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 Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 5–7, 2–6
Win 1. July 1956 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 2. March 1958 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Yevgenia Larina 6–2, 6–1
Win 3. July 1958 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Irina Ermolova 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. July 1959 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Irina Ermolova 4–6, 6–8
Loss 3. August 1959 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 3–6, 1–6
Win 4. September 1959 Warsaw, Poland Clay Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Win 5. March 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win 6. July 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Vera Filippova 8–6, 6–2
Loss 4. July 1959 Sopot, Poland Clay Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová 2–6, 0–6
Win 7. July 1961 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Irina Ermolova 6–1, 6–0
Loss 5. 8 March 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 6–8, 2–6
Loss 6. 16 August 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 2–6, 2–6

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