Olga Morozova

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Olga Vasilyevna Morozova (Template:Lang-rus; born 22 February 1949) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Competing for the Soviet Union, she was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships, and the first Soviet player to win a major, in women's doubles at the 1974 French Open. Her ground-breaking playing career, combined with her distinguished coaching career, has led to Morozova being labelled the "Godmother of Russian tennis".Template:Cn

Career

Morozova started playing tennis at the age of 10, with Nina Teplyakova as her first and career-long coach. By 16, Morozova had improved so quickly that she was invited to represent the USSR at Wimbledon in the girls singles.

Travelling internationally for the first time and playing on grass for the first time, Morozova won the 1965 Wimbledon Junior Girls' singles title.

Morozova would go on to become the first Soviet tennis player, male or female, to reach the singles final of any major tournament when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open. However, the peak of Morozova's career came during the summer of 1974 when she was the women's singles runner-up at both Wimbledon and the French Open, losing to Chris Evert on both occasions. At Wimbledon she shocked the defending champion Billie Jean King in straight sets in the quarterfinals, and then came back from a set down against Virginia Wade to win the semifinal 6–4 in the third. She rose to No. 3 in the world going into the US Open that year – the highest ranking she achieved in her career.

Morozova became the first Soviet tennis player, male or female, to win a major title when she teamed with Evert to win the women's doubles championship at the French Open in 1974. She was also the first Soviet player to lead her team to the Federation Cup semifinals in 1978 (and again in 1979). She and Alex Metreveli were the first USSR players to reach a Grand Slam tournament final when they teamed at Wimbledon in 1968, losing to Margaret Court and Ken Fletcher. In addition to winning the French Open doubles in 1974, Morozova finished runner-up at the 1975 Australian Open (teaming with Margaret Court), the 1975 French Open (with Julie Anthony) and the 1976 US Open (with Virginia Wade).

Morozova's playing career was cut short in 1977 because of the USSR's policy against allowing their athletes to compete with South Africans. At this point, she retired early from the professional tour. Morozova then began a coaching career. She became head coach of the Soviet Union ladies squad through the 1980s leading the Soviets to their first appearance in a Federation Cup Final (1988, losing to Czechoslovakia). Morozova also helped pioneer the creation of the Kremlin Cup.

In 1990, the LTA hired Morozova as head of girls tennis, based at the national performance centre in Bisham Abbey, UK. Morozova became a fixture in UK tennis for much of the 1990s. In December 1996, in a Russian interview, she noted a key difference in the approach to sport between the UK and Russia: "For them [the English], participation is considered more important than winning. They fancy Coubertin a lot. For us, Russians, it is still important to win".<ref name="money">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Andy Murray has subsequently mentioned that she coached him when he was "12, 13 years old".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2003, Morozova began working individually with notable players, including amongst others Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Laura Robson and more recently Harriet Dart. Morozova has been widely credited as one of the few female coaches to work at the very highest levels of the tour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1998, she was awarded the Sarah Palfrey Danzig Trophy for character, sportsmanship, manners, spirit of cooperation, and contribution to the growth of the game as well as the help she rendered to professional players and junior players.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2000, the Russian Tennis Federation awarded Morozova the honour of Russian Tennis Player of the Twentieth Century.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Morozova's husband is Viktor Roubanov (1971 champion of Moscow in singles), and he also was one of the first coaches of Anna Kournikova. He also coached Shirli-Ann Siddall during her first breakthrough — winning a match in the Wimbledon main draw — period.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1974 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1974 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 0–6, 4–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1974 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Gail Chanfreau
Template:Flagicon Katja Ebbinghaus
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 1975 Australian Open Grass Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Peggy Michel
6–7, 6–7
Loss 1975 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Julie Anthony Template:Flagicon Chris Evert
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1976 US Open Clay Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Linky Boshoff
Template:Flagicon Ilana Kloss
1–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1968 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Alex Metreveli Template:Flagicon Margaret Court
Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher
1–6, 12–14
Loss 1970 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Alex Metreveli Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–4, 7–9

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1971 Sydney, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Margaret Court 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Feb 1971 Moscow, Soviet Union Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Maria Kull 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–1 Apr 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Template:Flagicon Anna-Maria Nasuelli 6–0, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jan 1972 Adelaide, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 2–3 Jan 1972 Perth, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Apr 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Linda Tuero 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Aug 1972 New Jersey, United States Grass Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina 6–2, 6–7, 7–5
Loss 3–5 Mar 1973 Akron, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–5 Jun 1973 London, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–5 Apr 1974 Philadelphia, United States Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King 7–6, 6–1
Loss 5–6 Jun 1974 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5–7 Jul 1974 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Chris Evert 0–6, 4–6
Win 6–7 Dec 1974 Adelaide, Australia Grass Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong 7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 6–8 Dec 1974 Perth, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Margaret Court 4–6, 5–7
Win 7–8 Jan 1975 Moscow, Soviet Union Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Yelena Granaturova 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
Win 8–8 Jun 1976 Beckenham, UK Grass Template:Flagicon Marise Kruger 7–5, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: 27 (16 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1971 Sydney, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Helen Gourlay
Template:Flagicon Kerry Harris
6–2, 6–0
Loss 2. Feb 1971 Moscow, Soviet Union Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Yelena Granaturova Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova
Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina
6–7, 7–5, 5–7
Win 3. Apr 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Flagicon Beatriz Araujo
Template:Flagicon Ines Roget
7–5, 6–1
Loss 4. Jun 1971 Beckenham, UK Grass Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Christine Truman
Template:Flagicon Nell Truman
3–6, 7–9
Win 5. Jan 1972 Adelaide, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Template:Flagicon Marilyn Tesch
Template:Flagicon Kerry Hogarth
6–3, 6–0
Loss 6. Jan 1972 Perth, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Janet Young Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Barbara Hawcroft
3–6, 0–6
Win 7. Apr 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Lesley Hunt Template:Flagicon Gail Chanfreau
Template:Flagicon Rosalba Vido
6–3, 6–4
Win 8. Aug 1972 New Jersey, US Grass Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina Template:Flagicon Carole Caldwell
Template:Flagicon Patti Hogan
6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Win 9. Mar 1973 Hingham, US Hard Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Janet Young
6–2, 6–4
Win 10. Jun 1973 Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Renáta Tomanová
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 11. Jun 1973 Beckenham, UK Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina Template:Flagicon Jackie Fayter
Template:Flagicon Peggy Michel
8–6, 6–3
Loss 12. Mar 1974 Akron, US Hard Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals
Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King
2–6, 4–6
Win 13. Apr 1974 St. Petersburg, US Hard Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Flagicon Chris Evert
Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
6–4, 6–2
Win 14. Apr 1974 Hilton Head, US Hard Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals Template:Flagicon Karen Krantzcke
Template:Flagicon Helen Gourlay
6–2, 6–1
Win 15. May 1974 Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Helga Masthoff
Template:Flagicon Heide Orth
w/o
Win 16. Jun 1974 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Gail Chanfreau
Template:Flagicon Katja Ebbinghaus
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Win 17. Dec 1974 Perth, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Lesley Hunt
Template:Flagicon Kazuko Sawamatsu
6–1, 6–3
Loss 18. Dec 1974 Sydney, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Peggy Michel
7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 19. Jan 1975 Australian Open Grass Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Peggy Michel
6–7, 6–7
Loss 20. Feb 1975 Chicago, US Hard Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Chris Evert
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
2–6, 5–7
Loss 21. Apr 1975 Amelia Island, US Hard Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 22. Jun 1975 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Julie Anthony Template:Flagicon Chris Evert
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
3–6, 2–6
Win 23. Jun 1975 Eastbourne, UK Gras Template:Flagicon Julie Anthony Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Peggy Michel
6–2, 6–4
Win 24. Jan 1976 Washington, US Hard Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Wendy Overton
Template:Flagicon Mona Schallau
7–6, 6–2
Win 25. Jan 1976 Chicago, US Hard Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
6–7(4–5), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 26. Sep 1976 US Open Clay Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Linky Boshoff
Template:Flagicon Ilana Kloss
1–6, 4–6
Loss 27. Jun 1977 Beckenham, UK Grass Template:Flagicon Natasha Chmyreva Template:Flagicon Brigitte Cuypers
Template:Flagicon Annette du Plooy
7–9, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 30 (25–5)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Anna Dmitrieva 9–7, 8–6
Win 2. Sep 1967 Tbilisi, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Anna Dmitrieva 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Win 3. Jan 1968 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Anna Dmitrieva 7–9, 6–1, 10–8
Win 4. Aug 1968 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina 6–1, 6–3
Win 5. Feb 1969 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–2
Loss 6. Mar 1969 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Lea Pericoli 1–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Mar 1969 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Nell Truman 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 8. Jan 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina 6–3, 6–2
Win 9. Feb 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Anna Yeremeyeva 6–4, 6–2
Loss 10. Feb 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen 5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win 11. Mar 1970 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Lea Pericoli 6–3, 3–6, 9–7
Win 12. Mar 1970 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Marcela Barochová 6–4, 6–0
Loss 13. Jun 1970 Beckenham, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Patti Hogan 1–6, 3–6
Win 14. Aug 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Template:Flagicon Tiiu Kivi 6–4, 6–4
Win 15. Dec 1970 Adelaide, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Kristien Shaw-Kemmer 6–4, 4–6, 9–7
Win 16. Mar 1971 Cairo, Egypt Clay Template:Flagicon Lea Pericoli 7–5, 6–0
Win 17. Jan 1972 Hobart, Australia Grass Template:Flagicon Mona Schallau 6–3, 6–3
Win 18. Jan 1972 Perth, Australia Grass Template:Flagicon Janet Young 6–4, 6–2
Win 19. Apr 1972 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova 6–2, 6–0
Win 20. Jun 1972 Beckenham, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Jill Cooper 6–4, 6–1
Win 21. Aug 1972 Tallinn, Estonia Clay Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone 6–1, 6–0
Loss 22. Aug 1972 Bucarest, Romania Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina 6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Win 23. Aug 1972 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina 8–6, 6–2
Win 24. Feb 1973 Baku, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina 6–1, 6–2
Win 25. Mar 1973 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva 6–2, 6–3
Win 26. Aug 1973 Pescara, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Éva Szabó 6–0, 1–6, 9–7
Win 27. Feb 1974 Salavat, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Yelena Granaturova 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 28. Feb 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina 6–3, 6–1
Win 29. Aug 1975 Tallinn, Estonia Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina 2–6, 7–6, 6–0
Win 30. Aug 1979 Sopot, Poland Clay Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

Doubles: 37 (27–10)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. February 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Tatiana Chalko Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Anna Dmitrieva
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2. March 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Tatiana Chalko Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Anna Dmitrieva
3–6, 1–6
Loss 3. February 1968 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Rauza Islanova Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Anna Dmitrieva
2–6, 5–7
Win 4. July 1968 Båstad, Sweden Hard Template:Flagicon Eva Lundqvist Template:Flagicon Kathy Harter
Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman
6–2, 6–3
Win 5. August 1968 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina Template:Flagicon Kerry Harris
Template:Flagicon Lesley Hunt
6–0, 6–4
Win 6. February 1969 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Tiiu Kivi
Template:Flagicon Maria Kull
6–4, 8–6
Win 7. August 1969 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina
6–3, 6–2
Win 8. September 1969 Turin, Italy Hard Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina
Template:Flagicon Tiiu Kivi
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 9. January 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Rauza Islanova
Template:Flagicon Eugenia Isopaitis
6–2, 6–2
Win 10. February 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Tiiu Kivi
Template:Flagicon Maria Kull
6–3, 6–4
Loss 11. February 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Nell Truman
Template:Flagicon Joyce Williams
5–7, 5–7
Win 12. August 1970 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Template:Flagicon Tiiu Kivi Template:Flagicon Eugenia Isopaitis
Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina
6–2, 6–1
Win 13. August 1970 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Template:Flagicon Tiiu Kivi Template:Flagicon Peggy Michel
Template:Flagicon Valerie Ziegenfuss
6–4, 6–3
Win 14. January 1971 Hobart, Australia Grass Template:Flagicon Patti Hogan Template:Flagicon Brenda Kirk
Template:Flagicon Laura Rossouw
6–2, 6–0
Loss 15. January 1972 Hobart, Australia Grass Template:Flagicon Barbara Hawcroft Template:Flagicon Mona Schallau
Template:Flagicon Janet Young
3–6, 2–6
Win 16. February 1972 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova
Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 17. April 1972 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen Masthoff Template:Flagicon Lucia Bassi
Template:Flagicon Lea Pericoli
4–6, 4–6
Win 18. April 1972 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova
Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina
5–7, 6–3, 11–9
Win 19. June 1972 Beckenham, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh Template:Flagicon Laura DuPont
Template:Flagicon Mona Schallau
8–6, 6–1
Win 20. August 1972 Tallinn, Estonia Clay Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Anna Yeremeyeva
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 21. August 1972 Bucarest, Romania Clay Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova
Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina
6–1, 6–1
Win 22. October 1972 Donetsk, Soviet Union Clay Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Ivanova
Template:Flagicon Eugenia Isopaitis
6–3, 6–3
Loss 23. January 1973 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Eugenia Isopaitis Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 24. January 1973 Tallinn, Estonia Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova
Template:Flagicon Anna Yeremeyeva
6–0, 7–5
Win 25. February 1973 Baku, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina
6–3, 6–1
Win 26. July 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Ivanova Template:Flagicon Janet Young
Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 27. August 1973 Pescara, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Zaiga Jansone Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova
Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 28. February 1974 Salavat, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova Template:Flagicon Rauza Islanova
Template:Flagicon Eugenia Isopaitis
6–3, 6–4
Loss 29. February 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina
5–7, 1–6
Loss 30. June 1974 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Helen Gourlay-Cawley
Template:Flagicon Karen Krantzcke
2–6, 0–6
Win 31. August 1974 Wrocław, Poland Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina Template:Flagicon Natasha Chmyreva
Template:Flagicon Yelena Granaturova
6–2, 6–0
Win 32. July 1975 Tallinn, Estonia Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina Template:Flagicon Natasha Chmyreva
Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina
6–1, 6–2
Win 33. August 1975 Vienna, Austria Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Renáta Tomanová
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 34. August 1975 Tallinn, Estonia Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Kroschina Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Lydia Zinkevich
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 35. November 1975 Osaka, Japan Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Jeanne Evert Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr
Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals
3–6, 3–6
Win 36. August 1976 Přerov, Czechoslovakia Clay Template:Flagicon Marina Chuvirina Template:Flagicon Galina Baksheeva
Template:Flagicon Natasha Chmyreva
6–4, 6–4
Win 37. August 1979 Sopot, Soviet Union Clay Template:Flagicon Natasha Chmyreva Template:Flagicon Eugenia Birioukova
Template:Flagicon Natalia Borodina
1–6, 6–0, 6–0

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles (1–0)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1965 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Raquel Giscafré 6–3, 6–3

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Template:Performance key

Tournament 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A QF A A QF A 0 / 2
French Open A 1R 2R 3R 2R 2R QF 2R F SF A 0 / 9
Wimbledon 1R A 1R 4R 2R 3R 4R QF F QF QF 0 / 10
US Open A A A A 3R A QF 3R A 2R 3R 0 / 5
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 26
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Bibliography

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