Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova (; born 28 February 1934 — 9 October 2010) was a female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.
She was born on February 28, 1934, in Kyiv. Pupil of coach Vladimir Balva. 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. She was the wife of Olympic champion Soviet gymnast Yuri Titov. Member of the Russian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2007 and the Ukrainian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2015.
She played in singles at the French Open in 1960. She lost to the Australian player Jan Lehane in the Second Round. on the French Open website
She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1961. She lost to the American Donna Floyd in the First Round. Her partner in Women's Doubles, citizen Anna Dmitrieva lost in the Quarterfinals to the South African players Margaret Hunt and Lynette Hutchings. Her partner in mixed doubles Toomas Leius lost in the Second Round to the Brazilian player Carlos Fernandes and Australian Margaret Hellyer.
Career finals Singles (7–6) ResultNo.YearlocationSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss1.July 1955Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Larissa Preobrazhenskaya5–7, 2–6Win1.July 1956Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Larissa Preobrazhenskaya3–6, 7–5, 6–4Win2.March 1958Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Yevgenia Larina6–2, 6–1Win3.July 1958Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Irina Ermolova6–4, 6–2Loss2.July 1959Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Irina Ermolova4–6, 6–8Loss3.August 1959Moscow, Soviet UnionHard Anna Dmitrieva3–6, 1–6Win4.September 1959Warsaw, PolandClay Jadwiga Jędrzejowska5–7, 6–2, 6–2Win5.March 1960Moscow, Soviet UnionHard (i) Anna Dmitrieva6–3, 1–6, 6–2Win6.July 1960Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Vera Filippova8–6, 6–2Loss4.July 1959Sopot, PolandClay Věra Pužejová2–6, 0–6Win7.July 1961Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Irina Ermolova6–1, 6–0Loss5.8 March 1964Moscow, Soviet UnionHard Anna Dmitrieva6–8, 2–6Loss6.16 August 1964Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Anna Dmitrieva2–6, 2–6
Doubles (5–6) ResultNo.YearlocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1.June 1957Bucharest, RomaniaClay Vera Filippova Ginette Bucaille Jacqueline Kermina2–6, 7–5, 6–4Loss1.July 1958Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Margarita Ryzhikova Elizaveta Chyuvyrina Vera Filipova4–6, 6–8Win2.September 1959Warsaw, PolandClay Patricia Ward Hales Eva Johannes Helga Schultze6–3, 6–4Win3.July 1960Moscow, Soviet UnionClay Irina Ermolova Vera Filipova Larissa Preobrazhenskaya6–4, 6–3Loss2.July 1960Sopot, PolandClay Danuta Szmidtówna Eva Johannes Věra Pužejová0–6, 1–6Loss3.July 1961Sopot, PolandClay Galina Baksheeva Irina Ermolova Larissa Preobrazhenskaya4–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss4.19 August 1961Moscow, Soviet UnionHard Anna Dmitrieva Eva Johannes Věra Pužejová6–1, 6–8, 4-6Loss5.8 March 1964Moscow, Soviet UnionHard Anna Dmitrieva Olga Lendlová Jana Sonská4–6, 6–2, 5-7Win4.June 1964Riga, Soviet UnionClay Larissa Preobrazhenskaya Tiiu Kivi Tiiu Soome7–5, 7–5Loss6.16 August 1964Moscow, Soviet UnionHard Anna Dmitrieva Olga Lendlová Jana Sonská6–3, 3–6, 5-7Win5.October 1966Alma Ata, Soviet UnionHard (i) Galina Baksheeva Irina Ermolova Aleksandra Ivanova6–2, 6–2
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