Valeria Kuzmenko Titova

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.

Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova
Валерия Ивановна Кузьменко Титова
Country (sports) Soviet Union
Born(1934-02-28)28 February 1934
Kyiv, Ukraine, USSR
Died9 October 2010(2010-10-09) (aged 76)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1960)
Wimbledon1R (1961)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1960)
WimbledonQF (1961)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French 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]

Career finals

Singles (7–6)
Result No. Year location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. July 1955 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 5–7, 2–6
Win 1. July 1956 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 2. March 1958 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Yevgenia Larina 6–2, 6–1
Win 3. July 1958 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Irina Ermolova 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. July 1959 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Irina Ermolova 4–6, 6–8
Loss 3. August 1959 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Anna Dmitrieva 3–6, 1–6
Win 4. September 1959 Warsaw, Poland Clay Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Win 5. March 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Anna Dmitrieva 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win 6. July 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Vera Filippova 8–6, 6–2
Loss 4. July 1959 Sopot, Poland Clay Věra Pužejová 2–6, 0–6
Win 7. July 1961 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Irina Ermolova 6–1, 6–0
Loss 5. 8 March 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Anna Dmitrieva 6–8, 2–6
Loss 6. 16 August 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Anna Dmitrieva 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (5–6)
Result No. Year location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. June 1957 Bucharest, Romania Clay Vera Filippova Ginette Bucaille
Jacqueline Kermina		 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 1. July 1958 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Margarita Ryzhikova Elizaveta Chyuvyrina
Vera Filipova		 4–6, 6–8
Win 2. September 1959 Warsaw, Poland Clay Patricia Ward Hales Eva Johannes
Helga Schultze		 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. July 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Irina Ermolova Vera Filipova
Larissa Preobrazhenskaya		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2. July 1960 Sopot, Poland Clay Danuta Szmidtówna Eva Johannes
Věra Pužejová		 0–6, 1–6
Loss 3. July 1961 Sopot, Poland Clay Galina Baksheeva Irina Ermolova
Larissa Preobrazhenskaya		 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 4. 19 August 1961 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Anna Dmitrieva Eva Johannes
Věra Pužejová		 6–1, 6–8, 4-6
Loss 5. 8 March 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Anna Dmitrieva Olga Lendlová
Jana Sonská		 4–6, 6–2, 5-7
Win 4. June 1964 Riga, Soviet Union Clay Larissa Preobrazhenskaya Tiiu Kivi
Tiiu Soome		 7–5, 7–5
Loss 6. 16 August 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Anna Dmitrieva Olga Lendlová
Jana Sonská		 6–3, 3–6, 5-7
Win 5. October 1966 Alma Ata, Soviet Union Hard (i) Galina Baksheeva Irina Ermolova
Aleksandra Ivanova		 6–2, 6–2

References
  1. "Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova". sport-strana.ru.
  2. "Vladimir Balva". sport-strana.ru.
  3. "Скончалась Валерия Кузьменко-Титова". gotennis.ru.
  4. "Цена той победы - пуля в затылок". sec4u.ru.
  5. "Зал славы украинского тенниса". sec4u.ru.
  6. "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
  7. "1961 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  8. "1961 Wimbledon Ladies Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  9. "1961 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
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