Olga Morozova

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Olga Vasilievna Morozova (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Морозова; born February 22, 1949, in Moscow, Russia) was a female tennis player from the Soviet Union.

Morozova was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon and the French Open in 1974, losing to Chris Evert in both tournaments.

Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to reach the singles final of a major tournament, when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open.

Morozova was the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title when she teamed with Evert to win the women's doubles championship at the French Open in 1974.

Morozova and Alex Metreveli were the first players from the Soviet Union to reach a Grand Slam final when they teamed at Wimbledon in 1968, losing to Margaret Smith Court and Ken Fletcher. They also reached the final at Wimbledon in 1970, losing to Rosemary Casals and Ilie Nastase.

Morozova was the runner-up in three Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments. She teamed with Court at the 1975 Australian Open, losing to Evonne Goolagong and Peggy Michel. Morozova teamed with Julie Anthony at the 1975 French Open, losing to Evert and Martina Navratilova. And Morozova teamed with Virginia Wade at the 1976 U.S. Open, losing to Ilana Kloss and Delina Boshoff.

Morozova won the Wimbledon junior's singles title in 1965 at the age of 16.

Morozova's career was cut short in 1977 because of the Soviet Union's policy against competing with South Africans.

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Tournament	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	Career SR
Australia	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	QF	A	0 / 2
France	A	1R	2R	3R	2R	2R	QF	2R	F	SF	A	0 / 9
Wimbledon	1R	A	1R	4R	2R	3R	4R	QF	F	QF	QF	0 / 10
United States	A	A	A	A	3R	A	QF	3R	A	2R	3R	0 / 5
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 26