The most victorious Russian months in the history of the WTA

The record for the number of Russian wins in WTA tournaments within one month was set at the very beginning of the so-called Russian tennis revolution, which marked the beginning of a period of dominance by Russian representatives in women’s tennis that lasted more than a decade. In September 2003, the Russians won five titles at once: Elena Dementieva scored in Bali and Shanghai, Anastasia Myskina in Leipzig and Moscow, and Maria Sharapova in Tokyo. There were no other tournaments that month in the WTA.

In October 2006, the Russians won four tournaments: Nadezhda Petrova won in Stuttgart, Anna Chakvetadze in Moscow, Maria Sharapova in Zurich and Linz. And in February 2010, this figure was repeated: Elena Dementieva became the best in Paris, Vera Zvonareva – in Pattaya, Maria Sharapova – in Memphis, Alisa Kleybanova – in Kuala Lumpur.

In addition, Russian tennis players won all four prestigious WTA tournaments held in March and April 2006. Maria Sharapova took first prize in Indian Wells, Svetlana Kuznetsova in Miami, and Nadezhda Petrova in Amelia Island and Charleston. Moreover, Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, and Kuznetsova defeated Sharapova.

Evgeny Fedyakov