Marina Kroschina Explained

Marina Kroschina
Birth Date:18 April 1953
Birth Place:Alma Ata, Soviet Union
Coach:Vladimir Balva
Vladimir Kamelzon
Death Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:3R (1975)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1972, 1973)
Usopenresult:2R (1975)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1975)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (1974)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (1970)

Marina Vasilyevna Kroschina (Russian: link=no|Марина Васильевна Крошина||mɐˈrʲinə ˈkroʂɨnə; 18 April 1953 — 4 July 2000) was a Ukrainian tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.[1] She won the 1971 Wimbledon girls' singles championships while competing for the Kazakh SSR, her country of birth.[2]

Life

Marina Kroschina was born on 18 April 1953 in the city of Alma Ata, Kazakhstan in the Soviet Union. Her father was a painter and architect, and her mother, Olga Zobachova, a champion of chess in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. She had a romantic relationship with Nikita Mikhalkov.[3] Kroschina committed suicide on 4 July 2000 in Kyiv.[4]

Career

Kroschina won the 1972 European Championship[5] and the All England Plate in 1974. She had some success in the doubles events, winning three titles with Olga Morozova.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archive – Draws Archive : Marina Kroshina Doubles History Match History – 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website – Official Site by IBM. wimbledon.com. 22 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Tennis – Marina Kroshina (U.R.S.S.). les-sports.info. 22 December 2017. fr.
  3. Web site: Роман с Михалковым, болезнь и суицид: драма советской теннисистки Крошиной . August 16, 2021. . ru.
  4. Web site: Как Марина Крошина за донецкого грека вышла . 15 March 2010 . Донецкий . ru.
  5. Web site: Topfoto – Preview RIA10-718842 – Soviet tennis player Marina Kroshina, a champion of the 1971 Wimbledon Junior and the 1972 European Championships, a student of the Kiev University.. topfoto.co.uk. 22 December 2017.