The U.S.S.R. All-Union Championships also known as the All-Union Championships or the All-Union Winter Championships was a men's and women's indoor closed tennis tournament founded in 1968 and usually played in late January early February annually. It was played on wood courts, then later carpet courts tennis tournament founded in 1968 and usually played in February. It was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR until 1975 when it was discontinued.
History On 5 February 1968 the U.S.S.R. All-Union Championships indoor tennis tournament was first held in Kiev in the Soviet Union. The championships were a closed tennis tournament open only to Soviet tennis players. The winners of the inaugural singles titles were Alexander Metreveli (men) and Galina Baksheeva. The championships were also played in other locations including Baku, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Kiev, Leningrad, Salavat and Severodonetsk. was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR until 1975 when it was discontinued.
Finals Men's singles Year LocationChampion Runner up Score 1968Leningrad Alexander Metreveli Tomas Lejus6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 .↓ Open era ↓ 1969Leningrad Alexander Metreveli (2) Vladimir Korotkov6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 . 1970Kiev Alexander Metreveli (3) Sergei Likhachev2–6, 6–4, 8–6, 12–10 . 1971Severodonetsk Anatoli Volkov Peeter Lamp 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 . 1972Kiev Tomas Lejus Peeter Lamp3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 . 1973Baku Sergei Likhachev Aleksandr M. Ivanov 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 . 1974Salavat Teimuraz Kakulia Vladimir Korotkov6–3, 6–2, 8–6 . 1975Dneprodzerzhinsk Konstantin Pugaev Anatoli Volkov6–2, 7–5, 6–4 .
Women's singles Year LocationChampion Runner up Score 1968Leningrad Galina Baksheeva Olga Morozova6–3, 1–6, 6–2↓ Open era ↓ 1969Leningrad Olga Morozova Galina Baksheeva6–2, 4–6 6–3 1970Kiev Olga Morozova (2) Anna Yeremeyeva6–4, 6–3 1971Severodonetsk Yelena Granaturova Yevgenyia Izopaitis6–4, 3–6, 6–2 1972Kiev Marina Chuvirina Marina Kroshina 61, 6–4 1973Baku Olga Morozova (3) Marina Kroshina 6–1, 6–2 1974Salavat Olga Morozova (4) Yelena Granaturova6–4, 4–6, 6–2 1975Dneprodzerzhinsk Marina Kroshina Yelena Granaturova6–4, 3–6, 9–7
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