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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Regina Kulikova
| image = Regina Kulikova (5427399922).jpg
| fullname = Regina Aleksandrovna Kulikova
| country = {{RUS}}
| residence = [[Biel, Switzerland|Biel]], Switzerland
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Almaty, Kazakhstan|Almaty]], Kazakhstan
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| turnedpro = 2004
| retired = 2014
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = US$438,568
| singlesrecord = 192 - 84
| singlestitles = 13 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 65 (3 May 2010)
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([[2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2011]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[2010 French Open – Women's Singles|2010]])
| Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[2009 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|2009]], [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2010]])
| USOpenresult = 1R ([[2010 US Open – Women's Singles|2010]])
| doublesrecord = 20 - 11
| doublestitles = 2 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 226 (16 May 2011)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[2010 French Open – Women's Doubles|2010]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2010]])
| updated = February 22, 2014
}}
'''Regina Aleksandrovna Kulikova''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Регина Александровна Куликова, born 30 January 1989) is a former professional Russian [[tennis]] player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 65th, which she reached on May 3, 2010.<ref name="WTA">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~10733,00.html|title=Regina Kulikova stats on WTA official site|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> Her career high in doubles is 417th, which she reached on 28 September 2009.<ref name="WTA"/> Her best result on the WTA tour so far is the quarterfinal appearance at the [[2010 Dubai Tennis Championships]] where she defeated [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]].<ref name="Dubai"/> Her biggest victory at a Grand Slam tournament came at the [[2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2011 Australian Open]], where she defeated former semi-finalist [[Daniela Hantuchová]] in the first round.

==Tennis career==

As a junior Kulikova reached a career high of 22 in October 2004.<ref name="ITF">{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100033413|title=Regina Kulikova ITF profile|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref>

===2009===
After a six-month lay off, Kulikova started her 2009 on the ITF Circuit in May, falling in her opening qualifying match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/tournamentresults.asp?event=1100111054&tournament=1100019579|title=Saint-Gaudens 2009 results|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> She then played in the qualifying event for the [[2009 French Open|French Open]], but lost in the first round to [[Vania King]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/tournamentresults.asp?event=1100113848&tournament=1100020172|title=French Open 2009 results|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> Kulikova returned to the ITF Circuit with more success, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles and winning the doubles title at a tournament in [[Galatina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100019576|title=Galatina 2009 results|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> In her subsequent tournament, Kulikova qualified for her first grand slam at [[2009 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|Wimbledon]]. She beat [[Karolina Šprem]] in the first round and then upset world number 27 [[Alisa Kleybanova]] in three sets. Kulikova's run came to an end against world number 4 [[Elena Dementieva]] in the third round, going down 6–1 6–2 to her compatriot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/worldOfSport/idINIndia-40628220090626|title=Classy Dementieva destroys qualifier Kulikova|date=June 26, 2009|publisher=[[Reuters|Reuters India]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> Despite the scoreline, Dementieva was full of praise for her opponent, commenting: ''"She is a very good player. She was very impressive through the whole week"''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8121101.stm|title=Dementieva powers past Kulikova|date=26 June 2009|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=17 February 2010|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> The rest of Regina's summer was marred by injury, as she was forced to retire in the final round of qualifying for the [[Banka Koper Slovenia Open]]. She returned to action at the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] but lost in her first qualifying match. At the [[Bell Challenge]], Kulikova defeated [[Jorgelina Cravero]] before falling to [[Lucie Šafářová]] 6–2 7–5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20090917/safarova-sails-into-qfs_2256076_1800526|title=Safarova Sails Into QFs|date=September 17, 2009|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> Kulikova finished 2009 by returning to the ITF Circuit where she won three titles—Las Vegas, Kansas City and Dubai. Her win at the [[Las Vegas Open]] was all the more impressive as Kulikova was suffering from a back strain during the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/04/kulikova-overcomes-injury-capture-las-vegas-open-c/|title=Kulikova overcomes injury to capture Las Vegas Open championship|last=Silver|first=Steve|date=October 4, 2009|publisher=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> Regina's last match of 2009 was a win, as she defeated [[Sandra Záhlavová]] 7–6(6) 6–3 to take the 11th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/tennis/tired-kulikova-snatches-title-as-zahlavova-misses-chances-1.555633|title='Tired' Kulikova snatches title as Zahlavova misses chances|last=Gomes|first=Alaric|date=December 20, 2009|publisher=[[Gulfnews]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref> Kulikova ended the year ranked at 138.

===2010===
In 2010 Kulikova came through to qualify for the first time at the [[2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles|Australian Open]]. In the first round she lost to [[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]] 7–6(5) 6–7(10) 6–3 in four hours and nineteen minutes, which was the second-longest women's singles match in the Open Era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20100119/four-hours-19-minutes_2256076_1937257|title=Four Hours, 19 Minutes|date=January 19, 2010|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref>

Ranked 99 in the world, Kulikova entered one of the biggest events of the year at the [[2010 Dubai Tennis Championships]] and had a tremendous run by reaching the quarter–finals. She qualified for the main draw by defeating [[Chanelle Scheepers]] 6–3, 6–0 and [[Alla Kudryavtseva]] 6–2, 7–5. She then reached the third round by defeating [[Maria Kirilenko]] 6–3, 6–0 and [[Stefanie Vögele]] 6–3, 6–0. In the third round she came from a set down and a 1–4 third set deficit to defeat World No. 4 [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–4.<ref name="Dubai">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8520902.stm|title=Wozniacki and Kuznetsova sent crashing in Dubai|date=January 19, 2010|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> She then lost in three sets to World No. 9 [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] in the quarterfinals with a score of 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. Due to her success, she jumped 31 places in the WTA rankings to a career high of No. 68.

Hoping to continue her recent good form, Kulikova entered the [[2010 Sony Ericsson Open]] in Miami. In the qualifying rounds she lost just 3 games, defeating [[Sharon Fichman]] 6–0, 6–1 and [[Kathrin Wörle]] 6–1, 6–1 to enter the main draw. She was then defeated by World No. 55 [[Roberta Vinci]] 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the first round. In the first set, Kulikova came back from 0–3 to win it 6–3 and attempted to launch a comeback from 1–5 in the third set and managed to get to 4–5 30–00 but could not push for the win.

She then entered the main draw of the [[2010 Barcelona Ladies Open]] and defeated 8th seed [[Lucie Šafářová]] in the first round 6–3, 7–6(4). She was then defeated by unseeded [[Timea Bacsinszky]] in the second round 2–6, 6–2, 6–3.
Despite an early loss, she rose to a new career high of No. 66.

After a short break, Kulikova resumed her clay court season with a direct entry into the [[2010 Internationaux de Strasbourg]]. She was defeated by top seed [[Maria Sharapova]] in the first round 6–3, 3–6, 6–1.

Due to her ranking, Kulikova then competed in the main draw of the French Open without having to qualify. She drew 17th seed [[Francesca Schiavone]] in the first round and despite much determination, she was unable to beat the Italian, losing 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, the only player to take a set off the eventual champion in the tournament.

==Personal life==

Born in [[Almaty]] in Kazakhstan, Kulikova was six years old when she first played tennis; her mother took her to the tennis courts near their house to try the sport out.<ref name="Getting to know">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/GettingToKnow/Read/0,,12781~1702795,00.html|title=Getting To Know... Regina Kulikova|date=June 25, 2009|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]]|accessdate=17 February 2010|location=London}}</ref> At 19 Regina married Simone Serges, she first met him at the tennis club in Italy where she used to train.<ref name="Getting to know"/> On her marriage Kulikova has been quoted as saying: ''"He's not a tennis player but he was trying to play! He's a nice person, I'm very happy with my marriage"''.<ref name="Getting to know"/>

==Career finals==

===Singles: 18 (13-5) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:15%;"
|- bgcolor="#F88379"
| $100,000 tournaments
|- bgcolor="#F7E98E"
| $75,000 tournaments
|- bgcolor="#ADDFAD"
| $50,000 tournaments
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| $25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $10,000 tournaments
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Outcome'''
|'''No.'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|'''Opponent in the final'''
|'''Score'''
|-bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1.
| August 23, 2005
| [[Trecastagni]], Italy
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giulia Meruzzi]]
| 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 2.
| October 17, 2005
| [[Settimo San Pietro]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Anna Floris]]
| 4–6, 1–4 retired
|-bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3.
| July 11, 2006
| [[Imola]], Italy
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Anaïs Laurendon]]
| 6–4, 6–2
|-bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 4.
| August 8, 2006
| [[Jesi]], Italy
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giulia Gatto-Monticone]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 5.
| August 21, 2006
| [[Trecastagni]], Italy
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Anna Floris]]
| 7–6, 0–6, 2-6
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| May 1, 2007
| [[Incheon]], Korea
| Hard
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Ye-ra]]
| 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 7.
| May 15, 2007
| [[Changwon]], Korea
| Hard
| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Chin-wei]]
| 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 8.
| June 6, 2007
| [[Changsha]], China
| Hard
| [[Zhang Shuai (tennis)|Zhang Shuai]]
| 3–6, 4–6
|- bgcolor="#ADDFAD"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 9.
| June 11, 2007
| [[Guangzhou]], China
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai (tennis)|Zhang Shuai]]
| 3–6, 1–6
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 10.
| June 26, 2007
| [[Noto Peninsula|Noto]], Japan
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai (tennis)|Zhang Shuai]]
| 7–5, 6–1
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 11.
| July 3, 2007
| [[Nagoya]], Japan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai (tennis)|Zhang Shuai]]
| 3–6, 1–6
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 12.
| February 18, 2008
| [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]], United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yevgenia Savranska]]
| 6–4, 6–4
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 13.
| September 22, 2008
| [[Granada]], Spain
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Estrella Cabeza-Candela]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ADDFAD"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 14.
| September 28, 2009
| [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Anikó Kapros]]
| 6–2, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ADDFAD"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 15.
| October 12, 2009
| [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Valérie Tétreault]]
| 6–4, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#F7E98E"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 16.
| December 14, 2009
| [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Sandra Záhlavová]]
| 7–6(7–3), 6–3
|- bgcolor="#F7E98E"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 17.
| September 19, 2011
| [[Albuquerque]], United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Anna Tatishvili]]
| 7–5, 6–3
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 18.
| December 29, 2012
| [[St. Petersburg]], Russia
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Anastasiya Vasylyeva]]
| 6–0, 5–7, 6–4
|}

=== Doubles: 5 (2-3) ===

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| '''Outcome'''
|'''No.'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|'''Partner'''
|'''Opponent in the final'''
|'''Score'''
|-bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 1.
| August 23, 2005
| [[Trecastagni]], Italy
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Shamayko]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Leanne Baker]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Lubiani]]
| 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
|-bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2.
| September 13, 2008
| [[Ciampino]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudia Giovine]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefania Chieppa]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lisa Sabino]]
| 6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 3.
| September 22, 2008
| [[Granada]], Spain
| Hard
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Irena Pavlović]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Leticia Costas-Moreira]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Maite Gabarrus Alonso]]
| walkover
|- bgcolor="lightblue"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 4.
| June 6, 2009
| [[Galatina]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Bovina]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Beatriz Garcia-Vidagany]] {{flagicon|ARG}} [[María Emilia Salerni]]
| 6–2, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#F88379"
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
| 5.
| June 6, 2011
| [[Nottingham]], United Kingdom
| Grass
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeniya Rodina]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Eva Birnerova]] {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Cetkovska]]
| 3–6, 2–6
|}

==References==
{{reflist|35em}}

==External links==
* {{wta|id=10733|name=Regina Kulikova}}
* {{ITF female profile|number=100033413}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulikova, Regina}}
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Almaty]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg]]
[[Category:Russian female tennis players]]

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