Irina Kotkina


Irina Kotkina 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.
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.
Kotkina won four ITF titles, all in doubles.

ITF finals

Singles (0-4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.17 February 2002Kaunas, LithuaniaHard Katrina Banderę6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up2.15 February 2004Albufeira, PortugalHard Monica Niculescu1–6, 6–3, 0–6
Runner-up3.15 August 2004Albufeira, PortugalHard Ana Catarina Nogueira5–7, 0–6
Runner-up4.22 August 2004Coimbra, PortugalHard Akgul Amanmuradova2–6, 3–6

Doubles (4–5)