Irina Kotkina

Irina Kotkina
Country (sports) Russia
Born (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 38)
Moscow, Russia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$28,714
Singles
Career record83–73
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 400 (20 February 2006)
Doubles
Career record49–50
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (14 November 2005)

Irina Kotkina (born 19 September 1986) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

Biography

A right-handed player from Moscow, Kotkina was a top 10 ranked junior. At the 2004 French Open, she and Yaroslava Shvedova were runners-up in the girls' doubles, to Kateřina Böhmová and Michaëlla Krajicek.[1]

On the professional circuit she reached a best singles ranking of 400 in the world. She featured in one WTA Tour main draw, as a wildcard at the 2006 İstanbul Cup, where she retired hurt while trailing Michaëlla Krajicek in the first round, due to an elbow injury.[2]

In her career, Kotkina won four ITF titles, all in doubles.

ITF finals

Singles (0–4)

$50,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 17 February 2002 ITF Kaunas, Lithuania Hard (i) Latvia Katrina Banderę 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 15 February 2004 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard Romania Monica Niculescu 1–6, 6–3, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 15 August 2004 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard Portugal Ana Catarina Nogueira 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 22 August 2004 ITF Coimbra, Portugal Hard Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 2–6, 3–6

Doubles (4–5)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 February 2002 ITF Kaunas, Lithuania Hard (i) Russia Daria Chemarda Estonia Margit Rüütel
Estonia Ilona Poljakova
6–0, 6–3
Winner 2. 8 July 2002 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Clay Russia Anna Chakvetadze Serbia and Montenegro Daniela Berček
Serbia and Montenegro Ana Četnik
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 23 June 2003 ITF Elektrostal, Russia Hard Russia Daria Chemarda France Iryna Brémond
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 5 July 2003 ITF Balashikha, Russia Clay France Iryna Brémond Russia Daria Chemarda
Russia Elena Vesnina
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 3 August 2003 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Russia Olga Panova Hungary Julia Ács
Hungary Zsuzsanna Fodor
7–6(5), 3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 22 August 2004 ITF Coimbra, Portugal Hard Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova Germany Sarah Raab
Slovenia Sandra Volk
2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 21 September 2004 ITF Batumi, Georgia Hard Russia Anna Bastrikova Ukraine Alona Bondarenko
Russia Galina Fokina
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 7 March 2005 ITF Las Palmas, Spain Clay France Charlène Vanneste Switzerland Romina Oprandi
Switzerland Vanessa Wellauer
5–7, 2–6
Winner 4. 17 September 2005 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia Clay Russia Olga Panova Russia Vasilisa Davydova
Turkey Pemra Özgen
6–2, 3–6, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Kotkina, Irina (RUS)". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Krajicek eenvoudig door in Istanbul". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 22 May 2006.