Ludmila Makarova
| Country (sports) |  Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1957 Siberia, USSR |
Ludmila Makarova (born 26 March 1957), also known as Luda Makarova, is a Russian former tennis player.[1]
Makarova, trained at Moscow's Spartak Club, won two medals for the Soviet Union at the 1981 Summer Universiade in Bucharest and was a national Federation Cup player in 1982, helping the team reach the World Group quarter-finals.
Now living in San Diego, Makarova is married to microbiologist Mikhail Popkov and has two daughters. Her youngest daughter, Christina, played professional tennis. The family left Russia in the 1990s.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Amdur, Neil; Mifflin, Lawrie (30 July 1982). "Scouting; American Dream". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Focused on a future in pro tennis". San Diego Union-Tribune. 11 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Ludmila Makarova at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Ludmila Makarova at World Tennis
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Soviet female tennis players
- Russian female tennis players
- Russian emigrants to the United States
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Russian sportswomen