Marina Vasilyevna Kroschina (Russian: Марина Васильевна Крошина, IPA: [mɐˈrʲinə ˈkroʂɨnə]; 18 April 1953 — 4 July 2000) was a Ukrainian tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.[1] She won the 1971 Wimbledon girls' singles championships while competing for the Kazakh SSR, her country of birth.[2]
Life
Marina Kroschina was born on 18 April 1953 in the city of Alma Ata, Kazakhstan in the Soviet Union. Her father was a painter and architect, and her mother, Olga Zobachova, a champion of chess in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. She had a romantic relationship with Nikita Mikhalkov.[3] Kroschina committed suicide on 4 July 2000 in Kyiv.[4]
Career
Kroschina won the 1972 European Championship[5] and the All England Plate in 1974. She had some success in the doubles events, winning three titles with Olga Morozova.
References
- ^ "Archive – Draws Archive : Marina Kroshina Doubles History Match History – 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website – Official Site by IBM". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Tennis – Marina Kroshina (U.R.S.S.)". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Роман с Михалковым, болезнь и суицид: драма советской теннисистки Крошиной". RIA Novosti (in Russian). August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Как Марина Крошина за донецкого грека вышла". Донецкий (in Russian). 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Topfoto – Preview RIA10-718842 – Soviet tennis player Marina Kroshina, a champion of the 1971 Wimbledon Junior and the 1972 European Championships, a student of the Kiev University". topfoto.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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