Eugenia Birioukova Explained

Eugenia Birioukova
Residence:Azerbaijan
Birth Date:18 December 1952
Birth Place:Baku, Soviet Union
Plays:Right-handed
Australianopenresult:3R (1973)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1973)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1972)
Usopenresult:1R (1973)
Doublestitles:2 WTA
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (1973)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (1973)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1972)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1973)

Eugenia Birioukova (born 18 December 1952) is a former Soviet professional tennis player from Baku, Azerbaijan.

Birioukova won the singles title at the 1972 USSR tennis championships, and she finished the season as the top ranked player in the Soviet rankings, ahead of Olga Morozova.[1]

Birioukova competed in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments during her career. She was a doubles semifinalist at the 1973 French Open, partnering Mona Schallau. On the WTA Tour, she made the singles final of a tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina, which she lost to Evonne Goolagong.[2]

WTA finals

Singles (0-1)

Notes and References

  1. News: Washburn . John Nelson . Cinderella Is Discovered in Soviet Tennis . . 13 May 1973.
  2. News: Miss Goolagong Reaches Charlotte Tennis Final . The New York Times . 16 September 1973.