Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova (Russian: Валерия Ивановна Кузьменко Титова; born 28 February 1934 — 9 October 2010) is a former female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.
She was born on February 28, 1934, in Kyiv.[1] Pupil of coach Vladimir Balva.[2] She was the first Soviet tennis player to participate in the French Open in 1960. She died on October 9, 2010, in the United States, where she was being treated.[3] She was the wife of Olympic champion Soviet gymnast Yuri Titov.[4] Member of the Russian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2007 and the Ukrainian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2015.[5]
She played in singles at the French Open in 1960. She lost to the Australian player Jan Lehane in the Second Round.[6]
valeria, kuzmenko, titova, valeria, ivanovna, kuzmenko, titova, russian, Валерия, Ивановна, Кузьменко, Титова, born, february, 1934, october, 2010, former, female, tennis, player, competed, soviet, union, valeria, ivanovna, kuzmenko, titova, Валерия, Ивановна,. Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova Russian Valeriya Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova born 28 February 1934 9 October 2010 is a former female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova Valeriya Ivanovna Kuzmenko TitovaCountry sports Soviet UnionBorn 1934 02 28 28 February 1934Kyiv Ukraine USSRDied9 October 2010 2010 10 09 aged 76 PlaysRight handedSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsFrench Open2R 1960 Wimbledon1R 1961 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsFrench Open1R 1960 WimbledonQF 1961 Mixed doublesGrand Slam mixed doubles resultsFrench Open2R 1960 Wimbledon2R 1961 She was born on February 28 1934 in Kyiv 1 Pupil of coach Vladimir Balva 2 She was the first Soviet tennis player to participate in the French Open in 1960 She died on October 9 2010 in the United States where she was being treated 3 She was the wife of Olympic champion Soviet gymnast Yuri Titov 4 Member of the Russian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2007 and the Ukrainian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2015 5 She played in singles at the French Open in 1960 She lost to the Australian player Jan Lehane in the Second Round 6 She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1961 She lost to the American Donna Floyd in the First Round 7 Her partner in Women s Doubles citizen Anna Dmitrieva lost in the Quarterfinals to the South African players Margaret Hunt and Lynette Hutchings 8 Her partner in mixed doubles Toomas Leius lost in the Second Round to the Brazilian player Carlos Fernandes and Australian Margaret Hellyer 9 Contents 1 Career finals 1 1 Singles 7 6 1 2 Doubles 5 6 2 ReferencesCareer finals editSingles 7 6 edit Result No Year location Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1 July 1955 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 5 7 2 6Win 1 July 1956 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 3 6 7 5 6 4Win 2 March 1958 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Yevgenia Larina 6 2 6 1Win 3 July 1958 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Irina Ermolova 6 4 6 2Loss 2 July 1959 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Irina Ermolova 4 6 6 8Loss 3 August 1959 Moscow Soviet Union Hard nbsp Anna Dmitrieva 3 6 1 6Win 4 September 1959 Warsaw Poland Clay nbsp Jadwiga Jedrzejowska 5 7 6 2 6 2Win 5 March 1960 Moscow Soviet Union Hard i nbsp Anna Dmitrieva 6 3 1 6 6 2Win 6 July 1960 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Vera Filippova 8 6 6 2Loss 4 July 1959 Sopot Poland Clay nbsp Vera Puzejova 2 6 0 6Win 7 July 1961 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Irina Ermolova 6 1 6 0Loss 5 8 March 1964 Moscow Soviet Union Hard nbsp Anna Dmitrieva 6 8 2 6Loss 6 16 August 1964 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Anna Dmitrieva 2 6 2 6Doubles 5 6 edit Result No Year location Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1 June 1957 Bucharest Romania Clay nbsp Vera Filippova nbsp Ginette Bucaille nbsp Jacqueline Kermina 2 6 7 5 6 4Loss 1 July 1958 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Margarita Ryzhikova nbsp Elizaveta Chyuvyrina nbsp Vera Filipova 4 6 6 8Win 2 September 1959 Warsaw Poland Clay nbsp Patricia Ward Hales nbsp Eva Johannes nbsp Helga Schultze 6 3 6 4Win 3 July 1960 Moscow Soviet Union Clay nbsp Irina Ermolova nbsp Vera Filipova nbsp Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 6 4 6 3Loss 2 July 1960 Sopot Poland Clay nbsp Danuta Szmidtowna nbsp Eva Johannes nbsp Vera Puzejova 0 6 1 6Loss 3 July 1961 Sopot Poland Clay nbsp Galina Baksheeva nbsp Irina Ermolova nbsp Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 4 6 6 3 4 6Loss 4 19 August 1961 Moscow Soviet Union Hard nbsp Anna Dmitrieva nbsp Eva Johannes nbsp Vera Puzejova 6 1 6 8 4 6Loss 5 8 March 1964 Moscow Soviet Union Hard nbsp Anna Dmitrieva nbsp Olga Lendlova nbsp Jana Sonska 4 6 6 2 5 7Win 4 June 1964 Riga Soviet Union Clay nbsp Larissa Preobrazhenskaya nbsp Tiiu Kivi nbsp Tiiu Soome 7 5 7 5Loss 6 16 August 1964 Moscow Soviet Union Hard nbsp Anna Dmitrieva nbsp Olga Lendlova nbsp Jana Sonska 6 3 3 6 5 7Win 5 October 1966 Alma Ata Soviet Union Hard i nbsp Galina Baksheeva nbsp Irina Ermolova nbsp Aleksandra Ivanova 6 2 6 2References edit Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova sport strana ru Vladimir Balva sport strana ru Skonchalas Valeriya Kuzmenko Titova gotennis ru Cena toj pobedy pulya v zatylok sec4u ru Zal slavy ukrainskogo tennisa sec4u ru Official 1960 Women s Draw PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2007 09 30 Retrieved 2007 04 29 69 6 KiB on the French Open website 1961 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draws PDF wtafiles 1961 Wimbledon Ladies Doubles Draws PDF wtafiles 1961 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws PDF wtafiles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valeria Kuzmenko Titova amp oldid 1142282860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
