Evgenia Kulikovskaya

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. 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.

WTA career finals Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)Tier I (0–0)Tier II (0–0)Tier III, IV, V (4–6) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Apr 1998 Makarska Championships, Croatia Clay Karin Kschwendt Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–7(3), 1–6Win 1. Apr 1999 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Sandra Načuk Laura Montalvo Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–3, 6–4Win 2. Jun 1999 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Clay Patricia Wartusch Eva Bes Gisela Riera 7–6(3), 6–0Loss 2. Aug 1999 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Sandra Naćuk Eva Martincová Elena Wagner 6–3, 3–6, 3–6Loss 3. Nov 1999 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Patricia Wartusch Émilie Loit Åsa Carlsson 1–6, 4–6Loss 4. May 2002 J&S Cup, Poland Clay Silvija Talaja Henrieta Nagyová Jelena Kostanić Tošić 1–6, 1–6Win 3. Jul 2002 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Lubomira Bacheva Angelika Rösch 6–4, 6–3Loss 5. Jul 2002 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–6, 2–6Loss 6. Feb 2003 Bangalore Open, India Hard Tatiana Poutchek Elena Likhovtseva Iroda Tulyaganova 4–6, 4–6Win 4. Aug 2003 Nordic Light Open, Finland Clay Elena Tatarkova Tatiana Perebiynis Silvija Talaja 6–2, 6–4

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Singles: 14 (8–6) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 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, 6–3Win 3. 12 June 1995 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Monika Maštalířová 6–4, 6–2Win 4. 18 February 1996 ITF Sheffield, England Hard (i) Jana Macurová 6–2, 6–3Win 5. 26 August 1996 ITF Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Tatiana Ignatieva 6–1, 7–5Win 6. 1 September 1996 ITF Sochi, Russia Clay Maria Goloviznina 6–1, 6–0Loss 7. 31 August 1997 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Alice Pirsu 6–4, 5–7, 3–6Win 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, 7–5Loss 10. 22 April 2001 ITF Allentown, United States Hard (i) Irina Selyutina 4–6, 1–6Win 11. 7 July 2002 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–1, 7–5Loss 12. 21 July 2002 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Denisa Chládková 2–6, 3–6Loss 13. 15 September 2002 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay Dally Randriantefy 5–7, 2–6Loss 14. 17 November 2002 ITF Eugene, United States Hard (i) Marissa Irvin 5–7, 0–6

Doubles: 24 (12–12) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 23 May 1994 ITF Łódź, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Valeria Strappa Valentina Solari 6–3, 5–7, 4–6Win 2. 30 May 1994 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Talina Beiko Tanja Tsiganii 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Win 3. 22 August 1994 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Natalia Nemchinova Martina Hautová Simona Nedorostová 6–2, 6–2Loss 4. 29 August 1994 ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany Clay Natalia Nemchinova Renata Kochta Alena Vašková 3–6, 6–1, 4–6Win 5. 5 June 1995 ITF Łódź, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Teodora Nedeva Christina Zachariadou 6–7(2), 6–3, 6–3Loss 6. 12 June 1995 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Natalia Nemchinova Teodora Nedeva Katharzyna Teodorowicz 2–6, 2–6Win 7. 31 March 1997 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Caroline Schneider Nóra Köves Helena Vildová 6–1, 4–6, 6–4Win 8. ITF Sochi, Russia Hard Ekaterina Sysoeva Nino Louarsabishvili Kaoru Shibata 3–6, 6–3, 6–0Loss 9. 28 July 1997 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Maria Goloviznina Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova 7–5, 5–7, 5–7Win 10. ITF Athens, Greece Clay Sandra Načuk Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Marina Martinez Escobar 6–4, 6–3Loss 11. 22 September 1997 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Maria Goloviznina Radka Bobková Jana Pospíšilová 2–6, 3–6Win 12. ITF Batumi, Georgia Hard Ekaterina Sysoeva Amanda Hopmans Melanie Schnell 6–4, 3–6, 6–0Loss 13. 3 July 2000 ITF Civitanova, Italy Clay Tatiana Poutchek Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados 2–6, 3–6Loss 14. 14 August 2000 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Maria Goloviznina Magda Mihalache Tong Ka-po 1–6, 2–6Loss 15. 11 September 2000 ITF Hopewell, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe 3–6, 1–6Win 16. 15 January 2001 ITF Boca Raton, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe 6–1, 6–0Win 17. 22 January 2001 ITF Miami, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe 6–2, 6–4Loss 18. 29 January 2001 ITF Clearwater, United States Hard Jolene Watanabe 1–6, 5–7Loss 19. 18 February 2002 ITF Columbus, United States Hard (i) Maria Goloviznina Teryn Ashley Kristen Schlukebir 6–4, 4–6, 2–6Loss 20. ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Maret Ani Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 3–6, 6–1, 1–6Win 21. 3 November 2002 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Lubomira Bacheva Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit w/oLoss 22. 12 November 2002 ITF Eugene, United States Hard (i) Elena Tatarkova Nana Smith Milagros Sequera 6–3, 2–6, 4–6Win 23. 2 May 2003 Open Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Tatiana Perebiynis Tatiana Poutchek Anastasia Rodionova 7–6(8), 6–3Win 24. 28 March 2004 ITF St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Maria Goloviznina Darya Kustova Elena Tatarkova 7–5, 6–1