Coached by father, Dmitriy Kulichkov ... Mother's name is Elena; brother's name is Alexey ... Introduced to tennis by dad at age 6 ... Favorite surface is hard ... Speaks Russian and English ... Splits time between Siberia (very cold in winter - only good weather for 3-4 months of the year), Pattaya City in Thailand (lives and trains half the year) and travelling to tournaments ... Tennis idols were Kim Clijsters, Elena Dementieva and Roger Federer ... Best tennis memory is winning Australian Open juniors; favorite tournament is Australian Open.
