▁( 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Soviet ▁Russian ▁tennis ▁player , ▁four - time ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Champion . ▁ ▁N ade zh da ▁Bel onen ko ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tag an rog . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Tag an rog ▁A viation ▁Techn ical ▁School ▁and ▁started ▁pract icing ▁tennis ▁in ▁Tag an rog ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Bel onen ko ▁became ▁champion ▁of ▁North ▁C au cas us ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁champion ▁( sing les ) ▁of ▁the ▁Az ov ▁Sea ▁and ▁Black ▁Sea ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Bel onen ko ▁was ▁a ▁four - time ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁USS R : ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁( sing les ), ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁( d ou bles ). ▁She ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁USS R ▁Championships ▁twelve ▁times : ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁( sing les ) ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 – 1 9 5 2 ▁( d ou bles ). ▁ 7