Ekaterina Bychkova

Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova (Russian: Екатерина Андреевна Бычкова; born 5 June 1985) is a retired tennis player from Russia.

Ekaterina Bychkova
Екатерина Бычкова
Full nameEkaterina Andreevna Bychkova
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,000,612
Singles
Career record387–318
Career titles0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking66 (20 February 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open2R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record117–139
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking106 (29 January 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open2R (2006)
US Open1R (2006)

In her career, Bychkova won nine singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 20 February 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 66. On 29 January 2007, she peaked at number 106 in the doubles rankings.

Bychkova defeated defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. It was the first time a defending champion for the US Open had lost in the first round.

She was coached by her mother Liudmila Bychkova. Her father's name is Andrey Bychkov. Introduced to tennis by her mother, she began playing at the Spartak and Chajka tennis clubs. Currently coach and commentator on Eurosport,[1] Ekaterina was also co-host with Alan Moore on Capital Sports from 2017-18.[2]

ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (10–7)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 14 December 2003 Cairo, Egypt Clay Gabriela Velasco Andreu 6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 4 July 2004 Krasnoarmeisk, Russia Hard Olga Panova 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. 23 August 2004 Moscow, Russia Clay Maria Kondratieva 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 3 October 2004 Belgrade, Serbia Clay Virág Németh 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 19 December 2004 Bergamo, Italy Hard (i) Michaëlla Krajicek 4–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 27 March 2005 Saint Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Emma Laine 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 1 May 2005 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Laura Pous-Tio 6–7(4), 6–4
Winner 8. 17 December 2005 Bergamo, Italy Carpet Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6–3, 6–0
Winner 9. 18 June 2006 Marseille, France Clay Severine Beltrame 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 3 May 2009 Charlottesville, United States Clay Lindsay Lee-Waters 3–6, 5–7
Winner 11. 19 June 2009 Contrexéville, France Clay Kathrin Wörle-Scheller 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 12. 26 July 2009 Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Arantxa Parra Santonja 3–6, 2–6
Winner 13. 7 August 2010 Moscow, Russia Clay Darya Kustova 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 14. 26 March 2011 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Jasmina Tinjić 6–7, 6–2, 6–7
Winner 15. 14 April 2013 Edgbaston, Great Britain Hard (i) Angelica Moratelli 6–4, 6–3
Winner 16. 23 February 2014 Nottingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Pauline Parmentier 3–0 ret.
Runner-up 17. 28 April 2014 Gifu, Japan Hard Tímea Babos 1–6, 2–6

Doubles (5–10)
Outcome Date Category Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 8 December 2003 10,000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Raissa Gourevitch Eden Marama
Paula Marama		 6–0, 7–6(2)
Winner 4 July 2004 10,000 Krasnoarmeisk, Russia Hard Vasilisa Davydova Vasilisa Bardina
Julia Efremova		 7–6(4), 6–0
Runner-up 27 September 2004 25,000 Belgrade, Serbia Clay Nadejda Ostrovskaya Giulia Casoni
Darija Jurak		 0–6, 2–6
Winner 18 December 2005 50,000 Bergamo, Italy Carpet (i) Marina Shamayko Valentina Sassi
Francesca Lubiani		 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 8 March 2009 25,000 Fort Walton Beach, United States Hard Ekaterina Dzehalevich Alexandra Panova
Tatiana Poutchek		 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 26 April 2009 75,000 Dothan, United States Clay Alexandra Panova Julie Ditty
Carly Gullickson		 6–2, 1–6, [6–10]
Runner-up 5 April 2010 50,000 Torhout, Belgium Hard (i) Hana Birnerová Mona Barthel
Justine Ozga		 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 25 October 2010 25,000 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Iryna Brémond Oksana Kalashnikova
Marta Sirotkina		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 8 November 2010 25,000 Minsk, Belarus Hard Elena Bovina Paula Kania
Katarzyna Piter		 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 26 March 2011 25,000 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Marina Shamayko Albina Khabibulina
Nigina Abduraimova		 6–4, 6–7(3), [8–10]
Runner-up 14 April 2012 25,000 Pelham, United States Clay Elena Bovina Julie Coin
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 5–7, 4–6
Winner 28 April 2013 50,000 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Nadiia Kichenok Başak Eraydın
Aleksandrina Naydenova		 3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Runner-up 14 April 2014 25,000 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Hard Veronika Kudermetova Albina Khabibulina
Anastasiya Vasylyeva		 6–2, 5–7, [4–10]
Runner-up 26 May 2014 25,000 Moscow, Russia Hard Evgeniya Rodina Anna Danilina
Xenia Knoll		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6 April 2015 25,000 Barnstaple, Great Britain Hard (i) Naomi Broady Stéphanie Foretz
Ana Vrljić		 2–6, 7–5, [7–10]

References
  1. https://en.riavrn.ru/news/voronezhets-vyigral-konkurs-kommentatorov-eurosport/
  2. https://soundcloud.com/capital-sports-moscow/bychkova-cornet-ii-tennis-star-interviews-european-football-and-celebration-music
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