Evgenia Kulikovskaya

Russian tennis player

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Borisovna and the family name is Kulikovskaya.

Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Евгения Куликовская
Singles
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Moscow
Born	(1978年12月21日) 21 December 1978 (age 46) Moscow, RSFSR
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2004
Plays	Ambidextrous (no backhand)
Prize money	427,770ドル
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)

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.	Apr 1998	Makarska Championships, Croatia	Clay	Austria Karin Kschwendt	Slovenia Tina Križan Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik	6–7⁽³⁾, 1–6
Win	1.	Apr 1999	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Clay	Serbia and Montenegro Sandra Načuk	Argentina Laura Montalvo Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	Jun 1999	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Clay	Austria Patricia Wartusch	Spain Eva Bes Spain Gisela Riera	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–0
Loss	2.	Aug 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.	Nov 1999	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Austria Patricia Wartusch	France Émilie Loit Sweden Åsa Carlsson	1–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	May 2002	J&S Cup, Poland	Clay	Croatia Silvija Talaja	Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić	1–6, 1–6
Win	3.	Jul 2002	Internazionali di Palermo, Italy	Clay	Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva	Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva Germany Angelika Rösch	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5.	Jul 2002	Warsaw Open, Poland	Clay	Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva	Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	Feb 2003	Bangalore Open, India	Hard	Belarus Tatiana Poutchek	Russia Elena Likhovtseva Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova	4–6, 4–6
Win	4.	Aug 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ドル tournaments

75,000ドル tournaments

50,000ドル tournaments

25,000ドル tournaments

10,000ドル 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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Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	23 May 1994	ITF Łódź, Poland	Clay	Ukraine Natalia Nemchinova	Argentina Valeria Strappa Argentina Valentina Solari	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win	2.	30 May 1994	ITF Bytom, Poland	Clay	Ukraine Natalia Nemchinova	Ukraine Talina Beiko Ukraine Tanja Tsiganii	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win	3.	22 August 1994	ITF Horb, Germany	Clay	Ukraine Natalia Nemchinova	Czech Republic Martina Hautová Slovakia Simona Nedorostová	6–2, 6–2
Loss	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
Win	5.	5 June 1995	ITF Łódź, Poland	Clay	Ukraine Natalia Nemchinova	Bulgaria Teodora Nedeva Greece Christina Zachariadou	6–7⁽²⁾, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	6.	12 June 1995	ITF Bytom, Poland	Clay	Ukraine Natalia Nemchinova	Bulgaria Teodora Nedeva Poland Katharzyna Teodorowicz	2–6, 2–6
Win	7.	31 March 1997	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Germany Caroline Schneider	Hungary Nóra Köves Czech Republic Helena Vildová	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win	8.	19 May 1997	ITF Sochi, Russia	Hard	Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva	Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili Japan Kaoru Shibata	3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss	9.	28 July 1997	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Russia Maria Goloviznina	Ukraine Olga Lugina Germany Elena Pampoulova	7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Win	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
Loss	11.	22 September 1997	ITF Thessaloniki, Greece	Clay	Russia Maria Goloviznina	Czech Republic Radka Bobková Czech Republic Jana Pospíšilová	2–6, 3–6
Win	12.	5 October 1998	ITF Batumi, Georgia	Hard	Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva	Netherlands Amanda Hopmans Austria Melanie Schnell	6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Loss	13.	3 July 2000	ITF Civitanova, Italy	Clay	Belarus Tatiana Poutchek	Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Spain Conchita Martínez Granados	2–6, 3–6
Loss	14.	14 August 2000	ITF İstanbul, Turkey	Hard	Russia Maria Goloviznina	Romania Magda Mihalache Hong Kong Tong Ka-po	1–6, 2–6
Loss	15.	11 September 2000	ITF Hopewell, United States	Hard	United States Jolene Watanabe	United States Jennifer Hopkins Slovenia Petra Rampre	3–6, 1–6
Win	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
Win	17.	22 January 2001	ITF Miami, United States	Hard	United States Jolene Watanabe	United States Jane Chi Russia Lioudmila Skavronskaia	6–2, 6–4
Loss	18.	29 January 2001	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	United States Jolene Watanabe	Brazil Joana Cortez Argentina Clarisa Fernández	1–6, 5–7
Loss	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
Loss	20.	1 July 2002	ITF Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva	Estonia Maret Ani Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win	21.	3 November 2002	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva	France Caroline Dhenin France Émilie Loit	w/o
Loss	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
Win	23.	2 May 2003	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis	Belarus Tatiana Poutchek Australia Anastasia Rodionova	7–6⁽⁸⁾, 6–3
Win	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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^ "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.

External links

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