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Valeria Kuzmenko Titova
Soviet tennis player
Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova (Russian: Валерия Ивановна Кузьменко Титова; born 28 February 1934 — 9 October 2010) is a former 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]
