
Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
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Provenance
Charles Percy Dixon (1873-1939)
Thence by descent
The kovsh was presented in 1913 to Charles Percy Dixon at the Open Tennis Championship of Russia following his defeat against Count Mikhail Soumarokoff-Elston in the singles. He won the doubles title at the same tournament held at the Krestovsky Lawn Tennis Club in St. Petersburg. Dixon was one of Britain's foremost tennis players leading Britain to wining an Olympic Gold, Wimbledon Doubles and the Australian Open.