The sports game of tennis is widely played in Russia.
History
Start In Russia
Arthur Davidovich McPherson (1870–1919), a native of Petersburg, was the founder and president of the first All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, the forerunner of today's Russian Tennis Federation. In 1903 he organized the first St. Petersburg tennis championship, and four years later he set up the first national tournament. By 1913 the Russian championship was on the international tour and the game was thriving. McPherson also helped to establish the country's first Olympic Committee. [1]
Under the USSR
During the Soviet era, tennis was on the edge of survival as both non-Olympic and expensive sport strongly associated with the local royal dynasty (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov). From 1974, for a whole decade Soviet tennis players had been forced by the Tennis Federation of the USSR to boycott all the international competitions, except for the Davis Cup, in an unsuccessful attempt of the regime to influence apartheid in South Africa.[2] In addition, local men's tennis players were seriously bullied by the other Soviet sportspeople for competing in a 'girlie' sport.[3][4][5] At a certain point, about 80 percent of tennis coaches in the USSR were women.[6]
Post USSR
Since the end of the Soviet era tennis has grown in popularity and Russia has produced a number of famous tennis players. In recent years, the number of top Russian women players has been considerable, with both Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina reaching number one in the WTA rankings. Other Russian women to achieve international success include Anna Chakvetadze, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Myskina, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva and Anna Kournikova. The Russian Federation has won the Fed Cup 4 times, in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Russia swept the women's tennis podium with Elena Dementieva winning the gold, Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva the silver and bronze, respectively. As of 5 October 2009, four Russian women were ranked in the WTA tour's top 10.
Russia also boasts three former number 1 men's players—Safina's older brother Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniil Medvedev. Russian men currently in the top 10 include Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, the former of whom was a finalist at the 2019 US Open, 2021 Australian Open, 2022 Australian Open. He won the 2021 US Open.[7] Medvedev had briefly reached the number 1 ranking in February 2022, before being overtaken by Novak Djokovic. He reached the number 1 ranking again in June 2022.[8] Medvedev was the first player that reached number 1 without being a member of the 'Big Four'; Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal, since February 2004.[9]
Performance table
| Legend |
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| ⛒ — completed Career Grand Slam in singles |
 — year-end number 1 ranked player in singles |
♫ — winner of the 2020–21 Davis / Billie Jean King Cup as part of the teams during Finals — as  RTF (Russian Tennis Federation logo colors: grayish blue, strong blue, vivid red)[10]Note: Flag of Russia colors in use (in  Russia): white, dark blue, strong red (and in 1991—1993 version the Russian flag — .svg.png.webp){kind=small} — had white, vivid blue, vivid red). Flag of Russia colors in use (in France): white, strong blue, strong red, while the modern French flag itself has very dark blue, white, strong red colors in darker version and dark blue, white, pure (or mostly pure) red in lighter version.[11][12] Other colors in use — of the other Grand Slams host nations — are the following: white, dark red, very dark desaturated blue (Flag of the United States), and King's Colours — white, strong red, very dark blue (Flag of Great Britain & Flag of Australia). |
| ♪ — first-time local winners of Grand Prix / WTC (predecessors of ATP / WTA circuits) tournament in singles (1971) — as †USSR athletes.
Note: Flag of the Soviet Union colors were strong red & pure (or mostly pure) yellow.[13] |
 — Junior Grand Slam singles champion |
 — Junior Grand Slam singles runner-up |
Universiade (FISU) medalists in singles:
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 — Russian Cup awardees in main nominations: Male / Female Player of the Year |
| # | Name & Lifespan [14][15][16] | S | H | COB | TB | GS | YC | Ma. / 1000 est. 1990 |  OG | All Titles + CHL + ITF |  D/  BCup | AC est. 2020 ↓ UC est. 2023 | HC est. 1989 EXH | LC est. 2017 EXH | Rus. THF (2002–2015) [17][18] | Int. THF est. 1954 !!ENDT !! BH!!No. est. 1973 (′76) / 1975 ('84) !! MMS est. 1934 COA CD Year | FD | |||||
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| Grand Slam singles champions (6 players, 3 men's & 3 women's, have won 13 events, 5 men's / 8 women's) Usually, with no exceptions, being number 1 ranked player without a title win on this level isn't perceived as comme il faut in the Russian Federation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Sharapova ⛒ 200520062012(b. 1987) [19][20] | F | 1.88 | † URS ↓ | /  /  | 5 | 1 | 14 | S-2012 | 36 (39) 40 (43) | 2008 | RTD 2020 | — | NA | — | — | Prince → Head (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 121 w (41) |  KDA 2004 | S | |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov1994199519961997199819992001 (b. 1974), before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR and the CIS | M | 1.90 | † URS ↓ | /  | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 (7) | G-2000 | 26 (53) 27 (56) | 2002 | RTD 2003 2010 | — | — | 2002 | 2019 | Fischer (racquets); Lotto → Diadora → Fischer → Nike (apparel & shoes)[21] | 2H | 16 w (4) | KDA 1996 | S | |
| NA | Victoria Azarenka (b. 1989), a Belarusian citizen, competed for  Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the Union State) | F | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | NA | 2 (2—4) | 0 | 10 (15) | B-2012 (—G) | 21 (31—34) 22 (35—38) | — | NA | — | NA | NA | — | Head → Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 151 w (7) | NA 2010 (BLR) | NA | |
| 3 | Daniil Medvedev ♫20192021 (b. 1996) | M | 1.98 | | /  /  | 1 | 1 | 6 | QF (1R) | 20 21 25 (29) | 2021 | 2021 | — | 2021 | — | — | Wilson → Tecnifibre (racquets); Tecnifibre → Lotto → Lacoste (apparel); Lotto → Nike → Lacoste (shoes)[22] | 2H | 116 w (170) |  MOW 2019 | C | |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova2016 (b. 1985) | F | 1.74 | † URS ↓ | /  | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 (6) | QF (QF) | 18 (34) 19 (35) | 2004 2007 2008 | RTD 2021 | — | NA | 2015 | — | Head (racquets); Fila → Qiaodan (apparel); Fila → Nike (shoes) | 2H | 2 (3) |  SPE 2004 | NW | |
| 5 | Marat Safin2004 (b. 1980) | M | 1.94 | † URS ↓ | / | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2R | 15 (17) 16 (19) | 2002 2006 | RTD 2009 | — | — | 2010 | 2016 | Head (racquets), Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 19 w (71) | MOW 2000 | C | |
| NA | Aryna Sabalenka (b. 1998), a Belarusian citizen, competed for Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the Union State) | F | 1.82 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} BLR ↓ | NA | 1 (3) | 0 | 5 (7) | 2R | 13 (19) 14 (21) 19 (27) | — | NA | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 17 w (1) | — | NA | |
| 6 | Anastasia Myskina2003 (b. 1981) | F | 1.74 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 1 | 0 | 2 (3) | SF (2R) | 10 (15) 13 (21) | 2004 2005 | RTD 2007 | — | NA | 2011 | — | Head (racquets), Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 2 (15) | MOW 2004 | C | |
| NA | Jeļena Ostapenko (b. 1997), a Latvian citizen, competed for  Latvia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized Latvian citizen Jeļena Jakovļeva (a former Soviet tennis player and coach). See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940). | F | 1.77 | | NA | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 1R (1R) | 6 (12) 13 (27) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Adidas → DK ONE (apparel);[23] Adidas (shoes) | 2H | 5 (7) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Sofia Kenin (b. 1998), an American citizen, competed for the United States only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one | F | 1.70 | | NA | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | — | 5 (7) 9 (18) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Babolat (racquets); Nike → Fila → Free People Movement (apparel); Nike → Fila (shoes) | 2H | 4 (29) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Elena Rybakina (b. 1999), prior switching to  Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation[24] | F | 1.84 | | NA | 1 | 0 | 2 | SF | 5 9 (13) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Yonex (racquets); Nike → Adidas → Yonex (apparel); Nike → Adidas (shoes) | 2H | 3 (48) | NA | NA | |
| Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title (1 player has won 1 men's event) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Alexander Zverev (b. 1997), a German citizen, competed for Germany only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Younger brother of naturalized German citizen Mischa Zverev.[25] | M | 1.98 | | NA | RU1 | 2 | 5 | G-2020 (QF) | 21 (23) 23 (25) | — | — | — | 2017 2018 2019 2021 | NA | — | Head (racquets); Nike → Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 2 (68) | NA | NA | |
| 7 | Nikolay Davydenko2003200520062008 (b. 1981) | M | 1.78 | † URS ↓  | / / /  | SF4 | 1 | 3 | 2R (QF) | 21 (23) 25 (27) 26 (28) | 2006 | RTD 2014 | — | — | 2012 | — | Prince → Dunlop (racquets); Lotto[26] → Diadora → Airness → Dunlop → Asics (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 3 (31) |  VGG 2007 | S | |
| NA | Elina Svitolina (b. 1994), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see the CIS). A native Russian speaker turned Ukrainian speaker.[27][28] A vivid supporter of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. | F | 1.74 | | NA | SF3 | 1 | 4 | B-2020 (1R) | 17 (19) 18 (20) 24 (28) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Ellesse → Lacoste → Nike → Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 3 (108) | NA 2018 (UKR) | NA | |
| NA | Stefanos Tsitsipas (b. 1998), a Greek citizen, competed for  Greece only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized Greek citizen and top-player Julia Apostoli[29] (daughter of Sergei Salnikov, a top-footballer from the USSR), the fact also helped him to temporarily obtain a Russian sponsor for his juniors' career.[30] | M | 1.93 | | NA | RU2 | 1 | 2 | 3R (—QF) | 10 (11) 11 (12) 16 (23) | — | — | — | 2019 2021 | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 3 (64) | NA | NA | |
| Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or YEC singles title (9 players, 3 men's & 6 women's) Usually, except for the grass, winning a bigger (YEC or GS) title without a title win on this level isn't perceived as comme il faut in the Russian Federation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Elena Dementieva2001 (b. 1981) | F | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | / ? | RU2 | 0 (1) | 3 (5) | S-2000 G-2008 (1R) | 16 (22) 19 (28) | 2005 | RTD 2010 | — | NA | 2011 | — | Yonex (racquets); Nike → Yonex (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 3 (5) | MOW 2000 | C | |
| 9 | Andrey Rublev ♫ (b. 1997) | M | 1.88 | | / | QF9 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1R (1R—G) | 14 (18—19) 15 (21—22) 19 (26—27) | 2021 | 2021 | — | 2021 | — | — | Wilson → Head (racquets); Nike → Rublo (apparel);[31] Nike (shoes) | 2H | 5 (55) | MOW 2021 | C | |
| 10 | Nadia Petrova2012 (b. 1982) [32] | F | 1.78 | † URS ↓ | /  /  | SF2 | 0 (2) | 3 (12) | 3R (B) | 13 (37) 17 (41) | 2007 | RTD 2013 | 2007 | NA | 2013 | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 3 (3) | MOW 2008 | C | |
| 11 | Vera Zvonareva2010 (b. 1984) | F | 1.72 | † URS ↓ | / ? | RU2 (3—5) | 0 | 1 (5) | B-2008 (QF) | 12 (27—29) 12 (29—31) 15 (33—35) | 2004 2008 | — | — | NA | 2014 | — | Fischer → Prince (racquets); Adidas → K-Swiss → Fila → Bidi Badu[33] (apparel); Adidas → K-Swiss → Fila → Adidas (shoes); Solinco (bag, grip, strings) | 2H | 2 (9) | MOW 2004 | C | |
| 12 | Dinara Safina (b. 1986) [34] | F | 1.85 | † URS ↓ | / | RU3 (1) | 0 | 5 (6) | S-2008 (QF) | 12 (21) 15 (27) | 2005 2008 | RTD 2011 2014 | — | NA | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas → Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 126 w (8) | MOW 2006 | C | |
| NA | Andrei Medvedev (b. 1974), before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS [35] | M | 1.93 | † URS ↓ | NA | RU1 | 0 | 4 | — | 11 | — | RTD 2001 | — | — | — | — | Fischer → Völkl → Fischer (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 4 (185) | NA 2000 (UKR) | NA | |
| 13 | Anna Chakvetadze2007 (b. 1987) | F | 1.72 | † URS ↓ | / ? | SF1 | 0 | 1 | — | 8 10 (11) | 2007 2008 | RTD 2013 | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets), Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 5 (53) | MOW 2008 | C | |
| 14 | Andrei Chesnokov (b. 1966), before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team. Order of Courage (usually only military award) recipient for his 1995 Davis Cup match win. Converted to Judaism in 2013. Also a supporter of citizenship switches among the Russian tennis players.[36] | M | 1.87 | † URS ↓ | / | SF1 | 0 | 2 | 2R | 7 10 | — | RTD 1999 | — | — | 2003 | — | Völkl → Head (racquets); Nike → Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 9 (342) | MOW 1998 | C | |
| 15 | Karen Khachanov ♫2018 (b. 1996) | M | 1.98 | | / /  | SF2 | 0 | 1 (2) | S-2020 (1R) | 5 (6) 7 (8) 13 (14) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 8 (64) | MOW 2021 | C | |
| 16 | Elena Vesnina (b. 1986) | F | 1.76 | † URS ↓ | / ? | SF1 (3—4) | 0 (1) | 1 (9) | 2R (G—S) | 3 (21—22) 5 (29—30) | 2007 2008 | RTD 2021 | — | NA | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas → Lacoste → Nike → Bosco di Ciliegi (apparel); Adidas → Nike (shoes) | 2H | 13 (1) | KDA 2008 | S | |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (5 players, 2 men's & 3 women's, with 5+ titles each) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ♫2021 (b. 1991) | F | 1.76 | † URS ↓ | / | RU1 | 0 | 0 (2) | QF ( —G) | 12 (18—19) 17 (31—32) | 2021 | NA | — | NA | — | — | Babolat → Wilson (racquets); Adidas → Sofibella → Lacoste (apparel); Adidas → Nike (shoes) | 2H | 11 (21) |  MOS 2021 | C | |
| NA | Anna Smashnova (b. 1976), before switching to  Israel, also represented the USSR in juniors: from the BSSR (now Belarus)[37] | F | 1.57 | † URS ↓ | NA | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | 1R | 12 19 | — | RTD 2007 | — | NA | NA | — | Babolat (racquets); Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 15 (275) | NA | NA | |
| 18 | Mikhail Youzhny2010 (b. 1982) | M | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | / ? | SF2 | 0 | 0 | QF (2R) | 10 (19) 15 (25) 19 (30) | 2002 2006 | RTD 2018 | — | — | 2012 | — | Head (racquets); Nike → Sergio Tacchini → Adidas → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 8 (38) | MOW 2003 | C | |
| NA | Alex Metreveli ♪ (b. 1944), represented the USSR: from the GSSR (now Georgia) | M | 1.78 | † URS ↓  | NA | RU1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 (10) | — | RTD 1979 | NA | NA | 2002 | — | Dunlop (racquets & shoes), Fred Perry, Sergio Tacchini (apparel)[38] | 1H | 9 (80) | NA 1966 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Olga Morozova ♪  (b. 1949), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | F | 1.70 | † URS ↓ | NA | RU2 (1) | 0 | NA | — | 8 (24) 33 (75) | — | RTD 1977 1989 | NA | NA | 2006 | — | Wilson (racquets); Fred Perry, Lacoste (apparel)[38] | 1H | 3 (—) | NA 1971 (URS) | NA | |
| 19 | Dmitry Tursunov (b. 1982) [39] | M | 1.85 | † URS ↓ | / | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 1R (2R) | 7 (14) 19 (31) 24 (37) | 2006 | RTD 2017 | 2007 | — | 2014 | — | Wilson (racquets); Adidas → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 20 (36) | MOW 2007 | C | |
| 20 | Maria Kirilenko2012 (b. 1987) | F | 1.74 | † URS ↓ | / ? | QF3 | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | SF (B) | 6 (18) 8 (20) | — | RTD 2014 | — | NA | — | — | Yonex (racquets), Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 10 (5) | MOS 2012 | C | |
| NA | Ernests Gulbis (b. 1988), a Latvian citizen, competed for Latvia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940). | M | 1.91 | † URS ↓ | NA | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 1R | 6 (8) 11 (16) 14 (19) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Head (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 10 (130) | NA | NA | |
| 21 | Daria Kasatkina ♫ (b. 1997) | F | 1.70 | | / | SF1 | 0 | 0 | QF (QF) | 6 (7) 13 (14) | 2021 | NA | — | NA | — | — | Tecnifibre → Artengo (racquets); Nike → Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 8 (43) |  SAM 2022 [40] | V | |
| NA | Kateřina Siniaková (b. 1996), a Czech citizen, competed for the  Czech Republic only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized Czech citizen Dmitri Siniakov (a former Soviet → Russian boxer turned tennis coach). | F | 1.74 | | NA | 4R1 (7) | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | — (G) | 5 (28) 5 (29) 13 (41) | CZE 2018 | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Wilson → Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 31 (1) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Leila Meskhi (b. 1968), before Georgia, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | F | 1.64 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF1 | 0 | 0 | 2R (B) | 5 (10) 6 (13) | — | RTD 1995 | — | NA | NA | — | Völkl → Prince (racquets); Isostar → Diadora (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 12 (21) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Nikoloz Basilashvili (b. 1992), in-between competing for Georgia, represented the Russian Federation.[41] | M | 1.85 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} GEO ↓ | NA | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 3R | 5 10 20 (22) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Head (racquets); Nike → Lotto → Hydrogen → EA7 (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 16 (148) | NA | NA | |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (2 players, 0 men's & 2 women's, with 4 titles each) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Natasha Zvereva (b. 1971), before Belarus, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | F | 1.74 | † URS ↓ | NA | RU1 (18—20) | 0 (3) | 0 (23) | QF (B) | 4 (84—86) 7 (90—92) | — | RTD 2002 | — | NA | 2009 | 2010 | Yonex (racquets); Nike → Lotto → Adidas → Yonex (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 5 (1) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Natalia Medvedeva (b. 1971), before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 3R4 | 0 | 0 | — (1R) | 4 (16) 4 (17) | — | RTD 1998 | — | NA | — | — | Prince (racquets); Nike → Reebok → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 23 (21) | NA 2000 (UKR) | NA | |
| NA | Sergiy Stakhovsky (b. 1986), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the CIS). Ukrainian army service following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. | M | 1.93 | † URS ↓ | NA | 3R6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 (8) 11 (24) 11 (24) | — | RTD 2022 | — | NA | NA | — | Head (racquets); Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 31 (33) | — | NA | |
| 22 | Liudmila Samsonova ♫ (b. 1998), while apart from the Russian Federation, also represented Italy | F | 1.80 | | | 4R2 | 0 | 0 (1) | — | 4 (5) 4 (5) 8 (11) | 2021 | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson → Head (racquets); Nike → K-Swiss (apparel); Asics (shoes) | 2H | 12 (40) | — | NW | |
| 23 | Ekaterina Alexandrova ♫ (b. 1994) | F | 1.75 | | / | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 2R | 4 (5) 7 (8) 14 (15) | 2021 | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Lotto → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 16 (58) |  CHE 2022 [40] | U | |
| NA | Anastasija Sevastova (b. 1990), a Latvian citizen, competed for Latvia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized Latvian citizen Diāna Golovanova. See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940). | F | 1.69 | † URS ↓ | NA | SF1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 17 (21) | — | RTD 2013 2022 | — | NA | NA | — | Kneissl → Yonex (racquets); Adidas → Yonex (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 11 (56) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Kaia Kanepi (b. 1985), an Estonian citizen, competed for  Estonia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. See also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940). | F | 1.81 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF7 | 0 | 0 | 3R (1R) | 4 24 (26) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 15 (106) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Lesia Tsurenko (b. 1989), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine). | F | 1.74 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 10 (18) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 23 (115) | — | NA | |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (6 players, 3 men's & 3 women's, with 3 titles each) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Elena Likhovtseva1996 (b. 1975) prior switching to the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & Kazakhstan | F | 1.74 | † URS ↓ | / / ? | SF1 (0—2) | 0 | 0 (4) | 1R (2R) | 3 (30—32) 5 (38—40) | — | RTD 2007 | — | NA | 2010 | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Diadora (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 15 (3) | MOW 2000 | C | |
| 25 | Ekaterina Makarova2012 (b. 1988) | F | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | / ? | SF2 (3—4) | 0 (1) | 0 (7) | 3R (G) | 3 (18—19) 6 (30—31) | 2008 | RTD 2019 | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Asics → Lotto → Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H/L | 8 (1) | MOW 2009 | C | |
| 26 | Elena Bovina (b. 1983) | F | 1.89 | † URS ↓ | / ? | QF1 (0—1) | 0 | 0 (2) | RTD 2018 | 3 (8—9) 11 (27—28) | 2005 | RTD 2012 | — | NA | — | — | Head → Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 14 (14) | — | C | |
| NA | Iroda Tulyaganova (b. 1982), an Uzbekistani citizen, competed for  Uzbekistan only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her professional career, excluding early juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS). | F | 1.70 | † URS ↓ | NA | 3R3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 (7) 6 (14) | — | RTD 2010 | — | NA | NA | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 16 (28) | — | NA | |
| NA | Alexandr Dolgopolov (b. 1988), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the CIS). | M | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF1 | 0 | 0 (1) | — | 3 (4) 8 (9) 13 (17) | — | RTD 2018 2021 | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Adidas → Joma (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 13 (42) | — | NA | |
| 27 | Aslan Karatsev ♫ (b. 1993) | M | 1.85 | RUS ↓ | / / / | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 2R (1R—S) | 3 (4) 6 (8) 16 (21) | 2021 | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Adidas → Hydrogen → Head (apparel); Asics (shoes) | 2H | 14 (87) |  RU-SE 2021 | NC | |
| 28 | Igor Andreev2007 (b. 1983) | M | 1.85 | † URS ↓ | / | QF1 | 0 | 0 | 3R (QF) | 3 (4) 3 (7) 7 (11) | 2006 / CPT 2021 | RTD 2013 | — | — | 2013 | — | Babolat (racquets); Reebok → Under Armour → Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 18 (59) | MOW 2008 | C | |
| 29 | Alexander Volkov (1967—2019), before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1.88 | † URS ↓ | / ? | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | 3 4 7 (11) | — | RTD 1998 | — | — | 2005 | — | Völkl (racquets), Reebok (apparel & shoes) | 2H/L | 14 (136) |  KGD 1999 | NW | |
| NA | Dayana Yastremska (b. 2000), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine). | F | 1.70 | | NA | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 1R | 3 4 7 (10) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Yonex (racquets); Nike → Yonex (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 21 (82) | — | NA | |
| NA | Alexander Bublik (b. 1997), prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1.96 | | NA | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | 3 9 13 (16) | — | — | — | — | NA | — | Yonex → Tecnifibre (racquets); Yoxoi → EA7 (apparel) | 2H | 25 (47) | NA | NA | |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (6 players, 2 men's & 4 women's, with 2 titles each) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (b. 1966), before Ukraine → Latvia, also represented the USSR | F | 1.69 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF2 (2—6) | 0 | 0 (10) | QF (QF) | 2 (67—71) 4 (72—76) | — | RTD 2010 | — | NA | 2006 | — | Prince (racquets); Nike → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 13 (1) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA | |
| 30 | Andrei Olhovskiy (b. 1966), before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1.85 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 4R2 (0—2) | 0 | 0 | QF | 2 (22—24) 2 (29—31) 2 (30—32) | — | RTD 1998 2005 | — | — | 2005 | — | Völkl (racquets), Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 49 (6) | MOW 1997 | C | |
| 31 | Veronika Kudermetova ♫ (b. 1997) | F | 1.75 | | / ? | QF1 | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | 1R (SF) | 2 (8) 3 (13) 7 (33) | 2021 | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → EA7 (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 9 (2) |  RU-TA 2022 [40] | V | |
| 32 | Alisa Kleybanova (b. 1989) | F | 1.81 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 4R2 | 0 | 0 (1) | — | 2 (7) 16 (34) | — | RTD 2018 | — | NA | — | — | Yonex → Babolat (racquets); Adidas → EleVen → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 20 (10) | — | C | |
| NA | Alona Bondarenko (b. 1984), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS) | F | 1.68 | † URS ↓ | NA | 4R1 (1) | 0 | 0 | — (SF) | 2 (6) 7 (21) | — | RTD 2011 | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Lotto → K-Swiss (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 19 (11) | NA 2008 (UKR) | NA | |
| NA | Kateryna Volodko (b. 1986), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS) | F | 1.75 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF1 (1) | 0 | 0 | — (SF) | 2 (6) 8 (17) | — | RTD 2013 | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Lotto → K-Swiss → Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 29 (9) | NA 2008 (UKR) | NA | |
| 33 | Margarita Betova (b. 1994) | F | 1.83 | | / ? | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 (6) 11 (23) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Bidi Badu → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 41 (25) | — | C | |
| 34 | Anastasia Potapova (b. 2001) | F | 1.75 | | / ? | 3R3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 (5) 3 (8) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 21 (40) | — | V | |
| NA | Tatiana Golovin (b. 1988), a French citizen, competed for France only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one | F | 1.75 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF1 (0—1) | 0 | 0 | — | 2 (2—3) | — | RTD 2008 2019 | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Lacoste (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 12 (91) | NA | NA | |
| 35 | Andrei Cherkasov (b. 1970), before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | M | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | / ? | QF3 | 0 | 0 | B-1992 | 2 6 (8) 7 (10) | — | RTD 2000 | — | — | 2005 | — | Völkl (racquets), Ellesse (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 13 (141) | .png.webp){kind=small} RU-BA 1999 | V | |
| NA | Amanda Anisimova (b. 2001), an American citizen, competed for the United States only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one. Daughter of naturalized American citizens of Russian descent. | F | 1.80 | | NA | SF1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 2 3 | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Babolat (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 21 (386) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Yulia Putintseva (b. 1995), prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1.63 | | NA | QF3 | 0 | 0 | 1R | 2 8 | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Babolat (racquets); Mizuno → K-Swiss (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 27 (158) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Alexei Popyrin (b. 1999), an Australian citizen, competed for .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized Australian citizens of Russian descent. | M | 1.96 | | NA | 3R5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 4 5 | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Head (racquets); Nike → Fila (apparel); Nike (shoes) | 2H | 57 (235) | NA | NA | |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (6 players, 1 men's & 5 women's, with 1 title each) Usually, except for the grass, winning a bigger (ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000, YEC or GS) title without a title win on this level isn't perceived as comme il faut in the Russian Federation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Max Mirnyi (b. 1977), before Belarus, also represented the CIS in juniors for the ITF | M | 1.96 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF1 (6—10) | 0 (2) | 0 (16) | QF (QF—G) | 1 (53—58) 1 (60—65) 4 (66—71) | — | RTD 2018 | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 18 (1) | NA 2001 (BLR) | NA | |
| NA | Yaroslava Shvedova (b. 1987), prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF3 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1R ( —1R) | 1 (14) 2 (16) 6 (23) | — | RTD 2021 | — | NA | NA | — | Head (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 25 (3) | NA | NA | |
| 36 | Alla Kudryavtseva (b. 1987) | F | 1.78 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 (10) 3 (27) | 2008 | RTD 2021 | — | NA | — | — | Wilson → Babolat (racquets); Prince → Lacoste (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 56 (15) | MOW 2008 | C | |
| NA | Mischa Zverev (b. 1987), a German citizen, competed for Germany only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized German citizen Alexander M. Zverev.[25] | M | 1.91 | † URS ↓ | NA | QF1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 (6) 6 (17) 11 (27) | — | RTD 2021 | — | NA | NA | — | Head (racquets); Nike → Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H/L | 25 (44) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Daria Saville (b. 1994), prior switching to Australia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1.66 | | NA | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | 1 (3) 5 (9) | — | — | AUS 2016 | NA | NA | — | Yonex (racquets); Asics (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 20 (45) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Marta Kostyuk (b. 2002), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine). | F | 1.75 | | NA | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 (3) 1 (4) 4 (9) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 34 (27) | — | NA | |
| 37 | Vera Dushevina (b. 1986) | F | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 (2) 2 (8) | 2005 | RTD 2017 | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas → Fila → Lacoste → Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 31 (27) | MOS 2006 | C | |
| 38 | Igor Kunitsyn (b. 1981) | M | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 3R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 (2) 9 (14) 15 (21) | — | RTD 2013 | — | — | — | — | Wilson → Babolat (racquets); Adidas → Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 35 (49) | — | FE | |
| 39 | Anna Blinkova (b. 1998) | F | 1.79 | | / ? | 3R3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 (2) 2 (4) 5 (17) | 2021 | — | — | NA | — | — | Babolat → Head → Wilson (racquets); Nike → Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 34 (45) | — | C | |
| NA | Denis Shapovalov (b. 1999), a Canadian citizen, competed for .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one. Son of naturalized Canadian citizen Tessa Shapovalova (a former Soviet tennis player). | M | 1.85 | | NA | SF1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 3 7 (9) | CAN 2022 | CAN 2022 | — | NA | NA | — | Yonex (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 1H/L | 10 (37) | — | NA | |
| NA | Andrey Golubev (b. 1987), prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | NA | 2R4 | 0 | 0 | — (1R—1R) | 1 8 (23) 13 (32) | — | — | — | — | NA | — | Head (racquets); Australian (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 33 (24) | NA | NA | |
| 40 | Ksenia Pervak (b. 1991), in-between competing for the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan | F | 1.70 | † URS ↓ | / | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 10 (13) | — | RTD 2015 | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H/L | 37 (123) | — | U | |
| NA | Mikhail Kukushkin (b. 1987), prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | NA | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | 2R | 1 15 16 (17) | — | — | — | — | NA | — | Head (racquets); Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 39 (67) | NA | NA | |
| NA | Ilya Ivashka (b. 1994), a Belarusian citizen, competed for Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the Union State). Brother-in-law of Karen Khachanov. | M | 1.93 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} BLR ↓ | NA | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | 3R (1R) | 1 5 (6) 8 (11) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Head (racquets); Nike → Hydrogen (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 40 (340) | — | NA | |
| NA | Dimitri Poliakov (b. 1968), before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | NA | 2R3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 5 (10) | — | RTD 1998 | — | NA | NA | — | Völkl (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 93 (119) | — | NA | |
| 41 | Maria Timofeeva (b. 2003) | F | 1.67 | | / ? | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 1 6 (12) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Bidi Badu (apparel) | 2H | 129 (179) | — | C | |
| Top-10 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (1 women's player) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Anna Kournikova19971998 (b. 1981) | F | 1.73 | † URS ↓ | / | SF1 (2) | 0 (2) | 0 (4) | 1R | 0 (16) 2 (18) | — | RTD 2003 | — | NA | 2015 | — | Yonex (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 8 (1) | MOW 1999 | C | |
| Top-20 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (1 women's player) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Tatiana Panova (b. 1976) | F | 1.54 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 3R8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 6 | — | RTD 2006 | — | NA | — | — | Prince → Babolat (racquets); Diadora → Puma → Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 20 (75) | — | C | |
| Champions of team cups and/or DBL—MX Grand Slams without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (4 players, 2 men's & 2 women's) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Eugenia Maniokova (b. 1968) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | / ? | 2R2 (0—1) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (4—5) 3 (27—28) | — | RTD 1996 | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Ellesse (apparel & shoes)[42] | 2H | 66 (18) | MOW 2001 | C | |
| NA | Anna Danilina (b. 1995), prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1.78 | | NA | 0 (0—1) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (4—5) 0 (5—6) 1 (32—33) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Mizuno (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 269 (10) | NA | NA | |
| 45 | Anna Kalinskaya (b. 1998) | F | 1.75 | | / ? | 2R3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (3) 7 (19) | 2021 | — | — | NA | — | — | Babolat → Yonex → Wilson (racquets); Nike → Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 51 (49) | — | C | |
| 46 | Evgeny Donskoy ♫ (b. 1990) | M | 1.85 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 3R2 | 0 | 0 | 3R | 0 12 (15) 14 (19) | 2021 | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets), Australian[43] → Sergio Tacchini → Fila → Babolat (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 65 (161) | — | C | |
| 47 | Andrei Stoliarov (b. 1977) | M | 1.77 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 3R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 1 (5) 3 (9) | 2002 | RTD 2008 | — | — | — | — | Fischer (racquets), Diadora (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 71 (151) | KDA 2003 | S | |
| NA | Lyudmyla Kichenok (b. 1992), a Ukrainian citizen, competed for Ukraine only and has never represented the Russian Federation in her career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as her second one (see also the CIS and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine). | F | 1.75 | | NA | 0 (0—1) | 0 | 0 (2) | QF | 0 (8—9) 6 (42—43) | — | — | — | NA | NA | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 156 (8) | — | NA | |
| NA | Shamil Tarpishchev (b. 1948), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | M | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | CPT 2002 2006 2021 / CPT 2004 2005 2007 2008 | RTD 1974 | — | — | 2002 | — | — | 2H | NA | — | NA | |
| Before the Open Era (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (1893—1970), represented the Russian Empire: from the Taurida Governorate (now Ukraine de jure / the Russian Federation de facto; see also the All-Russian nation) | M | ? | †††.svg.png.webp){kind=small} ↓ | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 4R (QF) | 0 ≈ 6 (10) ≈ 39 [44] | — | NA | NA | NA | 2002 | — |  | 1H/L | — | NA | NA | |
| NA | Aleksandr Alenitsyn (1884—1922), represented the Russian Empire: from Saint Petersburg (now the Russian Federation; see also the All-Russian nation) | M | ? | ††† ↓ | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 2R (QF) | 0 ≈ 4 (5) ≈ 120 [45] | — | NA | NA | NA | 2005 | — | — | 1H | — | NA | NA | |
| Other notable players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame inductees (in chronological order if unranked) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Lina Krasnoroutskaya1999 (b. 1984) | F | 1.74 | † URS ↓ | / ? | QF1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (1) 1 (2) | — | RTD 2005 | — | NA | — | — | Dunlop (racquets); Nike → Reebok (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 25 (22) | — | C | |
| NA | Vladimir Voltchkov (b. 1978), before Belarus, also represented the USSR and CIS in juniors (not for the ITF) | M | 1.80 | † URS ↓ | NA | SF1 | 0 | 0 | 2R (2R) | 0 (1) 8 (14) 13 (25) | — | RTD 2008 | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 25 (71) | — | NA | |
| 49 | Andrey Kuznetsov (b. 1991) | M | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 8 (12) 15 (24) | — | RTD 2023 | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 39 (137) | — | C | |
| 50 | Roman Safiullin (b. 1997) | M | 1.85 | | / ? | QF1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 4 (5) 23 (27) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Head (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 41 (239) | — | C | |
| 51 | Elena Makarova19941995 (b. 1973) | F | 1.79 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 3R4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (1) 6 (13) | — | RTD 1999 | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 43 (41) | — | C | |
| 52 | Teymuraz Gabashvili (b. 1985) | M | 1.88 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 4R2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (1) 10 (21) 15 (29) | — | RTD 2018 2020 | — | NA | — | — | Head (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 43 (101) | — | C | |
| 53 | Mirra Andreeva (b. 2007) | F | 1.71 | | / | 4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 6 | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 57 (497) | — | SIB | |
| 54 | Konstantin Kravchuk (b. 1985) | M | 1.91 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 2R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 3 (16) 12 (36) | — | RTD 2017 2020 | — | NA | — | — | Head (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 78 (100) | — | C | |
| 55 | Elizaveta Kulichkova (b. 1996) | F | 1.76 | | /  | 3R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 (0) 7 (8) | — | RTD 2017 | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 87 (312) | — | SIB | |
| 56 | Irina Khromacheva (b. 1995) | F | 1.70 | | / .svg.png.webp){kind=small} / | 1R4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (2) 1 (5) 19 (54) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Head (racquets); Adidas → Lotto (apparel & shoes) | 2H/L | 89 (41) | — | C | |
| NA | Teimuraz Kakulia (1947—2006), represented the USSR: from the GSSR (now Georgia) | M | 1.70 | † URS ↓ | NA | 4R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | RTD 1978 | NA | NA | 2008 | — | ? | 1H | 91 | NA 1977 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Tatiana Ignatieva (b. 1974), before Belarus, represented the USSR and the CIS | F | 1.73 | † URS ↓ | NA | 2R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 1 | — | RTD 1997 | NA | NA | — | — | ? | 2H | 91 (570) | — | NA | |
| 57 | Erika Andreeva (b. 2004) | F | ? | | / | 1R2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 3 (5) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson → Tecnifibre (racquets); Nike → Lacoste (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 114 (466) | — | SIB | |
| 58 | Sofya Zhuk (b. 1999) | F | 1.77 | | / / | 1R2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 6 | — | RTD 2019 | — | NA | — | — | Yonex (racquets); Nike (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 116 (—) | — | C | |
| NA | Uladzimir Ignatik (b. 1990), a Belarusian citizen, competed for Belarus only and has never represented the Russian Federation in his career, including juniors', and has never had a Russian passport or an intention to obtain it as his second one (see also the Union State and the CIS). | M | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (0) 5 (9) 23 (33) | — | RTD 2019 | — | NA | NA | — | Babolat (racquets, apparel & shoes) | 2H | 129 (117) | — | NA | |
| 59 | Ivan Gakhov (b. 1996) [46] | M | 1.91 | | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 2 (3) 16 (17) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Babolat (racquets) | 2H/L | 142 (170) | — | C | |
| 60 | Ksenia Lykina (b. 1990) | F | 1.65 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 6 (21) | — | RTD 2018 | — | NA | — | — | Dunlop (racquets) | 2H | 171 (108) | — | C | |
| NA | Alexander M. Zverev (b. 1960), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) [25] | M | 1.85 | † URS ↓ | NA | 1R2 | NA | NA | NA | 0 | — | NA | NA | NA | 2015 | — | ? | 2H | 175 (307) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA | |
| 61 | Evgeny Kirillov (b. 1987) | M | 1.83 | † URS ↓ | / ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 1 7 | — | RTD 2012 2015 | — | NA | — | — | Babolat (racquets) | 2H | 205 (195) | — | C | |
| 62 | Alina Korneeva (b. 2007) | F | ? | | / ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 3 (4) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Babolat (racquets) | 2H | 220 (375) | — | C | |
| 63 | Gulnara Fattakhetdinova (b. 1982) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | / ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 2 (13) | — | RTD 2004 | — | NA | — | — | ? | ? | 246 (102) | — | C | |
| NA | Ģirts Dzelde (b. 1963), before Latvia, represented the USSR; see also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940). | M | 1.73 | † URS ↓ | NA | 2R2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 (4) | — | RTD 2000 | NA | NA | — | — | ? | 2H | 273 (108) | — | NA | |
| NA | Konstantin Pugaev (b. 1955), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | M | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 2R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | 281 (237) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Artem Sitak (b. 1986), prior switching to  New Zealand, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1.85 | † URS ↓ | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (5) 0 (15) 5 (35) | — | — | — | — | NA | — | Head (racquets); Bidi Badu (apparel) | 2H | 299 (32) | NA | NA | |
| 64 | Alina Charaeva (b. 2002) | F | ? | | / ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 4 (8) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 317 (312) | — | ? | |
| NA | Sergey Leonyuk (b. 1960), represented the USSR: from the BSSR (now Belarus) | M | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | 0 0 (1) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | 327 (245) | — | NA | |
| 65 | Yana Buchina (b. 1992) | F | 1.68 | RUS ↓ | / ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 2 (3) | — | RTD 2014 | — | NA | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 334 (569) | — | V | |
| 66 | Philipp Mukhometov (b. 1983) | M | ? | † URS ↓ | / ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 (1) 2 (7) | — | RTD 2018 | — | NA | — | — | ? | ? | 355 (312) | — | C | |
| 67 | Yaroslav Demin (b. 2005) | M | 1.85 | | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 0 (0) | — | — | — | NA | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Nike → Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 1240 (1305) | — | C | |
| NA | Irina Ermolova (b. 1938), represented the USSR: from the GSSR (now Georgia) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 1R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 4 (14) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | — | — | NA | |
| NA | Anna Dmitrieva (b. 1940), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 4R3 | NA | NA | NA | 0 12 (25) | — | NA | NA | NA | 2004 | — | Wilson (racquets), Fred Perry (apparel)[47] | 1H/L | — | NA 1964 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Toomas Leius (b. 1941), represented the USSR: from the ESSR (now Estonia; see also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)) | M | ? | ††.svg.png.webp){kind=small} RKO ↓ | NA | QF1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | 2009 | — | ? | 1H | — | NA 1964 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Tiiu Parmas (1943—2011), represented the USSR: from the ESSR (now Estonia; see also the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)) | F | 1.65 | †† RKO ↓ | NA | 3R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | — | — | NA | |
| NA | Galina Baksheeva (1945—2019), represented the USSR: from the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 4R2 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | — | — | NA | |
| NA | Vladimir Korotkov (b. 1948), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | M | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 3R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | 2014 | — | ? | 1H | — | NA 1991 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Eugenia Isopaitis (b. 1950), represented the USSR: from the Russian SFSR (now the Russian Federation) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 1R2 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | — | — | NA | |
| NA | Eugenia Birioukova (b. 1952), represented the USSR: from the Azerbaijani SSR (now Azerbaijan) | F | ? | † URS ↓  | NA | 3R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | — | — | NA | |
| NA | Marina Kroschina (1953—2000), represented the USSR: from the Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) and then from the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 3R3 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | 2011 | — | ? | 1H | — | NA 1986 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Yelena Granaturova (b. 1953), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now Russia) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 1R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 3 (4) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | — | — | NA | |
| NA | Vadim Borisov (b. 1955), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | M | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 1R1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | 2008 | — | ? | 2H | — | NA 1985 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Natasha Chmyreva (1958—2015), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | F | 1.65 | † URS ↓ | NA | SF1 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | — | ? | ? | — | NA 1991 (URS) | NA | |
| NA | Olga Zaitseva (b. 1962), represented the USSR: from the RSFSR (now the Russian Federation) | F | ? | † URS ↓ | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | 0 ? (?) | — | NA | NA | NA | — | ? | ? | — | — | NA | ||
SUMMARY (67 players:  24 men's &  43 women's)
 — C [Central], 3x  — NW [Northwestern], 5x  — S [Southern], 1x  — NC [North Caucasian], 5x  — V [Volga], 2x  — U [Ural], 3x  — SIB [Siberian] & 1x  — FE [Far Eastern].Merited Master of Sports of Russia awardees in tennis (MMS) by the federal subject with flag and code according to ISO 3166-2 (35 players: 15 men's & 20 women's): Current representation (18 officially active top-players: 7 men's & 11 women's) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Juniors
16-and-under teams
| Tournament | Year | Host | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | 1990 |  Rotterdam |
Soviet Union Yevgeny Kafelnikov (later represented .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CIS (1992), /Russia, since 1993)[12] Andrei Medvedev (later represented CIS (1992),Ukraine,[49] since 1993) Dmitri Tomashevich (later represented CIS (1992),Uzbekistan, since 1993) |
| Girls | 1997 | Vancouver |
Russia Anastasia Myskina Elena Dementieva |
| Girls | 2009 |  San Luis Potosí |
Russia Ksenia Kirillova Daria Gavrilova (since 2015, has been representing Australia) Polina Leykina* |
| Girls | 2010 | San Luis Potosí |
Russia Margarita Gasparyan Daria Gavrilova (since 2015, has been representing Australia) Victoria Kan* |
| Girls | 2013 | San Luis Potosí |
Russia Veronika Kudermetova Daria Kasatkina Aleksandra Pospelova* |
| Boys | 2016 |  Budapest |
Russia Alen Avidzba Timofey Skatov (since 2018, has been representing Kazakhstan) Alexey Zakharov |
| Boys | 2021 |  Antalya |
Russia Yaroslav Demin Maxim Zhukov Danil Panarin* |
| Legend |
|---|
| * was part of the winning team but did not play in the final |
Junior GS singles finalists by year
- Local Boys' titles
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | — | — | Toomas Leius (from the present-time Estonia) | started in 1973 |
| 1965 | — | — | Vladimir Korotkov (from the present-time Russia) | |
| 1966 | — | Vladimir Korotkov (from the present-time Russia) | Vladimir Korotkov (from the present-time Russia) | |
| 1991 | — | Andrei Medvedev (from the present-time Ukraine) | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | Andrey Kuznetsov | — |
| 2014 | — | Andrey Rublev | — | — |
| 2015 | Roman Safiullin | — | — | — |
| Total by country | 1x Russia | 2x Soviet Union 1x Russia | 3x Soviet Union 1x Russia | — |
- Local Boys' runner-ups
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | — | — | Alex Metreveli (from the present-time Georgia) | started in 1973 |
| 1964 | — | — | Vladimir Korotkov (from the present-time Russia) | |
| 1987 | — | — | — | Andrei Cherkasov (from the present-time Russia) |
| 1999 | Mikhail Youzhny | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — |  Yaroslav Demin | — |
- Local Girls' titles
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | — | — | Galina Baksheeva (from the present-time Ukraine) | started in 1974 |
| 1962 | — | — | Galina Baksheeva (from the present-time Ukraine) | |
| 1965 | — | — | Olga Morozova (from the present-time Russia) | |
| 1971 | — | Yelena Granaturova (from the present-time Russia) | Marina Kroschina (from the present-time Kazakhstan, later moved to the present-time Ukraine) | |
| 1975 | — | — | Natasha Chmyreva (from the present-time Russia) | Natasha Chmyreva (from the present-time Russia) |
| 1976 | — | — | Natasha Chmyreva (from the present-time Russia) | — |
| 1986 | no competition | — | Natasha Zvereva (from the present-time Belarus) | — |
| 1987 | — | Natasha Zvereva (from the present-time Belarus) | Natasha Zvereva (from the present-time Belarus) | Natasha Zvereva (from the present-time Belarus) |
| 1998 | — | Nadia Petrova | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
| 2002 | — | — | Vera Dushevina | Maria Kirilenko |
| 2006 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | — | — | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
| 2007 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Ksenia Pervak (switched to represent Kazakhstan but then switched back to Russia) | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | Daria Gavrilova (switched to represent Australia) |
| 2014 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | Daria Kasatkina | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | Sofya Zhuk | — |
| 2016 | — | — | Anastasia Potapova | — |
| 2023 | Alina Korneeva | Alina Korneeva | — | — |
| Total by country | 4x Russia 1xNEUTRAL | 2x Soviet Union 2x Russia1xNEUTRAL | 8x Soviet Union 3x Russia | 2x Soviet Union 4x Russia |
- Local Girls' runner-ups
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | — | — | Anna Dmitrieva (from the present-time Russia) | started in 1974 |
| 1968 | — | Eugenia Isopaitis (from the present-time Russia) | — | |
| 1970 | — | — | Marina Kroschina (from the present-time Kazakhstan, later moved to the present-time Ukraine) | |
| 1986 | no competition | — | Leila Meskhi (from the present-time Georgia) | — |
| 1990 | — | Tatiana Ignatieva (from the present-time Belarus) | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — | Elena Makarova (from the present-time Russia) | — |
| 1999 | — | — | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | Nadia Petrova |
| 2001 | — | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Dinara Safina | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| 2002 | Maria Sharapova | — | Maria Sharapova | — |
| 2003 | — | Vera Dushevina | Anna Chakvetadze | — |
| 2009 | — | Daria Gavrilova (switched to represent Australia) | — | Yana Buchina |
| 2010 | — | — | — | Yulia Putintseva (switched to represent Kazakhstan) |
| 2011 | — | — | Irina Khromacheva | — |
| 2012 | Yulia Putintseva (switched to represent Kazakhstan) | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | Anna Kalinskaya | Anna Blinkova | — |
| 2020 | — | Alina Charaeva | — | — |
| 2021 | — | Erika Andreeva | — | — |
| 2023 | Mirra Andreeva | |||
| Legend |
|---|
| Player won 3 Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year |
| Player won 2 Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year |
| Bolded name indicates player went on to win Senior Grand Slam singles title |
Junior GS singles titles by country
17 | Soviet Union |
16 | Russia |
2 | NEUTRAL |
Junior GS singles runner-ups by country
19 | Russia |
15 | Soviet Union |
2 | NEUTRAL |
Junior GS doubles champions by year
| Event | Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' Doubles | 1984 | Larisa Savchenko (from the present-time Ukraine; switched to represent Latvia) | — | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 1986 | no competition | Leila Meskhi (from the present-time Georgia) Natasha Zvereva (from the present-time Belarus) | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 1987 | — | Natalia Medvedeva (from the present-time Ukraine) Natasha Zvereva (from the present-time Belarus) | Natalia Medvedeva (from the present-time Ukraine) Natasha Zvereva (from the present-time Belarus) | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2001 | — | — | — | Galina Fokina Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| Girls' Doubles | 2003 | — | — | Alisa Kleybanova | cancelled due to inclement weather |
| Girls' Doubles | 2005 | — | — | — | Alisa Kleybanova |
| Girls' Doubles | 2006 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Alisa Kleybanova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2007 | Evgeniya Rodina Arina Rodionova (switched to represent Australia) | — | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2008 | Ksenia Lykina Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | — | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2009 | — | — | — | Valeriya Solovyeva |
| Girls' Doubles | 2011 | — | Irina Khromacheva | — | Irina Khromacheva |
| Girls' Doubles | 2012 | — | Daria Gavrilova (switched to represent Australia) Irina Khromacheva | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2014 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | — | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2015 | — | — | — | Aleksandra Pospelova |
| Girls' Doubles | 2016 | Anna Kalinskaya | — | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2019 | — | — | — | Oksana Selekhmeteva |
| Girls' Doubles | 2021 | not held | Oksana Selekhmeteva | Diana Shnaider | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 2022 | Diana Shnaider | — | Russian and Belarusian players suspended because of the politics | Diana Shnaider |
| Boys' Doubles | 2023 | — | Yaroslav Demin | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | — | — | — | Anastasiia Gureva | |
| Total by country | 1x Soviet Union 6x Russia | 2x Soviet Union 4x Russia1xNEUTRAL | 1x Soviet Union 4x Russia | 6x Russia 2xNEUTRAL | |
| Legend |
|---|
| Player/Team won 3 Grand Slam doubles tournaments in the same year |
| Player/Team won 2 Grand Slam doubles tournaments in the same year |
| Bolded name indicates player went on to win Senior Grand Slam doubles title |
Junior GS doubles titles by country
20 | Russia |
4 | Soviet Union |
3 | NEUTRAL |
Olympics medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS)NB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  ROC (ROC) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Russian Empire (RU1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Legend |
|---|
NB — While the majority of languages are using RUS or ROS (as Russia toponym), this toponym is not the case for some of its closest neighbouring countries: Chinese: 俄罗斯 (transliterated as é luó sī in  China), Finnish: Venäjä (in  Finland), Estonian: Venemaa (in Estonia) and Latvian: Krievija (in Latvia). See also List of country-name etymologies § Russia.[50][51] |
See also
- Tennis at the Summer Universiade
- Match fixing in tennis
- Alcohol preferences in Europe
- Category:Doping cases in tennis
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At the moment I don't see my heir on the horizon. There are excellent players with different styles. The formula for success is not easy to achieve, you need a perfect balance between the game, commitments with sponsors and free time
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1981: runner-up: Salnikova
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— And Dinara Safina, as they say, an affair with coach Željko Krajan helped in her time to become the number racket of the world. — When Dinarka was training with Krajan, she was like a machine. The energy from her was enormous, hormones were playing. I remember, that year Safina was simply "eating" me on the court. But the Dutchman Glen Schaap suppressed her. Energetic vampire. By the way, I also worked with him. Glen was likable, but very bossy. I couldn't stand his negativity
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My mother [Svetlana] influenced my decision, she has managed to convince [me], a 20-year-old boy, not quite familiar with the situation, that I was born in Kyiv, and this country is called Ukraine these days, all of my friends are here, my home is here, and it would be unwise to relocate
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The 1995 Davis Cup finalist Andrei Chesnokov also saw nothing wrong and expressed the hope that Ukrainian athletes would now begin to shake hands with Gracheva. "Maybe it will be more convenient and easier for her to perform under the French flag. Perhaps Kostyuk and Yastremska will start shaking hands with Varya. I do not blame Gracheva — this is her deliberate and balanced decision. She may have a French passport, but at the same time an irresistible love for Russia. She has a lot to do with this country. I don't see anything wrong with obtaining French citizenship, "Chesnokov said in an interview with the Championat in March
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1990: Smashnova (USSR)
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- "#fc8b8b color description: Very soft red". ColorHexa.
- "#aa6ca6 color description: Mostly desaturated dark magenta". ColorHexa.
- "#37ce04 color description: Strong green". ColorHexa.
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