Ekaterina Bychkova
 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 | 0 WTA, 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 | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 106 (29 January 2007) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2006) |
Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova (‹See Tfd›Russian: Екатерина Андреевна Бычкова; born 5 June 1985) is a retired tennis player from Russia.
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] |
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