Evgenia Borisovna Kulikovskaya (Russian: Евгения Борисовна Куликовская; born 21 December 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow |
| Born | 21 December 1978 Moscow, RSFSR |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Plays | Ambidextrous (no backhand) |
| Prize money | $427,770 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 221–175 (55.8%) |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 91 (9 June 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2003) |
| French Open | 2R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1999, 2003) |
| US Open | 2R (1998, 2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 197–148 (57.1%) |
| Career titles | 4 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 46 (3 March 2003) |
She reached her highest singles ranking of No. 91 in June 2003.[1] She had more success in doubles, winning four doubles titles on the WTA Tour and reaching the top 50.
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 from.[2]
WTA career finals edit
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV, V (4–6) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 13 April 1998 | Makarska Championships, Croatia | Clay |  Karin Kschwendt
|
 Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
|
6–7(3), 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 25 April 1999 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay |  Sandra Načuk
|
 Laura Montalvo  Virginia Ruano Pascual
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 7 June 1999 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Clay | Patricia Wartusch
|
Eva Bes Gisela Riera
|
7–6(3), 6–0 |
| Loss | 2. | 8 August 1999 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Sandra Naćuk
|
 Eva Martincová  Elena Wagner
|
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 21 November 1999 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Patricia Wartusch
|
 Émilie Loit  Åsa Carlsson
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 6 May 2002 | J&S Cup, Poland | Clay |  Silvija Talaja
|
 Henrieta Nagyová Jelena Kostanić Tošić
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 14 July 2002 | Internazionali di Palermo, Italy | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva
|
 Lubomira Bacheva Angelika Rösch
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 22 July 2002 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 9 February 2003 | Bangalore Open, India | Hard |  Tatiana Poutchek
|
Elena Likhovtseva  Iroda Tulyaganova
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 10 August 2003 | Nordic Light Open, Finland | Clay |  Elena Tatarkova
|
Tatiana Perebiynis Silvija Talaja
|
6–2, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals edit
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 14 (8–6) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 31 October 1994 | ITF Jūrmala, Latvia | Hard (i) |  Vera Zhukovets
|
2–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 2. | 5 June 1995 | ITF Łódź, Poland | Clay | Talina Beiko
|
6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 12 June 1995 | ITF Bytom, Poland | Clay | Monika Maštalířová
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 18 February 1996 | ITF Sheffield, England | Hard (i) | Jana Macurová
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 26 August 1996 | ITF Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | Tatiana Ignatieva
|
6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 6. | 1 September 1996 | ITF Sochi, Russia | Clay | Maria Goloviznina
|
6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 7. | 31 August 1997 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay |  Alice Pirsu
|
6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 8. | 19 October 1997 | ITF Southampton, England | Carpet (i) | Elena Tatarkova
|
6–0, 4–6, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 9. | 4 October 1998 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | Elena Makarova
|
2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 10. | 22 April 2001 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard (i) |  Irina Selyutina
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | 7 July 2002 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo
|
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12. | 21 July 2002 | ITF Modena, Italy | Clay | Denisa Chládková
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 15 September 2002 | ITF Bordeaux, France | Clay |  Dally Randriantefy
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 17 November 2002 | ITF Eugene, United States | Hard (i) |  Marissa Irvin
|
5–7, 0–6 |
Doubles: 24 (12–12) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 May 1994 | ITF Łódź, Poland | Clay | Natalia Nemchinova
|
Valeria Strappa Valentina Solari
|
6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 30 May 1994 | ITF Bytom, Poland | Clay | Natalia Nemchinova
|
Talina Beiko Tanja Tsiganii
|
6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 August 1994 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay | Natalia Nemchinova
|
Martina Hautová Simona Nedorostová
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 29 August 1994 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | Clay | Natalia Nemchinova
|
Renata Kochta Alena Vašková
|
3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 June 1995 | ITF Łódź, Poland | Clay | Natalia Nemchinova
|
Teodora Nedeva  Christina Zachariadou
|
6–7(2), 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 12 June 1995 | ITF Bytom, Poland | Clay | Natalia Nemchinova
|
Teodora Nedeva  Katharzyna Teodorowicz
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 31 March 1997 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Caroline Schneider
|
 Nóra Köves Helena Vildová
|
6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 19 May 1997 | ITF Sochi, Russia | Hard | Ekaterina Sysoeva
|
 Nino Louarsabishvili  Kaoru Shibata
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 28 July 1997 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Maria Goloviznina
|
Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova
|
7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 10. | 25 August 1997 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | Sandra Načuk
|
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Marina Martinez Escobar
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 22 September 1997 | ITF Thessaloniki, Greece | Clay | Maria Goloviznina
|
Radka Bobková Jana Pospíšilová
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 5 October 1998 | ITF Batumi, Georgia | Hard | Ekaterina Sysoeva
|
 Amanda Hopmans Melanie Schnell
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 3 July 2000 | ITF Civitanova, Italy | Clay | Tatiana Poutchek
|
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 14 August 2000 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Maria Goloviznina
|
Magda Mihalache  Tong Ka-po
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 11 September 2000 | ITF Hopewell, United States | Hard | Jolene Watanabe
|
Jennifer Hopkins Petra Rampre
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 15 January 2001 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | Hard | Jolene Watanabe
|
Melissa Middleton Jacqueline Trail
|
6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 17. | 22 January 2001 | ITF Miami, United States | Hard | Jolene Watanabe
|
Jane Chi Lioudmila Skavronskaia
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 29 January 2001 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard | Jolene Watanabe
|
 Joana Cortez Clarisa Fernández
|
1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 18 February 2002 | ITF Columbus, United States | Hard (i) | Maria Goloviznina
|
Teryn Ashley Kristen Schlukebir
|
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 1 July 2002 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva
|
 Maret Ani Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
3–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 3 November 2002 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Lubomira Bacheva
|
Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 22. | 12 November 2002 | ITF Eugene, United States | Hard (i) | Elena Tatarkova
|
Nana Smith  Milagros Sequera
|
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 23. | 2 May 2003 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Tatiana Perebiynis
|
Tatiana Poutchek  Anastasia Rodionova
|
7–6(8), 6–3 |
| Winner | 24. | 28 March 2004 | ITF St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Maria Goloviznina
|
Darya Kustova Elena Tatarkova
|
7–5, 6–1 |
References edit
- ^ "Stats". WTA. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Left or right, it's all the same for this switch hitter". smh.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
