USSR All-Union Championships

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]

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

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
YearLocationChampionRunner UpScore
1968LeningradSoviet Union Alexander MetreveliSoviet Union Tomas Lejus6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 .[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969LeningradSoviet Union Alexander Metreveli (2)Soviet Union Vladimir Korotkov6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 .[1]
1970KievSoviet Union Alexander Metreveli (3)Soviet Union Sergei Likhachev2–6, 6–4, 8–6, 12–10 .[1]
1971SeverodonetskSoviet Union Anatoli VolkovSoviet Union Peeter Lamp6–4, 6–1, 6–3 .[1]
1972KievSoviet Union Tomas LejusSoviet Union Peeter Lamp3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 .[1]
1973BakuSoviet Union Sergei LikhachevSoviet Union Aleksandr M. Ivanov[2]6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 .[1]
1974SalavatSoviet Union Teimuraz KakuliaSoviet Union Vladimir Korotkov6–3, 6–2, 8–6 .[1]
1975DneprodzerzhinskSoviet Union Konstantin PugaevSoviet Union Anatoli Volkov6–2, 7–5, 6–4 .[1]

Women's singles
YearLocationChampionRunner UpScore
1968LeningradSoviet Union Galina BaksheevaSoviet Union Olga Morozova6–3, 1–6, 6–2
↓  Open era  ↓
1969LeningradSoviet Union Olga MorozovaSoviet Union Galina Baksheeva6–2, 4–6 6–3
1970[3]KievSoviet Union Olga Morozova (2)Soviet Union Anna Yeremeyeva6–4, 6–3
1971SeverodonetskSoviet Union Yelena GranaturovaSoviet Union Yevgenyia Izopaitis6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1972KievSoviet Union Marina ChuvirinaSoviet Union Marina Kroshina61, 6–4
1973BakuSoviet Union Olga Morozova (3)Soviet Union Marina Kroshina6–1, 6–2
1974SalavatSoviet Union Olga Morozova (4)Soviet Union Yelena Granaturova6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1975DneprodzerzhinskSoviet Union Marina KroshinaSoviet Union Yelena Granaturova6–4, 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.
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