Carly Gullickson

Carly Gullickson

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1986-11-26) November 26, 1986 (age 38) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 537,215
Singles
Career record	186–146
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 123 (July 20, 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2009)
French Open	1R (2009)
Wimbledon	1R (2003)
US Open	1R (2003, 2005, 2009)
Doubles
Career record	159–98
Career titles	2 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 52 (April 3, 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2010)
French Open	2R (2009)
Wimbledon	2R (2006, 2008)
US Open	3R (2008, 2009)
Mixed doubles
Career record	5–1
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2010)
US Open	W (2009)

Carly Gullickson (born November 26, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player.

Her best singles ranking is No. 123, which she reached in July 2009. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 52, achieved in April 2006 at age 19.

She is the daughter of former Major League baseball player Bill Gullickson ^[1] and the older sister of former tennis player Chelsey Gullickson. ^[2]

Carly won the 2009 US Open mixed-doubles event, partnering with Travis Parrott. ^{[3] [4]}

Gullickson retired from tennis in 2013 and began her coaching profession at Frenchman’s Reserve Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.^{[ citation needed ]}

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2009	US Open	Hard	Travis Parrott	Cara Black Leander Paes	6–2, 6–4

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Before 2009 Starting in 2009 Grand Slam tournaments (0) Tier I (0/0) Premier Mandatory (0/0) Tier II (0/0) Premier 5 (0/0) Tier III (2/0) Premier (0/0) Tier IV & V (0/0) International (0/1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	Nov 2004	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	María Emilia Salerni	Els Callens Samantha Stosur	7–5, 7–5
Win	Nov 2006	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Laura Granville	Jill Craybas Alina Jidkova	6–3, 6–4
Loss	Sep 2009	Korea Open, South Korea	Hard	Nicole Kriz	Chan Yung-jan Abigail Spears	3–6, 4–6

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (2–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	21 June 2004	ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands	Carpet	Marta Leśniak	2–6, 3–6
Win	1.	10 May 2005	ITF Charlottesville, U.S.	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2.	4 July 2005	ITF Los Gatos, U.S.	Hard	Lindsay Lee-Waters	4–6, 0–6
Loss	3.	13 June 2006	ITF Allentown, U.S.	Hard	Varvara Lepchenko	1–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	7 November 2006	ITF Toronto, Canada	Carpet (i)	Raluca Olaru	3–6, 1–6
Win	2.	24 March 2008	ITF Hammond, U.S.	Hard	Margalita Chakhnashvili	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	5.	21 July 2008	ITF Lexington, U.S.	Hard	Melanie Oudin	4–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	23 September 2008	ITF Ashland, U.S.	Hard	Varvara Lepchenko	7–5, 0–6, 2–6
Loss	7.	20 April 2009	ITF Dothan, U.S.	Clay	Shenay Perry	6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	31 May 2010	ITF Nottingham, UK	Grass	Elena Baltacha	2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 24 (18–6)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	26 September 2004	ITF Albuquerque, U.S.	Hard	Maureen Drake	Stéphanie Dubois María Emilia Salerni	6–3, 7–6(6)
Win	2.	15 March 2005	ITF Orange, U.S.	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani	6–3, 6–4
Win	3.	19 April 2005	ITF Dothan, U.S.	Clay	Galina Voskoboeva	Julie Ditty Vladimíra Uhlířová	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	4.	3 July 2005	ITF Los Gatos, U.S.	Hard	Teryn Ashley	Lindsay Lee-Waters Kaysie Smashey	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win	5.	13 November 2005	ITF Pittsburgh, U.S.	Hard	Teryn Ashley	Ashley Harkleroad Bethanie Mattek	6–1, 6–0
Win	6.	18 June 2006	ITF Allentown, U.S.	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Julie Ditty Ansley Cargill	6–3, 6–4
Win	7.	10 October 2006	ITF San Francisco, U.S.	Hard	Laura Granville	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	6–3, 6–1
Loss	1.	22 October 2006	ITF Houston, U.S.	Hard	Laura Granville	Julie Ditty Tetiana Luzhanska	4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	8.	7 April 2007	ITF Pelham, U.S.	Clay	Nicole Kriz	Michaela Paštiková Hana Šromová	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Loss	2.	8 May 2007	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S.	Clay	Lindsay Lee-Waters	Monique Adamczak Angela Haynes	1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	9.	14 January 2008	ITF Surprise, U.S.	Hard	Shenay Perry	Maria Fernanda Alves Betina Jozami	6–4, 7–5
Win	10.	28 January 2008	ITF La Quinta, U.S.	Hard	Shenay Perry	Angelika Bachmann Tetiana Luzhanska	6–1, 6–4
Loss	3.	24 March 2008	ITF Hammond, U.S.	Hard	Chelsey Gullickson	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	5–7, 4–6
Win	11.	13 July 2008	ITF Allentown, U.S.	Hard	Nicole Kriz	Chan Chin-wei Natalie Grandin	6–2, 6–3
Win	12.	2 August 2008	Vancouver Open, Canada	Hard	Nicole Kriz	Christina Fusano Junri Namigata	6–7(4), 6–1, [10–5]
Win	13.	21 September 2008	ITF Albuquerque, U.S.	Hard	Julie Ditty	Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4.	28 September 2008	ITF Ashland, U.S.	Hard	Julie Ditty	Līga Dekmeijere Jelena Pandžić	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win	14.	19 October 2008	ITF Lawrenceville, U.S.	Hard	Julie Ditty	Yayuk Basuki Romana Tedjakusuma	3–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Win	15.	26 April 2009	ITF Dothan, U.S.	Hard	Julie Ditty	Ekaterina Bychkova Alexandra Panova	2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win	16.	3 May 2009	ITF Charlottesville, U.S.	Clay	Nicole Kriz	Angela Haynes Alina Jidkova	7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	17.	3 October 2009	ITF Hamanako, Japan	Carpet	Nicole Kriz	Yayuk Basuki Hwang I-hsuan	4–6, 7–6(2), [10–5]
Win	18.	26 April 2010	ITF Charlottesville, U.S.	Clay	Julie Ditty	Alexandra Mueller Ahsha Rolle	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5.	9 May 2010	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S.	Clay	Julie Ditty	Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle	3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss	6.	25 April 2011	ITF Charlottesville, U.S.	Clay	Julie Ditty	Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier	4–6, 3–6

References

1. "Gullickson Continuing Family Tradition". virginiasports.com. March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
2. "Tennis Standout Chelsey Gullickson Signs With University of Georgia". University of Georgia. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
3. "Defending champs fall in mixed doubles". ESPN. September 10, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
4. "Portland's Parrott teams with Gullickson to win U.S. Open mixed doubles". Oregon Live. September 10, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2025.

External links

• Carly Gullickson at the Women's Tennis Association
• Carly Gullickson at the International Tennis Federation