Ekaterina Sysoeva (Russian: Екатерина Сысоева, born 3 June 1981) is a former professional Russian tennis player.

Ekaterina Sysoeva
Native nameЕкатерина Сысоева
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 42)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$89,312
Singles
Career record149–87
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (12 August 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ3 (2002)
US OpenQ1 (2002)
Doubles
Career record118–65
Career titles1 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (14 October 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open3R (2002)

In her career, Sysoeva won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her career-high singles rank of world No. 178 on 12 August 2002. Her career-high in doubles is 87th, set on 14 October 2002.

Playing for Russia at the Fed Cup, Sysoeva has a win–loss 1–3.

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1 22 February 1998 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Melissa Mazzotta   Janette Husárová
  Paola Suárez
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 1 14 July 2002 Palermo, Italy Clay   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Lubomira Bacheva
  Angelika Rösch
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2 22 July 2002 Sopot, Poland Clay   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2–6, 2–6

ITF finals edit

Singles (3–9) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1 17 October 1994 Moscow, Russia Hard (i)   Olga Ivanova 2–6, 5–7
Winner 1 2 October 1995 Šiauliai, Lithuania Hard   Nadia Streltsova 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2 19 February 1996 Nürnberg, Germany Carpet (i)   Jana Pospíšilová 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3 1 April 1996 Athens, Greece Clay   Ulrike Priller 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4 10 February 1997 Rogaška Slatina, Slovakia Carpet (i)   Miriam Schnitzer 6–7(3), 4–6
Runner-up 5 17 May 1999 Pesaro, Italy Clay   Susi Lohrmann 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6 16 July 2001 Frinton, England Grass   Kristen van Elden 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 2 8 August 2001 Bath, England Hard   Anna Floris 6–4, 6–0
Winner 3 13 August 2001 London, England Hard   Natalia Egorova 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 7 29 January 2002 Tipton, England Hard (i)   Liu Nannan 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 8 29 April 2002 Maglie, Italy Clay   Conchita Martínez Granados 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9 14 May 2002 Hatfield, England Clay   Jane O'Donoghue 6–7(6), 1–6

Doubles (10–8) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1 19 May 1997 Sochi, Russia Hard   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Nino Louarsabishvili
  Kaoru Shibata
3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner 2 17 August 1998 Carrabba, Italy Clay   Ayami Takase   Mireille Dittmann
  Natalie Dittmann
6–2, 6–0
Winner 3 5 October 1998 Batumi, Georgia Hard   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Amanda Hopmans
  Melanie Schnell
6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Runner-up 1 17 May 1999 Pesaro, Italy Clay   Marijana Kovačević   Dragana Ilić
  Maja Matevžič
4–6, 3–6
Winner 4 21 June 1999 Tallinn, Estonia Clay   Irina Kornienko   Minna Rautajoki
  Maria Wolfbrandt
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 2 2 August 1999 Kharkiv, Ukraine Clay   Zuzana Váleková   Nadejda Ostrovskaya
  Tatiana Perebiynis
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3 9 August 1999 İstanbul, Turkey Hard   Liudmila Nikoyan   Nadejda Ostrovskaya
  Ekaterina Paniouchkina
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4 27 September 1999 Tbilisi, Georgia Clay   Nadejda Ostrovskaya   Maria Goloviznina
  Ekaterina Paniouchkina
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5 13 February 2000 Birmingham, England Hard (i)   Natalia Egorova   Elena Bovina
  Anna Zaporozhanova
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6 8 May 2000 Swansea, Wales Clay   Natalia Egorova   Nóra Köves
  Dragana Zarić
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5 30 April 2001 Hatfield, England Clay   Natalia Egorova   Elena Baltacha
  Nicola Trinder
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Winner 6 7 May 2001 Swansea, Wales Clay   Natalia Egorova   Maria Boboedova
  Emily Hewson
4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0
Runner-up 7 11 June 2001 Tallinn, Estonia Clay   Natalia Egorova   Akiko Morigami
  Miho Saeki
2–6, 6–7(7)
Winner 7 8 August 2001 Bath, England Hard   Natalia Egorova   Susi Bensch
  Anna Floris
7–6(4), 7–6(4)
Winner 8 9 October 2001 Cardiff, Wales Carpet (i)   Natalia Egorova   Angelika Bachmann
  Vanessa Henke
6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Winner 9 5 February 2002 Redbridge, England Hard (i)   Magda Mihalache   Helen Crook
  Sun Tiantian
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 10 14 May 2002 Hatfield, England Clay   Irina Bulykina   Anna Hawkins
  Jane O'Donoghue
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(8)
Runner-up 8 1 July 2002 Orbetello, Italy Clay   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Maret Ani
  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
3–6, 6–1, 1–6

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