Tennis in Russia
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Tennis is one of the most popular sports in Russia. The main Russian National Tennis Centre (established in September 2009 in Moscow) is named after Juan Antonio Samaranch. For a long time, as it was not an Olympic sport, tennis held a marginal position in Soviet sports.
History
[edit]Introduction of tennis to Russia
[edit]Arthur Davydovich McPherson or Macpherson (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 four years later he set up the first national tournament. By 1913, the Russian championship was on the international tour and the game was thriving. McPherson also helped establish the country's first Olympic Committee. 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, two in a year – February and October – he was imprisoned and died from typhus in one of Moscow prisons.[2][3]
After his father's death in January 1920, Arthur Macpherson Jr. (1896–1976, Russian: Артур Артурович Макферсон) could reach his career-best quarterfinals at the 1920 Wimbledon Championships, his first GS event and also the first GS event for any Russia-related or ex-Russian tennis player.[4] While the generation of Russian, Russia-related and ex-Russian tennis pioneers, e. g. Lev Urusov (1877–1933), Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (1893–1970) and his mixed doubles partner Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (1887–1969) were still alive and active, mostly in the immigration (including the ex-Russian Embassy from the Chatham House building, London), none of the other local sportspeople 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 Saint Petersburg {dependency: then Russia ( Empire's capital and Saint Petersburg Governorate) → now Russia (Federation's subject and Northwestern Federal District)} George Walter Bray (returned to Britain after 1918) | — | — | — | — |
1908 | Lev Urusov (immigrated to France after 1918) | — | George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray (returned to Britain after 1918) | — | — |
1909 | George Walter Bray (2) | Ekaterina Polonskaya (Girshfeld) (immigrated to France after 1918) | George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray (2) | — | — |
1910 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (immigrated to France after 1918) | present-day Moscow {dependency: then Russia ( Empire's Moscow Governorate) → now Russia (Federation's subject and Central Federal District)} Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (immigrated to United States after 1918) | { George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray (3) | — | — |
1911 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (2) | Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (2) | George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray (4) | — | — |
1912 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (3) | Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (3) | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston / ? Aleksandr Alenitsyn (couldn't immigrate after 1918 and committed suicide in a Russian prison in 1922) | — | Ekaterina Polonskaya (Girshfeld) / Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston |
1913 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (4) | present-day Estonia {dependency: then Russia ( Empire's Governorate of Estland's Ida-Viru County) → now European Union} Liudmila Iznar (immigrated to France, Britain and United States after 1918) | — | — | Liudmila Iznar / Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston |
1914 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (5) | present-day United States Elizabeth Ryan | Arthur A. McPherson / Robert A. McPherson (both returned to Britain in 1915 for the WWI participation) | — | — |
SUMMARY: Singles Titles by Governorate 1. Saint Petersburg Governorate — 9; |
In the USSR
[edit]External videos | |
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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.) |
During the Soviet era, tennis was on the edge of survival due to its lack of appearance in the Olympic games, cost, and strong association with the Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (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 sportspeople for competing in a 'girlie' sport.[11][12][13] At a certain point, about 80 percent of tennis coaches in the USSR were women.[14]
In 1976, The New York Times reported that while tennis was popular in the USSR, there was a scarcity of equipment, and no tennis clubs.[15]
Men's singles player(s) who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on grass
[edit]- A. Metreveli – 8 (3 x Adelaide ≈ ATP-250, 2 x Beckenham ≈ ATP-250, Melbourne ≈ ATP-250, Sydney ≈ ATP-250, South Orange ≈ ATP-250)
Men's singles player(s) who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on clay
[edit]- A. Chesnokov – 4 (Monte Carlo ATP-1000, Florence ATP-250, Nice ATP-250, Munich ATP-250)
- D. Poliakov — 1 (Umag ATP-250)
Women's singles player(s) who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on grass
[edit]- O. Morozova – 4 (Mahwah ≈ WTA-250, London ≈ WTA-250, Adelaide ≈ WTA-250, Beckenham ≈ WTA-250)
Women's singles player(s) who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on clay
[edit]- O. Morozova – 1 (Buenos Aires ≈ WTA-250)
Players successfully competing for the USSR and/or CIS
[edit]Post USSR
[edit]Since the end of the Soviet era, tennis has grown in popularity and Russia has produced many famous tennis players. In recent years, the number of top Russian women players has been considerable, with both Maria Sharapova (of Belarusian origin, Belarusian: Марыя Юр’еўна Шарапава, romanized: Maryja Jur’jeŭna Šarapava) and Dinara Safina (of Tatar origin, [Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина] Error: {{Langx}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 9) (help)) reaching number one in the WTA rankings. 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
[edit]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 |
Inactive players
[edit]Men's singles players who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on grass
[edit]Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2021 Mallorca Championships.
- Y. Kafelnikov – 3 (Halle ATP-250)
- D. Tursunov – 2 (Eastbourne ATP-250, 's-Hertogenbosch ATP-250)
- D. Medvedev – 1 (Mallorca ATP-250)
Men's singles players who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on clay
[edit]Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open.
- 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)
- 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)
- Y. Kafelnikov – 3 (French Open GS-2000, Gstaad ATP-250, Prague ATP-250)
- M. Youzhny – 3 (Stuttgart Open ATP-250, Munich ATP-250, Gstaad ATP-250)
- M. Safin – 2 (Barcelona Open ATP-500, Mallorca ATP-250)
- I. Andreev – 2 (Valencia ATP-250, Palermo ATP-250)
- D. Medvedev – 1 (Italian Open ATP-1000)
Women's singles players who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on grass
[edit]Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Bad Homburg Open.
- M. Sharapova – 3 (Wimbledon Championships GS-2000 , 2 × Birmingham WTA-250)
- L. Samsonova – 2 (Berlin Open WTA-500, 's-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)
- E. Alexandrova – 2 ('s-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)
- S. Kuznetsova – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
- E. Makarova – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
- E. Vesnina – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
- D. Kasatkina – 1 (Eastbourne International WTA-500)
- D. Shnaider – 1 (Bad Homburg Open WTA-500)
- V. Zvonareva – 1 (Birmingham WTA-250)
- A. Chakvetadze – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)
- N. Petrova – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch WTA-250)
Women's singles players who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on clay
[edit]Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Iași Open.
- 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)
- D. Safina – 6 (Berlin Open WTA-1000, Italian Open WTA-1000, Madrid Open WTA-1000, Warsaw WTA-250, Palermo WTA-250, Prague WTA-250)
- S. Kuznetsova – 3 (French Open GS-2000, Stuttgart WTA-500, Stockholm WTA-250)
- A. Myskina – 3 (French Open GS-2000, Palermo WTA-250, Sarasota WTA-250)
- N. Petrova – 3 (Charleston Open WTA-1000, Berlin Open WTA-1000, Amelia Island Championships WTA-500)
- A. Pavlyuchenkova – 3 (Estoril WTA-250, Rabat WTA-250, Strasbourg WTA-250)
- E. Dementieva – 2 (Amelia Island Championships WTA-500, Istanbul WTA-250)
- M. Kirilenko – 2 (Estoril WTA-250, Barcelona WTA-250)
- V. Zvonareva – 2 (Bol WTA-250, Prague WTA-250)
- D. Kasatkina – 1 (Charleston Open WTA-500)
- V. Kudermetova – 1 (Charleston Open WTA-500)
- E. Bovina – 1 (Warsaw WTA-250)
- A. Potapova – 1 (Istanbul WTA-250)
- M. Timofeeva – 1 (Budapest WTA-250)
- D. Shnaider – 1 (Budapest WTA-250)
- M. Andreeva – 1 (Iași WTA-250)
- Former WTA No. 8 Anna Kournikova
- Former ATP No. 1 Marat Safin
- Former WTA No. 1 Dinara Safina
- Former WTA No. 2 Anastasia Myskina
- Former WTA No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Former WTA No. 3 Nadia Petrova
- Former ATP No. 3 Nikolay Davydenko
- Former WTA No. 3 Elena Dementieva
- Former ATP No. 20 Dmitry Tursunov
- Former WTA No. 1 Maria Sharapova
Milestones
[edit]- XIX Century
- 1875 (June 13 – May 31, old style; often mistakenly listed as June 12 (Russia Day), thus May 30 (old style), or vice versa): The first mention of tennis in Russian history is found in the diary of the Governor of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia.
- 1888: Foundation of the first tennis club in Russia, the Lakhtinsky Lawn Tennis Club, in the village of Lakhta near St. Petersburg (capital of the Russian Empire).
- 1898: There are eight active lawn tennis clubs in Russia at this time. All of them are located in and around St. Petersburg, in places like Kolomiagi , Ozerki, Pavlovsk, Pargolovo, Terijoki and Sestroretsk.
- 1900: Foundation of the first tennis club in Moscow (Russian Empire): the Moscow Society of Lawn Tennis Amateurs on Petrovka.
- XX Century
- 1903: The first international tournament is held in Russia – The St. Petersburg Open. For the first time Russian tennis players, George Bray (Russian: Георгий Брей, romanized: Georgy Brei, of British origin) and Ambrosios Petrococino (Russian: Амвросий Петрококино, romanized: Amvrosy Petrokokino, of Greek origin), take part in competitions abroad, in Stockholm.
- 1907: The first All-Russian lawn tennis competitions, the prototype of the Russian Tennis Championship, are contested.
- 1908: Establishment of the All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, essentially the first Russian federation of tennis. There are a total of 48 member clubs in the union.
- 1909: The All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs joins the England's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). The international lawn tennis organization doesn't exist at that time and this step allows Russian tennis players to participate in official international competitions.
- 1912: Russian tennis players [Graf] Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston and Aleksandr Alenitsyn compete in the V Olympiad in London, England, British Empire.
- 1913: The All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, together with the tennis unions of 11 countries, founded the International Lawn Tennis Union (now called the International Tennis Federation, or ITF). It is considered the first Russian organization to participate in the creation of an international sports federation.
- 1914: The last All-Russian lawn tennis competitions, the prototype of the Russian Tennis Championship, are contested. A total of eight men's singles events (from 1907 to 1914) and five women's singles events were held (from 1909 to 1933). Men's singles champions: George Bray (1907, 1909), [Kniaz] Lev Urusov (1908), and [Graf] Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (1910-1915). Women's singles champions: Ekaterina Polonskaya (1909), Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (1910-1912), Liudmila Iznar (1913), and Elizabeth Ryan (1914).
- 1920: Arthur McPherson Jr. is celebrated as the first Russian tennis player to compete at the Wimbledon Championships.
- 1926: The first Russian lawn tennis club in exile is created in Paris, France.
- 1929:
- The Russian Lawn Tennis Federation is created in Paris, France to unite Russian tennis players in exile.
- The All-Union Tennis Section, essentially the USSR Tennis Federation, is created in Moscow (capital of the Soviet Union).
- 1931: The Russian Lawn Tennis Federation (in Paris, France) becomes a member of the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).
- 1936-1937: The great French tennis player, Henri Cochet (1901—1987), visits the USSR to open his tennis school in Moscow, where his students include such famous Soviet players as Evgeni Korbut (1917—1991), Nikolai Ozerov (1922—1997), and Semyon P. Belits-Geiman (1921—2000; cousin of the famous Soviet swimmer Semyon V. Belits-Geiman).
- 1940: The membership of the Russian Lawn Tennis Federation (in Paris, France) in the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) is stopped.
- 1956: The Russian SFSR, as part of the USSR, renews its membership in the International Lawn Tennis Federation.
- 1958: Anna Dmitrieva and Andrei Potanin are the first Soviet players to participate in the Junior Wimbledon Championships.
- 1959: The USSR Tennis Federation is officially founded (in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union).
- 1962: The USSR team makes its debut in the Davis Cup.
- 1968: The USSR team makes its debut in the Federation Cup.
- 1974: Chris Evert and Olga Morozova win the French Open – Women's doubles title by defeating Gail Chanfreau and Katja Ebbinghaus in the final – and Olga Morozova becomes the first Soviet/Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament (not in juniors).
- 1976: The USSR team, captained by Shamil Tarpishchev at the time, refuses to play against the Chile team in the Davis Cup semifinals and is suspended by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) from participating in international competitions for two years.
- 1977: The Russian SFSR, as part of the USSR, becomes a member of the European Tennis Association (Tennis Europe).
- 1996: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes the first Russian tennis player to win a Slam in singles — French Open in both singles and doubles.
- 1999: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes the first Russian tennis player to achieve No.1 in singles.
- 2000: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes the first Russian tennis player to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis, in singles.
- XXI Century
- 2002: The Russian Tennis Federation (in Moscow, capital of the Russian Federation) is founded, officially re-invented, and renamed (from the All-Russian Tennis Association, previously renamed from the Tennis Federation of the RSFSR, and merged with the leftovers from the Tennis Federation of the USSR).
- 2008: The General Assembly of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is held in Moscow, Russian Federation, commemorating the centenary of the Russian Tennis Federation.
- 2016:
- Maria Sharapova, the five-time tennis Grand Slam singles champion, is handed two-year ban (reduced to 15 months de facto) after failing drugs test at the Australian Open in January.
- Marat Safin becomes the first Russian player to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
- 2021: There are only a small number of 7.2 thousand tennis courts in the Russian Federation, including 2.6 thousand indoor courts. In Moscow, there are 783 tennis courts, of which 261 are indoor courts.
- 2022:
- The membership of the Russian Tennis Federation (in Moscow, Russia) in the International Tennis Federation has been suspended.
- The Lawn Tennis Association of the United Kingdom has issued a ban on Daniil Medvedev and other Russian tennis players participating in the Wimbledon Championships.
Active players
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Last updated after the 2024 Almaty Open.
Women's singles
[edit]Last updated after the 2024 Hong Kong Open.
Performance table
[edit]Last updated after the 2024 Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
Legend |
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⛒ – completed Career Grand Slam in singles |
– Junior Grand Slam singles champion |
– Junior Grand Slam singles runner-up |
Universiade (FISU) medalists in singles:
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– Russian Cup awardees in main nominations: Male / Female Player of the Year |
‡ – deceased |
Big title winners (GSs, YECs, 1000s, Olympics)
[edit]# | 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 [26][27] | F | 1987 | 5 | 1 | 14 | S-2012 | ⛒ 200520062012 | 36 (39) 40 (43) | 2008 | RTD 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 121 w (41) JNR 6 | KDA | SO |
2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov [28] before the Russian Federation also represented the USSR and the CIS | M | 1974 | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 (7) | G-2000 | 1994199519961997199819992001 | 26 (53) 27 (56) | 2002 | RTD 2003 2010 | – | – | 2002 | 2019 | 2H | 16 w (4) | KDA | |
3 | Daniil Medvedev [29] | M | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 6 | QF (1R–1R) | 201920212023 | 20 21 25 (29) | 2021 | 2021 | – | 2021 | – | – | 2H | 116 w (170) JNR 13 | MOW | CE |
4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | F | 1985 | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 (6) | QF (QF) | 2016 | 18 (34) 19 (35) | 2004 2007 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | 2015 | – | 2H | 2 (3) JNR 1 | SPE | NW |
5 | Marat Safin | M | 1980 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2R | 2004 | 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) | 2003 | 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 [30] | F | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 2 | SF | 8 12 (16) | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 3 (48) JNR 3 | NA | NA | |
Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Nikolay Davydenko | M | 1981 | SF4 | 1 | 3 | 2R (QF) | 2003200520062008 | 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) | 2001 | 16 (22) 19 (28) | 2005 | RTD 2010 | – | NA | 2011 | – | 2H | 3 (5) JNR 4 | 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 1 | MOW | CE | |
10 | Nadezhda "Nadia" Petrova | F | 1982 | SF2 | 0 (2) | 3 (12) | 3R (B) | 2012 | 13 (37) 17 (41) | 2007 | RTD 2013 | 2007 | NA | 2013 | – | 2H | 3 (3) JNR 3 | MOW | CE |
11 | Vera Zvonareva | F | 1984 | RU2 (3–5) | 0 (1) | 1 (5) | B-2008 (QF) | 20102023 | 12 (28–30) 12 (30–32) 15 (34–37) | 2004 2008 | – | – | NA | 2014 | – | 2H | 2 (7) JNR 3 | 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 9 | MOW | CE | |
NA | Andrei Medvedev before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS[33] | M | 1974 | RU1 | 0 | 4 | – | 11 | – | RTD 2001 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 4 (185) | NA | NA | |
13 | Anna Chakvetadze | F | 1987 | SF1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2007 | 8 10 (11) | 2007 2008 | RTD 2013 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 5 (53) JNR 20 | 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) | 2018 | 6 (7) 8 (9) 14 (15) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | 2H | 8 (64) JNR 16 | 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 |
Other notable titles winners
[edit]# | 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) | 2021 | 12 (18–19) 17 (31–32) | 2021 | NA | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 11 (21) JNR 1 | MOS 2021 | CE |
NA | Anna Smashnova before switching to Israel, also represented the USSR in juniors [34] | 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) | 2010 | 10 (19) 15 (25) 19 (30) | 2002 2006 | RTD 2018 | – | – | 2012 | – | 1H | 8 (38) JNR 20 | 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[35] | 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 3 | SAM 2022 [36] | VO | |
21 | Maria Kirilenko | F | 1987 | QF3 | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | SF (B) | 2012 | 6 (18) 8 (20) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 10 (5) JNR 2 | 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[37] | 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 [36] | 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 19 | 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) | 1996 | 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) | 2012 | 3 (18–19) 6 (30–31) | 2008 | RTD 2019 | – | – | – | – | 2H/L | 8 (1) JNR 20 | 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) | 2007 | 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 2 | – | 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 3 | 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 [36] | VO | |
33 | Alisa Kleybanova | F | 1989 | 4R2 | 0 | 0 (1) | – | 2 (7) 16 (34) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 20 (10) JNR 3 | – | CE | |
34 | Margarita Betova | F | 1994 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 (6) 11 (23) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 1H | 41 (25) JNR 35 | – | CE | |
34 | Anastasia Potapova | F | 2001 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 (5) 3 (8) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 21 (40) JNR 1 | – | VO | |
35 | 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 [38] | VO |
Other notable players: with only one ATP / WTA Tour-level title
[edit]# | 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 13 | NA | NA | |
37 | Alla Kudryavtseva | F | 1987 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (10) 3 (27) | 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 56 (15) JNR 16 | 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 1 | NA | NA | |
38 | Vera Dushevina | F | 1986 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (2) 2 (8) | 2005 | RTD 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 31 (27) JNR 1 | MOS 2006 | CE | |
39 | Anna Blinkova | F | 1998 | 3R4 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (2) 2 (4) 5 (17) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 34 (45) JNR 3 | – | 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 1 | – | 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 [39] | F | 1991 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 10 (13) | – | RTD 2015 | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 37 (123) JNR 5 | – | 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 |
Other notable players: Top-20 and team cups winners
[edit]# | 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 | 19971998 | 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 3 | – | 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 3 | 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 20 | – | 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 [38] | NA |
Other notable ranked players
[edit]# | 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 | – | 1999 | 0 (1) 1 (2) | – | RTD 2005 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 25 (22) JNR 1 | – | 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 7 | – | NA | |
51 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. before switching to the Russian Federation, represented the United States[39] | 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 2 | – | CE |
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 19 | NA | NA | |
53 | Andrey Kuznetsov | M | 1991 | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 8 (12) 15 (24) | – | RTD 2023 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 39 (137) JNR 3 | – | CE | |
54 | Elena Makarova | F | 1973 | 3R4 | 0 | 0 | – | 19941995 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
NA | Elina Avanesyan prior switching to Armenia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 2002 | 4R2 (3R1) | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 5 (16) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 58 (168) JNR 32 | NA | NA | |
57 | Konstantin Kravchuk | M | 1985 | 2R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 3 (16) 12 (36) | – | RTD 2017 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 78 (100) JNR 45 | – | CE | |
58 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | F | 1996 | 3R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 (0) 7 (8) | – | RTD 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 87 (312) JNR 3 | – | SI | |
59 | Erika Andreeva | F | 2004 | 2R1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 3 (5) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 88 (274) JNR | – | SI | |
60 | Irina Khromacheva | F | 1995 | 1R4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 (5) 1 (10) 19 (61) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 89 (40) JNR 1 | – | 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 4 | – | CE | |
62 | Alina Korneeva | F | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 3 (4) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 128 (261) JNR 1 | – | CE | |
63 | Ivan Gakhov [40] | 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 [38] | NA | |
64 | Ksenia Lykina | F | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 6 (21) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 171 (108) JNR 4 | – | 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[41] | F | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 3 (4) | – | RTD 1991 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 194 (130) | NA | NA | |
Other notable players in the Top-300 | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Evgeny Kirillov | M | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 1 7 | – | RTD 2012 2015 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 205 (195) JNR 15 | – | 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 | |
66 | 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 | |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Alina Charaeva | F | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 4 (8) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 317 (312) JNR 12 | – | CE | |
NA | Sergey Nikolayevich Leonyuk represented the USSR | M | 1960 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | 0 0 (1) | – | NA | NA | NA | – | – | ? | 327 (245) | – | NA | |
68 | Yana Buchina | F | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 2 (3) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 334 (569) JNR 12 | – | VO | |
69 | Philipp Mukhometov | M | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 (1) 2 (7) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | ? | 355 (312) JNR 38 | – | CE | |
70 | 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[42] | F | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 1 (2) | – | RTD 1994 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 380 (466) | NA | SO | |
Other notable players outside the Top-500 | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | Sergei Demekhine married Veronika Kudermetova[43] | M | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 1 (9) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 637 (438) JNR 95 | – | CE | |
72 | Yaroslav Demin | M | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 0 1 | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 789 (1305) JNR 1 | – | CE | |
Other notable unranked players
[edit]Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | All titles + CHL + ITF | AC / UC | HOF | BH [44] | 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 Vasilievich Brei ), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1880 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 3 (6) ≈ 32 [45] | NA | 2004 | 1H/? | NA |
Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn | M | 1884 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 4 (5) ≈ 120 [46] | NA | 2005 | 1H | NA |
Walter George Bray (aka Vladimir Vasilievich Brei ), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1886 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (4) ≈ 0 (16) [45] | NA | 2004 | 1H/? | NA |
Nadezhda Viktorovna Martynova-Danilevskaya (aka Nadia Danilevsky) | F | 1887 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 3 7 [47] | NA | 2014 | 1H/? | NA |
Liudmila Nikolaievna Iznar | F | 1892 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 1 [48] | NA | – | 1H/? | NA |
Mikhail Nikolaievich Sumarokov-Elston (aka Michel de Soumarokoff-Elston) | M | 1893 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 6 (10) ≈ 39 [49] | NA | 2002 | 1H/L | NA |
Arthur Macpherson 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 Macpherson (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)[50] | ||||||||
Evgeni Stepanovich Ovanesov | M | 1893 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 0 (0) | NA | – | 1H | NA 1936 (URS) |
Sofia Vasilievna Maltseva | F | 1895 ‡ | 0 | 0 ≈ 2 (3) | NA | 2007 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
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 Slavinskaya-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 [51] | 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 | 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 ‡ |