President of the Russian Tennis Federation, IOC member

Born on 7 March 1948 in Moscow

Education:
State Central Institute for Physical Culture, Moscow

Career:
1974-1991: tennis team captain and head coach for the USSR and Russia
1974-1992: Davis Cup team coach
1978-1980: Fed Cup team coach
1996-: Davis Cup team coach
1997-2000: Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation and to the Mayor of Moscow on physical culture and sport matters
1997-: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the "Kremlin Cup" international tennis tournament
1999-: President of the Russian Tennis Federation
2000-: Fed Cup team coach
2008-: Counsellor to the President of the Russian Federation on physical training and sport
Full Professor, Academician and Vice-President of the World Peoples Academy

Sports practised:
Tennis, football and bandy
Sports career:
Began playing tennis as a boy and won several tournaments in his late teenage years. Winner of several international tournaments; member of the Russian national tennis team; member of the Davis Cup team; and Chief Coach of the Central Council of "Dynamo".

Sports administration:
1993-1995: Chairman of the National Sports Foundation of Russia
1994-1996: Chairman of the State Committee of Physical Culture and Tourism
1994-1996: Chairman of the Coordination Committee of Physical Culture and Sport under the President of the Russian Federation
Chairman of the NOC Executive Board
1999-: President of the Russian Tennis Federation
2008-: Member of the Council of Sport under the President of the Russian Federation

IOC history:
1994: IOC member
1995-1999: member of the Radio and Television Commission
2006-: member of the Sport and Environment Commission
2008-: member of the Supervisory Board of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee

Awards and distinctions:
1987: ITF Award for services to the game
1988: International Award of the European Tennis Association
1988: medal for merits in the development of the Olympic Movement
1994: Order of Honour from the Russian Government for the promotion of sport in the country
2003: awarded the national "Slava" ("Glory") prize in the sports nominations for "Best Coach of the Year"
2004: Davis Cup awarded medal "For Merits for the Fatherland, 2nd Degree
2007: Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation from the President of the Russian Federation for dedicated effort to ensure the selection of and awarding to the city of Sochi the 2014 Winter Games
2008: Order "For Merits for the Fatherland", 4th degree
2011: received the Golden Achievement Award of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and the International Tennis Federation