Elizaveta Kulichkova
Elizaveta Dmitrievna Kulichkova (Russian: Елизавета Дмитриевна Куличкова; born 12 April 1996[1]) is a Russian former tennis player. She competed for her last pro match at the 2017 US Open.
In her career, she won seven singles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 22 February 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87.
Kulichkova was ranked the No. 3 junior tennis player in the world in May 2012,[2] and in January 2014, won the girls' singles and doubles events at the Australian Open.
Career
Kulichkova made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 İstanbul Cup as a qualifier. Having defeated Nadiia Kichenok and Melinda Czink in the preliminary rounds, she lost to Shahar Pe'er in round one. Further first-round exits followed in Hong Kong and Seoul before once again coming through qualifying in Tianjin where she defeated Sílvia Soler Espinosa, before losing to Peng Shuai in the second round.
Kulichkova made her major debut at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships by defeating Yanina Wickmayer (3–6, 7–6, 10–8), before losing to eventual quarterfinalist Madison Keys in the second round (4–6, 6–7). Then, she reached semifinals in Bursa. In the first round at Baku, she was close to defeat top-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova but she lost the final tie-breaker.
For the first time Kulichkova was nominated for the Russia Fed Cup team in 2016 in the World Group play-offs against Belarus. She should have played the last dead rubber with Elena Vesnina, but she was replaced by Daria Kasatkina.
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Dalila Jakupović | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2013 | Lale Cup Istanbul, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | Donna Vekić | 4–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | Kateryna Kozlova | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 |
Win | 3–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF Hong Kong | 25,000 | Hard | Zarina Diyas | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2014 | Burnie International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Misa Eguchi | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Louisa Chirico | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Lesley Kerkhove | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 6–2 | Mar 2015 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–1, 5–7, 7–5 |
Win | 7–2 | Jul 2016 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | ITF Bucha, Ukraine | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Anhelina Kalinina | Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 6–7(4), 2–6 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | Jana Fett | 6–2, 6–1 |
Girls' doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | Anhelina Kalinina | Katie Boulter Ivana Jorović | 6–4, 6–2 |
References
- ^ Куличкова Елизавета Дмитриевна — РНИ 12887. Russian Tennis Tour (in Russian). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Elizaveta Kulichkova". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
External links
- Elizaveta Kulichkova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Elizaveta Kulichkova at the International Tennis Federation
- Elizaveta Kulichkova at ESPN.com
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