Ekaterina Bychkova

Ekaterina Bychkova
Екатерина Бычкова

File:Ekaterina Bychkova 2, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg Bychkova at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Full name	Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	(1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$845,042
Singles
Career record	326–269
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	66 (20 February 2006)
Current ranking	153 (5 August 2013)
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)
Current ranking	256 (5 August 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2007)
French Open	2R (2006)
US Open	1R (2006)
Last updated on: 5 August 2013.

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

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

Bychkova is famous for defeating defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. 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.

Biography

Coached by mother, Liudmila Bychkova. Father's name is Andrey Bychkov. Introduced to tennis by mother; began playing at Spartak and Chajka tennis clubs. Favorite surface is hard; favorite shot is serve. Speaks Russian and English. Enjoys playing basketball, shopping, dancing, drawing, Russian movies and reading (favorite authors are Dostoevskiy, Remark, Tolstoy and Verber). Also likes sushi, pancakes, chocolate, pop and orange juice. Favorite city is hometown of Moscow; also enjoys visiting Paris.

Career statistics

Singles Finals: 17 (10–7)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$15,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

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

External links

• Ekaterina Bychkova at the Women's Tennis Association