Evgenia Kulikovskaya

Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Евгения 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
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)

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]

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

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

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

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