6, 1–6, 7–5.[2]
1979Soviet Union Alexander Mikhailovich ZverevSoviet Union Ramiz Akhmerov6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.[2]
1980[10]Soviet Union Alexander I. Metreveli (12)Soviet Union Konstantin Pavlovich Pugayev7–5, 6–4, 7–5.[2]
1981Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev (2)Soviet Union Konstantin P. Pugayev6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1982Soviet Union Konstantin P. PugayevSoviet Union Alexander M. Zverev6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4.[2]
1983Soviet Union Sergey Nikolayevich LeonyukSoviet Union Alexander M. Zverev6–4, 7–5, 1–6, 1–6, 6–4.[2]
1984Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev (3)Soviet Union Sergey N. Leonyuk6–4, 6–1, 6–4.[2]
1985[7]Soviet Union Andrei Eduardovich ChesnokovSoviet Union Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov6–2, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1986[7]Soviet Union Andrei E. Chesnokov (2)Soviet Union Alexander Dolgopolov7–5, 6–0, 6–4.[2]
1987[7]Soviet Union Andrei E. Chesnokov (3)Soviet Union Alexander M. Zverev6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2.[2]
1988Soviet Union Andrei E. Chesnokov (4)Soviet Union Iosif Krochko6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.[2]
1989Soviet Union Andrei E. Chesnokov (5)Soviet Union Iosif Krochko6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1990Soviet Union Dmitri "Dimitri" Nikolaievich PoliakovSoviet Union Andrei Stanislavovich Olhovskiy6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5.[2]
1991Soviet Union Dmitry PalenovSoviet Union Andrei Rybalko6–4, 6–1.[2]

Women's singles

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YearChampionRunner upScore
1924[6]Soviet Union Tamira Kazimirovna Sukhodolskaia [ru]Soviet Union Sofia Vasilievna Maltseva [ru]6–3, 6–4
1925Soviet Union Elena D. AlexandrovaSoviet Union Tamira K. Sukhodolskaia6–3, 6–2
1926Not held
1927[7]Soviet Union Nina TeplyakovaSoviet Union Elena D. Alexandrova8–6, 6–4
1928Soviet Union Sofia V. MaltsevaSoviet Union Nina S. Teplyakova6–4, 6–4
1929/1931Not held
1932Soviet Union Sofia V. Maltseva (2)Soviet Union Elena D. Alexandrova6–2, 6–2
1933Not held
1934[7]Soviet Union Nina S. Teplyakova (2)Soviet Union Evgenia Shekhter6–4, 6–0
1935[7]Soviet Union Nina S. Teplyakova (3)Soviet Union Maria Viktorovna Meyer6–2, 6–3
1936[7]Soviet Union Nina S. Teplyakova (4)Soviet Union Elena D. Alexandrova6–4, 6–3
1937[7]Soviet Union Nina S. Teplyakova (5)Soviet Union Galina Sergeevna Korovina6–3, 8–6
1938[7]Soviet Union Nina S. Teplyakova (6)Soviet Union Galina S. Korovina2–6, 6–0, 9–7
1939[4]Soviet Union Nina S. Teplyakova (7)[7]Soviet Union Galina S. Korovina6–4, 6–4
1940Soviet Union Galina S. KorovinaSoviet Union Nadezhda Mitrofanovna Belonenko7–5, 6–1
1941/1943Not held (due to World War II)
1944[4]Soviet Union Galina S. Korovina (2)Soviet Union Nadezhda M. Belonenko1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1945Soviet Union Galina S. Korovina (3)Soviet Union Nadezhda M. Belonenko2–6, 6–2, 7–5
1946Soviet Union Olga Nikolaievna KalmykovaSoviet Union Nadezhda M. Belonenko6–3, 6–3
1947Soviet Union Olga N. Kalmykova (2)Soviet Union Antonina Ferdinandovna Gorina [ru]6–0, 6–2
1948Soviet Union Nadezhda M. BelonenkoSoviet Union Galina S. Korovina5–7, 6–4, 6–0
1949Soviet Union Nadezhda M. Belonenko (2)Soviet Union Tatiana Borisovna Nalimova [ru]6–3, 8–6
1950Soviet Union Nadezhda M. Belonenko (3)Soviet Union Galina S. Korovina6–2, 1–6, 8–6
1951Soviet Union Elizaveta Mikhailovna ChuvirinaSoviet Union Nadezhda M. Belonenko6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1952Soviet Union Elizaveta M. Chuvirina (2)Soviet Union Tatiana B. Nalimova4–6, 7–5, 6–0
1953Soviet Union Elizaveta M. Chuvirina (3)Soviet Union Klavdia Alexeevna Borisova6–2, 6–3
1954Soviet Union Elizaveta M. Chuvirina (4)Soviet Union Antonina Fedorovna Kuzmina6–1, 6–1
1955[9]Soviet Union Larisa Dmitrievna /Gorina→/Preobrazhenskaia [ru][11]Soviet Union Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko/Titova7–5, 6–2
1956Soviet Union Valeria I. Kuzmenko/TitovaSoviet Union Larisa D. /Gorina→/Preobrazhenskaia[11]3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1957Soviet Union Margarita Iourievna EmelyanovaSoviet Union Elizaveta M. Chuvirina7–5, 6–3
1958Soviet Union Valeria I. Kuzmenko/Titova (2)Soviet Union Anna Vladimirovna Dmitrieva6–4, 6–2
1959Soviet Union Anna V. DmitrievaSoviet Union Valeria I. Kuzmenko/Titova6–4, 8–6
1960Soviet Union Valeria I. Kuzmenko/Titova (3)Soviet Union Anna V. Dmitrieva8–6, 6–2
1961Soviet Union Anna V. Dmitrieva (2)Soviet Union Valeria I. Kuzmenko-Titova6–1, 6–0
1962[12]Soviet Union Anna V. Dmitrieva (3)Soviet Union Irina Evnenyevna Ryazanova/Ermolova4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1963Soviet Union Anna V. Dmitrieva (4)Soviet Union Irina E. Ryazanova/Ermolova6–3, 6–3
1964Soviet Union Anna V. Dmitrieva (5)Soviet Union Vera Ivanovna Yaremkevich/Troshkina[13]6–2, 6–1
1965Soviet Union Tiju Soome/SimsonSoviet Union Galina Petrovna Baksheeva6–4, 7–5
1966Soviet Union Galina P. BaksheevaSoviet Union Rena Abjandadze6–3 6–2
1967Soviet Union Galina P. Baksheeva (2)Soviet Union Anna V. Dmitrieva1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1968Soviet Union Tiiu /Kivi-/ParmasSoviet Union Galina P. Baksheeva3–6, 6–3, 6–1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[14]Soviet Union Olga Vasilievna MorozovaSoviet Union Rauza Mukhamedzhanovna Islanova7–5, 6–2
1970Soviet Union Olga V. Morozova (2)Soviet Union Zaiga Yansone6–4, 6–3
1971Soviet Union Olga V. Morozova (3)Soviet Union Galina P. Baksheeva6–2, 6–2
1972Soviet Union Eugenia Iourievna BirioukovaSoviet Union Tiiu /Kivi-/Parmas6–3, 6–2
1973Soviet Union Marina Vasilievna KroschinaSoviet Union Rauza M. Islanova6–1, 6–4
1974Soviet Union Marina V. Kroschina (2)Soviet Union Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1975Soviet Union Marina V. Kroschina (3)Soviet Union Evgenia I. Birioukova4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1976Soviet Union Olga V. Morozova (4)Soviet Union Galina P. Baksheeva6–3, 6–3
1977Soviet Union Natalia Vasilievna Borodina [be]Soviet Union Evgenia I. Biriukova4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1978Soviet Union Natalya "Natasha" Yurievna ChmyrevaSoviet Union Yelena G. Granaturova6–4, 1–6, 8–6
1979Soviet Union Marina V. Kroschina (4)Soviet Union Olga V. Morozova6–2, 6–2
1980Soviet Union Olga V. Morozova (5)Soviet Union Ludmila Nikolaievna Makarova6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1981Soviet Union Marina V. KroschinaSoviet Union Natalia Vladimirovna Reva1–6, 6–3, 8–6
1982Soviet Union Ludmila N. MakarovaSoviet Union N. Avdeeva7–5, 6–3
1983Soviet Union Elena Pavlovna EliseenkoSoviet Union Svetlana Germanovna Cherneva6–4, 7–5
1984Soviet Union Viktoria Mikhailovna MilvidskaiaSoviet Union Oksana Nikolaievna Lifanova6–0, 6–4
1985Soviet Union Svetlana G. /Cherneva→/ParkhomenkoSoviet Union Yulia Sergeyevna Salnikova6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1986Soviet Union Natalya "Natasha" Maratovna ZverevaSoviet Union Leila Georgievna Meskhi6–2, 6–4
1987Soviet Union Natalya M. Zvereva (2)Soviet Union Viktoria M. Milvidskaia6–1, 6–2
1988Soviet Union Eugenia Alexandrovna ManiokovaSoviet Union Anna Sviatoslavovna Mirza[15]6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1989Soviet Union Leila G. MeskhiSoviet Union Natalia Olegovna Medvedeva4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1990Soviet Union Eugenia A. Maniokova (2)Soviet Union Elena Alexeievna Makarova6–3, 6–2
1991Soviet Union Svetlana KomlevaSoviet Union Eugenia A. Maniokova6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ↑ of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Embassy of the Union (1946). "Soviet Tennis by Nina Teplyakova USSR Champion". Information Bulletin. Washington D.C.: The Soviet Union Embassy Posolʹstvo (U.S.). pp. 311, 312.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 "Tournaments:Soviet USSR Championships (closed)". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Scot who pioneered football in Russia". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK: The Scotsman Publications. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 The Soviet Union Embassy Posolʹstvo (U.S.)
  5. ↑ Robertson, Max (1974). "V: USSR". The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen and Unwin. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-04-796042-0.
  6. 1 2 3 Robertson
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mansurov, Zairbek (2003). "History:Players". Moscow: Russian Tennis Hall of Fame.
  8. ↑ "Gager Iosif Iosifovich (1914 — 1989)". sport-strana.ru (in Russian). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. 1 2 "All - USSR Tennis Competition For Soviet Championships". USSR Information Bulletin. 10 (18). Embassy of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics: 572. 1950.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jenkins, Sally (20 May 1989). "Metreveli Was Forerunner of Today's Soviet Tennis Players". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Preobrazhenskaia (Gorina) Larisa Dmitrievna". sport-strana.ru (in Russian). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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  14. ↑ "Olga Morozova: Player Stats & More". Women's Tennis Association. WTA Official. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Anna Mirza". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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