USSR All-Union Championships

USSR All-Union Championships USSR All-Union Winter Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	All-Union Winter Championships
Tour	ILTF World Circuit (1968–75)
Founded	1968;57 years ago (1968)
Abolished	1975;50 years ago (1975)
Location	Baku Dneprodzerzhinsk Kiev Leningrad Salavat Severodonetsk
Venue	Various
Surface	Wood (indoors) Carpet (indoors)

The U.S.S.R. All-Union Championships also known as the All-Union Championships or the All-Union Winter Championships was a men's and women's indoor closed tennis tournament founded in 1968 and usually played in late January early February annually. ^[1] It was played on wood courts, then later carpet courts tennis tournament founded in 1968 and usually played in February. ^[1] It was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR until 1975 when it was discontinued. ^[1]

History

On 5 February 1968 the U.S.S.R. All-Union Championships indoor tennis tournament was first held in Kiev in the Soviet Union. ^[1] The championships were a closed tennis tournament open only to Soviet tennis players. The winners of the inaugural singles titles were Alexander Metreveli (men) and Galina Baksheeva. ^[1] The championships were also played in other locations including Baku, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Kiev, Leningrad, Salavat and Severodonetsk. ^[1] was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR until 1975 when it was discontinued. ^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Location	Champion	Runner up	Score
1968	Leningrad	Alexander Metreveli	Tomas Lejus	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 . [1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Leningrad	Alexander Metreveli (2)	Vladimir Korotkov	6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 . [1]
1970	Kiev	Alexander Metreveli (3)	Sergei Likhachev	2–6, 6–4, 8–6, 12–10 . [1]
1971	Severodonetsk	Anatoli Volkov	Peeter Lamp	6–4, 6–1, 6–3 . [1]
1972	Kiev	Tomas Lejus	Peeter Lamp	3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 . [1]
1973	Baku	Sergei Likhachev	Aleksandr M. Ivanov [2]	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 . [1]
1974	Salavat	Teimuraz Kakulia	Vladimir Korotkov	6–3, 6–2, 8–6 . [1]
1975	Dneprodzerzhinsk	Konstantin Pugaev	Anatoli Volkov	6–2, 7–5, 6–4 . [1]

Women's singles

Year	Location	Champion	Runner up	Score
1968	Leningrad	Galina Baksheeva	Olga Morozova	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Leningrad	Olga Morozova	Galina Baksheeva	6–2, 4–6 6–3
1970 [3]	Kiev	Olga Morozova (2)	Anna Yeremeyeva	6–4, 6–3
1971	Severodonetsk	Yelena Granaturova	Yevgenyia Izopaitis	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1972	Kiev	Marina Chuvirina	Marina Kroshina	61, 6–4
1973	Baku	Olga Morozova (3)	Marina Kroshina	6–1, 6–2
1974	Salavat	Olga Morozova (4)	Yelena Granaturova	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1975	Dneprodzerzhinsk	Marina Kroshina	Yelena Granaturova	6–4, 3–6, 9–7

References

1. "Tournaments:USSR All Union Championships (closed)" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
2. "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Davis Cup. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
3. Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 293. ISBN   978-0-362-00091-7.