THIS IS PAGE ABOUT TENNIS IN MOLDOVA
Here same information about tennis .
you can look for new web site of Moldova Tennis ww.tennis-moldova.com. I think it would be intresting
for tennis fans and players. The main clubs and courts are situated in capital of Moldova, Chishinev. The natinal currency is moldavian LEI wich costs 1 $ for 11.38lei
Tennis federation of the Republik of Moldova
59,Coca Str., 2069 Chishinau. Phone (3732)238811, fax (3732) 238821, e-mail:semikkin@yahoo.com-
- President: Grigorii Kushnir, Vice president Lidia Plotnicova
- Number of players: 1500
- Number of courts: 60-indoor, 5-outdoor
- Number of Clubs: 15
- General Secretary: Larisa Mitrofanova,
- Executive Director: Egor Semikin
History
Tennis started in 1953 with Natalia Rogova. From this time in Moldova were build many clay courts. Same famous Moldovian players are Svetlana Komleva, who was a winner of the Orange Bowl in 1989, Yurii Gorban, who was awarded the Eropean Junior Challenge in 1989. And same junior tennis players Natalia Volkova,Evgenii Korduneanu. Eugenii Plugariov was the winner of European Junior Tournament and now he 1056 in world ranking
Team of Moldova is also play in Davis Cup zonal group. Now Moldova in III zone Euro-African groupe. Team capitan is Tamara Semikina. Plaers wich The team Moldova participates in Davis Cup 4 years. For this period we have achieved quite good results by getting in 3 group of the Euro-African zone. Into structure modular enter: Iurii Gorban, Eugenii Plugareov,Oleg Sinik, Viktor Ribas.
Annually on courts of school of tennis and clubs more than 20 tournaments will be carried out. It as internal, so national and international. Two years in succession (1997,1998) in Kishinev there passed tournament of the countries of East Europe.
" Gold autumn ", " Memorial Rogova","President cup " - here largest on which came tennis players more than from 20 countres.
For 1 january 1999 Tennise Federations will licence
tennis player and from this time I think more than 200 girls and boys well have licence..
New
In 2000 Moldova team DavisCup will play in Madagascar.
History
In Fed CUP competition our team took 2 place. History
NEW Our best ATP tour player Evgenii Plougerev now have 8 points (826 in ATP)
Email: semikin@mail.md
