Founder Arthur Davidovich Macpherson (1870-1919). Macpherson was born in St. Petersburg Having lived there all his life, he gave all his strength for the development of domestic sports. In 1903, McPherson organized the 1st St. Petersburg Championship, and in 1907 - the All-Russian Lawn Tennis competitions, the first All-Russian tennis championship. Until 1917, he headed the All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs (VSLTK) created by him. He published the "VSLTK Yearbook" (1909-1916) and the "Lawn Tennis" magazine (1912-1914)...