The Russian Cup (; ) is an annual major national Russian sports award given to tennis players, coaches, companies and other organizations and people that contributed to the development of this sport in Russia. The cup was established in 1994 by then-Vice President of the Russian Tennis Federation Dmitry Vikharev and the President of IC Arman. It was organized by Anatoly Gusev in the following two years, and after his death in 1996 his wife Lyudmila Guseva and businessman Alexander Cherkasov continued its organization.
Since 1998, the committee includes such major tennis people as President of the RTF Shamil Tarpishchev. In 1998 the place for the ceremony was relocated from the Cinema Centre "Solovey" on the Krasnaya Presna to the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel. Only once, in 2003, was the award presented in the Cinema House in Moscow. The awardee receives a statue illustrating the Russian two-headed eagle, which was created by designer Igor Kamenev. It can't be bought although it exists in the catalog of its supplier. The Kremlin Cup was named top tournament nine times, once as the organizer of the professional and the junior events.
Awardees
1994 Male Player of the Year – Yevgeny Kafelnikov Female Player of the Year – Elena Makarova Doubles Player of the Year – Andrei Olhovskiy Coach of the Year – A. Lepeshin Youth Coach of the Year – N. Rogova Favourite Publication – Теннис+ Best Sports Base – Luzhniki Best Foreign Businessman – Sason Kakschuri (Switzerland) Best Individual Contribution – Shamil Tarpishchev Best Foreign Contribution – VOLKL Pro-Kennex "Big Hat" – E. Panteleyev, V. Alyoshin Best Regional Federation – St. Petersburg
1995 Male Player of the Year – Yevgeny Kafelnikov Female Player of the Year – Elena Makarova Triumph of the Year – Andrei Chesnokov Coach of the Year – A. Lepeshin Youth Coach of the Year – L. Preobrazhenskaya Tournament of the Year – Samara Ladies Open Best Sports Base – Olympic Stadium Best Individual Contribution – O. Soskovets Best Foreign Contribution – ITALTEL "Big Hat" – A. Korzhakov, G. Melikyan Best National Sponsor – Trans WorldMetals Best Contribution of a City – Moscow Favourite Youth Sports School – Spartak
1996 Male Player of the Year – Yevgeny Kafelnikov Female Player of the Year – Elena Likhovtseva Triumph of the Year – Anna Kournikova Coach of the Year – A. Lepeshin Youth Coach of the Year – L. Preobrazhenskaya Tournament of the Year – St. Petersburg Open Best Sports Base – Kristal-Avangard Best Individual Contribution – Yuri Luzhkov "Big Hat" – A. Gusev, V. Ilyushin Best Contribution of a City – Sochi Favourite Youth Sports School – Saratov
1997 Male Player of the Year – Yevgeny. Kafelnikov Female Player of the Year – Anna Kournikova Triumph of the Year – Alexander Volkov Newcomer of the Year – Lina Krasnoroutskaya Surprise of the Year – Girls Under-16: E. Dementieva, A. Myskina, G. Fatakhetdinova; captain and coach K. Bogorodetsky; Girls Under-14: E. Bovina, L. Krasnoroutskaya, G. Fokina; captain R. Zabirov Coach of the Year – K. Bogorodetsky Tournament of the Year – Women's Kremlin Cup Best Foreign Businessman – Y. Scott (USA) Best Individual Contribution – Y. Luzhkov "Big Hat" – V. Yumashev, S. Yastrzhembsky Best Developed City for Tennis – Samara Oblast, Governor K. A. Titov Contribution of the Year – A. E. Krupnov, head of an informatics GOC; V. S. Lagutin, Director of Moscow City Telephone Network; V. L. Rozhdestvensky, President of Glavmosstroy; N. I. Karpov, head of the administration of Sochi Favourite Sports Commentator – E. Fedyakov Best Individual Contribution to Senior Tennis – S. Mirza Best Contribution to Handicapped Sport – L. Shevchik Best Contribution to Science – A. Skorodumova
1998 Male Player of the Year – Yevgeny Kafelnikov Female Player of the Year – Anna Kournikova Triumph of the Year – Marat Safin Newcomer of the Year – Nadezhda Petrova Tournament of the Year – Kremlin Cup Youth Coach of the Year – P. Islanova Best Sports Base – Shiryaevo Pole, Olympic Stadium Best Contribution to Tennis Science – Cathedra of Tennis RGAFK S. P. Belits-Geyman "Big Hat" – Y. Luzhkov, E. Panteleev Best Contribution of a City – Moscow Favourite Youth Sports School – CSKA Moscow Best Developed City for Tennis – Kaluga Oblast, Obninsk Best Contribution to Team Tennis – Tatiana Panova Best Mass Media Project – Радио-Спорт Best National Sponsor – Rostelekom
1999 Male Player of the Year – Yevgeny Kafelnikov Triumph of the Year – Lina Krasnoroutskaya Coach of the Year – K. Bogorodetsky Youth Coach of the Year – Family Krasnoroutsky Female Team of the Year – E. Likhovtseva, T. Panova, E. Dementieva, E. Makarova; coaches K. Bogorodetsky, Dmitry Dyagterev Girls Under-18 Team of the Year – E. Dementieva, A. Myskina, O. Mikhaylova; coach K. Bogorodetsky Success of the Year – Girls Under-14: R. Islanova, A. Bastrikova, N. Bratchikova, D. Safina Tournament of the Year – Kremlin Cup Best Contribution to the Theory of Tennis Science – V. Golenko Best Foreign Sponsor – Mobitel Best Contribution of a City – Moscow Best Contribution to the Development of Tennis Practigues and Methods – V. Yanchuk "Big Hat" – C. Calmy, D. Perminov Best Tennis Publication – Tennis Encyclopedia by B. Fomenko Journalist of the Year – O. Spassky Best Individual Contribution – Y. Kalagursky Best Sports Base – Sport Complex "Zhivopisny" Best Regional Tennis Club – Tolyatti Tennis Centre Best Youth Tennis Club – Spartak Best National Sponsor – Plaza
2000 Male Player of the Century – Yevgeny Kafelnikov Female Player of the Century – Olga Morozova Progress of the Year – Elena Dementieva Triumph of the Year – Marat Safin Team of the Year – Under-14 girls: D. Chermarda, I. Kotkina, V. Dushevina; coach E. Manyukov Team of the Year – Under-14 boys: A. Sitak, S. Matsukevich, N. Solovyev; coach V. Gorelov Coach of the Year – R. Islanova Tournament of the Century – Kremlin Cup Best Contribution of a City – Moscow Best Individual Contribution – O. Kornblit "Big Hat" – V. Sokolov, A. Ivanchenko Best Developed City for Tennis – Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Surgut Best Contribution to Popularization of Tennis – Anna Dmitrieva Sponsor of the Year – Siberian Aluminium Best Individual Contribution – Shamil Tarpishchev Best Tennis Project – Tennis Academy "Valeri"
2001 Male Player of the Year – Yevgeny Kafelnikov Female Player of the Year – Elena Dementieva Newcomer of the Year – Svetlana Kuznetsova Team of the Year – E. Dementieva, N. Petrova, L. Krasnoroutskaya, E. Likhovtseva, E. Bovina, captain S. Tarpishchev; coach L. Neiland Amateur Player of the Year – Aleksandr Sharapov Amateur Team of the Year – CASA-International: V. Sokolov, A. Sharapov, R. Gamov, C. Askerov Tournament of the Century – Kremlin Cup Best Contribution of Popularization of Tennis – Valerya Titova Best Contribution to Tennis Science – Igor Vsevolodov Best Individual Contribution, Development of Tennis in Siberia – Sergey Sobyanin Best Individual Contribution, Development of Tennis in Mordovia – Nikolay Merkushkin Best Individual Contribution and Development of Tennis – Anatoly Oplanchuk Best Individual Contribution and Development of Tennis – Yuri Laptev Best Contribution of a City – Moscow Best Individual Contribution to Regional Tennis – Vladimir Gusev Best Tennis Publication – 40:30 "Big Hat" – M. Dunayevsky, A. Redko Partners of the Year – Rusal, Bank of Moscow Best Tennis School – Luzhniki
2002 Success of the Year – E. Bovina, S. Kuznetsova, D. Safina, A. Myskina Success of the Year in Doubles – E. Likhovtseva, E. Dementieva Progress of the Year – V. Dushevina, M. Kirilenko Team of the Year – E. Kafelnikov, M. Safin, M. Youzhny, S. Leonyuk, B. Sobkin, A. Cherkasov, V. Okhapkin, S. Yasnitsky, A. Glebov Amateur of the Year – Aleksandr Sharapov Amateurs of the Year – Team Rossgosstrakh: E. Arkusha, A. Sanguliya, R. Sarkisov Tournament of the Year – Mordovia Cup (ATP Futures) Best Contribution of Secure Tennis – Evgeny Gulinsky Best Multiannual Contribution to the Preparation of Tennis Picture Frames – Tatyana Ivanova Best Contribution to Professional Tennis in Russia – Vladimir Bakulev Project of the Year – Vladimir Lazarev Best Contribution to Amateur Tennis – Viktor Pavlov Best Outside Perspective – Leonid Zinkevich Best Contribution to Regional Tennis Programs – Sibnefteprovod Best Contribution of a City – Moscow Best Contribution of Tennis Base and to the Win of Team Russia at the Davis Cup – Luzhniki Best Individual Contribution – Boris Yeltsin Best Tennis Publication – Nikolay Mikhaylov Partners of the Year – Bank of Moscow, Ingosstrakh "Big Hat" – A. Braverman, D. Belov
2003 Male Player of the Year – Nikolay Davydenko Female Tennis Player of the Year – Anastasia Myskina Newcomer of the Year – Maria Sharapova Best Tennis Courage – Club Ikar: V. Demenko, N. Korzenev, A. Fedotov, N. Bakhmatova, L. Bubnova, A. Fokin, M. Sarychev Amateurs of the Year – Women's Singles: E. Baykova; Men's Singles: A. Sharapov; Men's Doubles: A. Sharapov, C. Askerov; Tournament: Cupper Cup, St. Petersburg Coach of the Year – Oksana Rodina Tournament of the Year – Governor Cup of the Moscow Oblast Best Tennis Club – Balashikha Recognition in Russia – Francesco Ricci Bitti Best Contribution to Tennis Base – Concept-90, Davor Sharin Best Contribution to the Organization of Tennis Tournaments – Vladimir Tolkatsir Best Partner of the Russian Tennis Federation – R. Safin, S. Tarpishchev Best Alliance in Arts and Tennis – N. Karachentsev, People's Artist of Russia, organizer of the Russian Cup; A. Cherkasov, producer of the Russian Cup, head of the Board of Directors of Sadko-Arkada Umpire of the Year – Dmitry Maksimov Featured Picture of the Year – V. Evtushenko, A. Golutva, A. Mikhaylov: Break Point
2004 Male Player of the Year – Marat Safin Team of the Year – Russia Fed Cup team: A. Myskina, S. Kuznetsova, V. Zvonareva, E. Likhovtseva; captain Shamil Tarpishchev; coaches L. Savchenko-Neiland and D. Degtyarev; physicians D. Sharipov and S. Yasnitsky; masseur A. Glebov Success of the Year in Doubles – Nadezhda Petrova Amateurs of the Year – Women's Singles – O. Boytenko; Men's Singles – V. Olkov; Men's Doubles – A. Sharapov, C. Askerov Coach of the Year – Boris Sobkin Youth Coach of the Year – Yuri Yudkin Legend – Alexander Metreveli Honour – Nina Teplyakova Tennis Hospitality – Guram Mzhavanadze Tournament of the Year – Kremlin Cup (youth) Journalist of the Year – Aleksandr Darakhvelidze Best Contribution to Tennis – Lev Agayan Best Contribution to the Organization of Tennis Tournaments – Vladimir Kamelson Best Regional Tennis Federation – Ruben Amaryan, President of RTF in the Moscow Oblast Best Regional Tennis Club – "Dinastiya", Saint Petersburg
2005 Male Player of the Year – Nikolay Davydenko Female Player of the Year – Maria Sharapova Team of the Year – Fed Cup team: A. Myskina, E. Dementieva, V. Dushevina, D. Safina; captain S. Tarpishchev; coaches A. Volkov, L. Savchenko and M. Mosyakova; physician S. Yasnitsky; masseur D. Sharipov Coach of the Year – Eduard Davydenko Youth Coach of the Year – Viktor Pavlov Girls Under-18 Team of the Year – A. Kudryavtseva, Y. Shvedova, E. Makarova; captain E. Manyukov Girls Under-14 Team of the Year – A. Pavluychenkova, E. Kulikova, M. Sirotkina; captain A. Sikanov Journalist of the Year – Andrey Novikov Best Tennis Publication – Tennis & Business (Теннис и бизнес) Best National Sponsors – "Rostransmash", Yuri Laptev Best Sponsors – FENIKS, NIKE Best Contribution of Tennis Base – LLC "TKSSSTROY", Konstantin Kuleshov Tennis Mums – V. Dementieva, G. Myskina, R. Islanova
2006 Male Player of the Year – Nikolay Davydenko Female Player of the Year – Maria Sharapova (i.a.) Progress of the Year – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova