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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Evgenyevna and the family name is Ermolova.
Irina Ermolova
Ирина Ермолова
Full nameIrina Evgenyevna Ermolova
Ирина Евгеньевна Ермолова
Country (sports) Soviet Union
ResidenceVygonichi, Russia
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1960)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1960)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1960)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Women's Tennis
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1959 Turin Women's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1963 Porto Alegre Women's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1965 Budapest Women's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1965 Budapest Women's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1965 Budapest Mixed Doubles

Irina Evgenyevna Ermolova (née Ryazanova; Russian: Ирина Евгеньевна Рязанова-Ермолова; born 1938) is a former female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.

She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1960. She lost to the British Pat Hales in the First Round. Her partner in Women's Doubles, citizen Anna Dmitrieva lost in the Second Round to the British players Elaine Shenton and Liz Starkie. Her partner in mixed doubles citizen Toomas Leius lost in the Second Round to the British players Humphrey Truman and Christine Truman.

Career finals

Singles (4–5)

Result No. Year location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1958 Moscow Outdoor Championships Clay Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Titova 4–6, 2–6
Win 1. 1959 Moscow Outdoor Championships Clay Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Titova 6–4, 8–6
Loss 2. 1960 Central India Championships Hard United States Mimi Arnold 4–6, 1–6
Win 2. 1960 Moscow International Indoor Championships Wood (i) France Aline Nenot 6–4, 7–5
Win 3. 1961 Moscow International Indoor Championships Wood (i) Italy Silvana Lazzarino 6–8, 6–2, 6–0
Loss 3. 1962 USSR Championships Clay Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 4. 1963 Moscow Indoor Championships Hard (i) Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 1963 USSR Championships Clay Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva 3–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1963 Zinnowitz International, East Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (10–4)

Result No. Year location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. January 1960 Calcutta, India Hard Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Australia Margaret Hellyer
United States Mimi Arnold
5–7, 2–6
Win 1. January 1960 New Delhi, India Hard Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Australia Margaret Hellyer
United States Mimi Arnold
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win 2. January 1960 Indore, India Hard Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva India Dechu Appaiah
India Leela Panjabi
7–5, 6–1
Win 3. March 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Soviet Union Vera Filippova
Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
6–2, 6–2
Loss 2. March 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Czechoslovakia Věra Suková
Soviet Union Velve Tamm
6–8, 4–6
Win 4. July 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Titova Soviet Union Vera Filipova
Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
6–4, 6–3
Win 5. August 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Soviet Union Vera Filippova
Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
6–4, 6–4
Win 6. 5 March 1961 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Soviet Union Vera Filippova
Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
6–0, 6–2
Win 7. July 1961 Sopot, Poland Clay Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva
Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Titova
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8. February 1963 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Tiiu Soome Soviet Union Vera Filippova
Soviet Union Larissa Preobrazhenskaya
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 9. June 1963 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva Czechoslovakia Zdena Stachová
Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Win 10. July 1963 Zinnowitz, East Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodešová West Germany Eva Johannes
West Germany Hellah Riede Vahlev
6–3, 6–3
Loss 3. February 1966 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva Soviet Union Rena Abzhandadze
Soviet Union Aleksandra Ivanova
2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 4. October 1966 Alma Ata, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Aleksandra Ivanova Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva
Soviet Union Valeria Kuzmenko Titova
2–6, 2–6

References

  1. "В брянском поселке Выгоничи живет теннисистка мировой величины". riastrela.ru (in Russian). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. "Теннисистка мировой величины скромно живёт в Выгоничах". rosniva.ru (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Niva. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. "1960 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  4. "1960 Wimbledon Ladies Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  5. "1960 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.


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