Spartak Tennis Club

Spartak Tennis Club, also known as Shiryaevka, is a tennis training ground located near Sokolniki Park in Moscow, Russia. Built in 1979, it formerly formed part of the Spartak sports society (which received its name by means of the then-popular Russian translation of the eponymous Italian book by Raffaello Giovagnoli).^[1][2] It has 15 outdoor clay courts, which remain open for four months during the year, and two indoor courts.^[3] The club is known for training a number of top Russian tennis players, some of which have become world No. 1 and have gone on to win Grand Slam titles.^[4][5][6] Competition for places at the academy was high as of 2013 due to its rigorous training program.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Elena Dementieva^[8]
• Alina Jidkova^[9]
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov^[10]
• Anna Kournikova^[11]
• Anastasia Myskina^[8]
• Marat Safin (both of his parents were employees of the club)^[12]
• Dinara Safina^[8]
• Elena Rybakina
• Aleksandra Krunic^[13]

References

1. "Николай Петрович Старостин. ФУТБОЛЬНЫЙ КЛУБ «СПАРТАК» МОСКВА»" (in Russian). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "Теннис большой". Спартак 70. Retrieved 19 January 2013. (in Russian)
3. Fein, Paul (2008). TENNIS CONFIDENTIAL II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies. Potomac Books. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9781597972086.
4. Coyle, Daniel (4 March 2004). "How to Grow a Super-Athlete". New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
5. Osborn, Andrew (1 July 2004). "How Boris Yeltsin served up a tennis revolution in Russia". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
6. AFP (30 September 2005). "New generation of girls follows in Sharapova's wake". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
7. Fagan, Kate (11 January 2013). "From Russia with topspin". espnW. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
8. Царев, Владимир. Сафин откроет академию (in Russian). Life.ru. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
9. "ALINA JIDKOVA – Russian Tennis Pioneer".
10. "Spartak Tennis Club - World Tennis Travel". WorldTennisTravel. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
11. "Fagan: From Russia, With Topspin". ESPN.com. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
12. Дурсунов, Александр (April 2004). Русский испанец. Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian) (4). Moscow.
13. Chintapalli, Bobby. "Aleksandra Krunic on the rise after upset at U.S. Open". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-15.

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