Ludmila Makarova

Ludmila Makarova (born 26 March 1957), also known as Luda Makarova, is a Russian former tennis player.[1]

Ludmila Makarova
Country (sports) Soviet Union
Born (1957-03-26) 26 March 1957
Siberia, USSR
Medal record
Universiade
Silver medal – second place1981 BucharestMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place1981 BucharestWomen's doubles

Makarova, trained at Moscow's Spartak Club, won two medals for the Soviet Union at the 1981 Summer Universiade in Bucharest and was a national Federation Cup player in 1982, helping the team reach the World Group quarter-finals.

Now living in San Diego, Makarova is married to microbiologist Mikhail Popkov and has two daughters. Her youngest daughter, Christina, played professional tennis. The family left Russia in the 1990s.[2]

See also

References
  1. Amdur, Neil; Mifflin, Lawrie (30 July 1982). "Scouting; American Dream". The New York Times.
  2. "Focused on a future in pro tennis". San Diego Union-Tribune. 11 August 2010.
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