Tennis is considered one of the famous sports in eastern Europe. Each region birthing excellent players that left an ever-lasting print with their rich careers, one of which is Russia.
Arthur Davidovich McPherson (1870–1919), a native of Petersburg, was the founder and president of the first All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, the forerunner of today's Russian Tennis Federation. In 1903 he organized the first St. Petersburg tennis championship, and four years later he set up the first national tournament. By 1913, the Russian championship was on the international tour and the game was thriving. McPherson also helped establish the country's first Olympic Committee. [1]
Under the USSR
During the Soviet era, tennis was on the edge of survival due to its lack of appearance in the Olympic games, cost, and strong association with the Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov royal dynasty. From 1974 to 1984, Soviet tennis players had been forced by the Tennis Federation of the USSR to boycott all the international competitions, except for the Davis Cup, in an unsuccessful attempt of the regime to influence apartheid in South Africa.[2] In addition, local men's tennis players were seriously bullied by the other Soviet sportspeople for competing in a 'girlie' sport.[3][4][5] At a certain point, about 80 percent of tennis coaches in the USSR were women.[6]
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Russia swept the women's tennis podium with Elena Dementieva winning the gold, Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva the silver and bronze, respectively. As of 5 October 2009, four Russian women were ranked in the WTA tour's top 10.
♫ — winner of the 2020–21 Davis / Billie Jean King Cup as part of the teams during Finals — as RTF (Russian Tennis Federation logo colors: grayish blue, strong blue, vivid red)[10] Note: Flag of Russia colors in use (in Russia): white, dark blue, strong red (and in 1991—1993 version the Russian flag — — had white, vivid blue, vivid red). Flag of Russia colors in use (in France): white, strong blue, strong red, while the modern French flag itself has very dark blue, white, strong red colors in darker version and dark blue, white, pure (or mostly pure) red in lighter version.[11][12] Other colors in use — of the other Grand Slams host nations — are the following: white, dark red, very dark desaturated blue (Flag of the United States), and King's Colours — white, strong red, very dark blue (Flag of Great Britain & Flag of Australia).
♪ — first-time local winners of Grand Prix / WTC (predecessors of ATP / WTA circuits) tournament in singles (1971) — as †USSR athletes.
— Russian Cup awardees in main nominations: Male / Female Player of the Year
Big titles winners (GS, YEC, 1000s)
All-time top Russia-related tennis players by the number of ATP / WTA (male/female) tour-level singles titles (plus DBL — MX in parentheses, if applied, and career-high singles ranking); active players — in bold; former countries' players, former competitions, and former players by switching from the Russian Federation or through being associated with the Soviet or Russian tennis by means of country of birth (COB) and/or dual citizenship — in italics; as of April 14, 2024 (today: 16 April 2024, 39 weeks post-Wimbledon)
Grand Slam singles champions (6 players, 3 men's & 3 women's, have won 13 events, 5 men's / 8 women's) Usually, with no exceptions, being number 1 ranked player without a title win on this level isn't perceived as comme il faut in the Russian Federation.
Victoria Azarenka (b. 1989), a Belarusian citizen, competed for Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the Union State)
Aryna Sabalenka (b. 1998), a Belarusian citizen, competed for Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the Union State)
Jeļena Ostapenko (b. 1997), a Latvian citizen, competed for Latvia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized Latvian citizen Jeļena Jakovļeva (a former Soviet tennis player and coach). See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940).
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Sofia Kenin (b. 1998), an American citizen, competed for the United States only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one
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Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title (1 player has won 1 men's event)
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Alexander Zverev (b. 1997), a German citizen, competed for Germany only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Younger brother of naturalized German citizen Mischa Zverev.[25]
Elina Svitolina (b. 1994), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see the CIS). A native Russian speaker turned Ukrainian speaker.[27][28] A vivid supporter of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (b. 1998), a Greek citizen, competed for Greece only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized Greek citizen and top-player Julia Apostoli[29] (daughter of Sergei Salnikov, a top-footballer from the USSR), the fact also helped him to temporarily obtain a Russian sponsor for his juniors' career.[30]
Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or YEC singles title (9 players, 3 men's & 6 women's) Usually, except for the grass, winning a bigger (YEC or GS) title without a title win on this level isn't perceived as comme il faut in the Russian Federation.
Andrei Chesnokov (b. 1966), before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team. Order of Courage (usually only military award) recipient for his 1995 Davis Cup match win. Converted to Judaism in 2013. Also a supporter of citizenship switches among the Russian tennis players.[36]
11x — C [Central], 1x — NW [Northwestern], 4x — S [Southern], 0x — NC [North Caucasian], 0x — V [Volga], 0x — U [Ural], 0x — SIB [Siberian] & 0x — FE [Far Eastern].
Merited Master of Sports of Russia awardees in tennis[ru] (MMS) by the federal subject with flag and code according to ISO 3166-2[ru] (35 players: 15 men's & 20 women's): federal cities — 20x RU-MOW (9 men's and 11 women's players: A. Olhovskiy, A. Chesnokov, A. Kournikova, M. Safin, E. Dementieva, E. Likhovtseva, E. Maniokova, M. Youzhny, A. Myskina, V. Zvonareva, D. Safina, D. Tursunov, N. Petrova, A. Chakvetadze, I. Andreev, A. Kudryavtseva, E. Makarova, D. Medvedev, A. Rublev, K. Khachanov; C) & 1x RU-SPE (1 women's player: S. Kuznetsova; NW); republics — 1x, RU-BA (1 men's player: A. Cherkasov; V), 1x RU-SE (1 men's player: A. Karatsev; NC) & 1x RU-TA (1 women's player: V. Kudermetova; V); krais — 4x RU-KDA (2 men's and 2 women's players: Y. Kafelnikov, A. Stoliarov, M. Sharapova, E. Vesnina; S); oblasts — 1x RU-CHE (1 women's player: E. Alexandrova; U), 1x RU-KGD (1 men's player: A. Volkov; NW), 3x RU-MOS (3 women's players: V. Dushevina, M. Kirilenko, A. Pavlyuchenkova; C), 1x RU-SAM (1 women's player: D. Kasatkina; V) & 1x RU-VGG (1 men's player: N. Davydenko; S).
Ernests Gulbis (b. 1988), a Latvian citizen, competed for Latvia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940).
Kateřina Siniaková (b. 1996), a Czech citizen, competed for the Czech Republic only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized Czech citizen Dmitri Siniakov (a former Soviet → Russian boxer turned tennis coach).
Sergiy Stakhovsky (b. 1986), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the CIS). Ukrainian army service following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Anastasija Sevastova (b. 1990), a Latvian citizen, competed for Latvia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized Latvian citizen Diāna Golovanova. See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940).
Kaia Kanepi (b. 1985), an Estonian citizen, competed for Estonia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940).
Lesia Tsurenko (b. 1989), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).
Iroda Tulyaganova (b. 1982), an Uzbekistani citizen, competed for Uzbekistan only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her professional career, excluding early juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS).
Alexandr Dolgopolov (b. 1988), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the CIS).
Dayana Yastremska (b. 2000), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).
Alona Bondarenko (b. 1984), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS)
Kateryna Volodko (b. 1986), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS)
Tatiana Golovin (b. 1988), a French citizen, competed for France only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one
Amanda Anisimova (b. 2001), an American citizen, competed for the United States only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized American citizens of Russian descent.
Alexei Popyrin (b. 1999), an Australian citizen, competed for Australia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized Australian citizens of Russian descent.
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Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (7 players, 1 men's & 6 women's, with 1 title each) Usually, except for the grass, winning a bigger (ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000, YEC or GS) title without a title win on this level isn't perceived as comme il faut in the Russian Federation.
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Max Mirnyi (b. 1977), before Belarus, also represented the CIS in juniors for the ITF
Mischa Zverev (b. 1987), a German citizen, competed for Germany only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized German citizen Alexander M. Zverev.[25]
Marta Kostyuk (b. 2002), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).
Denis Shapovalov (b. 1999), a Canadian citizen, competed for Canada only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized Canadian citizen Tessa Shapovalova (a former Soviet tennis player).
Ilya Ivashka (b. 1994), a Belarusian citizen, competed for Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the Union State). Brother-in-law of Karen Khachanov.
Champions of team cups and/or DBL—MX Grand Slams without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (4 players, 2 men's & 2 women's)
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Lyudmyla Kichenok (b. 1992), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).
Uladzimir Ignatik (b. 1990), a Belarusian citizen, competed for Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the Union State and the CIS).
Olga Vasilyevna Morozova is a retired tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the runner-up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships.
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↑ Puzyrev, Denis (18 March 2022). "30 лет изоляции спорта ЮАР из-за апартеида: как он выживал эти годы?"[30 years of South African sport isolation due to apartheid: how did it survive all these years?]. sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 29 April 2022. The fact is by that time South Africa had lost its former importance for the United States: due to Perestroika in the USSR, the threat of the communist regime on the continent has gone by itself. In addition, the largest diamond corporation in the world, De Beers, the richest company in South Africa, has joined the ranks of open opponents of apartheid
"Фоменко Борис Иванович"[Fomenko Boris Ivanovich — Historian of Russian Tennis] (in Russian). Consstemporary Sports Museum. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
↑ "Отца Марии Романовой обвиняют в пособничестве Гитлеру"[Maria Romanova's Father Is Accused of Helping Hitler]. Радио Свобода (in Russian). Svoboda (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2021. Representatives of the Russian nobility applied to Putin with a letter in which they demand not to grant special status to Maria Romanova due to the open support of her father for Hitler
"Lavish Russian wedding for Tsar's descendant". BBC News. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021. The [Holstein-Gottorp-]Romanov dynasty ruled Russia for more than three centuries before Nicholas II abdicated in early 1917. This paved the way for the Bolshevik revolution and 70 years of Communist rule
Россия — колония США?! Почему молчит телевизор?[Is Russia a [de-facto] Colony of USA?! Why There Is a Silence on [a Local Russian] TV?] (in Russian). Official YouTube Channel: MIkhail Sovetsky. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022– via YouTube.
Grachev, Ivan; Mardan, Sergei (3 March 2022). "Историк Андрей Фурсов: На кон поставлено все. Если власть дрогнет, и уступит, это будет конец"[Historian Andrei Fursov[ru]: Everything is at stake. If the government falters and gives in, it will be the end]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 21 March 2022. Melnik-Botkin[fr], the chief of the French secret services under De Gaulle, once said addressing Russians "to make no mistake, the French will never forgive you for defeating Napoleon 200 years ago". I am deeply convinced that the European Union will never forgive Russia for defeating Hitler. Because all of Europe fell to Hitler
Beresnev, Valery (5 May 2021). "Андрей Фурсов: "Ковидоистерия оказалась психоударом, который должен был обеспечить перезапуск Истории""[Andrei Fursov: "Covid-hysteria turned out to be a psycho-shock, which was supposed to ensure the restart of History"]. Business Online[ru] (in Russian). Kazan. Retrieved 21 March 2022. The plot had to be implemented in the form of a two-way plan: at first, Hitler destroys the British Empire, and then Stalin destroys Hitler, after which the exhausted Stalinist USSR becomes, well, a very junior partner of the United States as the master of Western Europe and the former colonial empires of Great Britain and France. It did not work out
The most common "Russophobia" term usually includes the centuries-long "existential hatred or fear towards [Russians]" as one: e. g. Sergeyev, Sergey (2013). "How is Russian Russophobia possible?". Issues of Nationalism (in Russian). 1 (13): 66–85. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
↑ "Слагаемые успеха / Быть мамой Андрея Рублева"[Components of success / Being the mother of Andrey Rublev]. FIS (Fizkultura i sport) (in Russian). 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021. What is considered a [rare] phenomenon for the whole world seems a common thing for the country. The success of women in raising male champions in Russia did not surprise or will not surprise anyone: we have no less female coaches than male coaches, and in the USSR this profession was occupied by women at 80%
↑ Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine (2010) [Album des pavillons: pavillons et marques distinctives]. Альбом национальных флагов (Edition 2000 - Correction n°5 - 2010ed.). Marselle, France: Librairie Maritime Outremer. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21.
1 2 "Макрон изменил синий цвет на французском флаге. Но этого никто не заметил". Meduza (in Russian). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021. In 1991-1993, the colors of the Russian state flag were designated as white, azure and scarlet. But in 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin changed the colors to white, blue and red. He also changed the ratio of the flag's width to its length — instead of 1:2, he has approved 2:3
↑ "U.S. Objectives With Respect to Russia". history.stage.gov. United States Department of State. August 18, 1948. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021. In general, it should be our objective in time of peace as well as in time of war, (a) to reduce the power and influence of Moscow to limits where they will no longer constitute a threat to the peace and stability of international society; and (b) to bring about a basic change in the theory and practice of international relations observed by the government in power in Russia.
↑ "Как определить национальность по фамилии"[How to determine nationality by surname]. vse-samoe-interesnoe.ru (in Russian). Russia: Vse Savoye Intersnoye. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023. to be able to play for Estonia, footballers Sergei Hohlov and Konstantin Kolbasenko had to change their surnames to Simson and Nahk
↑ Golosov, Grigorii (July 2012). "The representation of ethnic Muslims in Russia's regional legislative assemblies". Journal of Eurasian Studies. 3 (2): 93–105. doi:10.1016/j.euras.2012.03.001. S2CID154296765. Fortunately from the point of view of this research, the impact of Islam on the personal names of Russian citizens is visible enough to make ethnic Muslims easily distinguishable from those who are, in their collective backgrounds, Christians (as the majority of Russia's nationalities), Buddhists (as Buryats or Kalmyks), or Jews. There are only two significant exceptions: Ossetians, who cannot be easily distinguished by their names from the surrounding Islamic groups, and Altai, who are mostly Christian...
1 2 3 "Триада, которой нет в Конституции: мракобесие, репрессии, сословность"[The Triad which is not in the Constitution: obscurantism, repression, casta] (in Russian). Republic.ru. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020. Putin's lame eternity has three crutches: purposeful archaization of mass consciousness, constant invention of enemies with their subsequent capture, and formation of a complex class of the new nobles endowed with special rights which are different from the rights of commoners
↑ "Sharapova: "Alcaraz es increíble, lo que más me fascina de él es su espíritu de lucha"". puntodebreak.com (in Spanish). Punto de Break. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023. At the moment I don't see my heir on the horizon. There are excellent players with different styles. The formula for success is not easy to achieve, you need a perfect balance between the game, commitments with sponsors and free time
↑ "Sponsors". Vera Zvonareva Official Website. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
↑ Dadygin, Sergey (2 November 2020). "Теннисистка Надежда Петрова: «Меня пригласили быть свидетелем на свадьбе Овечкина. Но я туда не попала»"[Tennis Player Nadezhda Petrova: "I was invited to be a witness at Ovechkin's wedding. But I didn't get there"]. eg.ru (in Russian). Moscow: Express Gazeta. Retrieved 14 July 2023. — And Dinara Safina, as they say, an affair with coach Željko Krajan helped in her time to become the number racket of the world. — When Dinarka was training with Krajan, she was like a machine. The energy from her was enormous, hormones were playing. I remember, that year Safina was simply "eating" me on the court. But the Dutchman Glen Schaap suppressed her. Energetic vampire. By the way, I also worked with him. Glen was likable, but very bossy. I couldn't stand his negativity
↑ Shvets, Єvgen (26 July 2009). "Андрей Медведев: «Ельцин за смену гражданства предлагал баснословный контракт и квартиру возле Кремля»"[Andrei Medvedev: "Yeltsin Had Been Offering [Me] a Mind-Blowing Contract and an Apartment Near the [Moscow] Kremlin for the Switch of Citizenship"]. LB.ua. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2021. My mother [Svetlana] influenced my decision, she has managed to convince [me], a 20-year-old boy, not quite familiar with the situation, that I was born in Kyiv, and this country is called Ukraine these days, all of my friends are here, my home is here, and it would be unwise to relocate
↑ Nasonov, Alexander. "Украинки теперь будут пожимать руку? Накануне Уимблдона Варвара Грачёва стала француженкой"[Are Ukrainians going to shake her hand now? Varvara Gracheva has become French before Wimbledon]. champioinat.com (in Russian). Moscow: Championat (Russian website). Retrieved 26 June 2023. The 1995 Davis Cup finalist Andrei Chesnokov also saw nothing wrong and expressed the hope that Ukrainian athletes would now begin to shake hands with Gracheva. "Maybe it will be more convenient and easier for her to perform under the French flag. Perhaps Kostyuk and Yastremska will start shaking hands with Varya. I do not blame Gracheva — this is her deliberate and balanced decision. She may have a French passport, but at the same time an irresistible love for Russia. She has a lot to do with this country. I don't see anything wrong with obtaining French citizenship, "Chesnokov said in an interview with the Championat in March
↑ "Как определить национальность по фамилии"[How to determine nationality by surname]. vse-samoe-interesnoe.ru (in Russian). Russia: Vse Savoye Intersnoye. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023. to be able to play for Estonia, footballers Sergei Hohlov and Konstantin Kolbasenko had to change their surnames to Simson and Nahk
↑ Golosov, Grigorii (July 2012). "The representation of ethnic Muslims in Russia's regional legislative assemblies". Journal of Eurasian Studies. 3 (2): 93–105. doi:10.1016/j.euras.2012.03.001. S2CID154296765. Fortunately from the point of view of this research, the impact of Islam on the personal names of Russian citizens is visible enough to make ethnic Muslims easily distinguishable from those who are, in their collective backgrounds, Christians (as the majority of Russia's nationalities), Buddhists (as Buryats or Kalmyks), or Jews. There are only two significant exceptions: Ossetians, who cannot be easily distinguished by their names from the surrounding Islamic groups, and Altai, who are mostly Christian...
↑ "Как определить национальность по фамилии"[How to determine nationality by surname]. vse-samoe-interesnoe.ru (in Russian). Russia: Vse Savoye Intersnoye. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023. to be able to play for Estonia, footballers Sergei Hohlov and Konstantin Kolbasenko had to change their surnames to Simson and Nahk
↑ Golosov, Grigorii (July 2012). "The representation of ethnic Muslims in Russia's regional legislative assemblies". Journal of Eurasian Studies. 3 (2): 93–105. doi:10.1016/j.euras.2012.03.001. S2CID154296765. Fortunately from the point of view of this research, the impact of Islam on the personal names of Russian citizens is visible enough to make ethnic Muslims easily distinguishable from those who are, in their collective backgrounds, Christians (as the majority of Russia's nationalities), Buddhists (as Buryats or Kalmyks), or Jews. There are only two significant exceptions: Ossetians, who cannot be easily distinguished by their names from the surrounding Islamic groups, and Altai, who are mostly Christian...
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