Angela Kulikov

Angela Kulikov
Full nameAngela Kirsten Kulikov
Country (sports) United States
Born (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998
Los Angeles, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
CollegeUSC
Prize moneyUS$123,472
Singles
Career record10–11
Career titles0
Doubles
Career record88–52
Career titles1 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 57 (October 24, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 559 (February 3, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open2R (2022)
Last updated on: February 3, 2025.

Angela Kirsten Kulikov (born 31 March 1998) is an American tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 57, achieved on 24 October 2022.

Kulikov has played college tennis at the University of Southern California (USC).[1]

Career

Kulikov won her first ITF Circuit title at the 2019 Thoreau Tennis Open, in the doubles draw, partnering Rianna Valdes.[2]

She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2022 Hamburg European Open, partnering Sophie Chang.[3]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Sophie Chang Miyu Kato
Aldila Sutjiadi
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Oct 2022 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Miyu Kato Kristina Mladenovic
Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2023 Hamburg European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Miriam Kolodziejová Anna Danilina
Alexandra Panova
4–6, 2–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2022 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Tímea Babos Miyu Kato
Asia Muhammad
3–6, 5–7

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (2–2)
W60/75 tournaments (7–2)
W25/35 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Rianna Valdes Ingrid Martins
Eduarda Piai
7–6(1), 5–7, [9–11]
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 Concord Open, United States W60 Hard Rianna Valdes Elizabeth Halbauer
Ingrid Neel
7–6(3), 4–6, [17–15]
Win 2–1 Oct 2021 Berkeley Challenge, US W60 Hard Sophie Chang Liang En-shuo
Lu Jiajing
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jan 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, US W60 Hard Rianna Valdes Hailey Baptiste
Whitney Osuigwe
6–7(7), 5–7
Win 3–2 Feb 2022 Georgia's Rome Open, US W60 Hard (i) Sophie Chang Emina Bektas
Tara Moore
6–3, 6–7(2), [10–7]
Win 4–2 Apr 2022 Clay Court Championships, US W100 Clay Sophie Chang Lucrezia Stefanini
Irina Bara
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 5–2 Apr 2022 Charlottesville Open, US W60 Clay Sophie Chang Alycia Parks
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
2–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 5–3 May 2022 ITF Charleston Pro, US W100 Clay Sophie Chang Katarzyna Kawa
Aldila Sutjiadi
1–6, 4–6
Win 6–3 May 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, US W60 Hard Sophie Chang Hanna Chang
Elizabeth Mandlik
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 7–3 Apr 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, US W100 Clay Sophie Chang Ashlyn Krueger
Robin Montgomery
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–4 May 2023 ITF Naples, US W60 Clay Sophie Chang Christina Rosca
Astra Sharma
1–6, 6–7(13)
Win 8–4 Jan 2024 ITF Arcadia, US W35 Hard Ashley Lahey Haley Giavara
Brandy Walker
6–3, 6–2
Win 9–4 Jan 2024 Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, United States W75 Hard (i) Jamie Loeb Hailey Baptiste
Whitney Osuigwe
walkover
Win 10–4 Jan 2025 Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, United States W75 Hard (i) Sophie Chang Whitney Osuigwe
Eva Vedder
7–6(3), 6–4
Loss 10–5 Apr 2025 FineMark Women's Pro Tennis Championship, United States W100 Clay Makenna Jones Maria Kozyreva
Iryna Shymanovich
2–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ "Angela Kulikov - Women's Tennis". USC Athletics.
  2. ^ "Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes Win Thoreau Open". usctrojans.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Back to back: Pera topples Kontaveit to win Hamburg". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 November 2024.