Evgenia Kulikovskaya
# 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)

| 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 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 14 (8–6)

| 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)

| 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 |
