Nina Bratchikova

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Country(sports) Russia
ResidenceTavira, Portugal
Born (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 40)
Zhukovsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nina Bratchikova
Нина Братчикова
Bratchikova at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceTavira, Portugal
Born (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 40)
Zhukovsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$776,195
Singles
Career record363–302
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 79 (10 December 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2012)
French Open3R (2012)
Wimbledon1R (2012, 2013)
US Open1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record357–205
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 35 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 63 (10 September 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2012)
French Open3R (2012)
Wimbledon1R (2012)
US Open2R (2012)

Nina Bratchikova (Russian: Нина Олеговна Братчикова; born 28 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

Bratchikova won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and in addition nine singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 December 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 79. On 10 September 2012, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.

2010

In 2010, Bratchikova entered the ITF tournament in Moscow, where she won the doubles event partnering French Irena Pavlovic against Ukrainian sisters Lyudmyla Kichenok & Nadiia Kichenok.

She also won the ITF singles event in Johannesburg, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in the final.

Nina Bratchikova in-action during the 2011 US Open qualifying

2012

In January, Bratchikova qualified and made it to the third round of the Australian Open main draw in which she beat Flavia Pennetta in the first round, Alberta Brianti in the second and lost to Iveta Benešová. She made her top-100 debut (No. 92) the following week.

In May, she reached to the third round of French Open, beating Monica Niculescu, Clair Feuerstein and losing against Petra Kvitova in three sets.

In November, she won the doubles title at the WTA Challenger Royal Indian Open, together with Georgian Oksana Kalashnikova.

2013

In January, Bratchikova lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Kirsten Flipkens. Two weeks later, she reached semifinals of the Pattaya Open, winning against Shahar Pe'er, Daniela Hantuchova, Ayumi Morita and losing to Sabine Lisicki.

In July, Bratchikova lost in the first round in Budapest to world No. 71, María Teresa Torró. But in doubles with Anna Tatishvili, she reached the final and lost against Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in straight sets. A week later, Bratchikova played in Båstad and defeated No. 331, Lesley Kerkhove. In the second round, she lost to world No. 76, Johanna Larsson, in two sets.

In August, Bratchikova beat in the first round of the qualifying to the US Open world No. 201, Anne Schäfer. In the second round, she lost to world No. 166, Chanel Simmonds, by 0–6, 2–6.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Bratchikova at Cagnes-sur-Mer, 2013

Singles

Tournament201220132014W–L
Australian Open 3R 1R A 2–2
French Open 3R 1R A 2–2
Wimbledon 1R 1R A 0–2
US Open 1R Q2 A 0–1
Win–loss 4–4 0–3 0–0 4–7

Doubles

Tournament201220132014W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R A 0–2
French Open 3R 2R A 3–2
Wimbledon 1R Q1 A 0–1
US Open 2R 1R A 1–2
Win–loss 3–4 1–3 0–0 4–7

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 2008 Tashkent Open,
Uzbekistan
Hard Germany Kathrin Wörle Romania Raluca Olaru
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 2. Apr 2011 Rabat Grand Prix,
Morocco
Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Jul 2013 Budapest Grand Prix,
Hungary
Clay Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 1–6

WTA Challenger finals

ITF Circuit finals

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