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Tennis is a prominent sport in the Russian Federation, ranking approximately third in popularity after association football and ice hockey. For a long time, tennis held a marginal position among the local sports as it was not an Olympic sport. In September 2009, the main Russian National Tennis Centre , named after Juan Antonio Samaranch, was established in Moscow, the capital of the country at the time.
Arthur Davydovich McPherson (1870–1920) was the founder and president of the first All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, the forerunner of today's Russian Tennis Federation. [1] In 1903 he organized the first St. Petersburg tennis championship and the first national tournament four years later. By 1913, the Russian championship was on the international tour and was thriving. McPherson also helped establish the country's first Olympic Committee. He was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus by the monarch for his contribution to the promotion of tennis in Russia. Following the 1917 Revolutions (that took place in February and October) he was imprisoned and died from typhus in a Moscow prison. [2] [3]
After his father's death in January 1920, Arthur Macpherson Jr. (1896–1976, Russian : Артур Артурович Макферсон) reached his career-best in the quarterfinals of the 1920 Wimbledon Championships. This was his first grand slam (GS) event and also the first GS event for any Russia-related or ex-Russian tennis player. [4] While this generation of Russian, Russia-related and ex-Russian tennis pioneers, including Lev Urusov (1877–1933), Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (1893–1970) and his mixed doubles partner Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (1887–1969), were still alive and active, none of the other local athletes could think about being welcomed by the international sports community. [1] [5]
Year | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
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1907 | present-day![]() {dependency: then ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() George Walter Bray (returned to ![]() | — | — | — | — |
1908 | ![]() (immigrated to ![]() | — | ![]() / ![]() (returned to ![]() | — | — |
1909 | ![]() | ![]() (immigrated to ![]() | ![]() / ![]() | — | — |
1910 | ![]() (immigrated to ![]() | present-day![]() {dependency: then ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (immigrated to ![]() | ![]() / ![]() | — | — |
1911 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() / ![]() | — | — |
1912 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ? ![]() (couldn't immigrate after 1918 and committed suicide in a Russian prison in 1922) | — | ![]() / ![]() |
1913 | ![]() | present-day![]() {dependency: then ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Liudmila Iznar (immigrated to ![]() ![]() ![]() | — | — | ![]() / ![]() |
1914 | ![]() | present-day ![]() {1912-1959 flag version: ![]() Elizabeth Ryan | ![]() / ![]() (both returned to ![]() | — | — |
SUMMARY: Singles Titles by Governorate 1. |
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During the Soviet era, tennis was not popular due to its lack of appearance in the Olympic Games, cost, and strong association with the Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (abbr. HGR) royal dynasty. [a] 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 government to influence apartheid in South Africa. [10] In addition, local men's tennis players were seriously bullied by the other Soviet athletes for competing in what they deemed a 'girlie' sport. [11] [12] [13] Many thought this because, at one point, about 80 percent of tennis coaches in the USSR were women. [14]
In 1976, The New York Times reported that while tennis was still popular in the USSR, there was a scarcity of equipment, and no tennis clubs. [15]
Alex Metreveli's (b. 1944) — 9 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Aug 1974, South Orange Open)
| Olga Morozova's (b. 1949) — 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jun 1976, Kent Championships)
| Andrei Chesnokov's (b. 1966) — 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 1991, Canadian Open)
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Leila Meskhi's (b. 1968) — 5 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one of four representing USSR: Feb 1991, WTA Wellington; one representing Georgia: Jan 1995, Hobart International)
| Andrei Medvedev's (b. 1974) — 11 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one of three representing CIS: Aug 1992, ATP Bordeaux; last one of eight representing Ukraine: May 1997, German Open)
| Natasha Zvereva's (b. 1971) — 4 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one of two representing USSR: Jan 1990, Sydney International; last one of two representing Belarus: Jun 1999, Eastbourne International)
| Natalia Medvedeva's (b. 1971) — 4 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (one representing USSR: Nov 1990, WTA Nashville; one representing CIS: Feb 1992, WTA Linz; last one of two representing Ukraine: Oct 1993, WTA Essen)
| Larisa Savchenko's (b. 1966) — 2 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (one representing USSR: Sep 1991, St. Petersburg Open; one representing Latvia: Aug 1993, Schenectady Open)
| Dimitri Poliakov's (b. 1968) — 1 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (one representing USSR: Aug 1991, Yugoslav Open)
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Since the end of the Soviet era, tennis has become more popular and Russia has produced many famous tennis players. In recent years, the number of top Russian women players has been considerable, with Maria Sharapova (of Belarusian origin, Belarusian : Марыя Юр'еўна Шарапава, romanized: Maryja Jur’jeŭna Šarapava) and Dinara Safina (of Tatar origin, Tatar : Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина, romanized: Dinara Möbin kızı Safina). Other Russian women to achieve international success include Anna Chakvetadze, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Myskina, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva and Anna Kournikova. The Russian Federation has won the Fed Cup 4 times, in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Tennis Event, 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.
Russia also boasts three former number 1 men's players–Safina's older brother Marat Safin (of Tatar origin, Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, romanized: Marat Möbin ulı Safin), Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniil Medvedev. Russian men currently in the top 10 include Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, the former of whom was a finalist at the 2019 US Open, 2021 Australian Open, 2022 Australian Open. He won the 2021 US Open. [16] Medvedev had briefly reached the number 1 ranking in February 2022, before being overtaken by Novak Djokovic. He reclaimed his first spot again in June 2022. [17] Medvedev was the first player to reach number 1 without being a member of the 'Big Four'; Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal, since February 2004. [18]
Nevertheless, a majority of their projected target audience expects every successful tennis player from Russia to obtain foreign citizenship sooner or later, even if only for the sake of a better travel visa. [19] [20]
Grand Slam Events | Other Accolades | ||||||||
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Australian Open (hard court) | French Open (clay court) | Wimbledon (grass court) | US Open (hard court) | Olympic Tennis Event (Medalists) | No. 1s | Year-End Finals (hard court) | Year-End No. 1s | ||
Men's singles | Y. Kafelnikov 1999 M. Safin 2005 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1996 | – | Marat Safin 2000 D. Medvedev 2021 | Andrei Cherkasov 1992 Barcelona (clay court) | bronze | Y. Kafelnikov 1999 M. Safin 2000 D. Medvedev 2022 | Nikolay Davydenko 2009 Daniil Medvedev 2020 | – |
Y. Kafelnikov 2000 Sydney (hard court) | gold | ||||||||
Karen Khachanov 2020 Tokyo (hard court) | silver | ||||||||
Women's singles | M. Sharapova 2008 | Anastasia Myskina 2004 S. Kuznetsova 2009 M. Sharapova 2012 M. Sharapova 2014 | Maria Sharapova 2004 | Svetlana Kuznetsova 2004 M. Sharapova 2006 | Elena Dementieva 2000 Sydney (hard court) | silver | M. Sharapova 2005 D. Safina 2009 | M. Sharapova 2004 | – |
Vera Zvonareva 2008 Beijing(hard court) | bronze | ||||||||
E. Dementieva 2008 Beijing (hard court) | gold | ||||||||
Dinara Safina 2008 Beijing(hard court) | silver | ||||||||
M. Sharapova 2012 London (grass court) | silver |
Maria Sharapova's 36 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Oct 2017, Tianjin Open), born 1987
| Rauza Islanova's children – Marat Safin's (last title: Jan 2005), born 1980, and Dinara Safina's (last title: Jul 2009), born 1986, – 27 ATP / WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov's 26 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Sep 2002, President's Cup), born 1974
| Nikolay Davydenko's 21 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: May 2011, Bavarian Championships), born 1981
| Svetlana Kuznetsova's 18 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Aug 2018, Washington Open), born 1985
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Elena Dementieva's 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Feb 2010, Open GDF Suez), born 1981
| Marat Safin's 15 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jan 2005, Australian Open), born 1980
| Nadia Petrova's 13 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Nov 2012, Tournament of Champions), born 1982
| Dinara Safina's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2009, Slovenia Open), born 1986
| Vera Zvonareva's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2011, Baku Cup), born 1984
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Anastasia Myskina's 10 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Sep 2005, Kolkata Open), born 1981
| Mikhail Youzhny's 10 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Oct 2013, Valencia Open), born 1982
| Anna Chakvetadze's 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2010, Slovenia Open), born 1987
| Dmitry Tursunov's 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jun 2011, Rosmalen Open), born 1982
| Maria Kirilenko's 6 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Feb 2013, Pattaya Open), born 1987
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Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2021 Mallorca Championships.
Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open.
Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Bad Homburg Open.
Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Iași Open.
All Titles (SGL, DBL, MX) | |||||||
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![]() | Flag of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanow (official flag since 1858, St. Petersburg): G. Bray, W. Bray, L. Urusov, E. Polonskaya, M. Sumarokov-Elston, A. Alenitsyn, A. McPherson, R. McPherson | ![]() | Flag of Russia (co-official flag since 1896, Russian historical flag from 1696 to 1858, Moscow): N. Martynova-Danilevskaya | ![]() | Flag of Estland (Estonian historical flag unbanned from 1904 to 1915): L. Iznar | ![]() | Flag of the United States (from 1912 to 1959): E. Ryan |
Last updated after the Doha (SGL: Andrey Rublev - Feb 2025),
Also: Madrid Open (DBL: Karen Khachanov with Andrey Rublev - Apr 2023),
Davis Cup ( Team: Evgeny Donskoy, Aslan Karatsev, Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev, and Andrey Rublev - Dec 2021).
Active player Daniil Medvedev's 20 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of thirteen representing Russia: Sep 2021, US Open; recent one as a neutral athlete: May 2023, Italian Open), born 1996 (in ![]()
| Active player Andrey Rublev's 17 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of ten representing Russia: Feb 2022, Open 13; recent one as a neutral athlete: Feb 2025, Doha), born 1997 (in ![]()
| Active player Karen Khachanov's 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of four representing Russia: Nov 2018, Paris Masters; recent one as a neutral athlete: Oct 2024, Almaty Open), born 1996 (in ![]()
| Active player Aslan Karatsev's 3 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one &/or last one of three representing Russia: Jan 2022, Sydney International), born 1993 (in ![]()
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Last updated after the Monterrey Open (SGL: Diana Shnaider - Aug 2025);
Also: Wimbledon Championships (DBL: Veronika Kudermetova with Elise Mertens - Jul 2025),
Tokyo Olympics (MX: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with
Andrey Rublev - Aug 2021),
BJK Cup: ( Team: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Daria Kasatkina, [d] Veronika Kudermetova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Liudmila Samsonova [e] - Nov 2021).
Active player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one &/or last one of twelve representing Russia: May 2018, Internationaux de Strasbourg), born 1991 (in ![]()
| Active player Daria Kasatkina's 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of four representing Russia: Feb 2021, St. Petersburg Trophy; recent one as a neutral athlete: Oct 2024, Ningbo Open), born 1997 (in ![]()
| Active player Liudmila Samsonova's 5 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (one representing Russia: Feb 2021, German Open; recent one as a neutral athlete: Jun 2024, 's-Hertogenbosch), born 1998 (in ![]()
| Active player Ekaterina Alexandrova's 5 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (one representing Russia: Jan 2020, Shenzhen; recent one as a neutral athlete: Jan 2025, Linz), born 1994 (in ![]()
| Active player Diana Shnaider's 5 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one as a neutral athlete: Aug 2025, Monterrey), born 2004 (in ![]()
| Active player Anastasia Potapova's 3 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one as a neutral athlete: Feb 2025, Cluj-Napoca), born 2001 (in ![]()
| Active player Mirra Andreeva's 3 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one as a neutral athlete: Mar 2025, Indian Wells), born 2007 (in ![]()
| Active player Veronika Kudermetova's 2 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (one representing Russia: Apr 2021, Charleston Open; recent one as a neutral athlete: Oct 2023, Pan Pacific Open), born 1997 (in ![]()
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Last updated after the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Aug 2024).
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⛒ – completed Career Grand Slam in singles |
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Universiade (FISU) medalists in singles:
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# | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles + CHL + ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
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Grand Slam singles champions | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Maria Sharapova [27] [28] | F | 1987 | 5 | 1 | 14 | S-2012 | ![]() ![]() ⛒ ![]() ![]() ![]() | 36 (39) 40 (43) | 2008 | RTD 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 121 w (41) JNR | KDA | SO |
2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov [29] before the Russian Federation also represented the USSR and the CIS | M | 1974 | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 (7) | G-2000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 26 (53) 27 (56) | 2002 | RTD 2003 2010 | – | – | 2002 | 2019 | 2H | 16 w (4) | KDA | |
3 | Daniil Medvedev [30] | M | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 6 | QF (1R–1R) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 21 25 (29) | 2021 | 2021 | – | 2021 | – | – | 2H | 116 w (170) JNR | MOW | CE |
4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | F | 1985 | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 (6) | QF (QF) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 18 (34) 19 (35) | 2004 2007 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | 2015 | – | 2H | 2 (3) JNR | SPE | NW |
5 | Marat Safin | M | 1980 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2R | ![]() | 15 (17) 16 (19) | 2002 2006 | RTD 2009 | – | – | 2010 | 2016 | 2H | 19 w (71) JNR 345 | MOW | CE |
6 | Anastasia Myskina | F | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3) | SF (2R) | ![]() | 10 (15) 13 (21) | 2004 2005 | RTD 2007 | – | NA | 2011 | – | 2H | 2 (15) JNR 48 | MOW | |
NA | Elena Rybakina prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation [31] | F | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 2 | SF | 8 12 (16) | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 3 (48) JNR | NA | NA | |
Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Nikolay Davydenko | M | 1981 | SF4 | 1 | 3 | 2R (QF) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 21 (23) 25 (27) 26 (28) | 2006 | RTD 2014 | – | – | 2012 | – | 2H | 3 (31) JNR 510 | VGG | SO |
Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or YEC singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Elena Dementieva | F | 1981 | RU2 | 0 (1) | 3 (5) | S-2000 G-2008 (1R) | ![]() | 16 (22) 19 (28) | 2005 | RTD 2010 | – | NA | 2011 | – | 2H | 3 (5) JNR | MOW | CE |
9 | Andrey Rublev | M | 1997 | QF10 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1R (1R– G ) | ![]() | 16 (20–21) 17 (23–24) 21 (28–29) | 2021 | 2021 | – | 2021 | – | – | 2H | 5 (55) JNR | MOW | CE |
10 | Nadezhda "Nadia" Petrova | F | 1982 | SF2 | 0 (2) | 3 (12) | 3R (B) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 13 (37) 17 (41) | 2007 | RTD 2013 | 2007 | NA | 2013 | – | 2H | 3 (3) JNR | MOW | CE |
11 | Vera Zvonareva | F | 1984 | RU2 (3–5) | 0 (1) | 1 (5) | B-2008 (QF) | ![]() ![]() | 12 (28–30) 12 (30–32) 15 (34–37) | 2004 2008 | – | – | NA | 2014 | – | 2H | 2 (7) JNR | MOW | CE |
12 | Dinara Safina | F | 1986 | RU3 (1) | 0 | 5 (6) | S-2008 (QF) | ![]() | 12 (21) 15 (27) | 2005 2008 | RTD 2011 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 126 w (8) JNR | MOW | CE |
NA | Andrei Medvedev before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS [34] | M | 1974 | RU1 | 0 | 4 | – | ![]() | 11 | – | RTD 2001 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 4 (185) | NA | NA |
13 | Anna Chakvetadze | F | 1987 | SF1 | 0 | 1 | – | ![]() ![]() | 8 10 (11) | 2007 2008 | RTD 2013 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 5 (53) JNR | MOW | CE |
14 | Andrei Chesnokov before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | M | 1966 | SF1 | 0 | 2 | 2R | 7 10 | – | RTD 1999 | – | – | 2003 | – | 2H | 9 (342) | MOW | CE | |
15 | Karen Khachanov | M | 1996 | SF2 | 0 | 1 (2) | S-2020 (1R) | ![]() | 6 (7) 8 (9) 14 (15) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | 2H | 8 (64) JNR | MOW | CE |
16 | Elena Vesnina | F | 1986 | SF1 (3–4) | 0 (1) | 1 (9) | 2R ( G –S) | 3 (21–22) 5 (29–30) | 2007 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 13 (1) JNR 116 | KDA | SO | |
# | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles + CHL + ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
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Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | F | 1991 | RU1 | 0 | 0 (2) | QF ( – G ) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 12 (18–19) 17 (31–32) | 2021 | NA | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 11 (21) JNR ![]() | MOS 2021 | CE |
NA | Anna Smashnova before switching to Israel, also represented the USSR in juniors [35] | F | 1976 | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | 1R | ![]() | 12 19 | – | RTD 2007 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 15 (275) | NA | NA |
18 | Mikhail Youzhny | M | 1982 | SF2 | 0 | 0 | QF (2R) | ![]() ![]() | 10 (19) 15 (25) 19 (30) | 2002 2006 | RTD 2018 | – | – | 2012 | – | 1H | 8 (38) JNR ![]() | MOW 2003 | CE |
NA | Alexander "Alex" Iraklievich Metreveli represented the USSR | M | 1944 | RU1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 9 (10) | – | RTD 1979 | NA | NA | 2002 | – | 1H | 9 (80) | NA 1966 (URS) | NA |
NA | Olga Vasilievna Morozova represented the USSR | F | 1949 | RU2 (1) | 0 | NA | – | ![]() ![]() | 8 (24) 33 (75) | – | RTD 1977 1989 | NA | NA | 2006 | – | 1H | 7 (–) | NA 1971 (URS) | NA |
19 | Dmitry Tursunov [36] | M | 1982 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 1R (2R) | 7 (14) 19 (31) 24 (37) | 2006 | RTD 2017 | 2007 | – | 2014 | – | 2H | 20 (36) JNR 246 | MOW 2007 | CE | |
20 | Daria Kasatkina | F | 1997 | SF1 | 0 | 0 | QF (QF) | ![]() | 7 (8) 14 (15) | 2021 | NA | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 8 (43) JNR ![]() | SAM 2022 [37] | VO |
21 | Maria Kirilenko | F | 1987 | QF3 | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | SF (B) | ![]() ![]() | 6 (18) 8 (20) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 10 (5) JNR ![]() | MOS 2012 | CE |
Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
NA | Leila Meskhi before Georgia, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | F | 1968 | QF1 | 0 | 0 | 2R (B) | ![]() ![]() | 5 (10) 6 (13) | – | RTD 1995 | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 12 (21) | NA | NA |
22 | Liudmila Samsonova while apart from the Russian Federation, also represented Italy | F | 1998 | 4R2 | 0 | 0 (1) | – | 5 (6) 5 (6) 9 (12) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 12 (40) JNR 65 | – | NW | |
NA | Nikoloz Basilashvili born in Georgia, also represented the Russian Federation in juniors [38] | M | 1992 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 3R | 5 10 20 (22) | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 16 (148) JNR 59 | NA | NA | |
Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
NA | Natalia "Natasha" Zvereva before Belarus, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | F | 1971 | RU1 (18–20) | 0 (3) | 0 (23) | QF (B) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 (84–86) 7 (90–92) | – | RTD 2002 | – | NA | 2009 | 2010 | 2H | 5 (1) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA |
NA | Natalia Medvedeva before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS | F | 1971 | 3R4 | 0 | 0 | – (1R) | 4 (16) 4 (17) | – | RTD 1998 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 23 (21) | NA 2000 (UKR) | NA | |
23 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | F | 1994 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 2R | 4 (5) 7 (8) 14 (15) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 15 (58) JNR 925 | CHE 2022 [37] | UR | |
NA | Alexander Bublik prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1997 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | 4 10 14 (17) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 18 (47) JNR ![]() | NA | NA | |
Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | Elena Likhovtseva prior switching to the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & Kazakhstan | F | 1975 | SF1 (0–2) | 0 | 0 (4) | 1R (2R) | ![]() | 3 (30–32) 5 (38–40) | – | RTD 2007 | – | NA | 2010 | – | 2H | 15 (3) | MOW 2000 | CE |
25 | Ekaterina Makarova | F | 1988 | SF2 (3–4) | 0 (1) | 0 (7) | 3R ( G ) | ![]() | 3 (18–19) 6 (30–31) | 2008 | RTD 2019 | – | – | – | – | 2H/L | 8 (1) JNR ![]() | MOW 2009 | CE |
26 | Elena Bovina | F | 1983 | QF1 (0–1) | 0 | 0 (2) | RTD 2018 | 3 (8–9) 11 (27–28) | 2005 | RTD 2012 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 14 (14) JNR 87 | – | CE | |
27 | Aslan Karatsev | M | 1993 | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 2R (1R–S) | ![]() | 3 (4) 6 (8) 16 (21) | 2021 | 2021 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 14 (87) JNR 47 | RU-SE 2021 | NC |
28 | Igor Andreev | M | 1983 | QF1 | 0 | 0 | 3R (QF) | ![]() | 3 (4) 3 (7) 7 (11) | 2006 / CPT 2021 | RTD 2013 | – | – | 2013 | – | 2H | 18 (59) JNR 116 | MOW 2008 | CE |
29 | Alexander Volkov before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1967 ‡ | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | 3 4 7 (11) | – | RTD 1998 | – | – | 2005 | – | 2H/L | 14 (136) | KGD 1999 | NW | |
30 | Diana Shnaider | F | 2004 | 2R2 | 0 | 0 | 2R (S) | 3 5 (6) 10 (14) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 20 (65) JNR ![]() | – | VO | |
NA | Yulia Putintseva prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1995 | QF3 | 0 | 0 | 1R | ![]() ![]() | 3 3 9 | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 27 (158) JNR ![]() | NA | NA |
Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
NA | Larisa Savchenko-Neiland before Ukraine → Latvia, also represented the USSR | F | 1966 | QF2 (2–6) | 0 | 0 (10) | QF (QF) | ![]() | 2 (67–71) 4 (72–76) | – | RTD 2010 | – | NA | 2006 | – | 1H | 13 (1) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA |
31 | Andrei Olhovskiy before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1966 | 4R2 (0–2) | 0 | 0 | QF | 2 (22–24) 2 (29–31) 2 (30–32) | – | RTD 1998 2005 | – | – | 2005 | – | 2H | 49 (6) | MOW 1997 | CE | |
32 | Veronika Kudermetova | F | 1997 | QF1 | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | 1R (SF) | 2 (10) 3 (15) 7 (35) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 9 (2) JNR 22 | RU-TA 2022 [37] | VO | |
33 | Alisa Kleybanova | F | 1989 | 4R2 | 0 | 0 (1) | – | ![]() | 2 (7) 16 (34) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 20 (10) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
34 | Margarita Betova | F | 1994 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 (6) 11 (23) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 1H | 41 (25) JNR 35 | – | CE | |
35 | Anastasia Potapova | F | 2001 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 2 (5) 3 (8) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 21 (40) JNR ![]() | – | VO |
36 | Andrei Cherkasov before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | M | 1970 | QF3 | 0 | 0 | B-1992 | ![]() | 2 6 (8) 7 (10) | – | RTD 2000 | – | – | 2005 | – | 2H | 13 (141) | RU-BA 1992 &/or 1999 [39] | VO |
# | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles + CHL + ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
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Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
NA | Max Mirnyi before Belarus, also represented the CIS in juniors for the ITF | M | 1977 | QF1 (6–10) | 0 (2) | 0 (16) | QF (QF–G) | 1 (53–58) 1 (60–65) 4 (66–71) | – | RTD 2018 | – | – | – | – | 1H | 18 (1) | NA 2001 (BLR) | NA | |
NA | Yaroslava Shvedova prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation (abbr. RF) | F | 1987 | QF3 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1R ( –1R) | 1 (14) 2 (16) 6 (23) | – | RTD 2021 | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 25 (3) JNR ![]() | NA | NA | |
37 | Alla Kudryavtseva | F | 1987 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (10) 3 (27) | 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 56 (15) JNR ![]() | MOW 2008 | CE | |
NA | Daria Saville prior switching to Australia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1994 | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | ![]() ![]() | 1 (3) 5 (9) | – | – | AUS 2016 | NA | NA | – | 2H | 20 (45) JNR ![]() | NA | NA |
38 | Vera Dushevina | F | 1986 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() ![]() | 1 (2) 2 (8) | 2005 | RTD 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 31 (27) JNR ![]() | MOS 2006 | CE |
39 | Anna Blinkova | F | 1998 | 3R4 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 1 (2) 2 (4) 5 (17) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 34 (45) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
40 | Igor Kunitsyn | M | 1981 | 3R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (2) 9 (14) 15 (21) | – | RTD 2013 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 35 (49) JNR 61 | – | FE | |
41 | Mirra Andreeva | F | 2007 | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 1R (S–1R) | ![]() | 1 1 7 | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 23 (94) JNR ![]() | – | SI |
NA | Andrey Golubev prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1987 | 2R4 | 0 | 0 | – (1R–1R) | 1 8 (23) 13 (32) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 1H | 33 (24) JNR 101 | NA | NA | |
42 | Ksenia Pervak in-between competing for the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan [40] | F | 1991 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 1 10 (13) | – | RTD 2015 | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 37 (123) JNR ![]() | – | UR |
NA | Mikhail Kukushkin prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1987 | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | 2R | 1 15 16 (17) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 39 (67) | NA | NA | |
43 | Maria Timofeeva | F | 2003 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 1 6 (12) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 93 (179) JNR 33 | – | CE | |
NA | Dimitri Poliakov before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1968 | 2R3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 5 (10) | – | RTD 1998 | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 93 (119) | – | NA | |
# | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles + CHL + ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
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Top-10 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | Anna Kournikova | F | 1981 | SF1 (2) | 0 (2) | 0 (4) | 1R | ![]() ![]() | 0 (16) 2 (18) | – | RTD 2003 | – | NA | 2015 | – | 2H | 8 (1) JNR 130 | MOW 1999 | CE |
Top-20 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Anna Kalinskaya | F | 1998 | QF1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 (3) 1 (4) 8 (20) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 16 (49) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
46 | Tatiana Panova | F | 1976 | 3R8 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 6 | – | RTD 2006 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 20 (75) | – | CE | |
Champions of team cups and/or DBL–MX Grand Slams without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
NA | Anna Danilina prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation (abbr. RF) | F | 1995 | 0 (0–1) | 0 | 0 | – | 0 (5–6) 0 (8–9) 1 (35–36) | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 269 (10) JNR ![]() | NA | NA | |
47 | Eugenia Maniokova | F | 1968 | 2R2 (0–1) | 0 | 0 | – | 0 (4–5) 3 (27–28) | – | RTD 1996 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 66 (18) | MOW 2001 | CE | |
48 | Evgeny Donskoy | M | 1990 | 3R2 | 0 | 0 | 3R | ![]() | 0 12 (15) 14 (19) | 2021 | 2021 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 65 (161) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
49 | Andrei Stoliarov | M | 1977 | 3R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 1 (5) 3 (9) | 2002 | RTD 2008 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 71 (151) | KDA 2003 | SO | |
NA | Shamil Anvyarovich Tarpischev represented the USSR | M | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | CPT 2002 2006 2021 / CPT 2004 2005 2007 2008 | RTD 1974 | – | – | 2002 ⇒ EXPLD 2022 | – | 2H | – | MOW 1996 [39] | NA | |
Last updated after the XXXII Summer World University Games (Jul 2025).
# | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles + CHL + ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
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Other notable players in the Top-50 | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | F | 1984 | QF1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 (1) 1 (2) | – | RTD 2005 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 25 (22) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
NA | Vladimir Voltchkov before Belarus, also represented the USSR and CIS in juniors (not for the ITF) | M | 1978 | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 2R (2R) | ![]() | 0 (1) 8 (14) 13 (25) | – | RTD 2008 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 25 (71) JNR ![]() | – | NA |
51 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. before switching to the Russian Federation, represented the United States [40] | M | 1983 | 3R2 | 0 | 0 | 2R | 0 (1) 10 (16) 14 (22) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 33 (100) JNR 57 | – | CE | |
52 | Roman Safiullin | M | 1997 | QF1 | 0 | 0 | 3R (1R) | ![]() ![]() | 0 4 (5) 23 (27) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 36 (239) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
NA | Elina Avanesyan prior switching to Armenia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 2002 | 4R2 (3R1) | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 8 (14) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 36 (163) JNR 32 | NA | NA |
NA | Varvara Gracheva prior switching to France, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 2000 | 4R1 (3R1) | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | 0 0 7 | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 39 (135) JNR ![]() | NA | NA | |
53 | Andrey Kuznetsov | M | 1991 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 8 (12) 15 (24) | – | RTD 2023 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 39 (137) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
54 | Elena Makarova | F | 1973 | 3R4 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0 (1) 6 (13) | – | RTD 1999 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 43 (41) | – | CE |
55 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | M | 1985 | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 (1) 10 (21) 15 (29) | – | RTD 2018 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 43 (101) JNR 33 | – | CE |
NA | Alexander Shevchenko prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 2000 | 2R2 (2R1) | 0 | 0 | 1R | 0 4 7 (9) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 45 (406) JNR 339 | NA | NA | |
56 | Pavel Kotov | M | 1998 | 3R1 (1R1) | 0 | 0 | 1R | 0 3 (4) 6 (7) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 50 (226) JNR 34 | – | CE | |
Other notable players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame inductees in the Top-100 | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Erika Andreeva | F | 2004 | 2R3 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 3 (5) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 65 (274) JNR ![]() | – | SI |
58 | Konstantin Kravchuk | M | 1985 | 2R1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 3 (16) 12 (36) | – | RTD 2017 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 78 (100) JNR 45 | – | CE |
59 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | F | 1996 | 3R1 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 (0) 7 (8) | – | RTD 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 87 (312) JNR ![]() | – | SI |
60 | Irina Khromacheva | F | 1995 | 1R4 | 0 | 0 (1) | – | ![]() | 0 (8) 1 (15) 19 (66) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 89 (14) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
NA | Teimuraz Iraklievich Kakulia represented the USSR | M | 1947 ‡ | 4R1 | NA | NA | NA | ![]() | 0 ? (?) | – | RTD 1978 | NA | NA | 2008 | – | 1H | 91 | NA 1977 (URS) | NA |
NA | Tatiana Ignatieva before Belarus, represented the USSR and the CIS | F | 1974 | 2R1 | NA | NA | NA | ![]() | 0 1 | – | RTD 1997 | NA | NA | – | – | 2H | 91 (570) | – | NA |
Other notable players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame inductees in the Top-200 | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Sofya Zhuk | F | 1999 | 1R2 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 6 | – | RTD 2019 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 116 (–) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
62 | Alina Korneeva | F | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() ![]() | 0 0 3 (4) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 128 (261) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
63 | Ivan Gakhov [41] | M | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 2 (3) 16 (17) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 142 (170) JNR 616 | – | CE |
NA | Anatoli Filippovich Volkov | M | 1948 | 2R2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | RTD 1981 | – | – | 2013 | – | ?H | 163 | MOW 2003 [39] | NA | |
64 | Ksenia Lykina | F | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() ![]() | 0 6 (21) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 171 (108) JNR ![]() | – | VO |
NA | Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev represented the USSR | M | 1960 | 1R2 | NA | NA | NA | ![]() ![]() | 0 | – | NA | NA | NA | 2015 | – | 2H | 175 (307) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA |
NA | Julia Apostoli prior switching to Greece, also represented the USSR [42] | F | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 3 (4) | – | RTD 1991 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 194 (130) | NA | NA | |
65 | Alina Charaeva | F | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 4 (8) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 197 (221) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
Other notable players in the Top-300 | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Evgeny Kirillov | M | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 1 7 | – | RTD 2012 2015 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 205 (195) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
NA | Natela Dzalamidze prior switching to Georgia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1993 | 0 (2R3) | 0 | 0 | – | 0 (3) 0 (6) 10 (45) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 245 (43) JNR 224 | NA | NA | |
67 | Gulnara Fattakhetdinova | F | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 2 (13) | – | RTD 2004 | – | NA | – | – | ? | 246 (102) JNR 106 | – | CE |
NA | Ģirts Dzelde before Latvia, represented the USSR | M | 1963 | 2R2 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 (4) | – | RTD 2000 | NA | NA | – | – | 2H | 273 (108) | – | NA |
68 | Alevtina Ibragimova | F | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 1 (6) | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 275 (102) JNR ![]() | – | CE | |
NA | Konstantin Pavlovich Pugaev represented the USSR | M | 1955 | 2R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 | – | NA | NA | NA | – | – | ? | 281 (237) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA | |
NA | Artem Sitak prior switching to New Zealand, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 (5) 0 (15) 5 (35) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 299 (32) JNR 79 | NA | NA |
Other notable players in the Top-500 | |||||||||||||||||||
NA | Sergey Nikolayevich Leonyuk represented the USSR | M | 1960 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | 0 0 (1) | – | NA | NA | NA | – | – | ? | 327 (245) | – | NA | |
69 | Yana Buchina | F | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 2 (3) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 334 (569) JNR ![]() | – | VO |
70 | Philipp Mukhometov | M | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 (1) 2 (7) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | ? | 355 (312) JNR 38 | – | CE |
71 | Irina Zvereva if counting her 1993–1994 comeback attempt (because she was already based in Germany), represented the USSR, the CIS and the Russian Federation [43] | F | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 1 (2) | – | RTD 1994 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 380 (466) | NA | SO | |
Other notable players outside the Top-500 | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | Yaroslav Demin | M | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ![]() | 0 0 1 | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 624 (709) JNR ![]() | – | CE |
73 | Sergei Demekhine married Veronika Kudermetova [44] | M | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 1 (9) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 637 (438) JNR 95 | – | CE | |
Last updated after the passing of Vladimir Korotkov (lifespan: Apr 1948 – Jun 2025).
Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | All titles + CHL + ITF | AC / UC | HOF | BH [45] | ZMS Year |
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In chronological order | ||||||||
Lev Vladimirovich Urusov represented the Russian Empire (aka Leon Ouroussoff) | M | 1877 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 1 ≈ 3 [5] | NA | 2008 | 1H/? | NA |
George Walter Bray (aka Georgi Vassilievich Brei ), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1880 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 3 (6) ≈ 32 [46] | NA | 2004 | 1H/? | NA |
Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn | M | 1884 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 4 (5) ≈ 120 [47] | NA | 2005 | 1H | NA |
Walter George Bray (aka Vladimir Vassilievich Brei ), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1886 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (4) ≈ 0 (16) [46] | NA | 2004 | 1H/? | NA |
Nadezhda Viktorovna Martynova-Danilevskaya (aka Nadia Danilevsky) | F | 1887 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 3 7 [48] | NA | 2014 | 1H/? | NA |
Liudmila Nikolaievna Iznar | F | 1892 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 1 [49] | NA | – | 1H/? | NA |
Mikhail Nikolaievich Sumarokov-Elston (aka Michel de Soumarokoff-Elston) | M | 1893 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 6 (10) ≈ 39 [50] | NA | 2002 | 1H/L | NA |
Arthur McPherson Jr. (aka Artur Arturovich Makferson , first son of Artur Davydovich Makferson ), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1896 ‡ | QF1 | ? ? ? | NA | – | 1H/? | NA |
Robert McPherson (1897–1916, aka Robert Arturovich Makferson , second son of Artur Davydovich Makferson ) | M | 1897 ‡ | – | ? ? ? | NA | – | 1H/? | NA |
Other notable unranked players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame inductees and/or USSR Championships winners (in chronological order; all representing the USSR) [51] | ||||||||
Evgeni Stepanovich Ovanesov | M | 1893 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (0) | NA | – | 1H | NA 1936 (URS) |
Sofia Vassilievna Maltseva | F | 1895 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 2 (3) | NA | 2007 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
Bruno Al’fredowitsch Spiegel Died in 1940 in the Gulag. Rehabilitated on June 13, 1989. | M | 1897 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (1) | NA | — | ? | — |
Tamira Kazimirovna Sukhodolskaia Married Bruno Spiegel. Died in 1938. | F | 1898 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 1 (1–2) | NA | — | ? | — |
Evgeni Arkadievich Kudryavtsev | M | 1898 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 4 (12–17) | NA | 2004 | 1H/L | NA 1934 (URS) |
Viacheslav Konstantinovich Multino real surname: Multinenko | M | 1899 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (2–4) | NA | 2010 | 1H | NA 1946 (URS) |
Nikolai Nikolaievich Ivanov | M | 1901 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (1) | NA | 2012 | 1H | NA 1946 (URS) |
Zinaida Georgievna Klochkova | F | 1903 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (4–9) | NA | 2007 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
Nina Sergeevna Teplyakova | F | 1904 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 7 (9) | NA | 2003 | 1H | NA 1936 (URS) |
Eduard Eduardovich Negrebetsky | M | 1908 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 4 (13–18) | NA | 2006 | 1H | NA 1948 (URS) |
Galina Sergeevna Korovina | F | 1909 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (12–13) | NA | 2009 | 1H | NA 1945 (URS) |
Boris Ilyich Novikov | M | 1909 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 5 | NA | 2005 | 1H | NA 1938 (URS) |
Nadezhda Mitrofanovna Slavinskaia-Belonenko | F | 1911 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 3 (4) | NA | – | 1H | NA 1950 (URS) |
Olga Nikolaievna Kalmykova | F | 1913 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 2 (3–4) | NA | – | 1H | NA 1948 (URS) |
Elizaveta Mikhailovna Chuvirina [52] | F | 1914 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 4 (6–8) | NA | – | 1H | – |
Tatiana Borisovna Nalimova | F | 1915 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (12–21) | NA | 2011 | 1H | NA 1948 (URS) |
Evgeni Vladimirovich Korbut | M | 1917 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 | NA | 2006 | 1H | – |
Semyon Pavlovich Belits-Geiman | M | 1921 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (2) | NA | 2008 | 1H | – |
Natalya Borisovna Vetoshnikova [53] | F | 1921 | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (0) | NA | 2013 | 1H | – |
Nikolai Nikolaievich Ozerov | M | 1922 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 5 (18–24) | NA | 2003 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
Sergei Sergeevich Andreev | M | 1923 ‡ | 0 | 0 ? (?) | NA | 2005 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
Larisa Dmitrievna Preobrazhenskaia | F | 1929 ‡ | – | 0 1 (3–4) | NA | 2006 | ?H | – |
Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko-Titova | F | 1934 ‡ | 2R1 | 0 ? (?) | NA | 2007 | ?H | NA 1991 (URS) |
Irina Evgenievna Ermolova ![]() ![]() ![]() [54] | F | 1938 | 1R1 | 0 4 (14) | NA | – | ? | – |
Anna Vladimirovna Dmitrieva ![]() | F | 1940 ‡ | 4R3 | 0 12 (25) | NA | 2004 | 1H/L | NA 1964 (URS) |
Toomas Leius ![]() ![]() ![]() Born in Nazi-occupied Estonia | M | 1941 ‡ | QF1 | 0 ? (?) | NA | 2009 | 1H | NA 1964 (URS) |
Tiiu Parmas ![]() Born in Nazi-occupied Estonia | F | 1943 ‡ | 3R1 | 0 ? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
Galina Petrovna Baksheeva ![]() ![]() | F | 1945 ‡ | 4R2 | 0 ? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
Marina Petrovna Chuvirina [52] | F | 1947 | 2R1 | 0 ≈ 0 (2–3) | NA | – | ? | – |
Rauza Mukhamedzhanovna Islanova [55] | F | 1948 | – | 0 ? (?) | NA | 2009 | ?H | – |
Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | M | 1948 ‡ | 3R1 | 0 ? (?) | NA | 2014 | 1H | NA 1991 (URS) |
Eugenia Anatolievna Isopaitis ![]() | F | 1950 | 1R2 | 0 ? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
Eugenia Iourievna Birioukova ![]() ![]() | F | 1952 | 3R1 | 0 ? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
Marina Vassilievna Kroschina ![]() ![]() ![]() | F | 1953 ‡ | 3R3 | 0 ? (?) | NA | 2011 | 1H | NA 1986 (URS) |
Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova ![]() | F | 1953 | 1R1 | 0 3 (4) | NA | – | ? | – |
Vadim Vadimovich Borisov ![]() ![]() ![]() | M | 1955 | 1R1 | 0 ? (?) | NA | 2008 | 2H | NA 1985 (URS) |
Natalia "Natasha" Yurievna Chmyreva ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | F | 1958 ‡ | SF1 | 0 ? (?) | NA | – | ? | NA 1991 (URS) |
Olga Vladimirovna Zaitseva ![]() | F | 1962 | 0 | 0 ? (?) | NA | ? | – | |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
– | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
Medals' proportion (EUN in 1992 only)
| Medals' proportion (RUS, from 1996 to 2016, only)
| Medals' proportion (ROC in 2021 only)
| Medals' proportion (AIN in 2024 only)
|
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 18 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
– | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Totals (2 entries) | 31 | 26 | 27 | 84 |
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Melnik-Botkin , 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
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
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%
She had a post-doping scandal. Russia, doping, all that, and someone advised her against something. They are all afraid of that in America, although it was a complete nonsense - we are a private bank, and they associated us with Russia
The history of the creation of these commercials is interesting. For the bank's advertising campaign, they hired the then-unknown director Timur Bekmambetov. He later became famous for his films "Dozor" ("Day" and "Night")
For example, there aren't enough courts. There is a total of 7.2 thousand of them in Russia, including 2.6 thousand indoors. And in Moscow it is, respectively, 783 and 261.
Cousin of the famous Soviet tennis player Semyon Pavlovich Belits-Geiman
[Western] Zodiac: Aries; Druid: Maple; Celtic: Hydrangea; Chinese: Hare; Japanese: Rabbit; Zoroastrian: Fallow deer
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
– 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
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
1990: Smashnova (USSR)
"The Bogomolov surname is not in the American registers," says Alex. And he speaks convincingly, without an accent, and more interestingly than many domestic athletes
1981: runner-up: Salnikova
USSR
Nadezhda Viktorovna died in May 1969 at the age of 84 in the New York suburb of Spring Valley [thus making her year of birth 1884 or 1885]
Her father was Vladimir Vladimirovich Dmitriev, the chief artist of the Moscow Art Theatre. Her mother was a famous actress. Her stepfather was Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, a composer. Her half-brother was Vladimir Kirillovich Molchanov, a famous author and TV presenter
Until recently, Tarasova didn't even mention she was Khomenkov's [track and field athlete Vassili Khomenkov who was Leonid Khomenkov 's son] wife. It wasn't until an interview for her 70th birthday that she said she went to the registry office three times, including Vassili. But she didn't want to talk about him, saying he died tragically, and that topic was off-limits for her
Kolya had an older sister, Lena, whom he loved very much. She also often skated in the park, and when she saw the branded skates, she fell in love with them. By a strong-willed decision, the brother gave her the right skate. He skated on the left, pushing off with his right foot. This helped him master skating on the left skate so dexterously that in the future he performed all the most difficult tricks on it, since the left leg was much stronger and more agile than the right one. A year later, his sister was also given skates, and Kolya could skate fully again
A hundred years is a symbolic but a non-binding term
The authors forecast that global life expectancy will rise by 4.6 years by 2050: from 76 to 80 years for women and from 71 to 76 years for men. In Russia, the projected increase is from 77 to 82 years for women, and from 68 to 75 years for men
73.3 yr - Life Expectancy in Russia (2023)
The following memorable dates of Russia are established in the Russian Federation: January 25 - Russian Students' Day; April 12 - Cosmonautics Day; June 22 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow - the day the Great Patriotic War began (1941); June 29 - Day of Partisans and Underground Fighters; July 28 - Day of the Baptism of Rus; September 3 - Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism; November 7 - Day of the October Revolution of 1917; December 9 - Day of Heroes of the Fatherland; December 12 - Constitution Day of the Russian Federation