| Evgenia Kulikovskaya | |
| Residence: | Moscow |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, RSFSR |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
| Turnedpro: | 1994 |
| Retired: | 2004 |
| Plays: | Ambidextrous (no backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $427,770 |
| Singlestitles: | 8 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 91 (9 June 2003) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (2003) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (2003) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (1999, 2003) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1998, 2001) |
| Doublestitles: | 4 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | 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]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | |
| Tier II (0–0) | |
| Tier III, IV, V (4–6) |
| Result | No. | width=125 | Date | width=220 | Tournament | Surface | width=170 | Partner | width=190 | Opponents | width=120 | 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 |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Winner | 16. | 15 January 2001 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | Hard | Jolene Watanabe | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| Winner | 17. | 22 January 2001 | ITF Miami, United States | Hard | Jolene Watanabe | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 18. | 29 January 2001 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard | Jolene Watanabe | 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. | 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 |