In the early 1970s he was one of the best tennis players of the Soviet Union (his highest national ranking was Number 4).
President of the Russian Tennis Federation (since 1999). Captain of the national team in the Davis Cup and Fed Cup.
Round 1
Schamil Tarpishchev 1 *
Peter Weiss
7-5
6-1
4-6
7-5
Round 2
Schamil Tarpishchev 1 *
Péter Szoke (Szőke)
2-6
6-2
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Schamil Tarpishchev 1 *
Horst (Adolph) Stahlberg
2-6
6-3
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Schamil Tarpishchev 1 *
Viorel Marcu
8-6
7-5
6-4
Final
Vyacheslav Egorov 1 *
Schamil Tarpishchev
6-1
6-3
6-1