Yelena Kulikova (, born 6 May 1991) is a Russian former tennis player. On 15 November 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 294. On 12 September 2005, she peaked at No. 388 in the doubles rankings. She has won four singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Career Kulikova had a successful junior career. In 2003, Kulikova won the tournament. She was 12 years old when she won the title. In 2004 Kulikova won the Les Petits As tournament. She was 13 years old when she won the title. She became the champion by defeating the American Madison Brengle in the final. In January 2008, she won her first professional singles title at the $10k event in Sunderland beating compatriot Johanna Larsson in the final. In September 2008 won the ITF 25K tournament in Karshi, Uzbekistan. Finale defeated Austrian Nikola Hofmanova. Kulikova played on the WTA Tour at the Tashkent Open in 2010. She retired from professional tennis in 2012.
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