Evgenia Kulikovskaya

Evgenia Kulikovskaya (Russian: Евгения Куликовская; born 21 December 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. She reached her highest singles ranking of No. 91 on 9 June 2003.[1] She had more success in doubles, winning four WTA doubles titles and reaching the top fifty.

Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Евгения Куликовская
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1978-12-21) 21 December 1978
Moscow, RSFSR
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2004
PlaysAmbidextrous (no backhand)
Prize money$427,770
Singles
Career record221–175
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 91 (9 June 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2003)
French Open2R (2003)
Wimbledon1R (1999, 2003)
US Open2R (1998, 2001)
Doubles
Career record197–148
Career titles4 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 46 (3 March 2003)

A rarity among tennis players, Kulikovskaya is ambidextrous; she played with two forehands and no backhand, switching her racket hand depending on where the ball was coming.[2]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (4–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 13 April 1998 Makarska, Croatia Clay Karin Kschwendt Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–7(3), 1–6
Winner 1. 25 April 1999 Budapest, Hungary Clay Sandra Načuk Laura Montalvo
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 7 June 1999 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Clay Patricia Wartusch Eva Bes
Gisela Riera
7–6(3), 6–0
Runner-up 2. 8 August 1999 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Sandra Naćuk Eva Martincová
Elena Wagner
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 21 November 1999 Pattaya City, Thailand Hard Patricia Wartusch Émilie Loit
Åsa Carlsson
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 6 May 2002 Warsaw, Poland Clay Silvija Talaja Henrieta Nagyová
Jelena Kostanić Tošić
1–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 14 July 2002 Palermo, Italy Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Lubomira Bacheva
Angelika Rösch
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 22 July 2002 Sopot, Poland Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 9 February 2003 Bangalore, India Hard Tatiana Poutchek Elena Likhovtseva
Iroda Tulyaganova
4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 10 August 2003 Helsinki, Finland Clay Elena Tatarkova Tatiana Perebiynis
Silvija Talaja
6–2, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (8–6)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 31 October 1994 Jūrmala, Latvia Hard (i) Vera Zhukovets 2–6, 6–7(4)
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2. 5 June 1995 Łódź, Poland Clay Talina Beiko 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 3. 12 June 1995 Bytom, Poland Clay Monika Maštalířová 6–4, 6–2
Winner 4. 18 February 1996 Sheffield, England Hard (i) Jana Macurová 6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 26 August 1996 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Tatiana Ignatieva 6–1, 7–5
Winner 6. 1 September 1996 Sochi, Russia Clay Maria Goloviznina 6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 7. 31 August 1997 Athens, Greece Clay Alice Pirsu 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 8. 19 October 1997 Southampton, England Carpet (i) Elena Tatarkova 6–0, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Winner 9. 4 October 1998 Tbilisi, Georgia Clay Elena Makarova 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 10. 22 April 2001 Allentown, United States Hard (i) Irina Selyutina 4–6, 1–6
Winner 11. 7 July 2002 Orbetello, Italy Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 12. 21 July 2002 Modena, Italy Clay Denisa Chládková 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 13. 15 September 2002 Bordeaux, France Clay Dally Randriantefy 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 14. 17 November 2002 Eugene, United States Hard (i) Marissa Irvin 5–7, 0–6

Doubles (12–12)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 23 May 1994 Łódź, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Valeria Strappa
Valentina Solari
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Winner 2. 30 May 1994 Bytom, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Talina Beiko
Tanja Tsiganii
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 3. 22 August 1994 Horb, Germany Clay Natalia Nemchinova Martina Hautová
Simona Nedorostová
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 29 August 1994 Bad Nauheim, Germany Clay Natalia Nemchinova Renata Kochta
Alena Vašková
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner 5. 5 June 1995 Łódź, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Teodora Nedeva
Christina Zachariadou
6–7(2), 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 12 June 1995 Bytom, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Teodora Nedeva
Katharzyna Teodorowicz
2–6, 2–6
Winner 7. 31 March 1997 Makarska, Croatia Clay Caroline Schneider Nóra Köves
Helena Vildová
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 8. 19 May 1997 Sochi, Russia Hard Ekaterina Sysoeva Nino Louarsabishvili
Kaoru Shibata
3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 9. 28 July 1997 Makarska, Croatia Clay Maria Goloviznina Olga Lugina
Elena Pampoulova
7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Winner 10. 25 August 1997 Athens, Greece Clay Sandra Načuk Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Marina Martinez Escobar
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 11. 22 September 1997 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Maria Goloviznina Radka Bobková
Jana Pospíšilová
2–6, 3–6
Winner 12. 5 October 1998 Batumi, Georgia Hard Ekaterina Sysoeva Amanda Hopmans
Melanie Schnell
6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Runner-up 13. 3 July 2000 Civitanova, Italy Clay Tatiana Poutchek Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Conchita Martínez Granados
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 14. 14 August 2000 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Maria Goloviznina Magda Mihalache
Tong Ka-po
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 15. 11 September 2000 Hopewell, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe Jennifer Hopkins
Petra Rampre
3–6, 1–6
Winner 16. 15 January 2001 Boca Raton, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe Melissa Middleton
Jacqueline Trail
6–1, 6–0
Winner 17. 22 January 2001 Miami, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe Jane Chi
Lioudmila Skavronskaia
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 18. 29 January 2001 Clearwater, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe Joana Cortez
Clarisa Fernández
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 19. 18 February 2002 Columbus, United States Hard (i) Maria Goloviznina Teryn Ashley
Kristen Schlukebir
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 20. 1 July 2002 Orbetello, Italy Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Maret Ani
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Winner 21. 3 November 2002 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Lubomira Bacheva Caroline Dhenin
Émilie Loit
w/o
Runner-up 22. 12 November 2002 Eugene, United States Hard Elena Tatarkova Nana Smith
Milagros Sequera
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Winner 23. 2 May 2003 Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Tatiana Perebiynis Tatiana Poutchek
Anastasia Rodionova
7–6(8), 6–3
Winner 24. 28 March 2004 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Maria Goloviznina Darya Kustova
Elena Tatarkova
7–5, 6–1

References

  1. "Stats". WTA. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. "Left or right, it's all the same for this switch hitter". smh.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
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