Vladimir Korotkov (tennis)

Vladimir Korotkov
Full nameVladimir Viktorovich Korotkov
Country (sports) Soviet Union
Born (1948-04-23) 23 April 1948 (age 76)
Moscow, USSR
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1972)
Wimbledon3R (1968)
US Open2R (1970)
French Open JuniorW (1966)
Wimbledon JuniorW (1965, 1966)
Olympic GamesSF (1968[1])
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1971)
Wimbledon2R (1970)
US Open1R
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesSF (1968[1])
Mixed doubles
Olympic GamesW (1968[2])

Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov (born 23 April 1948) is a retired Soviet tennis player who won three Junior Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon Boys Singles in 1965, 1966 and the French Juniors in 1966. He also won (with Zaiga Jansone) the mixed doubles at the 1968 Summer Olympics where tennis was a "demonstration sport". He won the men's doubles event at the 1973 Summer Universiade and the 1977 USSR singles championship. From 1981 until his retirement in 1996, Korotkov was coaching at several sports clubs.

  1. ^ a b Bronze medalist of the exhibition tennis event at the Mexico Olympics
  2. ^ Winner of the mixed exhibition event at the Mexico Olympics