Vladimir Korotkov (tennis)
Full name | Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov |
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Country (sports) | USSR |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1972) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1968) |
US Open | 2R (1970) |
French Open Junior | W (1966) |
Wimbledon Junior | W (1965, 1966) |
Olympic Games | SF (1968[1]) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1971) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1970) |
US Open | 1R |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | SF (1968[1]) |
Mixed doubles | |
Olympic Games | W (1968[2]) |
Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov (born 23 April 1948) is a retired
Playing career
Vladimir Korotkov started playing tennis at the age of five. His first coach was Tamara Dubrovina at the sports club CSKA Moscow. Later Korotkov graduated from the Central State Institute for Physical Culture.
In 1963, Korotkov won the Soviet youth championships in mixed doubles with
In 1968, Korotkov was included in the Soviet team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. There were only demonstration and exhibition tennis events played at the Olympics, and Korotkov who won a gold at the mixed doubles exhibition event and two bronze medals at men's singles and doubles[5] is not considered an Olympic champion.
During the rest of his playing career, Korotkov repeatedly reached the finals of the Soviet championships in men's doubles (last time in 1979) and in mixed doubles (1970). His highest achievement at this level was winning the 1977 Soviet championships in singles where he defeated Vadim Borisov in the final. He also won several All-Union tennis tournaments of lesser rank. From 1966 to 1977, he was a part of the Soviet Top 10 list of players, reaching no. 3 in 1973.
Korotkov successfully played in international amateur tournaments, winning a number of international tournaments played in the Soviet Union, including doubles event at the
Coaching career
After finishing his active playing career, Korotkov became a coach. He worked at several sports clubs between 1981 and 1996, including Moscow Tennis Academy in 1993–1994.
Korotkov was nominated repeatedly for the spot at the Russian Tennis Hall of Fame, but every time lost, first to Sergei Likhachev, then to Teimuraz Kakulia and finally to Andrej Potanin. He was finally inducted in 2014.[7]
References
- ^ a b Bronze medalist of the exhibition tennis event at the Mexico Olympics
- ^ Winner of the mixed exhibition event at the Mexico Olympics
- ^ Wimbledon – Boys' Singles Champions at the ITF website
- ^ Roland Garros – Boys' Singles Champions at the ITF website
- ^ The Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad, Mexico 1968 (PDF). Vol. 3: The Games. Mexico: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1969. pp. 856–865.
- ^ Vladimir Korotkov's singles results in Open tennis tournaments at the АТР website
- ^ "Zvonareva and Tursunov are inducted into [the local Russian] HoF". championat.com (in Russian). 25 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External sources
- Vladimir Korotkov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Vladimir Korotkov at the International Tennis Federation
- Vladimir Korotkov at the Davis Cup
- Korotkov Vladimir Viktorovich at the Russian Tennis Encyclopedia (in Russian)