Who was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly to keep their tournament earnings was Natasha Zvereva or Katarina Srebotnik?
Natasha Zvereva Natasha Zvereva, or Zverava, (born Natallya Maratawna Zverava; Belarusian: Наталля Маратаўна Зверава; 16 April 1971) is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings. The team of Zvereva and Gigi Fernández won more women's doubles titles and Grand Slam women's doubles championships than any other team since that of Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.
2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles The 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, a WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament held in March. Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur.