10 Facts About Olga Morozova

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Olga Vasilyevna Morozova is a retired tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.

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Olga Morozova was the runner-up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships.

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Olga Morozova was the first Soviet tennis player, male or female, to reach the singles final of any major tournament when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open.

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However, the peak of Olga Morozova's career came during the summer of 1974 when she was the women's singles runner-up at both Wimbledon and the French Open, losing to Chris Evert on both occasions.

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In terms of other achievements, Olga Morozova became the first Soviet tennis player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title when she teamed with Evert to win the women's doubles championship at the French Open in 1974.

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Olga Morozova was the first Soviet player to lead her team to the Federation Cup semifinals in 1978.

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Olga Morozova's playing career was cut short in 1977 because of the USSR's policy against allowing their athletes to compete with South Africans.

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8.

Olga Morozova became head coach of the Soviet Union ladies squad through the 1980s leading the Soviets to their first appearance in a Federation Cup Final.

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Olga Morozova became a fixture in UK tennis for much of the 1990s.

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Olga Morozova has been widely credited as one of the few successful female coaches to work at the very highest levels of the tour.