Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane and Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Dominguez Lino).

FEBRUARY - Fell in Paris [Indoors] qualifying; fell 1r at Memphis (l. to No.6 seed Lisicki).

MARCH - Played on ITF Circuit.

APRIL - Fell in Charleston qualifying.

MAY - Fell in Roland Garros qualifying.

JUNE - Fell in Wimbledon qualifying.

JULY - Won ITF/Contrexeville-FRA singles title.

AUGUST - Fell in Toronto qualifying.

2000 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Did not play.

2002 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first Tour qualifying at Moscow (as WC); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first Tour main draw at Tashkent, reaching 2r; fell in Tour qualifying once; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 100 season; SF at Tashkent (l. to Krajicek); reached 2r six times, incl. US Open (d. No.5 seed Kuznetsova in 1r, falling to qualifier Lisjak; win over world No.5 Kuznetsova was first Top 10 win and only time a defending US Open champion fell before 3r); fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying five times (incl. other three majors); having made Top 100 debut weeks earlier, rose from No.97 to No.75 on September 12 (after US Open); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Second Top 100 season; QF at Canberra; reached 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r 12 times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Reached 3r once and 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times and in Tour qualifying five times; had second Top 20 win in Paris [Indoors] 1r (No.11 Schnyder).

2008 - SF at Pattaya City (l. to A.Radwanska); reached 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open).

SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Contrexeville-FRA; 2006 - ITF/Marseille-FRA; 2005 - ITF/St. Petersburg-RUS, ITF/Bergamo-ITA; 2004 - ITF/Krasnoarmeisk-RUS, ITF/Moscow-RUS; 2003 - ITF/Cairo 5-EGY.
Semifinalist (2): 2008 - Pattaya City; 2005 - Tashkent.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2006 - Canberra.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2005 - ITF/Bergamo-ITA (w/Shamayko); 2004 - ITF/Krasnoarmeisk-RUS (w/Davydova); 2003 - ITF/Cairo 5-EGY (w/Gourevitch).

Coached by mother, Liudmila Bychkova ... Introduced to tennis by and travels with mother, who also plays; father's name is Andrey Bychkov ... Began playing at Spartak and Chajka tennis clubs ... Favorite surface is hardcourt; favorite shot is serve ... Currently a student at Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism ... Speaks Russian, English ... Enjoys playing basketball, meeting with friends and new people, shopping, dancing, reading, surfing the internet ... Relaxes by lying in bed, reading, drawing, walking ... Listens to every kind of music ... Likes Russian movies ... Favorite authors are F.Dostoevskiy, E.M.Remark, A.Tolstoy, B.Verber ... Enjoys sushi, pancakes, chocolate, cola, fresh orange juice ... Favorite city is Moscow, because it's the hometown and it never sleeps ... Enjoys visiting Paris because it's the most beautiful city and there's the best shopping ever.