Stories
Biography
- Coached by mother Oxana Mishikova (national U16 girls' tennis coach)
- Has two children, Anna (10) and Artemiy (2); former player Ekaterina Bychkova is godmother
- Brother's name is Sascha
- Introduced to tennis at age 7 by mother
- Favorite surface is hardcourts
- Enjoys swimming, listening to music, watching movies and reading (incl. books by Dostoevsky)
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
67Height
5' 7" (1.70m)Birthday
Feb 4, 1989 February 4, 1989Birthplace
Moscow, RussiaCareer Highlights
DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2016 - Gstaad (w/Beck).
ADDITIONAL
WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2016 - Taipei.
Career in Review
Returned from three-year maternity leave at 2022 US Open, where she reached 2r (d. Trevisan, l. Tomljanovic). Last year, also made 2r at Monastir
Career-best ranking is No.67 (May 6, 2019)
Ended 2018 ranked No.88. Best result came at Wimbledon where she reached the R16 (as qualifier, l. eventual R-Up S.Williams). Upset No.11 Keys in 3r to register first Top-20 win of career
Standout result of 2017 was reaching SF at Guangzhou (l. eventual champion S.Zhang) and QF at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Konjuh). Also made 2r at Indian Wells (as LL, l. Garcia), Biel (l. Kontaveit), US Open (l.Svitolina) and Luxembourg (l. Witthoeft)
Best result of 2016 was QF run at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June (l. eventual champion Vandeweghe), which also marked first main draw wins of season. Closed out 2016 with strong showings at WTA 125k events, winning titlein Taipei (d. Chang in F) and reaching SF in Honolulu (l. Zhang)
In doubles, reached first Tour-level final at 2016 Gstaad (w/Beck, l. Arruabarrena/ Knoll in F)
Highlights on 2015 season included SF run at Tashkent (l. Vekic) and QF at Pattaya City (l. Tomljanovic) and Baku (l. Gasparyan)
Made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Tashkent, advancing to QF
Has won 13 ITF singles titles and six ITF doubles titles
Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004