08-24-2015, 10:38 AM
Irina won the Females Singles at the 1st Universiade of the Fédération Internationale Du Sport Universitaire which was held in Turin, Italy between 26th August and 7th September 1959. Irina won the USSR's only Medal in Tennis.
All of Irina's Non-Socialist nations' award documents are missing. I think this will be most likely due to one of two reasons. She didn't sell the Non-Socialist ones or what I believe more likely, her "handlers" didn't let her bring the Non-Socialist pieces back.
1960 was a big year for Irina. Starting at the (Clay Court) National Indian And Northern Championships in New Delhi running from 3rd-10th January 1960.
In the Singles Quarter Finals she defeated M. Khesha 6-3, 6-0
In the Semi Finals she was defeated by Mimi Arnold 6-4, 7-5
Next was the Madhya Pradesh Tournament in Indore ending on 16th January 1960 where she was defeated in the Finals, once again by Mimi Arnold 6-4, 6-1
By this time she was a bit of a pin-up.
All of Irina's Non-Socialist nations' award documents are missing. I think this will be most likely due to one of two reasons. She didn't sell the Non-Socialist ones or what I believe more likely, her "handlers" didn't let her bring the Non-Socialist pieces back.
1960 was a big year for Irina. Starting at the (Clay Court) National Indian And Northern Championships in New Delhi running from 3rd-10th January 1960.
In the Singles Quarter Finals she defeated M. Khesha 6-3, 6-0
In the Semi Finals she was defeated by Mimi Arnold 6-4, 7-5
Next was the Madhya Pradesh Tournament in Indore ending on 16th January 1960 where she was defeated in the Finals, once again by Mimi Arnold 6-4, 6-1
By this time she was a bit of a pin-up.
"Signed with his own rubber stamp"
