# Nina Bratchikova

Nina Bratchikova (Russian: Нина Олеговна Братчикова; born 28 June 1985) 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 (No. 92) 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.

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
| Australian Open | 3R | 1R | A | 2–2 |
| French Open | 3R | 1R | A | 2–2 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| US Open | 1R | Q2 | A | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–7 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| French Open | 3R | 2R | A | 3–2 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | Q1 | A | 0–1 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | A | 1–2 |
| Win–loss | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–7 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (0–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Oct 2008 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Hard | Kathrin Wörle | Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk | 7–5, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 2011 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 2013 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | Anna Tatishvili | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 4–6, 1–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | Nov 2012 | Royal Indian Open, Pune | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Julia Glushko Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 6–0, 4–6, [10–8] |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 17 (9–8)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–5)
* Clay (4–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 12 May 2002 | ITF Zaton, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Delia Sescioreanu | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1 June 2003 | ITF Campobasso, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Catalina Castaño | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 6 December 2003 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Shahar Pe'er | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 7 March 2004 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Frederica Piedade | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 2 May 2004 | ITF Taranto, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Martina Müller | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 9 July 2006 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Raluca Olaru | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4. | 24 February 2008 | ITF Portimão, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Elena Chalova | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 25 May 2008 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Pervak | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 5. | 1 June 2008 | ITF Tolyatti, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5. | 22 February 2009 | ITF Portimão, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Sandra Soler-Sola | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | 17 May 2009 | ITF Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Irene Santos-Bravo | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 25 October 2009 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Zuzana Kučová | 0–6, 6–7$^{(7)}$ |
| Win | 7. | 18 April 2010 | Soweto Open, South Africa | 100,000 | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7)}$ |
| Win | 8. | 31 October 2010 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Zuzana Kučová | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7. | 26 December 2010 | Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | Bojana Jovanovski | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | 6 February 2011 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 25,000 | Clay | Maria Joao Koehler | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8. | 27 October 2013 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Gioia Barbieri | 6–3, 3–6, 0–3 ret. |

### Doubles: 61 (35–26)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (24–14)
* Clay (10–12)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 14 October 2001 | ITF Catania, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Floris | Georgia Mortello Lisa Tognetti | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6$^{(8)}$ |
| Loss | 1. | 15 April 2003 | ITF Cavtat, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Raissa Gourevitch | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6$^{(8)}$ |
| Win | 2. | 29 November 2003 | ITF Haifa, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Olena Antypina | Veronika Kapshay Barbara Pócza | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 6 December 2003 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Olena Antypina | Oksana Karyshkova Elena Yaryshka | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 1 March 2004 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva | Anastasia Dvornikova Irena Nossenko | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 30 May 2004 | ITF Tongliao, China | 25,000 | Hard | Anna Bastrikova | Līga Dekmeijere İpek Şenoğlu | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 3. | 28 June 2004 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Frederica Piedade | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Paula García | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 9 August 2004 | ITF Martina Franca, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Giulia Casoni | Aurélie Védy Jasmin Wöhr | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5. | 14 November 2004 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Kozhokina | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Laura Pous Tió | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5. | 20 March 2005 | Neva Cup, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Makarova | Alla Kudryavtseva Ekaterina Kosminskaya | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | 11 April 2005 | ITF Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | Francesca Lubiani | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 12 June 2005 | ITF Gorizia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Olena Antypina | Giulia Casoni Valentina Sulpizio | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 18 July 2005 | ITF Les Contamines, France | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Kosminskaya | Nadejda Ostrovskaya Yevgenia Savranska | 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | 29 Aug 2005 | ITF Balashikha, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Bastrikova | Ekaterina Lopes Olga Panova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | 27 September 2005 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Anna Bastrikova | Nadejda Ostrovskaya Anastasiya Yakimova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7$^{(9)}$ |
| Loss | 9. | 21 November 2005 | ITF Poitiers, France | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Akgul Amanmuradova | Maret Ani Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 6–7$^{(0)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 8. | 5 March 2006 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva | Karolina Kosińska Alicja Rosolska | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | 12 March 2006 | ITF Telde, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Alla Kudryavtseva | Sara Errani Giulia Gabba | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | 11 April 2006 | Open de Biarritz, France | 25,000 | Clay | Yaroslava Shvedova | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 23 May 2006 | Beijing Challenger, China | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Līga Dekmeijere | Chuang Chia-jung Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 2 July 2006 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Lioudmila Skavronskaia | Monique Adamczak Marie-Ève Pelletier | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 9 July 2006 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Akgul Amanmuradova | Raluca Olaru Margalita Chakhnashvili | 5–7, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | 22 July 2006 | ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | Olena Antypina | Evgeniya Rodina Kristina Antoniychuk | 6–1, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 12. | 18 February 2007 | Biberach Open, Germany | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Urszula Radwańska | Darija Jurak Sandra Martinović | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 13. | 23 March 2007 | ITF Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | Akgul Amanmuradova | Olga Panova Stefanie Vögele | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | 5 June 2007 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Neuza Silva | Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14. | 9 July 2007 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Neuza Silva | Joana Cortez Teliana Pereira | 6–3, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 14. | 25 August 2007 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Sophie Lefèvre | Maria Kondratieva Vesna Dolonc | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 15. | 28 October 2007 | ITF Podolsk, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anastasia Poltoratskaya | Vasilisa Davydova Arina Rodionova | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 14 January 2008 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Kateryna Herth | Vasilisa Davydova Elizaveta Tochilovskaya | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 15. | 4 February 2008 | ITF Algarve, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Kateryna Herth | Neuza Silva Danielle Harmsen | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 17. | 17 March 2008 | Neva Cup, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Vasilisa Davydova | Nikola Fraňková Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 16. | 5 May 2008 | ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon | 50,000 | Clay | Veronika Kapshay | Kristína Kučová Stefanie Vögele | 7–5, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 17. | 26 May 2008 | ITF Tolyatti, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Vasilisa Davydova | Nikola Fraňková Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Loss | 18. | 3 August 2008 | ITF Vigo, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Frederica Piedade | Neuza Silva Nicole Thyssen | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 4 July 2009 | ITF Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Hard | Ágnes Szatmári | Andrea Hlaváčková Olga Savchuk | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 20. | 1 August 2009 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | Ágnes Szatmári | Elena Chalova Oksana Kalashnikova | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 21. | 8 August 2009 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | Ágnes Szatmári | Yuliana Fedak Darya Kustova | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 18. | 14 September 2009 | ITF Napoli, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Oksana Kalashnikova | Betina Jozami María Irigoyen | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 19. | 26 September 2009 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Irena Pavlovic | Claire Feuerstein Constance Sibille | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 20. | 3 October 2009 | ITF Granada, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Betina Jozami Valeria Savinykh | 6–1, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 21. | 16 October 2009 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Anna Gerasimou | Anna Brazhnikova Anastasia Mukhametova | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 7–6$^{(1)}$ |
| Win | 22. | 23 October 2009 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Anna Gerasimou | Chen Astrogo Keren Shlomo | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 23. | 31 October 2009 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ksenia Palkina | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová | w/o |
| Loss | 22. | 16 November 2009 | Pune Open, India | 50,000 | Hard | Ksenia Palkina | Anastasiya Vasylyeva Nicole Clerico | 6–4, 3–6, [11–13] |
| Win | 24. | 28 March 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Irena Pavlovic | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Win | 25. | 18 July 2010 | Contrexéville Open, France | 50,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | Jelena Dokic Sharon Fichman | 6–4, 4–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 26. | 8 August 2010 | Tatarstan Open, Kazakhstan | 50,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Lopes | Yuliana Fedak Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 27. | 22 October 2010 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Ágnes Szatmári | Anna Brazhnikova Anastasia Mukhametova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23. | 29 October 2010 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Ágnes Szatmári | Melanie Klaffner Karolina Kosińska | 6–3, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 28. | 26 December 2010 | Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | Alexandra Panova | Anna Shkudun Sachie Ishizu | 6–3, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 24. | 8 May 2011 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Ksenia Palkina | Han Sung-hee Liang Chen | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$, [5–10] |
| Win | 29. | 11 June 2011 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | Laura-Ioana Andrei Mădălina Gojnea | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 30. | 27 June 2011 | ITF Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | Irena Pavlovic | Marina Melnikova Sofia Shapatava | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 31. | 12 September 2011 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | 100,000 | Clay | Darija Jurak | Alexandra Cadanțu Raluca Olaru | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 32. | 19 September 2011 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 100,000 | Clay | Darija Jurak | Johanna Larsson Jasmin Wöhr | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 33. | 17 October 2011 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Melanie Klaffner | Tadeja Majerič Aleksandrina Naydenova | 7–5, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Win | 34. | 28 November 2011 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, United Arab Emirates | 75,000 | Hard | Darija Jurak | Akgul Amanmuradova Alexandra Dulgheru | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 35. | 19 December 2011 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Janette Husárová Katalin Marosi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 25. | 15 October 2012 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Margarita Lazareva | Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 26. | 22 July 2013 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Valeria Solovyeva | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 2–6, 2–6 |