Anatoli Volkov
Full name: Anatoli Filippovich Volkov
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| Bio | He started to play tennis at the age of 7; his first coach was K. Borisova. He played for the DSO Spartak (1955-70) and CSKA (1970-81). The best results in the competitions: USSR champion 1965 as junior in doubles. He was champion of the USSR in doubles (1969, 1978); finalist of the USSR champion in doubles (1974-76) and mixed doubles. He was one of the ten strongest tennis players of the USSR (1968-81). He was European Champion in doubles (1969) and mixed doubles. Volkov had his first singles win in a Grand Slam match at the 1971 French Open, where he beat Jaime Fillol in the first round. He also reached the third round of the men's doubles, with Toomas Leius. He took part in the tennis demonstration event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Leius would partner Volkov again at the 1970 Summer Universiade, in the men's doubles. They won a silver medal. Volkov made the second round of the French Open once more in 1975, defeating Jose Mandarino in the opening round. In the mixed doubles he managed to reach the quarter-finals. His partner was Romanian Mariana Simionescu. He played a Davis Cup tie for the Soviet Union in Jūrmala in 1975, against Sweden.The Soviet player appeared in two of the singles rubbers, which he lost, to Björn Borg and Birger Andersson. At a later stage of his career, Anatoli Volkov graduated from Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism as a professional coach. He has been working as a coach since 1981. He coached Soviet girls' team at the Helvetia Cup winning with them this trophy in 1983. He trained CSKA (1981-88), was the head of CSKA - ch. trainer of the Armed Forces of the USSR and the Russian Federation (1988-93). In 1986 and 1991, he took the position of the captain in the Soviet Fed Cup team, and in 1992 at the newly formed Russia Fed Cup team.v Svetlana Parkhomenko was one of the female players coached by him personally. |
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