Tennis in Russia

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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  [ ru ], named after Juan Antonio Samaranch, was established in Moscow, the capital of the country at the time.

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History

Introduction of tennis to Russia

Scotsman Arthur McPherson [ru] sitting in his chair, Russian Empire, c. 1910s Makferson Artur Davidovich.jpg
Scotsman Arthur McPherson  [ ru ] sitting in his chair, Russian Empire, c.1910s
Brei Georgii (Ezhegodnik Vserossiiskogo soiuza laun-tennis klubov 1908).jpg
Brei Vladimir (1908).jpg
Russian Imperial tennis players George [by the local version, translit. through French by default: Guéorguiï Vassilievitch] Bray (left, a sitting pose; 1880-1954) and Walter [by the local version: Vladimir Vassilievitch] Bray (right, a standing pose; 1886-1938)
Sumarokov-El'ston (Ezhegodnik Vserossiiskogo soiuza laun-tennis klubov 1911-12).jpg
Urusov Lev Vladimirovich (Ezhegodnik Vserossiiskogo soiuza laun-tennis klubov 1908).jpg
His Illustrious Highness Count Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (left, holding a racquet) and His [approaching Serene] Highness Prince Lev Urusov (right, posing in a suit), Russian Empire, c.1908-1911
Arthur McPherson jr.jpg
Makferson Robert (Ezhegodnik Vserossiiskogo soiuza laun-tennis klubov 1915-16).jpg
Arthur McPherson Jr.  [ ru ] (left, a thinner brother; 1896-1973) and Robert A. McPherson  [ ru ] (right, a thicker brother; 1897-1916), Russian Empire, c.1914

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]

Russian Imperial Championships (1907–1914) [6]
YearMen's SinglesWomen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's DoublesMixed Doubles
1907present-dayFlag of Saint Petersburg.svg  Saint Petersburg
{dependency: then Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ( Romanov Flag.svg Empire's capital and Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Saint Petersburg Governorate ) → now Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Federation's subject and Northwestern Federal District)}
George Walter Bray  [ ru ]
(returned to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Britain after 1918)
1908 Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Lev Urusov
(immigrated to Flag of France.svg  France after 1918)
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg George Walter Bray
/
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Walter George Bray  [ ru ]
(returned to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Britain after 1918)
1909 Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg George Walter Bray(2) Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Ekaterina Polonskaya (née Girshfeld)
(immigrated to Flag of France.svg  France after 1918)
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg George Walter Bray
/
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Walter George Bray(2)
1910 Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston
(immigrated to Flag of France.svg  France after 1918)
present-dayFlag of Moscow, Russia.svg  Moscow
{dependency: then Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ( Romanov Flag.svg Empire's Coat of Arms of Moscow Governorate 1856.svg Moscow Governorate ) → now Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Federation's subject and Central Federal District)}
Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya
(immigrated to Flag of the United States.svg  United States after 1918)
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg George Walter Bray
/
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Walter George Bray(3)
1911 Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston(2) Coat of Arms of Moscow Governorate 1856.svg Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya(2) Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg George Walter Bray
/
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Walter George Bray(4)
1912 Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston(3) Coat of Arms of Moscow Governorate 1856.svg Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya(3) Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston /
? Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Aleksandr Alenitsyn
(couldn't immigrate after 1918 and committed suicide in a Russian prison in 1922)
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Ekaterina Polonskaya (Girshfeld)
/
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston
1913 Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston(4)present-dayFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
{dependency: then Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ( Romanov Flag.svg Empire's Coat of arms of Estlandia Governorate 1856.svg Governorate of Estland 's Ida-Viru County) → now Flag of Europe.svg  European Union }
Liudmila Iznar
(immigrated to Flag of France.svg  France , Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Britain and Flag of the United States.svg  United States after 1918)
Coat of arms of Estlandia Governorate 1856.svg Liudmila Iznar
/
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston
1914 Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston(5)present-day Flag of the United States.svg  United States
{1912-1959 flag version: Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg USA}
Elizabeth Ryan
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Arthur A. McPherson  [ ru ]
/
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Robert A. McPherson  [ ru ]
(both returned to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Britain in 1915 for the WWI participation)
SUMMARY: Singles Titles by Governorate

1. Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate 1878.svg Saint Petersburg Governorate — 9;
2. Coat of Arms of Moscow Governorate 1856.svg Moscow Governorate — 3;
3. Coat of arms of Estlandia Governorate 1856.svg Governorate of Estland [unbanned (1904–1915) by the Russian authorities, Estonian historical flag: Eestimaa varvid.svg ] — 1. [7]

In the USSR

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg The Match (1973 Soviet TV video fragment – 2 min), a humorous (especially in the context of the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes") choreographic miniature featuring the Bolshoi Ballet dancers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova, choreographed by Tom Schilling in 1970 to the music of Siegfried Matthus. [8] (See also the Western stereotype of the male ballet dancer.)
Men's & women's singles: locals' clay-and-grass ATP / WTA Tour-level titles proportion (from Dec 1970 to Aug 1991)
  1. Grass court (12 titles out of 18: 8 men's titles out of 12 & 4 women's titles out of 5) (66.7%)
  2. Clay court (6 titles out of 18: 5 men's titles out of 12 & 1 women's title out of 5) (33.3%)

Post USSR

'Tennis in Russia' crossword with solutions. Latin alphabet letters in use for men's surnames (16): Aa Bb Dd Ee Ff Ii Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Rr Ss Uu Vv Yy. Letters in use for women's surnames (17, excluding Safin/Safina by default): Aa Dd Ee Hh Ii Kk Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Yy Zz. Letters in use for 'tennis' (5): Ee Ii Nn Ss Tt (see also einst). Tennis In Russia crossword.png
'Tennis in Russia' crossword with solutions. Latin alphabet letters in use for men's surnames (16): Aa Bb Dd Ee Ff Ii Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Rr Ss Uu Vv Yy. Letters in use for women's surnames (17, excluding Safin/Safina by default): Aa Dd Ee Hh Ii Kk Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Yy Zz. Letters in use for 'tennis' (5): Ee Ii Nn Ss Tt (see also einst ).

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]

Championship winners

Grand Slam champions and Olympic champions, and No.1 ATP / WTA tennis players (main events)
Grand Slam EventsOther Accolades
Australian Open
(hard court)
French Open
(clay court)
Wimbledon
(grass court)
US Open
(hard court)
Olympic Tennis Event
(Medalists)
No. 1sYear-End Finals
(hard court)
Year-End No. 1s
Men's singlesY. Kafelnikov 1999
M. Safin 2005
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1996 Marat Safin 2000
D. Medvedev 2021
Andrei Cherkasov 1992 Barcelona (clay court)bronzeY. 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 singlesM. 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)silverM. 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

Inactive players

Top inactive and/or retired players by the number of ATP / WTA Tour-level singles titles (with 6 and more titles minimum)

Maria Sharapova's 36 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Oct 2017, Tianjin Open), born 1987
  1. Hard court (20 titles) (55.6%)
  2. Grass court (3 titles) (8.30%)
  3. Clay court (11 titles) (30.6%)
  4. Carpet court (2 titles) (5.50%)
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
  1. Hard court (15 titles: 10 Marat's and 5 Dinara's) (55.6%)
  2. Clay court (8 titles: 2 Marat's and 6 Dinara's) (29.6%)
  3. Carpet court (4 titles: 3 Marat's and 1 Dinara's) (14.8%)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov's 26 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Sep 2002, President's Cup), born 1974
  1. Hard court (9 titles) (35.0%)
  2. Grass court (3 titles) (11.5%)
  3. Clay court (3 titles) (11.5%)
  4. Carpet court (11 titles) (42.0%)
Nikolay Davydenko's 21 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: May 2011, Bavarian Championships), born 1981
  1. Hard court (8 titles) (38.0%)
  2. Clay court (10 titles) (48.0%)
  3. Carpet court (3 titles) (14.0%)
Svetlana Kuznetsova's 18 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Aug 2018, Washington Open), born 1985
  1. Hard court (14 titles) (77.8%)
  2. Grass court (1 titles) (5.60%)
  3. Clay court (3 titles) (16.6%)
Elena Dementieva's 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Feb 2010, Open GDF Suez), born 1981
  1. Hard court (13 titles) (81.2%)
  2. Clay court (2 titles) (12.5%)
  3. Carpet court (1 title) (6.25%)
Marat Safin's 15 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jan 2005, Australian Open), born 1980
  1. Hard court (10 titles) (66.7%)
  2. Clay court (2 titles) (13.3%)
  3. Carpet court (3 titles) (20.0%)
Nadia Petrova's 13 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Nov 2012, Tournament of Champions), born 1982
  1. Hard court (7 titles) (54.0%)
  2. Grass court (1 title) (7.50%)
  3. Clay court (3 titles) (23.0%)
  4. Carpet court (2 titles) (15.5%)
Dinara Safina's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2009, Slovenia Open), born 1986
  1. Hard court (5 titles) (41.7%)
  2. Clay court (6 titles) (50.0%)
  3. Carpet court (1 title) (8.33%)
Vera Zvonareva's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2011, Baku Cup), born 1984
  1. Hard court (9 titles) (75.0%)
  2. Grass court (1 title) (8.30%)
  3. Clay court (2 titles) (16.7%)
Anastasia Myskina's 10 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Sep 2005, Kolkata Open), born 1981
  1. Hard court (4 titles) (40.0%)
  2. Clay court (3 titles) (30.0%)
  3. Carpet court (3 titles) (30.0%)
Mikhail Youzhny's 10 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Oct 2013, Valencia Open), born 1982
  1. Hard court (6 titles) (60.0%)
  2. Clay court (3 titles) (30.0%)
  3. Carpet court (1 title) (10.0%)
Anna Chakvetadze's 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2010, Slovenia Open), born 1987
  1. Hard court (6 titles) (75.0%)
  2. Grass court (1 title) (12.5%)
  3. Carpet court (1 title) (12.5%)
Dmitry Tursunov's 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jun 2011, Rosmalen Open), born 1982
  1. Hard court (5 titles) (71.5%)
  2. Grass court (2 titles) (28.5%)
Maria Kirilenko's 6 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Feb 2013, Pattaya Open), born 1987
  1. Hard court (3 titles) (50.0%)
  2. Clay court (2 titles) (33.3%)
  3. Carpet court (1 title) (16.7%)

Men's singles players who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on grass

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2021 Mallorca Championships.

  1. Y. Kafelnikov – 3 (Halle ATP-250)
  2. D. Tursunov – 2 (Eastbourne ATP-250, 's-Hertogenbosch ATP-250)
  3. D. Medvedev – 1 (Mallorca ATP-250)

Men's singles players who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on clay

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open.

  1. N. Davydenko – 10 (Hamburg European Open ATP-500, 3 × Pörtschach ATP-250, 2 × Munich ATP-250, Umag ATP-250, Estoril ATP-250, Sopot ATP-250, Warsaw ATP-250)
  2. A. Rublev – 6 (Monte Carlo Masters ATP-1000, Madrid Open ATP-1000, Hamburg European Open ATP-500, Umag ATP-250, Belgrade ATP-250, Båstad ATP-250)
  3. Y. Kafelnikov – 3 (French Open GS-2000, Gstaad ATP-250, Prague ATP-250)
  4. M. Youzhny – 3 (Stuttgart Open ATP-250, Munich ATP-250, Gstaad ATP-250)
  5. M. Safin – 2 (Barcelona Open ATP-500, Mallorca ATP-250)
  6. I. Andreev – 2 (Valencia ATP-250, Palermo ATP-250)
  7. D. Medvedev – 1 (Italian Open ATP-1000)

Women's singles players who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on grass

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Bad Homburg Open.

  1. M. Sharapova – 3 (Wimbledon Championships GS-2000 , 2 × Birmingham WTA-250)
  2. L. Samsonova – 2 (Berlin Open WTA-500, 's-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)
  3. E. Alexandrova – 2 ('s-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)
  4. S. Kuznetsova – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
  5. E. Makarova – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
  6. E. Vesnina – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
  7. D. Kasatkina (since 2025, has been representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ) – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
  8. D. Shnaider – 1 (Bad Homburg Open WTA-500)
  9. V. Zvonareva – 1 (Birmingham WTA-250)
  10. A. Chakvetadze – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)
  11. N. Petrova – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)

Women's singles players who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on clay

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Iași Open.

  1. M. Sharapova – 11 (2 × French Open GS-2000, 3 × Italian Open WTA-1000, Madrid Open WTA-1000, 3 × Stuttgart Open WTA-500, Amelia Island Championships WTA-500, Strasbourg WTA-250)
  2. D. Safina – 6 (Berlin Open WTA-1000, Italian Open WTA-1000, Madrid Open WTA-1000, Warsaw WTA-250, Palermo WTA-250, Prague WTA-250)
  3. S. Kuznetsova – 3 (French Open GS-2000, Stuttgart WTA-500, Stockholm WTA-250)
  4. A. Myskina – 3 (French Open GS-2000, Palermo WTA-250, Sarasota WTA-250)
  5. N. Petrova – 3 (Charleston Open WTA-1000, Berlin Open WTA-1000, Amelia Island Championships WTA-500)
  6. A. Pavlyuchenkova – 3 (Estoril WTA-250, Rabat WTA-250, Strasbourg WTA-250)
  7. E. Dementieva – 2 (Amelia Island Championships WTA-500, Istanbul WTA-250)
  8. M. Kirilenko – 2 (Estoril WTA-250, Barcelona WTA-250)
  9. V. Zvonareva – 2 (Bol WTA-250, Prague WTA-250)
  10. D. Kasatkina (since 2025, has been representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ) – 1 (Charleston Open WTA-500)
  11. V. Kudermetova – 1 (Charleston Open WTA-500)
  12. E. Bovina – 1 (Warsaw WTA-250)
  13. A. Potapova – 1 (Istanbul WTA-250)
  14. M. Timofeeva – 1 (Budapest WTA-250)
  15. D. Shnaider – 1 (Budapest WTA-250)
  16. M. Andreeva – 1 (Iași WTA-250)
Grand Slam singles titles by surface (13 titles for players from the Russian Federation in 25 years: from 1996 to 2021; last updated after the 2021 US Open)
  1. Hard court (7 titles) (54.0%)
  2. Grass court (1 title) (8.00%)
  3. Clay court (5 titles) (38.0%)

Milestones

[22] [23] [6] [24] [25] [26]

XIX Century
XX Century
Ekaterina [by patronymic: Germanovna] Polonskaya [ru] (nee Girshfeld; 1885-1980) Ekaterina Gervanovna Polonskaya in 1909.jpg
Ekaterina [by patronymic: Germanovna] Polonskaya  [ ru ] (née Girshfeld; 1885–1980)
Her Well Born Nadezhda Martynova [ru]-Danilevskaya [ru], Russian Empire, c. 1910-1912 Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya.jpg
Her Well Born Nadezhda Martynova  [ ru ]-Danilevskaya  [ ru ], Russian Empire, c.1910-1912
Liudmila Iznar (or Isnar; IPA-ru: ['izn@r]), Russian Empire, c. 1913 Isnar L.jpg
Liudmila Iznar (or Isnar; IPA-ru: [ˈiznər]), Russian Empire, c.1913
Elizabeth Ryan in 1913 Elizabeth Ryan 1913.jpg
Elizabeth Ryan in 1913
XXI Century

Active players

Men's singles

Last updated after the Doha (SGL: Andrey Rublev - Feb 2025),
Also: Madrid Open (DBL: Karen Khachanov with Andrey Rublev - Apr 2023),
Davis Cup ( Rtf tennis flag vector.svg Team: Evgeny Donskoy, Aslan Karatsev, Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev, and Andrey Rublev - Dec 2021).

Top active players by the number of ATP Tour-level singles titles (with 2 and more titles minimum)

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 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg  Moscow , now Central Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (18 titles) (90.0%)
  2. Grass court (1 title) (5.00%)
  3. Clay court (1 title) (5.00%)
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 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg  Moscow , now Central Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (11 titles) (64.5%)
  2. Clay court (6 titles) (35.5%)
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 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg  Moscow , now Central Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (7 titles) (100.0%)
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 Flag of North Ossetia.svg Vladikavkaz , now North Caucasian Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (3 titles) (100.0%)
Medvedev WM18 (10) (43213515034).jpg
Andrey Rublev (43007185894).jpg
Karen Khachanov (39989359413) (cropped).jpg
US Open Tennis - Qualies - Aslan Karatsev (RUS) def. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) (4) (20888225545).jpg

Women's singles

Last updated after the Monterrey Open (SGL: Diana Shnaider - Aug 2025);
Also: Wimbledon Championships (DBL: Veronika Kudermetova with Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens - Jul 2025),
Tokyo Olympics (MX: Russian Olympic Committee flag.png Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with Russian Olympic Committee flag.png Andrey Rublev - Aug 2021),
BJK Cup: ( Rtf tennis flag vector.svg Team: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Daria Kasatkina, [d] Veronika Kudermetova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Liudmila Samsonova [e] - Nov 2021).

Top active players by the number of WTA Tour-level singles titles (with 2 and more titles minimum)

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 Flag of Samara Oblast.svg Samara , now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (9 titles) (75.0%)
  2. Clay court (3 titles) (25.0%)
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 Flag of Samara Oblast.svg Tolyatti , now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (6 titles) (75.0%)
  2. Grass court (1 title) (12.5%)
  3. Clay court (1 title) (12.5%)
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 Flag of Murmansk Oblast (large).svg Olenegorsk , now Northwestern Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (3 titles) (60.0%)
  2. Grass court (2 titles) (40.0%)
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 Flag of Chelyabinsk Oblast.svg Chelyabinsk , now Ural Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (3 titles) (60.0%)
  2. Grass court (2 titles) (40.0%)
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 Flag of Samara Oblast.svg Zhigulevsk , now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (3 titles) (60.0%)
  2. Grass court (1 title) (20.0%)
  3. Clay court (1 title) (20.0%)
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 Flag of Saratov Oblast.svg Saratov , now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (2 titles) (66.7%)
  2. Clay court (1 title) (33.3%)
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 Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg Krasnoyarsk , now Siberian Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (2 titles) (66.7%)
  2. Clay court (1 title) (33.3%)
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 Flag of Tatarstan.svg Kazan , now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation)
  1. Hard court (1 title) (50.0%)
  2. Clay court (1 title) (50.0%)
Pavlyuchenkova Strasbourg 2024 (cropped).png
Daria Kasatkina at the 2025 Eastbourne Open (cropped).jpg
Samsonova Rosmalen (cropped).jpg
Alexandrova RG22 (41) (52143062592).jpg
Shnaider WMQ23 (53062168393).jpg
Day 7 - Transilvania Open Anastasia Potapova vs Ella Seidel 6-2, 6-3 (54320038777).jpg
Mirra Andreeva (2023 US Open) 10 (cropped).jpg
Veronika Kudermetova (Roland Garros 2023) 01 (cropped).jpg

Performance table

Last updated after the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Aug 2024).

Legend
⛒ – completed Career Grand Slam in singles
Gross J.jpg – Junior Grand Slam singles champion
Klein j.jpg – Junior Grand Slam singles runner-up
Universiade (FISU) medalists in singles:
Gold FISU.svg – gold
Silver FISU.svg – silver
Bronze FISU.svg – bronze
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png Russian Cup awardees in main nominations: Male / Female Player of the Year
‡ – deceased

Big title winners (GSs, YECs, 1000s, Olympics)

All-time top Russia-related tennis players by the number of ATP / WTA (male/female) tour-level singles titles
(plus DBLMX 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
#NameSexBirth year GS YC ATP
Masters
OG OtherAll titles
+ CHL
+ ITF
DC
/
BJK
AC
/
UC
HC LC HOF ITHF BH Rank ZMS
FS
Year
FD
Grand Slam singles champions
1 Maria Sharapova
[27] [28]
F19875114 S-2012 Klein j.jpgKlein j.jpg

Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2005Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2006Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2012
36
(39)
40
(43)
2008 RTD 2020NA2H121 w

(41)


JNR

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KDA

2004

SO
2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
[29]
before the Russian Federation also represented the USSR and the CIS
M19742
(6)
00
(7)
G-2000 Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1994Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1995Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1996Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1997Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1998Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1999Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png200126
(53)
27
(56)
2002 RTD 2003
2010
200220192H16 w

(4)

KDA

1996

3 Daniil Medvedev
[30]
M1996116QF
(1R–1R)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2019Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2021Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png202320
21
25
(29)
2021 2021 2021 2H116 w

(170)


JNR

Numero13.gif

MOW

2019

CE
4 Svetlana Kuznetsova F19852
(4)
02
(6)
QF
(QF)
Klein j.jpgKlein j.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2016
18
(34)
19
(35)
2004
2007
2008
RTD 2021NA20152H2

(3)


JNR

Numero1.gif

SPE

2004

NW
5 Marat Safin M19802052RAlternate Coat of arms of Russia.png200415
(17)
16
(19)
2002
2006
RTD 2009201020162H19 w

(71)


JNR

345

MOW

2000

CE
6 Anastasia Myskina F1981102
(3)
SF
(2R)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png200310
(15)
13
(21)
2004
2005
RTD 2007NA20112H2

(15)


JNR

48

MOW

2004

NA Elena Rybakina
prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation
[31]
F1999102SF8
12
(16)
NANA2H3

(48)


JNR

Numero3.gif

NANA
Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title
7 Nikolay Davydenko M1981SF4132R
(QF)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2003Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2005Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2006Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png200821
(23)
25
(27)
26
(28)
2006 RTD 201420122H3

(31)


JNR

510

VGG

2007

SO
Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or YEC singles title
8 Elena Dementieva F1981RU20
(1)
3
(5)
S-2000
G-2008
(1R)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png200116
(22)
19
(28)
2005 RTD 2010NA20112H3

(5)


JNR

Numero4.gif

MOW

2000

CE
9 Andrey Rublev M1997QF1002
(3)
1R
(1R– G )
Gross J.jpg16
(20–21)
17
(23–24)
21
(28–29)
2021 2021 2021 2H5

(55)


JNR

Numero1.gif

MOW

2021

CE
10 Nadezhda "Nadia" Petrova

[32]

F1982SF20
(2)
3
(12)
3R
(B)
Gross J.jpgKlein j.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2012
13
(37)
17
(41)
2007 RTD 2013 2007 NA20132H3

(3)


JNR

Numero3.gif

MOW

2008

CE
11 Vera Zvonareva F1984RU2
(3–5)
0
(1)
1
(5)
B-2008
(QF)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2010Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png202312
(28–30)
12
(30–32)
15
(34–37)
2004
2008
NA20142H2

(7)


JNR

Numero3.gif

MOW

2004

CE
12 Dinara Safina

[33]

F1986RU3
(1)
05
(6)
S-2008
(QF)
Klein j.jpg12
(21)
15
(27)
2005
2008
RTD 2011
2014
NA2H126 w

(8)


JNR

Numero9.gif

MOW

2006

CE
NA Andrei Medvedev
before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS [34]
M1974RU104Gross J.jpg11RTD 20012H4

(185)

NA

2000 (UKR)

NA
13 Anna Chakvetadze F1987SF101Klein j.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2007
8
10
(11)
2007
2008
RTD 2013NA2H5

(53)


JNR

Numero20.gif

MOW

2008

CE
14 Andrei Chesnokov
before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team
M1966SF1022R7
10
RTD 199920032H9

(342)

MOW

1998

CE
15 Karen Khachanov M1996SF201
(2)
S-2020
(1R)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png20186
(7)
8
(9)
14
(15)
2021 2H8

(64)


JNR

Numero16.gif

MOW

2021

CE
16 Elena Vesnina F1986SF1
(3–4)
0
(1)
1
(9)
2R
( G S)
3
(21–22)
5
(29–30)
2007
2008
RTD 2021NA2H13

(1)


JNR

116

KDA

2008

SO

Other notable titles winners

#NameSexBirth year GS YC ATP
Masters
OG OtherAll titles
+ CHL
+ ITF
DC
/
BJK
AC
/
UC
HC LC HOF ITHF BH Rank ZMS
FS
Year
FD
Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title
17 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova F1991RU100
(2)
QF
( – G )
Gross J.jpgGross J.jpgGross J.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2021
12
(18–19)
17
(31–32)
2021 NANA2H11
(21)
JNR
Numero1.gif
MOS
2021
CE
NA Anna Smashnova
before switching to Israel, also represented the USSR in juniors
[35]
F19764R2001RGross J.jpg12
19
RTD 2007NANA1H15
(275)
NANA
18 Mikhail Youzhny M1982SF200QF
(2R)
Klein j.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2010
10
(19)
15
(25)
19
(30)
2002
2006
RTD 201820121H8
(38)
JNR
Numero20.gif
MOW
2003
CE
NA Alexander "Alex" Iraklievich Metreveli
represented the USSR
M1944RU100Klein j.jpg9
(10)
RTD 1979NANA20021H9
(80)
NA
1966
(URS)
NA
NA Olga Vasilievna Morozova
represented the USSR
F1949RU2
(1)
0NAGross J.jpg
Gold FISU.svg
8
(24)
33
(75)
RTD 1977
1989
NANA20061H7
(–)
NA
1971
(URS)
NA
19 Dmitry Tursunov [36] M19824R1001R
(2R)
7
(14)
19
(31)
24
(37)
2006 RTD 2017 2007 20142H20
(36)
JNR
246
MOW
2007
CE
20 Daria Kasatkina F1997SF100QF
(QF)
Gross J.jpg7
(8)
14
(15)
2021 NANA2H8
(43)
JNR
Numero3.gif
SAM
2022
[37]
VO
21 Maria Kirilenko F1987QF30
(1)
0
(3)
SF
(B)
Gross J.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png2012
6
(18)
8
(20)
RTD 2014NA2H10
(5)
JNR
Numero2.gif
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
F1968QF1002R
(B)
Klein j.jpg
Gold FISU.svg
5
(10)
6
(13)
RTD 1995NANA2H12
(21)
NANA
22 Liudmila Samsonova
while apart from the Russian Federation, also represented Italy
F19984R200
(1)
5
(6)
5
(6)
9
(12)
2021 NA2H12
(40)
JNR
65
NW
NA Nikoloz Basilashvili
born in Georgia, also represented the Russian Federation in juniors [38]
M19924R1003R5
10
20
(22)
NANA2H16
(148)
JNR
59
NANA
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
F1971RU1
(18–20)
0
(3)
0
(23)
QF
(B)
Gross J.jpgGross J.jpgGross J.jpgGross J.jpg4
(84–86)
7
(90–92)
RTD 2002NA200920102H5
(1)
NA
1991
(URS)
NA
NA Natalia Medvedeva
before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS
F19713R400
(1R)
4
(16)
4
(17)
RTD 1998NA2H23
(21)
NA
2000
(UKR)
NA
23 Ekaterina Alexandrova F19944R1002R4
(5)
7
(8)
14
(15)
2021 NA2H15
(58)
JNR
925
CHE
2022
[37]
UR
NA Alexander Bublik
prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation
M19974R1001R
(1R)
4
10
14
(17)
NA2H18
(47)
JNR
Numero19.gif
NANA
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
F1975SF1
(0–2)
00
(4)
1R
(2R)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png19963
(30–32)
5
(38–40)
RTD 2007NA20102H15
(3)
MOW
2000
CE
25 Ekaterina Makarova F1988SF2
(3–4)
0
(1)
0
(7)
3R
( G )
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png20123
(18–19)
6
(30–31)
2008 RTD 20192H/L8
(1)
JNR
Numero20.gif
MOW
2009
CE
26 Elena Bovina F1983QF1
(0–1)
00
(2)
RTD 20183
(8–9)
11
(27–28)
2005 RTD 2012NA2H14
(14)
JNR
87
CE
27 Aslan Karatsev M1993SF1002R
(1R–S)
Silver FISU.svg3
(4)
6
(8)
16
(21)
2021 2021 2H14
(87)
JNR
47
RU-SE
2021
NC
28 Igor Andreev M1983QF1003R
(QF)
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png20073
(4)
3
(7)
7
(11)
2006
/
CPT
2021
RTD 201320132H18
(59)
JNR
116
MOW
2008
CE
29 Alexander Volkov
before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS
M1967
SF1001R
(1R)
3
4
7
(11)
RTD 199820052H/L14
(136)
KGD
1999
NW
30 Diana Shnaider F20042R2002R
(S)
3
5
(6)
10
(14)
NA2H/L20
(65)
JNR
Numero2.gif
VO
NA Yulia Putintseva
prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation
F1995QF3001RKlein j.jpgKlein j.jpg3
3
9
NANA2H27
(158)
JNR
Numero3.gif
NANA
Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title
NA Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
before UkraineLatvia, also represented the USSR
F1966QF2
(2–6)
00
(10)
QF
(QF)
Gold FISU.svg2
(67–71)
4
(72–76)
RTD 2010NA20061H13
(1)
NA
1991
(URS)
NA
31 Andrei Olhovskiy
before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS
M19664R2
(0–2)
00QF2
(22–24)
2
(29–31)
2
(30–32)
RTD 1998
2005
20052H49
(6)
MOW
1997
CE
32 Veronika Kudermetova F1997QF10
(1)
0
(3)
1R
(SF)
2
(10)
3
(15)
7
(35)
2021 NA2H9
(2)
JNR
22
RU-TA
2022
[37]
VO
33 Alisa Kleybanova F19894R200
(1)
Gold FISU.svg2
(7)
16
(34)
RTD 2018NA2H20
(10)
JNR
Numero3.gif
CE
34 Margarita Betova F19944R1002
(6)
11
(23)
NA1H41
(25)
JNR
35
CE
35 Anastasia Potapova F20014R100Gross J.jpg2
(5)
3
(8)
NA2H21
(40)
JNR
Numero1.gif
VO
36 Andrei Cherkasov
before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team
M1970QF300 B-1992 Klein j.jpg2
6
(8)
7
(10)
RTD 200020052H13
(141)
RU-BA
1992
&/or
1999

[39]
VO

Other notable players: with only one ATP / WTA Tour-level title

#NameSexBirth year GS YC ATP
Masters
OG OtherAll titles
+ CHL
+ ITF
DC
/
BJK
AC
/
UC
HC LC HOF ITHF BH Rank ZMS
FS
Year
FD
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
M1977QF1
(6–10)
0
(2)
0
(16)
QF
(QF–G)
1
(53–58)
1
(60–65)
4
(66–71)
RTD 20181H18
(1)
NA
2001
(BLR)
NA
NA Yaroslava Shvedova
prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation (abbr. RF)
F1987QF3
(2)
00
(2)
1R
( –1R)
1
(14)
2
(16)
6
(23)
RTD 2021NANA2H25
(3)
JNR
Numero13.gif
NANA
37 Alla Kudryavtseva F19874R1001
(10)
3
(27)
2008 RTD 2021NA2H56
(15)
JNR
Numero16.gif
MOW
2008
CE
NA Daria Saville
prior switching to Australia, also represented the Russian Federation
F19944R2001R
(1R)
Gross J.jpgKlein j.jpg1
(3)
5
(9)
AUS
2016
NANA2H20
(45)
JNR
Numero1.gif
NANA
38 Vera Dushevina F19864R100Gross J.jpgKlein j.jpg1
(2)
2
(8)
2005 RTD 20172H31
(27)
JNR
Numero1.gif
MOS
2006
CE
39 Anna Blinkova F19983R400Klein j.jpg1
(2)
2
(4)
5
(17)
2021 NA2H34
(45)
JNR
Numero3.gif
CE
40 Igor Kunitsyn M19813R1001
(2)
9
(14)
15
(21)
RTD 20132H35
(49)
JNR
61
FE
41 Mirra Andreeva F2007SF1001R
(S–1R)
Klein j.jpg1
1
7
NA2H23
(94)
JNR
Numero1.gif
SI
NA Andrey Golubev
prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation
M19872R400
(1R–1R)
1
8
(23)
13
(32)
NA1H33
(24)
JNR
101
NANA
42 Ksenia Pervak
in-between competing for the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan
[40]
F19914R100Gross J.jpg1
10
(13)
RTD 2015NA2H/L37
(123)
JNR
Numero5.gif
UR
NA Mikhail Kukushkin
prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation
M19874R2002R1
15
16
(17)
NA2H39
(67)
NANA
43 Maria Timofeeva F20034R1001
1
6
(12)
NA2H93
(179)
JNR
33
CE
NA Dimitri Poliakov
before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS
M19682R3001
5
(10)
RTD 1998NANA2H93
(119)
NA

Other notable players: Top-20 and team cups winners

#NameSexBirth year GS YC ATP
Masters
OG OtherAll titles
+ CHL
+ ITF
DC
/
BJK
AC
/
UC
HC LC HOF ITHF BH Rank ZMS
FS
Year
FD
Top-10 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title
44 Anna Kournikova F1981SF1
(2)
0
(2)
0
(4)
1RAlternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1997Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png19980
(16)
2
(18)
RTD 2003NA20152H8
(1)
JNR
130
MOW
1999
CE
Top-20 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title
45 Anna Kalinskaya F1998QF100Klein j.jpg0
(3)
1
(4)
8
(20)
2021 NA2H16
(49)
JNR
Numero3.gif
CE
46 Tatiana Panova F19763R8000
6
RTD 2006NA2H20
(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)
F19950
(0–1)
000
(5–6)
0
(8–9)
1
(35–36)
NANA2H269
(10)
JNR
Numero3.gif
NANA
47 Eugenia Maniokova F19682R2
(0–1)
000
(4–5)
3
(27–28)
RTD 1996NA2H66
(18)
MOW
2001
CE
48 Evgeny Donskoy M19903R2003RBronze FISU.svg0
12
(15)
14
(19)
2021 2021 2H65
(161)
JNR
Numero20.gif
CE
49 Andrei Stoliarov M19773R1000
1
(5)
3
(9)
2002 RTD 20082H71
(151)
KDA
2003
SO
NA Shamil Anvyarovich Tarpischev
represented the USSR
M19480000CPT
2002
2006
2021
/
CPT
2004
2005
2007
2008
RTD 19742002

EXPLD 2022
2H MOW
1996
[39]
NA

Other notable ranked players

Last updated after the XXXII Summer World University Games (Jul 2025).

#NameSexBirth year GS YC ATP
Masters
OG OtherAll titles
+ CHL
+ ITF
DC
/
BJK
AC
/
UC
HC LC HOF ITHF BH Rank ZMS
FS
Year
FD
Other notable players in the Top-50
50 Lina Krasnoroutskaya F1984QF100Gross J.jpgKlein j.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1999
0
(1)
1
(2)
RTD 2005NA2H25
(22)
JNR
Numero1.gif
CE
NA Vladimir Voltchkov
before Belarus, also represented the USSR and CIS in juniors (not for the ITF)
M1978SF1002R
(2R)
Gross J.jpg0
(1)
8
(14)
13
(25)
RTD 20082H25
(71)
JNR
Numero7.gif
NA
51 Alex Bogomolov Jr.
before switching to the Russian Federation, represented the United States [40]
M19833R2002R0
(1)
10
(16)
14
(22)
RTD 2014NA2H33
(100)
JNR
57
CE
52 Roman Safiullin M1997QF1003R
(1R)
Gross J.jpg
Bronze FISU.svg
0
4
(5)
23
(27)
NA2H36
(239)
JNR
Numero2.gif
CE
NA Elina Avanesyan
prior switching to Armenia, also represented the Russian Federation
F20024R2
(3R1)
00Klein j.jpg0
0
8
(14)
NA2H36
(163)
JNR
32
NANA
NA Varvara Gracheva
prior switching to France, also represented the Russian Federation
F20004R1
(3R1)
001R
(1R)
0
0
7
NA2H39
(135)
JNR
Numero19.gif
NANA
53 Andrey Kuznetsov M19914R100Gross J.jpg0
8
(12)
15
(24)
RTD 2023NA2H39
(137)
JNR
Numero3.gif
CE
54 Elena Makarova F19733R400Klein j.jpg
Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1994Alternate Coat of arms of Russia.png1995
0
(1)
6
(13)
RTD 1999NA2H43
(41)
CE
55 Teymuraz Gabashvili M19854R200Silver FISU.svg0
(1)
10
(21)
15
(29)
RTD 2018
2020
NA2H43
(101)
JNR
33
CE
NA Alexander Shevchenko
prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation
M20002R2
(2R1)
001R0
4
7
(9)
NA2H45
(406)
JNR
339
NANA
56 Pavel Kotov M19983R1
(1R1)
001R0
3
(4)
6
(7)
NA2H50
(226)
JNR
34
CE
Other notable players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame  [ ru ] inductees in the Top-100
57 Erika Andreeva F20042R300Klein j.jpg0
0
3
(5)
NA2H65
(274)
JNR
Numero11.gif
SI
58 Konstantin Kravchuk M19852R100Bronze FISU.svg0
3
(16)
12
(36)
RTD 2017
2020
NA2H78
(100)
JNR
45
CE
59 Elizaveta Kulichkova F19963R100Gross J.jpg0
0
(0)
7
(8)
RTD 20172H87
(312)
JNR
Numero3.gif
SI
60 Irina Khromacheva F19951R400
(1)
Klein j.jpg0
(8)
1
(15)
19
(66)
NA2H/L89
(14)
JNR
Numero1.gif
CE
NA Teimuraz Iraklievich Kakulia
represented the USSR
M1947
4R1NANANAGold FISU.svg0
?
(?)
RTD 1978NANA20081H91NA
1977
(URS)
NA
NA Tatiana Ignatieva
before Belarus, represented the USSR and the CIS
F19742R1NANANAKlein j.jpg0
1
RTD 1997NANA2H91
(570)
NA
Other notable players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame  [ ru ] inductees in the Top-200
61 Sofya Zhuk F19991R200Gross J.jpg0
0
6
RTD 2019NA2H116
(–)
JNR
Numero4.gif
CE
62 Alina Korneeva F2007000Gross J.jpgGross J.jpg0
0
3
(4)
NA2H128
(261)
JNR
Numero1.gif
CE
63 Ivan Gakhov
[41]
M1996000Bronze FISU.svg0
2
(3)
16
(17)
NA2H/L142
(170)
JNR
616
CE
NA Anatoli Filippovich Volkov M19482R2000RTD
1981
2013?H163 MOW
2003
[39]
NA
64 Ksenia Lykina F1990000Gold FISU.svgBronze FISU.svg0
6
(21)
RTD 2018NA2H171
(108)
JNR
Numero4.gif
VO
NA Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev
represented the USSR
M19601R2NANANAGold FISU.svgBronze FISU.svg0NANANA20152H175
(307)
NA
1991
(URS)
NA
NA Julia Apostoli
prior switching to Greece, also represented the USSR [42]
F19640000
0
3
(4)
RTD 1991NANA1H194
(130)
NANA
65 Alina Charaeva F2002000Klein j.jpg0
0
4
(8)
NA2H197
(221)
JNR
Numero12.gif
CE
Other notable players in the Top-300
66 Evgeny Kirillov M1987000Silver FISU.svg0
1
7
RTD 2012
2015
NA2H205
(195)
JNR
Numero15.gif
CE
NA Natela Dzalamidze
prior switching to Georgia, also represented the Russian Federation
F19930
(2R3)
000
(3)
0
(6)
10
(45)
NA2H245
(43)
JNR
224
NANA
67 Gulnara Fattakhetdinova F1982000Gold FISU.svg0
2
(13)
RTD 2004NA?246
(102)
JNR
106
CE
NA Ģirts Dzelde
before Latvia, represented the USSR
M19632R200Bronze FISU.svg0
0
(4)
RTD 2000NANA2H273
(108)
NA
68 Alevtina Ibragimova F2005000Silver FISU.svg0
0
1
(6)
NA2H275
(102)
JNR
Numero19.gif
CE
NA Konstantin Pavlovich Pugaev
represented the USSR
M19552R1NANANA0NANANA?281
(237)
NA
1991
(URS)
NA
NA Artem Sitak
prior switching to New Zealand, also represented the Russian Federation
M1986000Gold FISU.svg0
(5)
0
(15)
5
(35)
NA2H299
(32)
JNR
79
NANA
Other notable players in the Top-500
NA Sergey Nikolayevich Leonyuk
represented the USSR
M19600NANANA0
0
(1)
NANANA?327
(245)
NA
69 Yana Buchina F1992000Klein j.jpg0
0
2
(3)
RTD 2014NA2H334
(569)
JNR
Numero12.gif
VO
70 Philipp Mukhometov M1983000Silver FISU.svg0
0
(1)
2
(7)
RTD 2018NA?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]
F19670000
1
(2)
RTD 1994NANA1H380
(466)
NA SO
Other notable players outside the Top-500
72 Yaroslav Demin M2005000Klein j.jpg0
0
1
NA2H624
(709)
JNR
Numero1.gif
CE
73 Sergei Demekhine
married Veronika Kudermetova [44]
M19840000
0
1
(9)
NA2H637
(438)
JNR
95
CE

Other notable unranked players

Last updated after the passing of Vladimir Korotkov (lifespan: Apr 1948 – Jun 2025).

Before the Open Era (1968)
NameSexBirth yearGSAll titles
+ CHL
+ ITF
AC
/
UC
HOF BH
[45]
ZMS
Year
In chronological order
Lev Vladimirovich Urusov
represented the Russian Empire
(aka Leon Ouroussoff)
M1877
00

1

3
[5]
NA20081H/?NA
George Walter Bray
(aka Georgi Vassilievich Brei  [ ru ]),
represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire
M1880
00

3
(6)

32
[46]
NA20041H/?NA
Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn M1884
00

4
(5)

120
[47]
NA20051HNA
Walter George Bray
(aka Vladimir Vassilievich Brei  [ ru ]),
represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire
M1886
00

0
(4)

0
(16)
[46]
NA20041H/?NA
Nadezhda Viktorovna Martynova-Danilevskaya
(aka Nadia Danilevsky)
F1887
00

3
7
[48]
NA20141H/?NA
Liudmila Nikolaievna Iznar F1892
00

1
[49]
NA1H/?NA
Mikhail Nikolaievich Sumarokov-Elston
(aka Michel de Soumarokoff-Elston)
M1893
00

6
(10)

39
[50]
NA20021H/LNA
Arthur McPherson Jr.
(aka Artur Arturovich Makferson  [ ru ], first son of Artur Davydovich Makferson  [ ru ]), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire
M1896
QF1?
?
?
NA1H/?NA
Robert McPherson
(1897–1916, aka Robert Arturovich Makferson  [ ru ], second son of Artur Davydovich Makferson  [ ru ])
M1897
?
?
?
NA1H/?NA
Other notable unranked players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame  [ ru ] inductees and/or USSR Championships winners
(in chronological order; all representing the USSR) [51]
Evgeni Stepanovich Ovanesov M1893
00

0
(0)
NA1HNA
1936
(URS)
Sofia Vassilievna Maltseva F1895
00

2
(3)
NA20071HNA
1947
(URS)
Bruno Al’fredowitsch Spiegel
Died in 1940 in the Gulag. Rehabilitated on June 13, 1989.
M1897
00

0
(1)
NA?
Tamira Kazimirovna Sukhodolskaia
Married Bruno Spiegel. Died in 1938.
F1898
00

1
(1–2)
NA?
Evgeni Arkadievich Kudryavtsev M1898
00

4
(12–17)
NA20041H/LNA
1934
(URS)
Viacheslav Konstantinovich Multino
real surname: Multinenko
M1899
00

0
(2–4)
NA20101HNA
1946
(URS)
Nikolai Nikolaievich Ivanov M1901
00

0
(1)
NA20121HNA
1946
(URS)
Zinaida Georgievna Klochkova F1903
00

0
(4–9)
NA20071HNA
1947
(URS)
Nina Sergeevna Teplyakova F1904
00

7
(9)
NA20031HNA
1936
(URS)
Eduard Eduardovich Negrebetsky M1908
00

4
(13–18)
NA20061HNA
1948
(URS)
Galina Sergeevna Korovina F1909
00

0
(12–13)
NA20091HNA
1945
(URS)
Boris Ilyich Novikov M1909
00

5
NA20051HNA
1938
(URS)
Nadezhda Mitrofanovna Slavinskaia-Belonenko F1911
00

3
(4)
NA1HNA
1950
(URS)
Olga Nikolaievna Kalmykova F1913
00

2
(3–4)
NA1HNA
1948
(URS)
Elizaveta Mikhailovna Chuvirina
[52]
F1914
00

4
(6–8)
NA1H
Tatiana Borisovna Nalimova F1915
00

0
(12–21)
NA20111HNA
1948
(URS)
Evgeni Vladimirovich Korbut M1917
00

0
NA20061H
Semyon Pavlovich Belits-Geiman M1921
00

0
(2)
NA20081H
Natalya Borisovna Vetoshnikova
[53]
F192100

0
(0)
NA20131H
Nikolai Nikolaievich Ozerov M1922
00

5
(18–24)
NA20031HNA
1947
(URS)
Sergei Sergeevich Andreev M1923
00
?
(?)
NA20051HNA
1947
(URS)
Larisa Dmitrievna Preobrazhenskaia F1929
0
1
(3–4)
NA2006?H
Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko-Titova F1934
2R10
?
(?)
NA2007?HNA
1991
(URS)
Irina Evgenievna Ermolova
Gold FISU.svgSilver FISU.svgSilver FISU.svg
[54]
F19381R10
4
(14)
NA?
Anna Vladimirovna Dmitrieva
Klein j.jpg
F1940
4R30
12
(25)
NA20041H/LNA
1964
(URS)
Toomas Leius
Gross J.jpg
Silver FISU.svgSilver FISU.svg
Born in Nazi-occupied Estonia
M1941
QF10
?
(?)
NA20091HNA
1964
(URS)
Tiiu Parmas
Gold FISU.svg
Born in Nazi-occupied Estonia
F1943
3R10
?
(?)
NA?
Galina Petrovna Baksheeva
Gross J.jpgGross J.jpg
F1945
4R20
?
(?)
NA?
Marina Petrovna Chuvirina
[52]
F19472R10

0
(2–3)
NA?
Rauza Mukhamedzhanovna Islanova
[55]
F19480
?
(?)
NA2009?H
Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov
Gross J.jpgGross J.jpgGross J.jpgKlein j.jpg
M1948
3R10
?
(?)
NA20141HNA
1991
(URS)
Eugenia Anatolievna Isopaitis
Klein j.jpg
F19501R20
?
(?)
NA?
Eugenia Iourievna Birioukova
Silver FISU.svgBronze FISU.svg
F19523R10
?
(?)
NA?
Marina Vassilievna Kroschina
Gross J.jpgKlein j.jpg
Gold FISU.svg
F1953
3R30
?
(?)
NA20111HNA
1986
(URS)
Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova
Gross J.jpg
F19531R10
3
(4)
NA?
Vadim Vadimovich Borisov
Gold FISU.svgSilver FISU.svgBronze FISU.svg
M19551R10
?
(?)
NA20082HNA
1985
(URS)
Natalia "Natasha" Yurievna Chmyreva
Gross J.jpgGross J.jpgGross J.jpg
Gold FISU.svg
F1958
SF10
?
(?)
NA?NA
1991
(URS)
Olga Vladimirovna Zaitseva
Silver FISU.svg
F196200
?
(?)
NA?

Olympics medals proportion

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)3328
2Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC (ROC)1203
Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  Individual Neutral Athletes  (AIN)0101
3Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)0022
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire  (RU1)0000
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0000
Totals (5 entries)46414
Tennis events (1896–2024) and Russia-related Summer Olympics participations
In the context of Pierre de Coubertin's idea, participation is more important than winning ("L'important c'est de participer");
Olympic motto from Paris-1924 to Tokyo-2020: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Faster, Higher, Stronger");
Olympic motto since Paris-2024: Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter ("Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together")
. [56] [57]
I). 1896 – 1 event: Romanov Flag.svg Russian Empire (RU1) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's singles [abbr. SGL] and men's doubles [abbr. DBL]
3%
II). 19001912 – 4 events (incl. indoor/outdoor as one in 1908-1912): Russian Empire (RU1) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's except for 1904 SGL, men's DBL, mixed doubles [abbr. MX] in 1900 only
12%
Olympic Games cancelled because of the World War I: 1916 – 1 event (Games of the VI Olympiad in Berlin, German Empire)
3%
III). 1920 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, RSFSR (≈RU2) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX
3%
IV). 1924 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (±RU2 → URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX
3%
V). 1928–1936 – 3 events: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis excluded
9%
Olympic Games cancelled because of the World War II: 1940–1944 – 2 events (Games of the XII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japanese Empire → Helsinki, Finland and Games of the XIII Olympiad in London, British Empire)
6%
VI). 1948 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis excluded
3%
VII). 1952–1980 – 8 events: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ✔ competed; tennis excluded
24%
VIII). 1984 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌ didn't compete; tennis excluded
3%
IX). 1988 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL
3%
X). 1992 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Unified Team (±URS → EUN)competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL
3%
XI). 19962016 – 6 events: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Russian Federation (±EUN → RUS)competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX  since 2012
18%
Olympic Games postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic: 2020 de jure ⇒ 2021 de facto (Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan)
%
XII). 2021 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, ROC (±RUS → ROC)competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX
3%
XIII). 2024 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Individual Neutral Athletes (±ROC → AIN)competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX
3%


Future Olympic Games left to 2052 (incl. XL Olympiad), the 60th anniversary of the Unified Team's (±URS → EUN) participation: 7 events
21%


Future Olympic Games left from 2056 (XLI Olympiad) to 2084 (XLVIII Olympiad, the 60th anniversary of the Individual Neutral Athletes' (±ROC → AIN) 2024 participation): 8 events
24%


Future Olympic Games left from 2088 (XLIX Olympiad, the 100th anniversary of the Soviet Union's (URS) last participation) to 2120 (LVII Olympiad, the 100th anniversary de jure of the ROC's (±RUS → ROC) participation): 9 events
27%


Future Olympic Games left from 2124 (LVIII Olympiad, the 100th anniversary of the Individual Neutral Athletes (±ROC → AIN) 2024 participation) [58] to 2176 (LXX [f] Olympiad, the 200th anniversary of Montreal-1976 Soviet Union's (URS) participation): 13 events
39%
Singles (SGL), Doubles (DBL), Mixed Doubles (MX); main events in bold
(Timeline: RU1 → URS → EUN {de jure; also de facto: CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States} → RUS → ROC → AIN {de jure; also de facto: URB – Union of Russia and Belarus})
Medals' proportion (EUN in 1992 only)
  1. SGL: 1 out of 2 (men's – A. Cherkasov) (50.0%)
  2. DBL: 1 out of 2 (women's – L. Meskhi with N. Zvereva ) (50.0%)
Medals' proportion (RUS, from 1996 to 2016, only)
  1. SGL: 6 out of 8 (1 men's – Y. Kafelnikov & 5 women's – E. Dementieva x 2, V. Zvonareva , D. Safina , M. Sharapova) (75.0%)
  2. DBL: 2 out of 8 (women's: M. Kirilenko and N. Petrova ; E. Makarova and E. Vesnina ) (25.0%)
  3. MX: 0 (0.00%)
Medals' proportion (ROC in 2021 only)
  1. SGL: 1 out of 3 (men's – K. Khachanov) (33.3%)
  2. DBL: 0 (0.00%)
  3. MX: 2 out of 3 ( A. Pavluchenkova and A. Rublev ; E. Vesnina and A. Karatsev ) (66.7%)
Medals' proportion (AIN in 2024 only)
  1. SGL: 0 (0.00%)
  2. DBL: 1 out of 1 (women's – M. Andreeva and D. Shnaider ) (100.0%)
  3. MX: 0 (0.00%)

Universiade medals proportion

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18161246
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1291435
AIN logo.png  Individual Neutral Athletes 1113
Totals (2 entries)31262784

See also

Notes

  1. Under [the rule of] Alexander II the dominance of the Baltic Germans remained. Mikhail Katkov's employee, Krisjanis Valdemars, in his article "Who Rules Russia: The Russians or the Germans?", collected statistics: "15% of ministers are Germans; 25% members of the State Council; 40% senators; 50% generals; and 60% governors. And since governors run Russia, that is how he answered the question. Since Empresses were German, it was natural that Germans infiltrated into higher administration under their protection. Katkov read the article in amazement and did not believe the numbers. He told his secretary to check them. The results were even more surprising: there were 63% German senators, not 40%! But Katkov published Valdemars' article replacing 'Empresses' with 'high officials'. [9]
  2. Davydenko, descending from Ukraine, is pictured as quoting Taras Shevchenko's famous Kobzar: [21] "And the day passes, and the night passes. / And, holding my head in my hands, / I am surprised there is no Coming. /[Of] The Apostle of truth and science?" (approximate translation, 2025) // Ukrainian language (1840, first edition, Saint Petersburg, capital of the Russian Empire): «І день іде, і ніч іде. / І, голову схопивши в руки, / Дивуєшся, чому не йде. / Апостол правди і науки?» // Russian language (1860, first translation, Saint Petersburg, capital of the Russian Empire): «И день идёт, и ночь идёт. / И, голову свою взяв в руки, / Я удивлён, что ж не идёт. / Апостол правды и науки?».
  3. Vesnina, hailing from Ukraine, is also pictured as quoting Taras Shevchenko's famous Kobzar: [21] "And the day passes, and the night passes. And, with my head in my hands, / I am surprised there is no [Second] Coming. /[Of] The Apostle of truth and science?" (approximate translation, 2025) // Ukrainian language (1840, first edition, Saint Petersburg, capital of the Russian Empire): «І день іде, і ніч іде. / І, голову схопивши в руки, / Дивуєшся, чому не йде. / Апостол правди і науки?» // Russian language (1860, first translation, Saint Petersburg, capital of the Russian Empire): «И день идёт, и ночь идёт. / И, голову свою взяв в руки, / Я удивлён, что ж не идёт. / Апостол правды и науки?».
  4. Since March 2025, Daria Kasatkina has been representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia .
  5. Anna Blinkova and Anna Kalinskaya were also awarded a trophy, despite not having participated in the final round.
  6. LXX, abbr. is not to be confused with the Septuagint (The Translation of the Seventy). [59] [60]

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