Russian tennis player
Evgenia KulikovskayaЕвгения Куликовская Country (sports) Russia Residence Moscow Born (1978-12-21 ) 21 December 1978 (age 45) Moscow, RSFSR Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1994 Retired 2004 Plays Ambidextrous (no backhand) Prize money $427,770 Career record 221–175 Career titles 8 ITF Highest ranking No. 91 (9 June 2003) Australian Open 1R (2003) French Open 2R (2003) Wimbledon 1R (1999, 2003) US Open 2R (1998, 2001) Career record 197–148 Career titles 4 WTA, 12 ITF Highest ranking No. 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]
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
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
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