Tikhonova made her main-draw debut on
WTA Tour at the
2019 Baltic Open, having been handed a wildcard for the doubles competition, partnering
Veronika Pepelyaeva. Her singles WTA Tour debut came at the
2022 Rosmalen Championships. Partnering with
Jodie Burrage, Tikhonova won the doubles title at the W100
2024 Caldas da Rainha Ladies Open in Portugal, defeating third seeds
Francisca Jorge and
Matilde Jorge in straight sets in the final. Teaming with
Valeriya Strakhova, she reached her first WTA Tour doubles final at the
2026 Copa Colsanitas, losing to top seeds
Caroline Dolehide and
Irina Khromacheva in straight sets. ==Performance timeline==