Nina Bratchikova


Nina Bratchikova 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.

Tennis career

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.

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 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.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 2008Tashkent Open,
Uzbekistan
Hard Kathrin Wörle

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (9–8)

ResultNo.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.12 May 2002ITF Zaton, Croatia10,000Clay

Doubles: 61 (35–26)

ResultNo.DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.14 October 2001ITF Catania, Italy10,000Clay