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
Residence	Moscow, Russia
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
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
Career titles	4 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 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)
bgcolor=Fstrdtrdhgdfgdfgfdgdfgfdgdfg "98FB98"|Winner	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.

External links

• Evgenia Kulikovskaya at the Women's Tennis Association
• Evgenia Kulikovskaya at the International Tennis Federation