Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (born 17 April 1974, Rostov-on-Don, USSR).

She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 1998 and the title of International Master in 2004. She is a two-time winner of Women`s Russian Championship in 1994 and 2000.

Ekaterina also won two silver medals in the European Women's Championship in 2000 and 2001 In 2004 she placed 2^nd in the Women's World Chess Championship after she was eliminated in the final by Antoaneta Stefanova.

Being a member of the Russian National Team she played an important part in the success of the team during the official completions: 3rd place in the World Chess Olympiad in 2000 and 2004, 2nd place in the World Chess Olympiad in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2nd place in the Women's World Team Championship in 2007, 2009, the winner of the European Women's Team Championship in 2007.