Eugenia Birioukova

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

Eugenia Birioukova
Country (sports) Soviet Union
ResidenceAzerbaijan
Born (1952-12-18) 18 December 1952
Baku, Soviet Union
Turned pro1969
Retired1980
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career titles3 ITF
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1973)
French Open1R (1973)
Wimbledon2R (1972)
US Open1R (1973)
Doubles
Career titles2 WTA, 20 ITF
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1973)
French OpenSF (1973)
Wimbledon1R (1972)
US Open1R (1973)

A right-handed player from Baku, Birioukova won the singles title at the 1972 U.S.S.R. tennis championships and 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 semi-finalist at the 1973 French Open, partnering Mona Schallau. On the WTA Tour, she made the singles final of a tournament in Charlotte, which she lost to Evonne Goolagong.[2]

WTA Finals

Singles (0-1)
Result    Date    Tournament Opponent Score
Loss 10 September 1973 Charlotte, United States Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 0–6

Doubles (2-0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 1. 15 February 1971 Moscow, Soviet Union Carpet (i) Marina Kroschina Elena Granaturova
Olga Morozova		 7–6, 5–7, 7–5
Winner 2. 11 December 1973 Adelaide, Australia Hard Janet Young Evonne Goolagong
Helen Gourlay		 6–3, 6–2

ITF finals

Singles (3–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 7 January 1970 Leningrad, Soviet Union Hard (i) Marina Chuvyrina 6-3, 6-4
Winner 2. 27 February 1972 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Anna Dmitrieva 6-4, 6-3
Runner-up 3. 16 April 1972 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Olga Morozova 2-6, 0-6
Winner 4. 1 October 1972 Donetsk, Soviet Union Hard (i) Tiiu Kivi 6-3, 6-3
Runner-up 5. 24 March 1974 Florida, United States Clay Renáta Tomanová 6-4, 4-6, 1-6
Runner-up 6. 25 July 1975 Tallinn, Soviet Union Clay Marina Kroshina 6-4, 2-6, 3-6
Runner-up 7. 17 July 1976 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Cecilia Martinez 4-6, 6-2, 5-7

Doubles (20–17)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 March 1970 Cairo, Egypt Clay Alexandra Ivanova Lucia Bassi
Lea Pericoli		 1-6, 2-6
Runner-up 2. 22 March 1970 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Alexandra Ivanova Lucia Bassi
Lea Pericoli		 2-6, 4-6
Winner 3. 24 August 1970 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Marina Kroshina Rozi Feldman
Ifakat Mergen		 6-0, 6-1
Runner-up 4. 1 September 1970 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Marina Kroshina Fiorella Bonicelli
Isabel Fernández		 2-6, 1-6
Runner-up 5. 9 September 1970 Athens, Greece Clay Marina Kroshina Fiorella Bonicelli
Isabel Fernández		 3-6, 4-6
Winner 6. 17 September 1970 Warsaw, Poland Hard Marina Kroshina Alexandra Ivanova
Eugenia Isopaitis		 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
Winner 7. 22 March 1971 Cairo, Egypt Clay Marina Kroshina Miroslava Holubová
Alena Palmeová		 6-4, 7-5
Winner 8. 1 April 1971 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Elena Granaturova Miroslava Holubová
Alena Palmeová		 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Winner 9. 18 August 1971 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Marina Kroshina Fiorella Bonicelli
Isabel Fernández		 6-4, 6-1
Runner-up 10. 7 September 1971 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Eugenia Isopaitis Sharon Van Brandis
Daphne Botha		 3-6, 2-6
Winner 11. 14 September 1971 Athens, Greece Clay Eugenia Isopaitis Sharon Van Brandis
Daphne Botha		 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
Runner-up 12. 14 February 1972 Kiev, Soviet Union Hard (i) Marina Kroshina Galina Baksheeva
Marina Chuvyrina		 3-6, 7-5, 4-6
Runner-up 13. 27 February 1972 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Marina Kroshina Olga Morozova
Zaiga Jansone		 3-6, 7-5, 4-6
Runner-up 14. 16 April 1972 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Marina Kroshina Olga Morozova
Zaiga Jansone		 7-5, 3-6, 9-11
Runner-up 15. 1 August 1972 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Marina Kroshina Laura Rossouw
Brenda Kirk		 2-6, 5-7
Runner-up 16. 13 August 1972 Bucharest, Romania Clay Marina Kroshina Olga Morozova
Zaiga Jansone		 1-6, 1-6
Runner-up 17. 19 August 1972 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Marina Kroshina Olga Morozova
Zaiga Jansone		 6-4, 5-7, 5-7
Winner 18. 4 September 1972 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Eugenia Isopaitis Marilyn Tesch
Janine Whyte		 6-0, 6-4
Winner 19. 11 September 1972 Athens, Greece Clay Eugenia Isopaitis Marilyn Tesch
Janine Whyte		 6-1, 6-3
Runner-up 20. 21 January 1973 Tallinn, Soviet Union Hard (i) Anna Yeremeyeva Marina Chuvrina
Olga Morozova		 0-6, 5-7
Winner 21. 1 March 1973 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Eugenia Isopaitis Tiiu Kivi
Anna Yeremeyeva		 7-5, 6-3
Winner 22. 11 March 1973 Cairo, Egypt Clay Marina Chuvrina Monica Giorgi
Lea Pericoli		 6-4, 6-4
Winner 23. 18 March 1973 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Marina Chuvrina Nathalie Fuchs
Odile de Roubin		 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Runner-up 24. 17 April 1973 Tashkent, Soviet Union Clay Marina Kroshina Tatiana Lagoiskaya
Anna Yeremeyeva		 6-4, 3-6, 3-6
Winner 25. 23 July 1973 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Marina Kroshina Dianne Fromholtz
Wendy Turnbull		 6-4, 6-3
Runner-up 26. 15 August 1973 Pescara, Italy Clay Marina Kroshina Alexandra Ivanova
Olga Morozova		 3-6, 6-3, 1-6
Winner 27. 30 January 1974 Kiev, Soviet Union Clay Elena Granaturova Marina Kroshina
Galina Baksheeva		 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Winner 28. 10 February 1974 Salavat, Soviet Union Hard (i) Olga Morozova Rauza Islanova
Eugenia Isopaitis		 6-3, 6-4
Runner-up 29. 24 February 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Olga Morozova Galina Baksheeva
Marina Chuvrina		 5-7, 1-6
Runner-up 30. 3 March 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay Elena Granaturova Iris Riedel
Heidi Eisterlehner		 4-6, 6-1, 3-6
Winner 31. 10 March 1975 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Elena Granaturova Iris Riedel
Heidi Eisterlehner		 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
Winner 32. 7 March 1976 Cairo, Egypt Clay Elena Granaturova Natasha Chmyreva
Lydia Zinkevich		 6-2, 6-1
Winner 33. 17 July 1976 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Irina Shevchenko Boyka Borisova
Mariana Tomova		 6-2, 6-3
Winner 34. 20 August 1977 Maribor, Yugoslavia Clay Elena Granaturova Antonella Rosa
Manuela Zoni		 6-4, 6-4
Winner 35. 20 June 1978 Friedrichshagen, East Germany Clay Elena Granaturova Brigitte Hoffmann
Veronika Haake		 6-4, 7-5
Winner 36. 31 July 1978 Brașov, Romania Clay Elena Granaturova Natasha Chmyreva
Marina Kroshina		 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
Runner-up 37. 6 August 1979 Sopot, Soviet Union Clay Natalia Borodina Natasha Chmyreva
Olga Morozova		 6-1, 0-6, 0-6

References
  1. Washburn, John Nelson (13 May 1973). "Cinderella Is Discovered in Soviet Tennis". The New York Times.
  2. "Miss Goolagong Reaches Charlotte Tennis Final". The New York Times. 16 September 1973.
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