Angela Kulikov

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Angela Kulikov
Full nameAngela Kirsten Kulikov
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 27)
Los Angeles, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
College USC
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 Open 1R (2023)
French Open 1R (2023)
Wimbledon 1R (2023)
US Open 2R (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.

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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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open, GermanyWTA 250Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss1–1 Oct 2022 Jasmin Open, TunisiaWTA 250Hard Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 0–6
Loss1–2 Jul 2023 Hamburg European Open, GermanyWTA 250Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag placeholder.svg Alexandra Panova
4–6, 2–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Aug 2022 Vancouver Open, CanadaHard Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
Flag of the United States.svg 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2019ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rianna Valdes Flag of Brazil.svg Ingrid Martins
Flag of Brazil.svg Eduarda Piai
7–6(1), 5–7, [9–11]
Win1–1 Aug 2019 Concord Open, United StatesW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rianna Valdes Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Halbauer
Flag of the United States.svg Ingrid Neel
7–6(3), 4–6, [17–15]
Win2–1 Oct 2021 Berkeley Challenge, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liang En-shuo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing
6–4, 6–3
Loss2–2 Jan 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rianna Valdes Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Baptiste
Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe
6–7(7), 5–7
Win3–2 Feb 2022 Georgia's Rome Open, USW60Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore
6–3, 6–7(2), [10–7]
Win4–2 Apr 2022 Clay Court Championships, USW100Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of Italy.svg Lucrezia Stefanini
Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win5–2 Apr 2022 Charlottesville Open, USW60Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of the United States.svg Alycia Parks
Flag of Greece.svg Valentini Grammatikopoulou
2–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss5–3 May 2022 ITF Charleston Pro, USW100Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
1–6, 4–6
Win6–3May 2022ITF Orlando Pro, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of the United States.svg Hanna Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Mandlik
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win7–3Apr 2023ITF Charleston Pro, USW100Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Krueger
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–4May 2023ITF Naples, USW60Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of the United States.svg Christina Rosca
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma
1–6, 6–7(13)
Win8–4 Jan 2024 ITF Arcadia, USW35Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Lahey Flag of the United States.svg Haley Giavara
Flag of the United States.svg Brandy Walker
6–3, 6–2
Win9–4 Jan 2024 Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, United StatesW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Baptiste
Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe
walkover
Win10–4 Jan 2025 Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, United StatesW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Vedder
7–6(3), 6–4
Loss10–5 Apr 2025 FineMark Women's Pro Tennis Championship, United StatesW100Clay Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones Flag placeholder.svg Maria Kozyreva
Flag placeholder.svg 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.