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.
Natalia Bobrova Natalia Bobrova (24 August 1978 – 2 April 2015) was an artistic gymnast from Russia. She won the bronze medal on floor exercise at the 1993 World Championships, the first women's world championship medal for independent Russia. She died of stomach cancer in Tel Aviv in April 2015.