Valeria Kuzmenko Titova
Soviet tennis player
Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova (Russian: Валерия Ивановна Кузьменко-Титова; born 28 February 1934 — 9 October 2010) was a female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.
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
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No.
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Year
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location
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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July 1955
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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Clay
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Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
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5–7, 2–6
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Win
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1.
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July 1956
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Moscow, Soviet Union
|
Clay
|
Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
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3–6, 7–5, 6–4
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Win
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2.
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March 1958
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
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Clay
|
Yevgenia Larina
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6–2, 6–1
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Win
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3.
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July 1958
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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Clay
|
Irina Ermolova
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6–4, 6–2
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Loss
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2.
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July 1959
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
Clay
|
Irina Ermolova
|
4–6, 6–8
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Loss
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3.
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August 1959
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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Hard
|
Anna Dmitrieva
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3–6, 1–6
|
Win
|
4.
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September 1959
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
Clay
|
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
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5–7, 6–2, 6–2
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Win
|
5.
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March 1960
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
Hard (i)
|
Anna Dmitrieva
|
6–3, 1–6, 6–2
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Win
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6.
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July 1960
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
Clay
|
Vera Filippova
|
8–6, 6–2
|
Loss
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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
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6.
|
16 August 1964
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
Clay
|
Anna Dmitrieva
|
2–6, 2–6
|
Doubles (5–6)
Result
|
No.
|
Year
|
location
|
Surface
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Partner
|
Opponents
|
Score
|
Win
|
1.
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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
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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
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4–6, 6–2, 5-7
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Win
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4.
|
June 1964
|
Riga, Soviet Union
|
Clay
|
Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
|
Tiiu Kivi Tiiu Soome
|
7–5, 7–5
|
Loss
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6.
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16 August 1964
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
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Hard
|
Anna Dmitrieva
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Olga Lendlová Jana Sonská
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6–3, 3–6, 5-7
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Win
|
5.
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October 1966
|
Alma Ata, Soviet Union
|
Hard (i)
|
Galina Baksheeva
|
Irina Ermolova Aleksandra Ivanova
|
6–2, 6–2
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References
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