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USSR All-Union Championships

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USSR All-Union Championships
USSR All-Union Winter Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAll-Union Winter Championships
TourILTF World Circuit (1968–75)
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Abolished1975; 49 years ago (1975)
LocationBaku
Dneprodzerzhinsk
Kiev
Leningrad
Salavat
Severodonetsk
VenueVarious
SurfaceWood (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

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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

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Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "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.