Ekaterina Bychkova

Ekaterina Bychkova
Екатерина Бычкова

Country	Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	June 5, 1985 (1985-06-05) Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$732,121
Singles
Career record	259–220
Career titles	0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking	66 (20 February 2006)
Current ranking	212 (4 April 2011)
Grand Slam 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	92–116
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	106 (29 January 2007)
Last updated on: 4 April 2011.

Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova (Russian: Екатерина Андреевна Бычкова; born 5 June 1985 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a professional tennis player. She is most famous for defeating defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. She defeated her by a score of 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time a defending US Open Champion had lost in the first round. The win didn't last for long; Bychkova lost in the second round to Ivana Lisjak.

WTA Titles

Singles (6)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tour Championships (0)

Tier I Event (0)

Tier II Event (0)

Tier III Event (0)

Tier IV Event (0)

ITF Circuit (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	December 14, 2003	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Gabriela Velasco Andreu	6–1, 6–4
2.	July 4, 2004	Krasnoarmeisk, Russia	Hard	Olga Panova	6–2, 6–3
3.	August 29, 2004	Moscow, Russia	Clay	Maria Kondratieva	6–2, 6–1
4.	March 27, 2005	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard Indoors	Emma Laine	6–1, 6–2
5.	December 18, 2005	Bergamo, Italy	Carpet	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	6–3, 6–0
6.	June 19, 2006	Marseille, France	Clay	Séverine Brémond	6–1, 6–2

External links

• Ekaterina Bychkova at the Women's Tennis Association