USSR All-Union Championships

The U.S.S.R. All-Union Championships also known as the All-Union Championships or the All-Union Winter Championships was a men's and women's indoor closed tennis tournament founded in 1968 and usually played in late January early February annually. It was played on wood courts, then later carpet courts tennis tournament founded in 1968 and usually played in February. It was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR until 1975 when it was discontinued.

History

On 5 February 1968 the U.S.S.R. All-Union Championships indoor tennis tournament was first held in Kiev in the Soviet Union. The championships were a closed tennis tournament open only to Soviet tennis players. The winners of the inaugural singles titles were Alexander Metreveli and Galina Baksheeva. The championships were also played in other locations including Baku, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Kiev, Leningrad, Salavat and Severodonetsk. was organised by the Tennis Federation of the USSR until 1975 when it was discontinued.