# Tennis in Russia

Tennis is one of the most popular sports in the Russian Federation. For a long time tennis held a marginal position amongst the local sports since it was not an Olympic sport. The main Russian National Tennis Centre [ru] (named after Juan Antonio Samaranch) was established in September of 2009 in Moscow.

## History
### Introduction of tennis to Russia

Arthur Davydovich McPherson or Macpherson (1870–1920) was the founder and president of the first All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, the forerunner of today's Russian Tennis Federation. In 1903 he organized the first St. Petersburg tennis championship and the first national tournament four years later. By 1913, the Russian championship was on the international tour and was thriving. McPherson also helped establish the country's first Olympic Committee. He was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus by the monarch for his contribution to the promotion of tennis in Russia. Following the 1917 Revolutions (that took place in February and October) he was imprisoned and died from typhus in a Moscow prison.
After his father's death in January 1920, Arthur Macpherson Jr. (1896–1976, Russian: Артур Артурович Макферсон) reached his career-best in the quarterfinals of the 1920 Wimbledon Championships. This was his first grand slam (GS) event and also the first GS event for any Russia-related or ex-Russian tennis player. While this generation of Russian, Russia-related and ex-Russian tennis pioneers, including Lev Urusov (1877–1933), Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (1893–1970) and his mixed doubles partner Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (1887–1969), were still alive and active, none of the other local athletes could think about being welcomed by the international sports community.
Russian Imperial Championships (1907—1914) :
| Year | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
| 1907 | present-day Saint Petersburg {dependency: then Russia ( Empire's capital and Saint Petersburg Governorate) → now Russia (Federation's subject and Northwestern Federal District)} George Walter Bray [ru] (returned to Britain after 1918) | — | — | — | — |
| 1908 | Lev Urusov (immigrated to France after 1918) | — | George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray [ru] (returned to Britain after 1918) | — | — |
| 1909 | George Walter Bray (2) | Ekaterina Polonskaya (Girshfeld) (immigrated to France after 1918) | George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray (2) | — | — |
| 1910 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (immigrated to France after 1918) | present-day Moscow {dependency: then Russia ( Empire's Moscow Governorate) → now Russia (Federation's subject and Central Federal District)} Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (immigrated to United States after 1918) | { George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray (3) | — | — |
| 1911 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (2) | Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (2) | George Walter Bray / Walter George Bray (4) | — | — |
| 1912 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (3) | Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (3) | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston / ? Aleksandr Alenitsyn (couldn't immigrate after 1918 and committed suicide in a Russian prison in 1922) | — | Ekaterina Polonskaya (Girshfeld) / Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston |
| 1913 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (4) | present-day Estonia {dependency: then Russia ( Empire's Governorate of Estland's Ida-Viru County) → now European Union} Liudmila Iznar (immigrated to France, Britain and United States after 1918) | — | — | Liudmila Iznar / Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston |
| 1914 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (5) | present-day United States Elizabeth Ryan | Arthur A. McPherson [ru] / Robert A. McPherson [ru] (both returned to Britain in 1915 for the WWI participation) | — | — |
| SUMMARY: Singles Titles by Governorate 1. Saint Petersburg Governorate — 9; 2. Moscow Governorate — 3; 3. Governorate of Estland [unbanned (1904—1915) by the Russian authorities, Estonian historical flag: ] — 1. ||||||

### In the USSR

* Grass court (12 titles out of 18: 8 men's titles out of 12 & 4 women's titles out of 5) (66.67%)
* Clay court (6 titles out of 18: 5 men's titles out of 12 & 1 women's title out of 5) (33.33%)
During the Soviet era, tennis was not popular due to its lack of appearance in the Olympic games, cost, and strong association with the Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (abbr. HGR) royal dynasty. From 1974 to 1984, Soviet tennis players had been forced by the Tennis Federation of the USSR to boycott all the international competitions, except for the Davis Cup, in an unsuccessful attempt of the government to influence apartheid in South Africa. In addition, local men's tennis players were seriously bullied by the other Soviet athletes for competing in what they deemed a 'girlie' sport. Many thought this because, at one point, about 80 percent of tennis coaches in the USSR were women.
In 1976, The New York Times reported that while tennis was still popular in the USSR, there was a scarcity of equipment, and no tennis clubs.

#### Men's singles player(s) who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on grass

* A. Metreveli – 8 (3 x Adelaide$^{≈ATP-250}$, 2 x Beckenham$^{≈ATP-250}$, Melbourne$^{≈ATP-250}$, Sydney$^{≈ATP-250}$, South Orange$^{≈ATP-250}$)

#### Men's singles player(s) who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on clay

* A. Chesnokov – 4 (Monte Carlo$^{ATP-1000}$, Florence$^{ATP-250}$, Nice $^{ATP-250}$, Munich$^{ATP-250}$)
* D. Poliakov — 1 (Umag$^{ATP-250}$)

#### Women's singles player(s) who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on grass

* O. Morozova – 4 (Mahwah$^{≈WTA-250}$, London$^{≈WTA-250}$, Adelaide$^{≈WTA-250}$, Beckenham$^{≈WTA-250}$)

#### Women's singles player(s) who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on clay

* O. Morozova – 1 (Buenos Aires $^{≈WTA-250}$)

#### Players successfully competing for the USSR and/or CIS

Top inactive and/or retired players by the number of ATP / WTA Tour-level singles titles :
| Alex Metreveli's (b. 1944) — 9 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Aug 1974, South Orange Open) Hard court (1 title) (11.1%) Grass court (8 titles) (88.9%) | Alex Metreveli's (b. 1944) — 9 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Aug 1974, South Orange Open) Hard court (1 title) (11.1%) Grass court (8 titles) (88.9%) | Olga Morozova's (b. 1949) — 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jun 1976, Kent Championships) Hard court (1 title) (12.5%) Grass court (4 titles) (50%) Clay court (1 title) (12.5%) Carpet court (2 titles) (25%) | Olga Morozova's (b. 1949) — 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jun 1976, Kent Championships) Hard court (1 title) (12.5%) Grass court (4 titles) (50%) Clay court (1 title) (12.5%) Carpet court (2 titles) (25%) | Andrei Chesnokov's (b. 1966) — 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 1991, Canadian Open) Hard court (3 titles) (42.8%) Clay court (4 titles) (57.2%) | Andrei Chesnokov's (b. 1966) — 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 1991, Canadian Open) Hard court (3 titles) (42.8%) Clay court (4 titles) (57.2%) |
| Leila Meskhi's (b. 1968) — 5 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one of four representing USSR: Feb 1991, WTA Wellington; one representing Georgia: Jan 1995, Hobart International) Hard court (4 titles) (80%) Carpet court (1 title) (20%) | Andrei Medvedev's (b. 1974) — 11 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one of three representing CIS: Aug 1992, ATP Bordeaux; last one of eight representing Ukraine: May 1997, German Open) Hard court (2 titles) (18.2%) Clay court (9 titles) (81.8%) | Natasha Zvereva's (b. 1971) — 4 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one of two representing USSR: Jan 1990, Sydney International; last one of two representing Belarus: Jun 1999, Eastbourne International) Hard court (2 titles) (50%) Grass court (1 title) (25%) Carpet court (1 title) (25%) | Natalia Medvedeva's (b. 1971) — 4 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (one representing USSR: Nov 1990, WTA Nashville; one representing CIS: Feb 1992, WTA Linz; last one of two representing Ukraine: Oct 1993, WTA Essen) Hard court (2 titles) (50%) Clay court (1 title) (25%) Carpet court (1 title) (25%) | Larisa Savchenko's (b. 1966) — 2 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (one representing USSR: Sep 1991, St. Petersburg Open; one representing Latvia: Aug 1993, Schenectady Open) Hard court (1 title) (50%) Carpet court (1 title) (50%) | Dimitri Poliakov's (b. 1968) — 1 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (one representing USSR: Aug 1991, Yugoslav Open) Clay court (1 title) (100%) |

### Post USSR

Since the end of the Soviet era, tennis has become more popular and Russia has produced many famous tennis players. In recent years, the number of top Russian women players has been considerable, with Maria Sharapova (of Belarusian origin, Belarusian: Марыя Юр’еўна Шарапава, romanized: Maryja Jur’jeŭna Šarapava) and Dinara Safina (of Tatar origin, Tatar: Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина, romanized: Dinara Möbin kızı Safina). Other Russian women to achieve international success include Anna Chakvetadze, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Myskina, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva and Anna Kournikova. The Russian Federation has won the Fed Cup 4 times, in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Tennis Event, Russia swept the women's tennis podium with Elena Dementieva winning the gold, Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva the silver and bronze, respectively. As of 5 October 2009, four Russian women were ranked in the WTA tour's top 10.
Russia also boasts three former number 1 men's players–Safina's older brother Marat Safin (of Tatar origin, Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, romanized: Marat Möbin ulı Safin), Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniil Medvedev. Russian men currently in the top 10 include Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, the former of whom was a finalist at the 2019 US Open, 2021 Australian Open, 2022 Australian Open. He won the 2021 US Open. Medvedev had briefly reached the number 1 ranking in February 2022, before being overtaken by Novak Djokovic. He reclaimed his first spot again in June 2022. Medvedev was the first player to reach number 1 without being a member of the 'Big Four'; Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal, since February 2004.
Nevertheless, a majority of their projected target audience expects every successful tennis player from Russia to obtain foreign citizenship sooner or later, even if only for the sake of a better travel visa.

#### Championship winners

Grand Slam champions and Olympic champions, and No.1 ATP / WTA tennis players (main events) :
| | Grand Slam Events | Grand Slam Events | Grand Slam Events | Grand Slam Events | Other Accolades | Other Accolades | Other Accolades | Other Accolades | Other Accolades |
| | Australian Open (hard court) | French Open (clay court) | Wimbledon (grass court) | US Open (hard court) | Olympic Tennis Event (Medalists) | Olympic Tennis Event (Medalists) | No. 1s | Year-End Finals (hard court) | Year-End No. 1s |
| Men's singles | Y. Kafelnikov$^{1999}$ M. Safin$^{2005}$ | Yevgeny Kafelnikov$^{1996}$ | – | Marat Safin$^{2000}$ D. Medvedev$^{2021}$ | Andrei Cherkasov | bronze | Y. Kafelnikov$^{1999}$ M. Safin$^{2000}$ D. Medvedev$^{2022}$ | Nikolay Davydenko$^{2009}$ Daniil Medvedev$^{2020}$ | – |
| Men's singles | Y. Kafelnikov$^{1999}$ M. Safin$^{2005}$ | Yevgeny Kafelnikov$^{1996}$ | – | Marat Safin$^{2000}$ D. Medvedev$^{2021}$ | Y. Kafelnikov | gold | Y. Kafelnikov$^{1999}$ M. Safin$^{2000}$ D. Medvedev$^{2022}$ | Nikolay Davydenko$^{2009}$ Daniil Medvedev$^{2020}$ | – |
| Men's singles | Y. Kafelnikov$^{1999}$ M. Safin$^{2005}$ | Yevgeny Kafelnikov$^{1996}$ | – | Marat Safin$^{2000}$ D. Medvedev$^{2021}$ | Karen Khachanov | silver | Y. Kafelnikov$^{1999}$ M. Safin$^{2000}$ D. Medvedev$^{2022}$ | Nikolay Davydenko$^{2009}$ Daniil Medvedev$^{2020}$ | – |
| Women's singles | M. Sharapova$^{2008}$ | Anastasia Myskina$^{2004}$ S. Kuznetsova$^{2009}$ M. Sharapova$^{2012}$ M. Sharapova$^{2014}$ | Maria Sharapova$^{2004}$ | Svetlana Kuznetsova$^{2004}$ M. Sharapova$^{2006}$ | Elena Dementieva | silver | M. Sharapova$^{2005}$ D. Safina$^{2009}$ | M. Sharapova$^{2004}$ | – |
| Women's singles | M. Sharapova$^{2008}$ | Anastasia Myskina$^{2004}$ S. Kuznetsova$^{2009}$ M. Sharapova$^{2012}$ M. Sharapova$^{2014}$ | Maria Sharapova$^{2004}$ | Svetlana Kuznetsova$^{2004}$ M. Sharapova$^{2006}$ | Vera Zvonareva$^{2008Beijing(hardcourt)}$ | bronze | M. Sharapova$^{2005}$ D. Safina$^{2009}$ | M. Sharapova$^{2004}$ | – |
| Women's singles | M. Sharapova$^{2008}$ | Anastasia Myskina$^{2004}$ S. Kuznetsova$^{2009}$ M. Sharapova$^{2012}$ M. Sharapova$^{2014}$ | Maria Sharapova$^{2004}$ | Svetlana Kuznetsova$^{2004}$ M. Sharapova$^{2006}$ | E. Dementieva | gold | M. Sharapova$^{2005}$ D. Safina$^{2009}$ | M. Sharapova$^{2004}$ | – |
| Women's singles | M. Sharapova$^{2008}$ | Anastasia Myskina$^{2004}$ S. Kuznetsova$^{2009}$ M. Sharapova$^{2012}$ M. Sharapova$^{2014}$ | Maria Sharapova$^{2004}$ | Svetlana Kuznetsova$^{2004}$ M. Sharapova$^{2006}$ | Dinara Safina$^{2008Beijing(hardcourt)}$ | silver | M. Sharapova$^{2005}$ D. Safina$^{2009}$ | M. Sharapova$^{2004}$ | – |
| Women's singles | M. Sharapova$^{2008}$ | Anastasia Myskina$^{2004}$ S. Kuznetsova$^{2009}$ M. Sharapova$^{2012}$ M. Sharapova$^{2014}$ | Maria Sharapova$^{2004}$ | Svetlana Kuznetsova$^{2004}$ M. Sharapova$^{2006}$ | M. Sharapova | silver | M. Sharapova$^{2005}$ D. Safina$^{2009}$ | M. Sharapova$^{2004}$ | – |

#### Inactive players

Top inactive and/or retired players by the number of ATP / WTA Tour-level singles titles (with 6 and more titles minimum) :
| Maria Sharapova's 36 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Oct 2017, Tianjin Open), born 1987 Hard court (20 titles) (55.6%) Grass court (3 titles) (8.3%) Clay court (11 titles) (30.6%) Carpet court (2 titles) (5.5%) | Rauza Islanova's children – Marat Safin's (last title: Jan 2005), born 1980, and Dinara Safina's (last title: Jul 2009), born 1986, – 27 ATP / WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface Hard court (15 titles: 10 Marat's and 5 Dinara's) (55.6%) 0.00% Clay court (8 titles: 2 Marat's and 6 Dinara's) (29.6%) Carpet court (4 titles: 3 Marat's and 1 Dinara's) (14.8%) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov's 26 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Sep 2002, President's Cup), born 1974 Hard court (9 titles) (35%) Grass court (3 titles) (11.5%) Clay court (3 titles) (11.5%) Carpet court (11 titles) (42%) | Nikolay Davydenko's 21 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: May 2011, Bavarian Championships), born 1981 Hard court (8 titles) (38%) 0.00% Clay court (10 titles) (48%) Carpet court (3 titles) (14%) | Svetlana Kuznetsova's 18 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Aug 2018, Washington Open), born 1985 Hard court (14 titles) (77.8%) Grass court (1 titles) (5.6%) Clay court (3 titles) (16.6%) |
| Elena Dementieva's 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Feb 2010, Open GDF Suez), born 1981 Hard court (13 titles) (81.25%) Clay court (2 titles) (12.5%) Carpet court (1 title) (6.25%) | Marat Safin's 15 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jan 2005, Australian Open), born 1980 Hard court (10 titles) (66.67%) 0.00% Clay court (2 titles) (13.33%) Carpet court (3 titles) (20%) | Nadia Petrova's 13 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Nov 2012, Tournament of Champions), born 1982 Hard court (7 titles) (54%) Grass court (1 title) (7.5%) Clay court (3 titles) (23%) Carpet court (2 titles) (15.5%) | Dinara Safina's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2009, Slovenia Open), born 1986 Hard court (5 title) (41.67%) 0.00% Clay court (6 titles) (50%) Carpet court (1 title) (8.33%) | Vera Zvonareva's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2011, Baku Cup), born 1984 Hard court (9 titles) (75%) Grass court (1 title) (8.3%) Clay court (2 titles) (16.7%) |
| Anastasia Myskina's 10 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Sep 2005, Kolkata Open), born 1981 Hard court (4 titles) (40%) Clay court (3 titles) (30%) Carpet court (3 titles) (30%) | Mikhail Youzhny's 10 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Oct 2013, Valencia Open), born 1982 Hard court (6 titles) (60%) Clay court (3 titles) (30%) Carpet court (1 title) (10%) | Anna Chakvetadze's 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jul 2010, Slovenia Open), born 1987 Hard court (6 titles) (75%) Grass court (1 title) (12.5%) Carpet court (1 title) (12.5%) | Dmitry Tursunov's 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Jun 2011, Rosmalen Open), born 1982 Hard court (5 titles) (71.5%) Grass court (2 titles) (28.5%) | Maria Kirilenko's 6 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface (last one: Feb 2013, Pattaya Open), born 1987 Hard court (3 titles) (50%) 0.00% Clay court (2 titles) (33.33%) Carpet court (1 title) (16.67%) |

#### Men's singles players who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on grass

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2021 Mallorca Championships.
* Y. Kafelnikov – 3 (Halle$^{ATP-250}$)
* D. Tursunov – 2 (Eastbourne$^{ATP-250}$, 's-Hertogenbosch$^{ATP-250}$)
* D. Medvedev – 1 (Mallorca$^{ATP-250}$)

#### Men's singles players who won at least one ATP Tour-level tournament on clay

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open.
* N. Davydenko – 10 (Hamburg European Open$^{ATP-500}$, 3 × Pörtschach $^{ATP-250}$, 2 × Munich$^{ATP-250}$, Umag$^{ATP-250}$, Estoril$^{ATP-250}$, Sopot$^{ATP-250}$, Warsaw$^{ATP-250}$)
* A. Rublev – 6 (Monte Carlo Masters$^{ATP-1000}$, Madrid Open$^{ATP-1000}$, Hamburg European Open$^{ATP-500}$, Umag$^{ATP-250}$, Belgrade$^{ATP-250}$, Båstad$^{ATP-250}$)
* Y. Kafelnikov – 3 (French Open$^{GS-2000}$, Gstaad$^{ATP-250}$, Prague$^{ATP-250}$)
* M. Youzhny – 3 (Stuttgart Open $^{ATP-250}$, Munich$^{ATP-250}$, Gstaad$^{ATP-250}$)
* M. Safin – 2 (Barcelona Open$^{ATP-500}$, Mallorca$^{ATP-250}$)
* I. Andreev – 2 (Valencia$^{ATP-250}$, Palermo$^{ATP-250}$)
* D. Medvedev – 1 (Italian Open$^{ATP-1000}$)

#### Women's singles players who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on grass

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Bad Homburg Open.
* M. Sharapova – 3 (Wimbledon Championships$^{GS-2000}$ , 2 × Birmingham$^{WTA-250}$)
* L. Samsonova – 2 (Berlin Open$^{WTA-500}$, 's-Hertogenbosch $^{WTA-250}$)
* E. Alexandrova – 2 ('s-Hertogenbosch $^{WTA-250}$)
* S. Kuznetsova – 1 (Eastbourne International$^{WTA-500}$)
* E. Makarova – 1 (Eastbourne International$^{WTA-500}$)
* E. Vesnina – 1 (Eastbourne International$^{WTA-500}$)
* D. Kasatkina – 1 (Eastbourne International $^{WTA-500}$)
* D. Shnaider – 1 (Bad Homburg Open $^{WTA-500}$)
* V. Zvonareva – 1 (Birmingham$^{WTA-250}$)
* A. Chakvetadze – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch$^{WTA-250}$)
* N. Petrova – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch$^{WTA-250}$)

#### Women's singles players who won at least one WTA Tour-level tournament on clay

Active players in bold. Last updated after the 2024 Iași Open.
* M. Sharapova – 11 (2 × French Open$^{GS-2000}$, 3 × Italian Open$^{WTA-1000}$, Madrid Open$^{WTA-1000}$, 3 × Stuttgart Open$^{WTA-500}$, Amelia Island Championships$^{WTA-500}$, Strasbourg$^{WTA-250}$)
* D. Safina – 6 (Berlin Open$^{WTA-1000}$, Italian Open$^{WTA-1000}$, Madrid Open$^{WTA-1000}$, Warsaw$^{WTA-250}$, Palermo$^{WTA-250}$, Prague$^{WTA-250}$)
* S. Kuznetsova – 3 (French Open$^{GS-2000}$, Stuttgart$^{WTA-500}$, Stockholm$^{WTA-250}$)
* A. Myskina – 3 (French Open$^{GS-2000}$, Palermo$^{WTA-250}$, Sarasota$^{WTA-250}$)
* N. Petrova – 3 (Charleston Open$^{WTA-1000}$, Berlin Open$^{WTA-1000}$, Amelia Island Championships$^{WTA-500}$)
* A. Pavlyuchenkova – 3 (Estoril$^{WTA-250}$, Rabat$^{WTA-250}$, Strasbourg$^{WTA-250}$)
* E. Dementieva – 2 (Amelia Island Championships$^{WTA-500}$, Istanbul$^{WTA-250}$)
* M. Kirilenko – 2 (Estoril$^{WTA-250}$, Barcelona$^{WTA-250}$)
* V. Zvonareva – 2 (Bol$^{WTA-250}$, Prague$^{WTA-250}$)
* D. Kasatkina – 1 (Charleston Open$^{WTA-500}$)
* V. Kudermetova – 1 (Charleston Open $^{WTA-500}$)
* E. Bovina – 1 (Warsaw$^{WTA-250}$)
* A. Potapova – 1 (Istanbul$^{WTA-250}$)
* M. Timofeeva – 1 (Budapest$^{WTA-250}$)
* D. Shnaider – 1 (Budapest$^{WTA-250}$)
* M. Andreeva – 1 (Iași$^{WTA-250}$)
* Hard court (7 titles) (54%)
* Grass court (1 title) (8%)
* Clay court (5 titles) (38%)
* Grass court (21 titles out of 88: 6 men's titles out of 33 & 15 women's titles out of 55) (23.9%)
* Clay court (67 titles out of 88: 27 men's titles out of 33 & 40 women's titles out of 55) (76.1%)
* Top-12 of the most domestically popular inactive tennis players in Russia
* Former WTA No. 8 Anna Kournikova
* Former ATP No. 1 Marat Safin
* Former WTA No. 1 Dinara Safina
* Former WTA No. 2 Anastasia Myskina
* Former WTA No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova
* Former WTA No. 3 Nadia Petrova
* Former ATP No. 3 Nikolay Davydenko
* Former WTA No. 3 Elena Dementieva
* Former ATP No. 20 Dmitry Tursunov
* Former WTA No. 1 Maria Sharapova
* Former WTA No. 2 Vera Zvonareva
* Former WTA No. 13 Elena Vesnina

### Milestones
#### XIX Century

* 1875 (June 13 – May 31, old style; often mistakenly listed as June 12 (Russia Day), thus May 30 (old style), or vice versa): The first mention of tennis in Russian history is dated back to this day. It is documented in the diary of the Governor of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia.
* 1888: The first tennis club in Russia, the Lakhtinsky Lawn Tennis Club, is founded in the village of Lakhta near St. Petersburg (capital of the Russian Empire).
* 1898: There are eight active lawn tennis clubs in Russia at this time. All of them are located in and around St. Petersburg, in places like Kolomiagi [ru], Ozerki, Pavlovsk, Pargolovo, Terijoki and Sestroretsk.
* 1900: The first tennis club in Moscow is founded (Russian Empire): the Moscow Society of Lawn Tennis Amateurs in Petrovka.

#### XX Century

* 1903: The first international tennis tournament is held in Russia – The St. Petersburg Open. In the same year, for the first time, Russian tennis players, including George Bray (Russian: Георгий Брей, romanized: Georgy Brei, of British origin) and Ambrosios Petrococino (Russian: Амвросий Петрококино, romanized: Amvrosy Petrokokino, of Greek origin), take part in competitions abroad, in Stockholm.
* 1907: The first All-Russian lawn tennis competitions, the prototype of the Russian Tennis Championship, are contested.
* 1908: Establishment of the All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, which essentially the first Russian federation of tennis. There were a total of 48 member clubs in the union.
* 1909: The All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs joins the England's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), which allows Russian tennis players to participate in official international competitions. The international lawn tennis organization doesn't exist at that time.
* 1912: Russian tennis players Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston and Aleksandr Alenitsyn compete in the V Olympiad in London, England, British Empire.
* 1913: The All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, together with the tennis unions of 11 countries, founded the International Lawn Tennis Union (now called the International Tennis Federation, or ITF). It is considered the first Russian organization to participate in the creation of an international sports federation.
* 1914: The last All-Russian lawn tennis competitions, which were the prototype for the Russian Tennis Championship, are contested. A total of eight men's singles events (from 1907 to 1914) and five women's singles events were held (from 1909 to 1933). Men's singles champions include: George Bray (1907, 1909), [Kniaz] Lev Urusov (1908), and Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston (1910-1915). Women's singles champions include: Ekaterina Polonskaya (1909), Nadezhda Martynova-Danilevskaya (1910-1912), Liudmila Iznar (1913), and Elizabeth Ryan (1914).
* 1920: Arthur McPherson Jr. is celebrated as the first Russian tennis player to compete at the Wimbledon Championships.
* 1926: The first Russian lawn tennis club in exile is created in Paris, France.
* 1929:
** The Russian Lawn Tennis Federation is created in Paris, France to unite Russian tennis players in exile.
** The All-Union Tennis Section, essentially the USSR Tennis Federation, is created in Moscow (capital of the Soviet Union).
* 1931: The Russian Lawn Tennis Federation (in Paris, France) becomes a member of the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).
* 1936-1937: The French tennis player, Henri Cochet (1901—1987), visits the USSR to open his tennis school in Moscow, where his students include famous Soviet players like Evgeni Korbut [ru] (1917—1991), Nikolai Ozerov (1922—1997), and Semyon P. Belits-Geiman [ru] (1921—2000).
* 1940: The membership of the Russian Lawn Tennis Federation (in Paris, France) in the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) is stopped.
* 1956: The Russian SFSR, as part of the USSR, renews its membership in the International Lawn Tennis Federation.
* 1958: Anna Dmitrieva and Andrei Potanin are the first Soviet players to participate in the Junior Wimbledon Championships.
* 1959: The USSR Tennis Federation is officially founded (in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union).
* 1962: The USSR team makes its debut in the Davis Cup.
* 1968: The USSR team makes its debut in the Federation Cup.
* 1974: Chris Evert and Olga Morozova win the French Open – Women's doubles title by defeating Gail Chanfreau and Katja Ebbinghaus in the final. With this, Olga Morozova becomes the first Soviet/Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament (not in juniors).
* 1976: The USSR team, captained by Shamil Tarpishchev, refuses to play against the Chile team in the Davis Cup semifinals and is suspended by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) from participating in international competitions for two years.
* 1977: The Russian SFSR, as part of the USSR, becomes a member of the European Tennis Association (Tennis Europe).
* 1996: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam in singles when he won the French Open in both singles and doubles.
* 1999: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes the first Russian tennis player to achieve a No.1 (ATP rankings) in singles.
* 2000: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes the first Russian tennis player to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis, in singles.

#### XXI Century

* 2002: The Russian Tennis Federation (in Moscow, capital of the Russian Federation) is founded, officially re-invented, and renamed (from the All-Russian Tennis Association, which was previously known as the Tennis Federation of the RSFSR, and merged with the remaining Tennis Federation of the USSR).
* 2008: The General Assembly of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is held in Moscow, Russian Federation, commemorating the centenary of the Russian Tennis Federation.
* 2016:
** Maria Sharapova, the five-time tennis Grand Slam singles champion, is banned from competing for two-years (reduced to 15 months de facto) after failing drugs test at the Australian Open in January.
** Marat Safin becomes the first Russian player to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
* 2021: There are only a small number of tennis courts in the Russian Federation (only 7,200), including 2,600 indoor courts. In Moscow, there are 783 tennis courts, of which 261 are indoor courts.
* 2022:
** The membership of the Russian Tennis Federation (in Moscow, Russia) in the International Tennis Federation is suspended.
** The Lawn Tennis Association of the United Kingdom issued a ban on Daniil Medvedev and other Russian tennis players participating in the Wimbledon Championships.

### Active players
#### Men's singles

Last updated after the 2025 Doha (SGL), 2023 Madrid Open (DBL).
Top active players by the number of ATP Tour-level singles titles (with 3 and more titles minimum) :
| Active player Daniil Medvedev's 20 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of thirteen representing Russia: Sep 2021, US Open; recent one as a neutral athlete: May 2023, Italian Open), born 1996 (in Moscow, now Central Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (18 titles) (90%) Grass court (1 title) (5%) Clay court (1 title) (5%) | Active player Andrey Rublev's 17 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of ten representing Russia: Feb 2022, Open 13; recent one as a neutral athlete: Feb 2025, Doha), born 1997 (in Moscow, now Central Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (11 titles) (64.5%) Grass court (0%) Clay court (6 titles) (35.5%) | Active player Karen Khachanov's 7 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of four representing Russia: Nov 2018, Paris Masters; recent one as a neutral athlete: Oct 2024, Almaty Open), born 1996 (in Moscow, now Central Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (7 titles) (100%) | Active player Aslan Karatsev's 3 ATP Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one &/or last one of three representing Russia: Jan 2022, Sydney International), born 1993 (in Vladikavkaz, now North Caucasian Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (3 titles) (100%) |

#### Women's singles

Last updated after the 2025 Indian Wells (SGL), 2025 Austin (DBL).
Top active players by the number of WTA Tour-level singles titles (with 3 and more titles minimum) :
| Active player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova's 12 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one &/or last one of twelve representing Russia: May 2018, Internationaux de Strasbourg), born 1991 (in Samara, now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (9 titles) (75%) Grass court (0%) Clay court (3 titles) (25%) | Active player Daria Kasatkina's 8 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (last one of four representing Russia: Feb 2021, St. Petersburg Trophy; recent one as a neutral athlete: Oct 2024, Ningbo Open), born 1997 (in Tolyatti, now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (6 titles) (75%) Grass court (1 title) (12.5%) Clay court (1 title) (12.5%) | Active player Liudmila Samsonova's 5 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (one representing Russia: Feb 2021, German Open; recent one as a neutral athlete: Jun 2024, Rosmalen Open), born 1998 (in Olenegorsk, now Northwestern Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (3 titles) (60%) Grass court (2 titles) (40%) | Active player Ekaterina Alexandrova's 5 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (one representing Russia: Jan 2020, Shenzhen Open; recent one as a neutral athlete: Jan 2025, Linz Open), born 1994 (in Chelyabinsk, now Ural Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (3 titles) (60%) Grass court (2 titles) (40%) | Active player Diana Shnaider's 4 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one as a neutral athlete: Nov 2024, Hong Kong Open), born 2004 (in Zhigulevsk, now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (2 titles) (50%) Grass court (1 title) (25%) Clay court (1 title) (25%) | Active player Anastasia Potapova's 3 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one as a neutral athlete: Feb 2025, Cluj-Napoca Open), born 2001 (in Saratov, now Volga Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (2 titles) (66.67%) Grass court (0%) Clay court (1 title) (33.33%) | Active player Mirra Andreeva's 3 WTA Tour-level singles titles by surface so far (recent one as a neutral athlete: Mar 2025, Indian Wells Open), born 2007 (in Krasnoyarsk, now Siberian Federal District, Russian Federation) Hard court (2 titles) (66.67%) Grass court (0%) Clay court (1 title) (33.33%) |

## Performance table

Last updated after the 2024 Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
* Legend
* ⛒ – completed Career Grand Slam in singles
* – Junior Grand Slam singles champion
* – Junior Grand Slam singles runner-up
* Universiade (FISU) medalists in singles:
* – gold
* – silver
* – bronze
* – Russian Cup awardees in main nominations: Male / Female Player of the Year
* ‡ – deceased

### Big title winners (GSs, YECs, 1000s, Olympics)

All-time top Russia-related tennis players by the number of ATP / WTA (male/female) tour-level singles titles (plus DBL – MX in parentheses, if applied, and career-high singles ranking); active players – in bold; former countries' players, former competitions, and former players by switching from the Russian Federation or through being associated with the Soviet or Russian tennis by means of country of birth (COB) and/or dual citizenship – in italics :
| # | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles+ CHL+ ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
| Grand Slam singles champions ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Sharapova | F | 1987 | 5 | 1 | 14 | S-2012 | ⛒ $^{2005}$$^{2006}$$^{2012}$ | 36 (39)40 (43) | 2008 | RTD 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 1$^{21w}$ (41) JNR 6 | KDA 2004 | SO |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov before the Russian Federation also represented the USSR and the CIS | M | 1974 | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 (7) | G-2000 | $^{1994}$$^{1995}$$^{1996}$$^{1997}$$^{1998}$$^{1999}$$^{2001}$ | 26 (53)27 (56) | 2002 | RTD 2003 2010 | – | – | 2002 | 2019 | 2H | 1$^{6w}$ (4) | KDA 1996 | SO |
| 3 | Daniil Medvedev | M | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 6 | QF (1R–1R) | $^{2019}$$^{2021}$$^{2023}$ | 202125 (29) | 2021 | 2021 | – | 2021 | – | – | 2H | 1$^{16w}$ (170) JNR 13 | MOW 2019 | CE |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | F | 1985 | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 (6) | QF (QF) | $^{2016}$ | 18 (34)19 (35) | 2004 2007 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | 2015 | – | 2H | 2 (3) JNR 1 | SPE 2004 | NW |
| 5 | Marat Safin | M | 1980 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2R | $^{2004}$ | 15 (17)16 (19) | 2002 2006 | RTD 2009 | – | – | 2010 | 2016 | 2H | 1$^{9w}$ (71) JNR 345 | MOW 2000 | CE |
| 6 | Anastasia Myskina | F | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3) | SF (2R) | $^{2003}$ | 10 (15)13 (21) | 2004 2005 | RTD 2007 | – | NA | 2011 | – | 2H | 2 (15) JNR 48 | MOW 2004 | CE |
| NA | Elena Rybakina prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 2 | SF | | 812 (16) | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 3 (48) JNR 3 | NA | NA |
| Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nikolay Davydenko | M | 1981 | SF$^4$ | 1 | 3 | 2R (QF) | $^{2003}$$^{2005}$$^{2006}$$^{2008}$ | 21 (23)25 (27)26 (28) | 2006 | RTD 2014 | – | – | 2012 | – | 2H | 3 (31) JNR 510 | VGG 2007 | SO |
| Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or YEC singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | F | 1981 | RU$^2$ | 0 (1) | 3 (5) | S-2000 G-2008 (1R) | $^{2001}$ | 16 (22)19 (28) | 2005 | RTD 2010 | – | NA | 2011 | – | 2H | 3 (5) JNR 4 | MOW 2000 | CE |
| 9 | Andrey Rublev | M | 1997 | QF$^{10}$ | 0 | 2 (3) | 1R (1R–G) | | 16 (20–21)17 (23–24)21 (28–29) | 2021 | 2021 | – | 2021 | – | – | 2H | 5 (55) JNR 1 | MOW 2021 | CE |
| 10 | Nadezhda "Nadia" Petrova | F | 1982 | SF$^2$ | 0 (2) | 3 (12) | 3R (B) | $^{2012}$ | 13 (37)17 (41) | 2007 | RTD 2013 | 2007 | NA | 2013 | – | 2H | 3 (3) JNR 3 | MOW 2008 | CE |
| 11 | Vera Zvonareva | F | 1984 | RU$^2$ (3–5) | 0 (1) | 1 (5) | B-2008 (QF) | $^{2010}$$^{2023}$ | 12 (28–30)12 (30–32)15 (34–37) | 2004 2008 | – | – | NA | 2014 | – | 2H | 2 (7) JNR 3 | MOW 2004 | CE |
| 12 | Dinara Safina | F | 1986 | RU$^3$ (1) | 0 | 5 (6) | S-2008 (QF) | | 12 (21)15 (27) | 2005 2008 | RTD 2011 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 1$^{26w}$ (8) JNR 9 | MOW 2006 | CE |
| NA | Andrei Medvedev before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1974 | RU$^1$ | 0 | 4 | – | | 11 | – | RTD 2001 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 4 (185) | NA 2000 (UKR) | NA |
| 13 | Anna Chakvetadze | F | 1987 | SF$^1$ | 0 | 1 | – | $^{2007}$ | 810 (11) | 2007 2008 | RTD 2013 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 5 (53) JNR 20 | MOW 2008 | CE |
| 14 | Andrei Chesnokov before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | M | 1966 | SF$^1$ | 0 | 2 | 2R | | 710 | – | RTD 1999 | – | – | 2003 | – | 2H | 9 (342) | MOW 1998 | CE |
| 15 | Karen Khachanov | M | 1996 | SF$^2$ | 0 | 1 (2) | S-2020 (1R) | $^{2018}$ | 6 (7)8 (9)14 (15) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | 2H | 8 (64) JNR 16 | MOW 2021 | CE |
| 16 | Elena Vesnina | F | 1986 | SF$^1$ (3–4) | 0 (1) | 1 (9) | 2R (G–S) | | 3 (21–22)5 (29–30) | 2007 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 13 (1) JNR 116 | KDA 2008 | SO |

### Other notable titles winners

| # | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles+ CHL+ ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | F | 1991 | RU$^1$ | 0 | 0 (2) | QF ( –G) | $^{2021}$ | 12 (18–19)17 (31–32) | 2021 | NA | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 11 (21)JNR 1 | MOS 2021 | CE |
| NA | Anna Smashnova before switching to Israel, also represented the USSR in juniors | F | 1976 | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | 1R | | 1219 | – | RTD 2007 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 15 (275) | NA | NA |
| 18 | Mikhail Youzhny | M | 1982 | SF$^2$ | 0 | 0 | QF (2R) | $^{2010}$ | 10 (19)15 (25)19 (30) | 2002 2006 | RTD 2018 | – | – | 2012 | – | 1H | 8 (38)JNR 20 | MOW 2003 | CE |
| NA | Alexander "Alex" Iraklievich Metreveli represented the USSR | M | 1944 | RU$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 9 (10) | – | RTD 1979 | NA | NA | 2002 | – | 1H | 9 (80) | NA 1966 (URS) | NA |
| NA | Olga Vasilievna Morozova represented the USSR | F | 1949 | RU$^2$ (1) | 0 | NA | – | | 8 (24)33 (75) | – | RTD 1977 1989 | NA | NA | 2006 | – | 1H | 7 (–) | NA 1971 (URS) | NA |
| 19 | Dmitry Tursunov | M | 1982 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 1R (2R) | | 7 (14)19 (31)24 (37) | 2006 | RTD 2017 | 2007 | – | 2014 | – | 2H | 20 (36)JNR 246 | MOW 2007 | CE |
| 20 | Daria Kasatkina | F | 1997 | SF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | QF (QF) | | 7 (8)14 (15) | 2021 | NA | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 8 (43)JNR 3 | SAM 2022 | VO |
| 21 | Maria Kirilenko | F | 1987 | QF$^3$ | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | SF (B) | $^{2012}$ | 6 (18)8 (20) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 10 (5)JNR 2 | MOS 2012 | CE |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Leila Meskhi before Georgia, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | F | 1968 | QF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 2R (B) | | 5 (10)6 (13) | – | RTD 1995 | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 12 (21) | NA | NA |
| 22 | Liudmila Samsonova while apart from the Russian Federation, also represented Italy | F | 1998 | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 0 (1) | – | | 5 (6)5 (6)9 (12) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 12 (40)JNR 65 | – | NW |
| NA | Nikoloz Basilashvili born in Georgia, also represented the Russian Federation in juniors | M | 1992 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 3R | | 51020 (22) | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 16 (148)JNR 59 | NA | NA |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Natalia "Natasha" Zvereva before Belarus, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | F | 1971 | RU$^1$ (18–20) | 0 (3) | 0 (23) | QF (B) | | 4 (84–86)7 (90–92) | – | RTD 2002 | – | NA | 2009 | 2010 | 2H | 5 (1) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA |
| NA | Natalia Medvedeva before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS | F | 1971 | 3R$^4$ | 0 | 0 | – (1R) | | 4 (16)4 (17) | – | RTD 1998 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 23 (21) | NA 2000 (UKR) | NA |
| 23 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | F | 1994 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 2R | | 4 (5)7 (8)14 (15) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 15 (58)JNR 925 | CHE 2022 | UR |
| NA | Alexander Bublik prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1997 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | | 41014 (17) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 18 (47)JNR 19 | NA | NA |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Elena Likhovtseva prior switching to the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & Kazakhstan | F | 1975 | SF$^1$ (0–2) | 0 | 0 (4) | 1R (2R) | $^{1996}$ | 3 (30–32)5 (38–40) | – | RTD 2007 | – | NA | 2010 | – | 2H | 15 (3) | MOW 2000 | CE |
| 25 | Ekaterina Makarova | F | 1988 | SF$^2$ (3–4) | 0 (1) | 0 (7) | 3R (G) | $^{2012}$ | 3 (18–19)6 (30–31) | 2008 | RTD 2019 | – | – | – | – | 2H/L | 8 (1)JNR 20 | MOW 2009 | CE |
| 26 | Elena Bovina | F | 1983 | QF$^1$ (0–1) | 0 | 0 (2) | RTD 2018 | | 3 (8–9)11 (27–28) | 2005 | RTD 2012 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 14 (14)JNR 87 | – | CE |
| 27 | Aslan Karatsev | M | 1993 | SF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 2R (1R–S) | | 3 (4)6 (8)16 (21) | 2021 | 2021 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 14 (87)JNR 47 | RU-SE 2021 | NC |
| 28 | Igor Andreev | M | 1983 | QF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 3R (QF) | $^{2007}$ | 3 (4)3 (7)7 (11) | 2006 / CPT 2021 | RTD 2013 | – | – | 2013 | – | 2H | 18 (59)JNR 116 | MOW 2008 | CE |
| 29 | Alexander Volkov before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1967 ‡ | SF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | | 347 (11) | – | RTD 1998 | – | – | 2005 | – | 2H/L | 14 (136) | KGD 1999 | NW |
| 30 | Diana Shnaider | F | 2004 | 2R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | 2R (S) | | 35 (6)10 (14) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 20 (65)JNR 2 | – | VO |
| NA | Yulia Putintseva prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1995 | QF$^3$ | 0 | 0 | 1R | | 339 | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 27 (158)JNR 3 | NA | NA |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Larisa Savchenko-Neiland before Ukraine → Latvia, also represented the USSR | F | 1966 | QF$^2$ (2–6) | 0 | 0 (10) | QF (QF) | | 2 (67–71)4 (72–76) | – | RTD 2010 | – | NA | 2006 | – | 1H | 13 (1) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA |
| 31 | Andrei Olhovskiy before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1966 | 4R$^2$ (0–2) | 0 | 0 | QF | | 2 (22–24)2 (29–31)2 (30–32) | – | RTD 1998 2005 | – | – | 2005 | – | 2H | 49 (6) | MOW 1997 | CE |
| 32 | Veronika Kudermetova | F | 1997 | QF$^1$ | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | 1R (SF) | | 2 (10)3 (15)7 (35) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 9 (2)JNR 22 | RU-TA 2022 | VO |
| 33 | Alisa Kleybanova | F | 1989 | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 0 (1) | – | | 2 (7)16 (34) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 20 (10)JNR 3 | – | CE |
| 34 | Margarita Betova | F | 1994 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 2 (6)11 (23) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 1H | 41 (25)JNR 35 | – | CE |
| 35 | Anastasia Potapova | F | 2001 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 2 (5)3 (8) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 21 (40)JNR 1 | – | VO |
| 36 | Andrei Cherkasov before the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & the Unified Team | M | 1970 | QF$^3$ | 0 | 0 | B-1992 | | 26 (8)7 (10) | – | RTD 2000 | – | – | 2005 | – | 2H | 13 (141) | RU-BA 1992 &/or 1999 | VO |

### Other notable players: with only one ATP / WTA Tour-level title

| # | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | All titles+ CHL+ ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Max Mirnyi before Belarus, also represented the CIS in juniors for the ITF | M | 1977 | QF$^1$ (6–10) | 0 (2) | 0 (16) | QF (QF–G) | 1 (53–58)1 (60–65)4 (66–71) | – | RTD 2018 | – | – | – | – | 1H | 18 (1) | NA 2001 (BLR) | NA |
| NA | Yaroslava Shvedova prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation (abbr. RF) | F | 1987 | QF$^3$ (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1R ( –1R) | 1 (14)2 (16)6 (23) | – | RTD 2021 | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 25 (3)JNR 13 | NA | NA |
| 37 | Alla Kudryavtseva | F | 1987 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (10)3 (27) | 2008 | RTD 2021 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 56 (15)JNR 16 | MOW 2008 | CE |
| NA | Daria Saville prior switching to Australia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1994 | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | 1 (3)5 (9) | – | – | AUS 2016 | NA | NA | – | 2H | 20 (45)JNR 1 | NA | NA |
| 38 | Vera Dushevina | F | 1986 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (2)2 (8) | 2005 | RTD 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 31 (27)JNR 1 | MOS 2006 | CE |
| 39 | Anna Blinkova | F | 1998 | 3R$^4$ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (2)2 (4)5 (17) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 34 (45)JNR 3 | – | CE |
| 40 | Igor Kunitsyn | M | 1981 | 3R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (2)9 (14)15 (21) | – | RTD 2013 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 35 (49)JNR 61 | – | FE |
| 41 | Mirra Andreeva | F | 2007 | SF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 1R (S–1R) | 117 | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 23 (94)JNR 1 | – | SI |
| NA | Andrey Golubev prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1987 | 2R$^4$ | 0 | 0 | – (1R–1R) | 18 (23)13 (32) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 1H | 33 (24)JNR 101 | NA | NA |
| 42 | Ksenia Pervak in-between competing for the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan | F | 1991 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | 110 (13) | – | RTD 2015 | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 37 (123)JNR 5 | – | UR |
| NA | Mikhail Kukushkin prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1987 | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | 2R | 11516 (17) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 39 (67) | NA | NA |
| 43 | Maria Timofeeva | F | 2003 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | 116 (12) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 93 (179)JNR 33 | – | CE |
| NA | Dimitri Poliakov before Ukraine, also represented the USSR & the CIS | M | 1968 | 2R$^3$ | 0 | 0 | – | 15 (10) | – | RTD 1998 | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 93 (119) | – | NA |

### Other notable players: Top-20 and team cups winners

| # | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles+ CHL+ ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
| Top-10 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Anna Kournikova | F | 1981 | SF$^1$ (2) | 0 (2) | 0 (4) | 1R | $^{1997}$$^{1998}$ | 0 (16)2 (18) | – | RTD 2003 | – | NA | 2015 | – | 2H | 8 (1)JNR 130 | MOW 1999 | CE |
| Top-20 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Anna Kalinskaya | F | 1998 | QF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 (3)1 (4)8 (20) | 2021 | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 16 (49)JNR 3 | – | CE |
| 46 | Tatiana Panova | F | 1976 | 3R$^8$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 06 | – | RTD 2006 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 20 (75) | – | CE |
| Champions of team cups and/or DBL–MX Grand Slams without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title ||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Anna Danilina prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation (abbr. RF) | F | 1995 | 0 (0–1) | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 (5–6)0 (8–9)1 (35–36) | – | – | – | NA | NA | – | 2H | 269 (10)JNR 3 | NA | NA |
| 47 | Eugenia Maniokova | F | 1968 | 2R$^2$ (0–1) | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 (4–5)3 (27–28) | – | RTD 1996 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 66 (18) | MOW 2001 | CE |
| 48 | Evgeny Donskoy | M | 1990 | 3R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | 3R | | 012 (15)14 (19) | 2021 | 2021 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 65 (161)JNR 20 | – | CE |
| 49 | Andrei Stoliarov | M | 1977 | 3R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 01 (5)3 (9) | 2002 | RTD 2008 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 71 (151) | KDA 2003 | SO |
| NA | Shamil Anvyarovich Tarpischev represented the USSR | M | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 | CPT 2002 2006 2021 / CPT 2004 2005 2007 2008 | RTD 1974 | – | – | 2002 ⇒ EXPLD 2022 | – | 2H | – | MOW 1996 | NA |

### Other notable ranked players

| # | Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | YC | ATP Masters | OG | Other | All titles+ CHL+ ITF | DC / BJK | AC / UC | HC | LC | HOF | ITHF | BH | Rank | ZMS FS Year | FD |
| Other notable players in the Top-50 ||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | F | 1984 | QF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | $^{1999}$ | 0 (1)1 (2) | – | RTD 2005 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 25 (22)JNR 1 | – | CE |
| NA | Vladimir Voltchkov before Belarus, also represented the USSR and CIS in juniors (not for the ITF) | M | 1978 | SF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 2R (2R) | | 0 (1)8 (14)13 (25) | – | RTD 2008 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 25 (71)JNR 7 | – | NA |
| 51 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. before switching to the Russian Federation, represented the United States | M | 1983 | 3R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | 2R | | 0 (1)10 (16)14 (22) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 33 (100)JNR 57 | – | CE |
| 52 | Roman Safiullin | M | 1997 | QF$^1$ | 0 | 0 | 3R (1R) | | 04 (5)23 (27) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 36 (239)JNR 2 | – | CE |
| NA | Varvara Gracheva prior switching to France, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 2000 | 4R$^1$ (3R$^1$) | 0 | 0 | 1R (1R) | | 007 | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 39 (135)JNR 19 | NA | NA |
| 53 | Andrey Kuznetsov | M | 1991 | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 08 (12)15 (24) | – | RTD 2023 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 39 (137)JNR 3 | – | CE |
| 54 | Elena Makarova | F | 1973 | 3R$^4$ | 0 | 0 | – | $^{1994}$$^{1995}$ | 0 (1)6 (13) | – | RTD 1999 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 43 (41) | – | CE |
| 55 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | M | 1985 | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 (1)10 (21)15 (29) | – | RTD 2018 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 43 (101)JNR 33 | – | CE |
| NA | Alexander Shevchenko prior switching to Kazakhstan, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 2000 | 2R$^2$ (2R$^1$) | 0 | 0 | 1R | | 047 (9) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 45 (406)JNR 339 | NA | NA |
| 56 | Pavel Kotov | M | 1998 | 3R$^1$ (1R$^1$) | 0 | 0 | 1R | | 03 (4)6 (7) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 50 (226)JNR 34 | – | CE |
| Other notable players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame [ru] inductees in the Top-100 ||||||||||||||||||||
| NA | Elina Avanesyan prior switching to Armenia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 2002 | 4R$^2$ (3R$^1$) | 0 | 0 | – | | 005 (16) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 58 (168)JNR 32 | NA | NA |
| 57 | Konstantin Kravchuk | M | 1985 | 2R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 03 (16)12 (36) | – | RTD 2017 2020 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 78 (100)JNR 45 | – | CE |
| 58 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | F | 1996 | 3R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 00 (0)7 (8) | – | RTD 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2H | 87 (312)JNR 3 | – | SI |
| 59 | Erika Andreeva | F | 2004 | 2R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 003 (5) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 88 (274)JNR | – | SI |
| 60 | Irina Khromacheva | F | 1995 | 1R$^4$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 (5)1 (10)19 (61) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 89 (40)JNR 1 | – | CE |
| NA | Teimuraz Iraklievich Kakulia represented the USSR | M | 1947 ‡ | 4R$^1$ | NA | NA | NA | | 0? (?) | – | RTD 1978 | NA | NA | 2008 | – | 1H | 91 | NA 1977 (URS) | NA |
| NA | Tatiana Ignatieva before Belarus, represented the USSR and the CIS | F | 1974 | 2R$^1$ | NA | NA | NA | | 01 | – | RTD 1997 | NA | NA | – | – | 2H | 91 (570) | – | NA |
| Other notable players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame [ru] inductees in the Top-200 ||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Sofya Zhuk | F | 1999 | 1R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 006 | – | RTD 2019 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 116 (–)JNR 4 | – | CE |
| 62 | Alina Korneeva | F | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 003 (4) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 128 (261)JNR 1 | – | CE |
| 63 | Ivan Gakhov | M | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 02 (3)16 (17) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H/L | 142 (170)JNR 616 | – | CE |
| NA | Anatoli Filippovich Volkov | M | 1948 | 2R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 | – | RTD 1981 | – | – | 2013 | – | ?H | 163 | MOW 2003 | NA |
| 64 | Ksenia Lykina | F | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 06 (21) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 171 (108)JNR 4 | – | VO |
| NA | Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev represented the USSR | M | 1960 | 1R$^2$ | NA | NA | NA | | 0 | – | NA | NA | NA | 2015 | – | 2H | 175 (307) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA |
| NA | Julia Apostoli prior switching to Greece, also represented the USSR | F | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 003 (4) | – | RTD 1991 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 194 (130) | NA | NA |
| Other notable players in the Top-300 ||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Evgeny Kirillov | M | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 017 | – | RTD 2012 2015 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 205 (195)JNR 15 | – | CE |
| NA | Natela Dzalamidze prior switching to Georgia, also represented the Russian Federation | F | 1993 | 0 (2R$^3$) | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 (3)0 (6)10 (45) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 245 (43)JNR 224 | NA | NA |
| 66 | Gulnara Fattakhetdinova | F | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 02 (13) | – | RTD 2004 | – | NA | – | – | ? | 246 (102)JNR 106 | – | CE |
| NA | Ģirts Dzelde before Latvia, represented the USSR | M | 1963 | 2R$^2$ | 0 | 0 | – | | 00 (4) | – | RTD 2000 | NA | NA | – | – | 2H | 273 (108) | – | NA |
| NA | Konstantin Pavlovich Pugaev represented the USSR | M | 1955 | 2R$^1$ | NA | NA | NA | | 0 | – | NA | NA | NA | – | – | ? | 281 (237) | NA 1991 (URS) | NA |
| NA | Artem Sitak prior switching to New Zealand, also represented the Russian Federation | M | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 0 (5)0 (15)5 (35) | – | – | – | – | NA | – | 2H | 299 (32)JNR 79 | NA | NA |
| Other notable players in the Top-500 ||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Alina Charaeva | F | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 004 (8) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 317 (312)JNR 12 | – | CE |
| NA | Sergey Nikolayevich Leonyuk represented the USSR | M | 1960 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | | 00 (1) | – | NA | NA | NA | – | – | ? | 327 (245) | – | NA |
| 68 | Yana Buchina | F | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 002 (3) | – | RTD 2014 | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 334 (569)JNR 12 | – | VO |
| 69 | Philipp Mukhometov | M | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 00 (1)2 (7) | – | RTD 2018 | – | NA | – | – | ? | 355 (312)JNR 38 | – | CE |
| 70 | Irina Zvereva if counting her 1993-1994 comeback attempt (because she was already based in Germany), represented the USSR, the CIS and the Russian Federation | F | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 01 (2) | – | RTD 1994 | – | NA | NA | – | 1H | 380 (466) | NA | SO |
| Other notable players outside the Top-500 ||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | Sergei Demekhine married Veronika Kudermetova | M | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 001 (9) | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 637 (438)JNR 95 | – | CE |
| 72 | Yaroslav Demin | M | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | 001 | – | – | – | NA | – | – | 2H | 789 (1305)JNR 1 | – | CE |

### Other notable unranked players

Before the Open Era (1968) :
| Name | Sex | Birth year | GS | All titles+ CHL+ ITF | AC / UC | HOF | BH | ZMS Year |
| In chronological order |||||||||
| Lev Vladimirovich Urusov represented the Russian Empire (aka Leon Ouroussoff) | M | 1877 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 1≈ 3 | NA | 2008 | 1H/? | NA |
| George Walter Bray (aka Georgi Vasilievich Brei [ru]), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1880 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 3 (6)≈ 32 | NA | 2004 | 1H/? | NA |
| Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn | M | 1884 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 4 (5)≈ 120 | NA | 2005 | 1H | NA |
| Walter George Bray (aka Vladimir Vasilievich Brei [ru]), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1886 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (4)≈ 0 (16) | NA | 2004 | 1H/? | NA |
| Nadezhda Viktorovna Martynova-Danilevskaya (aka Nadia Danilevsky) | F | 1887 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 37 | NA | 2014 | 1H/? | NA |
| Liudmila Nikolaievna Iznar | F | 1892 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 1 | NA | – | 1H/? | NA |
| Mikhail Nikolaievich Sumarokov-Elston (aka Michel de Soumarokoff-Elston) | M | 1893 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 6 (10)≈ 39 | NA | 2002 | 1H/L | NA |
| Arthur Macpherson Jr. (aka Artur Arturovich Makferson [ru], first son of Artur Davydovich Makferson [ru]), represented the Russian Empire before switching to the British Empire | M | 1896 ‡ | QF$^1$ | ??? | NA | – | 1H/? | NA |
| Robert Macpherson (1897–1916, aka Robert Arturovich Makferson [ru], second son of Artur Davydovich Makferson [ru]) | M | 1897 ‡ | – | ??? | NA | – | 1H/? | NA |
| Other notable unranked players and Russian Tennis Hall of Fame [ru] inductees and/or USSR Championships winners (in chronological order; all representing the USSR) |||||||||
| Evgeni Stepanovich Ovanesov | M | 1893 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (0) | NA | – | 1H | NA 1936 (URS) |
| Sofia Vasilievna Maltseva | F | 1895 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 2 (3) | NA | 2007 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
| Evgeni Arkadievich Kudryavtsev | M | 1898 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 4 (12–17) | NA | 2004 | 1H/L | NA 1934 (URS) |
| Viacheslav Konstantinovich Multino real surname: Multinenko | M | 1899 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (2–4) | NA | 2010 | 1H | NA 1946 (URS) |
| Nikolai Nikolaievich Ivanov | M | 1901 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (1) | NA | 2012 | 1H | NA 1946 (URS) |
| Zinaida Georgievna Klochkova | F | 1903 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (4–9) | NA | 2007 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
| Nina Sergeevna Teplyakova | F | 1904 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 7 (9) | NA | 2003 | 1H | NA 1936 (URS) |
| Eduard Eduardovich Negrebetsky | M | 1908 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 4 (13–18) | NA | 2006 | 1H | NA 1948 (URS) |
| Galina Sergeevna Korovina | F | 1909 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (12–13) | NA | 2009 | 1H | NA 1945 (URS) |
| Boris Ilyich Novikov | M | 1909 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 5 | NA | 2005 | 1H | NA 1938 (URS) |
| Nadezhda Mitrofanovna Slavinskaya-Belonenko | F | 1911 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 3 (4) | NA | – | 1H | NA 1950 (URS) |
| Olga Nikolaievna Kalmykova | F | 1913 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 2 (3–4) | NA | – | 1H | NA 1948 (URS) |
| Elizaveta Mikhailovna Chuvirina | F | 1914 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 4 (6–8) | NA | – | 1H | – |
| Tatiana Borisovna Nalimova | F | 1915 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (12–21) | NA | 2011 | 1H | NA 1948 (URS) |
| Evgeni Vladimirovich Korbut | M | 1917 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 | NA | 2006 | 1H | – |
| Semyon Pavlovich Belits-Geiman | M | 1921 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 0 (2) | NA | 2008 | 1H | – |
| Natalya Borisovna Vetoshnikova | F | 1921 | 0 | 0≈ 0 0 | NA | 2013 | 1H | – |
| Nikolai Nikolaievich Ozerov | M | 1922 ‡ | 0 | 0≈ 5 (18–24) | NA | 2003 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
| Sergei Sergeevich Andreev | M | 1923 ‡ | 0 | 0? (?) | NA | 2005 | 1H | NA 1947 (URS) |
| Larisa Dmitrievna Preobrazhenskaya | F | 1929 ‡ | – | 01 (3–4) | NA | 2006 | ?H | – |
| Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko-Titova | F | 1934 ‡ | 2R$^1$ | 0? (?) | NA | 2007 | ?H | NA 1991 (URS) |
| Irina Evgenievna Ermolova | F | 1938 | 1R$^1$ | 04 (14) | NA | – | ? | – |
| Anna Vladimirovna Dmitrieva | F | 1940 ‡ | 4R$^3$ | 012 (25) | NA | 2004 | 1H/L | NA 1964 (URS) |
| Toomas Leius Born in Nazi-occupied Estonia | M | 1941 | QF$^1$ | 0? (?) | NA | 2009 | 1H | NA 1964 (URS) |
| Tiiu Parmas Born in Nazi-occupied Estonia | F | 1943 ‡ | 3R$^1$ | 0? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
| Galina Petrovna Baksheeva | F | 1945 ‡ | 4R$^2$ | 0? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
| Marina Petrovna Chuvirina | F | 1947 | 2R$^1$ | 0≈ 0 (2–3) | NA | – | ? | – |
| Rauza Mukhamedzhanovna Islanova | F | 1948 | – | 0? (?) | NA | 2009 | ?H | – |
| Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov | M | 1948 | 3R$^1$ | 0? (?) | NA | 2014 | 1H | NA 1991 (URS) |
| Eugenia Anatolievna Isopaitis | F | 1950 | 1R$^2$ | 0? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
| Eugenia Iourievna Birioukova | F | 1952 | 3R$^1$ | 0? (?) | NA | – | ? | – |
| Marina Vasilievna Kroschina | F | 1953 ‡ | 3R$^3$ | 0? (?) | NA | 2011 | 1H | NA 1986 (URS) |
| Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova | F | 1953 | 1R$^1$ | 03 (4) | NA | – | ? | – |
| Vadim Vadimovich Borisov | M | 1955 | 1R$^1$ | 0? (?) | NA | 2008 | 2H | NA 1985 (URS) |
| Natalia "Natasha" Yurievna Chmyreva | F | 1958 ‡ | SF$^1$ | 0? (?) | NA | – | ? | NA 1991 (URS) |
| Olga Vladimirovna Zaitseva | F | 1962 | 0 | 0? (?) | NA | | ? | – |

## Olympics medals proportion

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | ROC (ROC) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Russian Empire (RU1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| I). 1896 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's singles [abbr. SGL] and men's doubles [abbr. DBL] | I). 1896 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's singles [abbr. SGL] and men's doubles [abbr. DBL] | 3% | 3% |
| II). 1900–1912 – 4 events (incl. indoor/outdoor as one in 1908-1912): Russian Empire (RU1) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's DBL, mixed doubles [abbr. MX] | II). 1900–1912 – 4 events (incl. indoor/outdoor as one in 1908-1912): Russian Empire (RU1) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's DBL, mixed doubles [abbr. MX] | 12% | 12% |
| Olympic Games cancelled because of the World War I: 1916 – 1 event (Games of the VI Olympiad in Berlin, German Empire) | Olympic Games cancelled because of the World War I: 1916 – 1 event (Games of the VI Olympiad in Berlin, German Empire) | 3% | 3% |
| III). 1920 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, RSFSR (≈RU2) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | III). 1920 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, RSFSR (≈RU2) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | 3% | 3% |
| IV). 1924 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (±RU2 → URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | IV). 1924 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (±RU2 → URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | 3% | 3% |
| V). 1928–1936 – 3 events: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis excluded | V). 1928–1936 – 3 events: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis excluded | 9% | 9% |
| Olympic Games cancelled because of the World War II: 1940–1944 – 2 events (Games of the XII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japanese Empire → Helsinki, Finland and Games of the XIII Olympiad in London, British Empire) | Olympic Games cancelled because of the World War II: 1940–1944 – 2 events (Games of the XII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japanese Empire → Helsinki, Finland and Games of the XIII Olympiad in London, British Empire) | 6% | 6% |
| VI). 1948 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis excluded | VI). 1948 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌didn't compete; tennis excluded | 3% | 3% |
| VII). 1952–1980 – 8 events: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ✔ competed; tennis excluded | VII). 1952–1980 – 8 events: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ✔ competed; tennis excluded | 24% | 24% |
| VIII). 1984 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌ didn't compete; tennis excluded | VIII). 1984 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ❌ didn't compete; tennis excluded | 3% | 3% |
| IX). 1988 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL | IX). 1988 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) didn't exist, Soviet Union (URS) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL | 3% | 3% |
| X). 1992 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Unified Team (±URS → EUN) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL | X). 1992 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Unified Team (±URS → EUN) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL | 3% | 3% |
| XI). 1996–2016 – 6 events: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Russian Federation (±EUN → RUS) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | XI). 1996–2016 – 6 events: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Russian Federation (±EUN → RUS) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | 18% | 18% |
| Olympic Games postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic: 2020 de jure ⇒ 2021 de facto (Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan) | Olympic Games postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic: 2020 de jure ⇒ 2021 de facto (Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan) | % | % |
| XII). 2021 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, ROC (±RUS → ROC) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | XII). 2021 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, ROC (±RUS → ROC) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | 3% | 3% |
| XIII). 2024 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Individual Neutral Athletes (±ROC → AIN) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | XIII). 2024 – 1 event: Russian Empire (RU1) & Soviet Union (URS) didn't exist, Individual Neutral Athletes (±ROC → AIN) ✔competed; tennis included: men's and women's SGL, men's and women's DBL, MX | 3% | 3% |
| Future Olympic Games left to 2052 (incl. XL Olympiad), the 60th anniversary of the Unified Team's (±URS → EUN) participation: 7 events | Future Olympic Games left to 2052 (incl. XL Olympiad), the 60th anniversary of the Unified Team's (±URS → EUN) participation: 7 events | 21% | 21% |
| Future Olympic Games left from 2056 (XLI Olympiad) to 2084 (XLVIII Olympiad, the 60th anniversary of the Individual Neutral Athletes' (±ROC → AIN) participation): 8 events | Future Olympic Games left from 2056 (XLI Olympiad) to 2084 (XLVIII Olympiad, the 60th anniversary of the Individual Neutral Athletes' (±ROC → AIN) participation): 8 events | 24% | 24% |
| Future Olympic Games left from 2088 (XLIX Olympiad, the 100th anniversary of the Soviet Union's (URS) last participation) to 2120 (LVII Olympiad, the 100th anniversary de jure of the ROC's (±RUS → ROC) participation): 9 events | Future Olympic Games left from 2088 (XLIX Olympiad, the 100th anniversary of the Soviet Union's (URS) last participation) to 2120 (LVII Olympiad, the 100th anniversary de jure of the ROC's (±RUS → ROC) participation): 9 events | 27% | 27% |
| Future Olympic Games left from 2124 (LVIII Olympiad, the 100th anniversary of the Individual Neutral Athletes (±ROC → AIN) last participation) to 2176 (LXX Olympiad, the 200th anniversary of Montreal-1976 Soviet Union's (URS) participation): 13 events | Future Olympic Games left from 2124 (LVIII Olympiad, the 100th anniversary of the Individual Neutral Athletes (±ROC → AIN) last participation) to 2176 (LXX Olympiad, the 200th anniversary of Montreal-1976 Soviet Union's (URS) participation): 13 events | 39% | 39% |
Singles (SGL), Doubles (DBL), Mixed Doubles (MX); main events in bold (Timeline: RU1 → URS → EUN {de jure; also de facto: CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States} → RUS → ROC → AIN {de jure; also de facto: URB – Union of Russia and Belarus}) :
| Medals' proportion (EUN in 1992 only) SGL: 1 out of 2 (men's – A. Cherkasov) (50%) DBL: 1 out of 2 (women's – L. Meskhi with N. Zvereva) (50%) | Medals' proportion (RUS, from 1996 to 2016, only) SGL: 6 out of 8 (1 men's – Y. Kafelnikov & 5 women's – E. Dementieva x 2, V. Zvonareva, D. Safina, M. Sharapova) (75%) DBL: 2 out of 8 (women's: M. Kirilenko and N. Petrova; E. Makarova and E. Vesnina) (25%) MX: 0 (0%) | Medals' proportion (ROC in 2021 only) SGL: 1 out of 3 (men's – K. Khachanov) (33.3%) DBL: 0 (0%) MX: 2 out of 3 (A. Pavluchenkova and A. Rublev; E. Vesnina and A. Karatsev) (66.7%) | Medals' proportion (AIN in 2024 only) SGL: 0 (0%) DBL: 1 out of 1 (women's – M. Andreeva and D. Shnaider) (100%) MX: 0 (0%) |