# Valeria Kuzmenko Titova

Valeria Ivanovna Kuzmenko Titova (Russian: Валерия Ивановна Кузьменко-Титова; born 28 February 1934 — 9 October 2010) was a female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.
She was born on February 28, 1934, in Kyiv. Pupil of coach Vladimir Balva. She was the first Soviet tennis player to participate in the French Open in 1960. She died on October 9, 2010, in the United States, where she was being treated. She was the wife of Olympic champion Soviet gymnast Yuri Titov. Member of the Russian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2007 and the Ukrainian Tennis Hall of Fame since 2015.
She played in singles at the French Open in 1960. She lost to the Australian player Jan Lehane in the Second Round.
She played in Singles at the Wimbledon in 1961. She lost to the American Donna Floyd in the First Round. Her partner in Women's Doubles, citizen Anna Dmitrieva lost in the Quarterfinals to the South African players Margaret Hunt and Lynette Hutchings. Her partner in mixed doubles Toomas Leius lost in the Second Round to the Brazilian player Carlos Fernandes and Australian Margaret Hellyer.

## Career finals
### Singles (7–6)

| Result | No. | Year | location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | July 1955 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Larissa Preobrazhenskaya | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | July 1956 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Larissa Preobrazhenskaya | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | March 1958 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Yevgenia Larina | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | July 1958 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Irina Ermolova | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | July 1959 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Irina Ermolova | 4–6, 6–8 |
| Loss | 3. | August 1959 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Anna Dmitrieva | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4. | September 1959 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | March 1960 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard (i) | Anna Dmitrieva | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | July 1960 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Vera Filippova | 8–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | July 1959 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Věra Pužejová | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7. | July 1961 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Irina Ermolova | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5. | 8 March 1964 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Anna Dmitrieva | 6–8, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 16 August 1964 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Anna Dmitrieva | 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles (5–6)

| Result | No. | Year | location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | June 1957 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Vera Filippova | Ginette Bucaille Jacqueline Kermina | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | July 1958 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Margarita Ryzhikova | Elizaveta Chyuvyrina Vera Filipova | 4–6, 6–8 |
| Win | 2. | September 1959 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Patricia Ward Hales | Eva Johannes Helga Schultze | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | July 1960 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Irina Ermolova | Vera Filipova Larissa Preobrazhenskaya | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | July 1960 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Danuta Szmidtówna | Eva Johannes Věra Pužejová | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | July 1961 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Galina Baksheeva | Irina Ermolova Larissa Preobrazhenskaya | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 19 August 1961 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Anna Dmitrieva | Eva Johannes Věra Pužejová | 6–1, 6–8, 4-6 |
| Loss | 5. | 8 March 1964 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Anna Dmitrieva | Olga Lendlová Jana Sonská | 4–6, 6–2, 5-7 |
| Win | 4. | June 1964 | Riga, Soviet Union | Clay | Larissa Preobrazhenskaya | Tiiu Kivi Tiiu Soome | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6. | 16 August 1964 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Anna Dmitrieva | Olga Lendlová Jana Sonská | 6–3, 3–6, 5-7 |
| Win | 5. | October 1966 | Alma Ata, Soviet Union | Hard (i) | Galina Baksheeva | Irina Ermolova Aleksandra Ivanova | 6–2, 6–2 |