Ekaterina Bychkova
Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova (Russian: Екатерина Андреевна Бычкова; born 5 June 1985) is a retired tennis player from Russia.
 Bychkova at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament | |
| Full name | Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | 5 June 1985 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,000,612 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 387–318 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 66 (20 February 2006) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2006) |
| French Open | 1R (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | 2R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 117–139 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 106 (29 January 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2006) |
In her career, Bychkova won nine singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 20 February 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 66. On 29 January 2007, she peaked at No. 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 Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 14 December 2003 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Gabriela Velasco Andreu |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 4 July 2004 | ITF Krasnoarmeisk, Russia | Hard | Olga Panova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 23 August 2004 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | Maria Kondratieva |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4. | 3 October 2004 | ITF Belgrade, Serbia | Clay |  Virág Németh |
6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 19 December 2004 | ITF Bergamo, Italy | Hard (i) |  Michaëlla Krajicek |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | 27 March 2005 | ITF St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) |  Emma Laine |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 1 May 2005 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Laura Pous-Tio |
6–7(4), 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 17 December 2005 | ITF Bergamo, Italy | Carpet |  Mervana Jugić-Salkić |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9. | 18 June 2006 | ITF Marseille, France | Clay |  Severine Beltrame |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 3 May 2009 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | Clay |  Lindsay Lee-Waters |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 11. | 19 June 2009 | ITF Contrexéville, France | Clay |  Kathrin Wörle-Scheller |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | 26 July 2009 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 13. | 7 August 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay |  Darya Kustova |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 14. | 26 March 2011 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Jasmina Tinjić |
6–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Win | 15. | 14 April 2013 | ITF Edgbaston, Great Britain | Hard (i) |  Angelica Moratelli |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 16. | 23 February 2014 | ITF Nottingham, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Pauline Parmentier |
3–0 ret. |
| Loss | 17. | 28 April 2014 | ITF Gifu, Japan | Hard | Tímea Babos |
1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 15 (5 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Date | Category | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 8 December 2003 | 10,000 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Raissa Gourevitch |
 Eden Marama Paula Marama |
6–0, 7–6(2) |
| Winner | 4 July 2004 | 10,000 | ITF 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 |
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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 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Hard | Evgeniya Rodina |
 Anna Danilina  Xenia Knoll |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6 April 2015 | 25,000 | ITF Barnstaple, Great Britain | Hard (i) |  Naomi Broady |
Stéphanie Foretz Ana Vrljić |
2–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
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