Ekaterina Bychkova

Ekaterina Bychkova
Екатерина Бычкова
Bychkova at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying
Full nameEkaterina Andreevna Bychkova
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2017–2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,001,619
Singles
Career record394–330
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 66 (20 February 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open2R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record139–165
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 106 (29 January 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open2R (2006)
US Open1R (2006)

Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova (Екатерина Андреевна Бычкова; born 5 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

In her career, Bychkova won ten singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's 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.

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. She currently coaches players and commentates with Eurosport.[1]

She co-hosted, with Irish-born Russia-based sportsperson, sports journalist and administrator Alan Moore, on Capital Sports from 2017 to 2018.[2] She also reported for The Bookmaker Ratings.[3] Bychkova returned to the circuit in February 2021, competing on the ITF Women's World Tour until October 2021.

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 Carpet (i) Michaëlla Krajicek 4–6, 3–6
Win 6. 27 March 2005 Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Emma Laine 6–1, 6–2
Loss 7. 1 May 2005 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Laura Pous Tió 6–7(4), 6–4
Win 8. 17 December 2005 ITF Bergamo, Italy Carpet (i) Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6–3, 6–0
Win 9. 18 June 2006 Open de Marseille, France Clay Séverine 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 Open 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, UK Hard (i) Angelica Moratelli 6–4, 6–3
Win 16. 23 February 2014 ITF Nottingham, UK Hard (i) Pauline Parmentier 3–0 ret.
Loss 17. 28 April 2014 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Hard Tímea Babos 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 15 (5 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 8 December 2003 10,000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Raissa Gourevitch Eden Marama
Paula Marama 		6–0, 7–6(2)
Win 4 July 2004 10,000 ITF Krasnoarmeisk, Russia Hard Vasilisa Davydova Vasilisa Bardina
Julia Efremova 		7–6(4), 6–0
Loss 27 September 2004 25,000 ITF Belgrade, Serbia Clay Nadejda Ostrovskaya Giulia Casoni
Darija Jurak 		0–6, 2–6
Win 18 December 2005 50,000 ITF Bergamo, Italy Carpet (i) Marina Shamayko Valentina Sassi
Francesca Lubiani 		6–1, 6–3
Loss 8 March 2009 25,000 ITF Fort Walton Beach, U.S. Hard Ekaterina Dzehalevich Alexandra Panova
Tatiana Poutchek 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 26 April 2009 75,000 ITF Dothan, United States Clay Alexandra Panova Julie Ditty
Carly Gullickson 		6–2, 1–6, [6–10]
Loss 5 April 2010 50,000 ITF Torhout, Belgium Hard (i) Hana Birnerová Mona Barthel
Justine Ozga 		5–7, 2–6
Loss 25 October 2010 25,000 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Iryna Brémond Oksana Kalashnikova
Marta Sirotkina 		3–6, 1–6
Win 8 November 2010 25,000 ITF Minsk, Belarus Hard (i) Elena Bovina Paula Kania
Katarzyna Piter 		6–4, 6–0
Loss 26 March 2011 25,000 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Marina Shamayko Albina Khabibulina
Nigina Abduraimova 		6–4, 6–7(3), [8–10]
Loss 14 April 2012 25,000 ITF Pelham, United States Clay Elena Bovina Julie Coin
Marie-Ève Pelletier 		5–7, 4–6
Win 28 April 2013 50,000 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Nadiia Kichenok Başak Eraydın
Aleksandrina Naydenova 		3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Loss 14 April 2014 25,000 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan Hard Veronika Kudermetova Albina Khabibulina
Anastasiya Vasylyeva 		6–2, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 26 May 2014 25,000 ITF Moscow, Russia Hard Evgeniya Rodina Anna Danilina
Xenia Knoll 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 6 April 2015 25,000 GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK Hard (i) Naomi Broady Stéphanie Foretz
Ana Vrljić 		2–6, 7–5, [7–10]

References

  1. ^ "Voronezh resident wins Eurosport commentator contest – RIA Voronezh". 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Stream episode Bychkova-Cornet II, Tennis Star Interviews, European Football and Celebration Music by Capital Sports podcast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud".
  3. ^ Profile, bookmaker-ratings.ru. Accessed 29 July 2022.
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