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EspañolOLGA MOROZOVA
'Olga Vasilievna Morozova' (Russian: 'Ольга Васильевна Морозова'; born February 22, 1949, in Moscow, USSR) is a retired female tennis player, who competed for the Soviet Union.
Morozova was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon and the French Open in 1974, losing to Chris Evert in both tournaments.
Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to reach the singles final of a major tournament, when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open.
Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title when she teamed with Evert to win the women's doubles championship at the French Open in 1974.
Morozova and Alex Metreveli were the first players from the Soviet Union to reach a Grand Slam final when they teamed at Wimbledon in 1968, losing to Margaret Smith Court and Ken Fletcher. They also reached the final at Wimbledon in 1970, losing to Rosemary Casals and Ilie Nastase.
Morozova was the runner-up in three Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments. She teamed with Court at the 1975 Australian Open, losing to Evonne Goolagong and Peggy Michel. Morozova teamed with Julie Anthony at the 1975 French Open, losing to Evert and Martina Navratilova. And Morozova teamed with Virginia Wade at the 1976 U.S. Open, losing to Ilana Kloss and Delina Boshoff.
Morozova won the Wimbledon junior's singles title in 1965 at the age of 16.
Morozova's career was cut short in 1977 because of the Soviet Union's policy against competing with South Africans.
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A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Only Tennis, Olga Morozova, , , Vagrius, 2000,
★ Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
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Morozova was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon and the French Open in 1974, losing to Chris Evert in both tournaments.
Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to reach the singles final of a major tournament, when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open.
Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title when she teamed with Evert to win the women's doubles championship at the French Open in 1974.
Morozova and Alex Metreveli were the first players from the Soviet Union to reach a Grand Slam final when they teamed at Wimbledon in 1968, losing to Margaret Smith Court and Ken Fletcher. They also reached the final at Wimbledon in 1970, losing to Rosemary Casals and Ilie Nastase.
Morozova was the runner-up in three Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments. She teamed with Court at the 1975 Australian Open, losing to Evonne Goolagong and Peggy Michel. Morozova teamed with Julie Anthony at the 1975 French Open, losing to Evert and Martina Navratilova. And Morozova teamed with Virginia Wade at the 1976 U.S. Open, losing to Ilana Kloss and Delina Boshoff.
Morozova won the Wimbledon junior's singles title in 1965 at the age of 16.
Morozova's career was cut short in 1977 because of the Soviet Union's policy against competing with South Africans.
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| Contents |
| Grand Slam singles tournament timeline |
| Bibliography |
| See also |
| External links |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF | A | '0 / 2' |
| France | 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' |
| United States | 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' |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Bibliography
Only Tennis, Olga Morozova, , , Vagrius, 2000,
See also
★ Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
External links
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