Evgenia Kulikovskaya

Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Евгения Куликовская
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Born (1978-12-21) 21 December 1978 (age 45)
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)

Evgenia Borisovna Kulikovskaya (Russian: Евгения Борисовна Куликовская; born 21 December 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.

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

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

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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 Austria Karin Kschwendt Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–7(3), 1–6
Win 1. 25 April 1999 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Serbia and Montenegro Sandra Načuk Argentina Laura Montalvo
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 7 June 1999 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Clay Austria Patricia Wartusch Spain Eva Bes
Spain Gisela Riera
7–6(3), 6–0
Loss 2. 8 August 1999 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Serbia and Montenegro Sandra Naćuk Czech Republic Eva Martincová
Germany Elena Wagner
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 21 November 1999 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Austria Patricia Wartusch France Émilie Loit
Sweden Åsa Carlsson
1–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 6 May 2002 J&S Cup, Poland Clay Croatia Silvija Talaja Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
1–6, 1–6
Win 3. 14 July 2002 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Germany Angelika Rösch
6–4, 6–3
Loss 5. 22 July 2002 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2–6, 2–6
Loss 6. 9 February 2003 Bangalore Open, India Hard Belarus Tatiana Poutchek Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova
4–6, 4–6
Win 4. 10 August 2003 Nordic Light Open, Finland Clay Ukraine Elena Tatarkova Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Croatia Silvija Talaja
6–2, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 14 (8–6)

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

Doubles: 24 (12–12)

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

References

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  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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