Tikhonova has career-high WTA rankings of world No.

She has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with five titles in singles and seventeen in doubles on the ITF Circuit.

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.

[1] Her singles WTA Tour debut came at the 2022 Rosmalen Championships.

[2] 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.