Ekaterina Bychkova

Country	Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Date of birth	June 5, 1985 (1985-06-05) (age 24)
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$ 468,399
Singles
Career record	178–133
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 66 (February 20, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2nd (2006)
French Open	1st (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon	2nd (2006)
US Open	2nd (2005–2008)
Doubles
Career record	55–74
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 106 (January 29, 2007)
Last updated on: August 24, 2008.

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

[edit] WTA Titles

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Ekaterina Bychkova profile on the WTA Tour's official website

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