Zhibek Kulambayeva
Zhibek Kulambayeva[lower-alpha 1] (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakhstani tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Kazakhstan |
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| Born | 26 March 2000 Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$105,676 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 161–138 (53.8%) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 414 (17 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 518 (16 October 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 211–92 (69.6%) |
| Career titles | 23 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 149 (18 September 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 157 (16 October 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 0–1 |
| Last updated on: 16 October 2023. | |
Kulambayeva achieved career-high WTA rankings of 414 in singles and 149 in doubles.
She made her debut for the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team in 2018.
In 2021, Kulambayeva became the person with the most trophies in the ITF Women's Circuit with one singles titles and nine doubles titles, a total of ten titles.
In 2023, Kulambayeva competed with the Kazakhstan team in the United Cup.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups, 1 not finished)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay |  Daria Lodikova |
6–7(5), 4–6 |
| Finalist[lower-alpha 2] | –NP- | Jan 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  İpek Öz |
2–0* canc. |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Anning, China | 15,000 | Clay |  Oleksandra Oliynykova |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Elina Avanesyan |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay |  Kristina Dmitruk |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay |  Tatiana Prozorova |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2022 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Maklakova |
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Denisa Hindova |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia | 15,000 | Clay |  Eleni Christofi |
6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles: 33 (23 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 10,000[lower-alpha 3] | Clay | Anna Iakovleva |
Yanina Darishina Daria Lodikova |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Ukolova |
Ulyana Ayzatulina Margarita Lazareva |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Dariya Detkovskaya |
 Ksenia Palkina Mariana Dražić |
5–7, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Dariya Detkovskaya |
Ksenia Palkina Mariana Dražić |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Apr 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Dariya Detkovskaya |
Polina Bakhmutkina Daria Lodikova |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Katarína Kužmová |
 Thasaporn Naklo Mananchaya Sawangkaew |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Dariya Detkovskaya |
 Tamara Čurović Anastasia Zakharova |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | May 2019 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay |  Vanda Lukács |
 Maya Tahan Draginja Vuković |
w/o |
| Win | 2–7 | Sep 2019 | ITF Anning, China | 15,000 | Clay |  Ma Yexin |
Liu Siqi Sheng Yuqi |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–7 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Ma Yexin |
Ksenia Laskutova Anna Ureke |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–7 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Ma Yexin |
 Ayaka Okuno  Julyette Steur |
6–4, 1–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 5–7 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Gozal Ainitdinova |
Yekaterina Dmitrichenko Kamila Kerimbayeva |
6–1, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Gozal Ainitdinova |
 Viktoriia Dema Anna Ureke |
6–2, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Win | 7–7 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay |  Nicole Fossa Huergo |
Elina Avanesyan  Oana Gavrilă |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–7 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Oana Gavrilă |
 Yasmin Ezzat  Clervie Ngounoue |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–7 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay |  Martyna Kubka |
Ekaterina Reyngold Ekaterina Shalimova |
7–6(3), 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 10–7 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Martyna Kubka |
Ekaterina Reyngold Ekaterina Shalimova |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–7 | Aug 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Sukhotina |
 Mell Reasco Alica Rusová |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–7 | Aug 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Sandra Samir |
 María Paulina Pérez Mell Reasco |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–7 | Oct 2021 | ITF Karaganda, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Martyna Kubka |
Tamara Čurović  Elena Malõgina |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–7 | Dec 2021 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard |  Diāna Marcinkēviča |
Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova |
6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 15–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Sukhotina |
Ekaterina Maklakova Ksenia Zaytseva |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay |  Stéphanie Visscher |
Zhanel Rustemova Aruzhan Sagandikova |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča |
Nuria Brancaccio Lisa Pigato |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 17–8 | Jun 2022 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 25,000 | Clay |  Prarthana Thombare |
 Leyre Romero Gormaz Tara Würth |
w/o |
| Loss | 17–9 | Aug 2022 | ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Kazionova |
Ekaterina Maklakova Aleksandra Pospelova |
6–7(5), 1–6 |
| Win | 18–9 | Sep 2022 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Yashina |
Amina Anshba Sofya Lansere |
7–6(4), 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 19–9 | Sep 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Darja Semeņistaja |
Lu Jiajing  Anita Wagner |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 19–10 | Jan 2023 | Pune Open, India | 40,000 | Hard | Gozal Ainitdinova |
Ankita Raina Prarthana Thombare |
6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Win | 20–10 | Mar 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Daria Lodikova |
 Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Martha Matoula |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 21–10 | May 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia | 25,000 | Clay | Martyna Kubka |
Alexandra Azarko Victoria Borodulina |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 22–10 | Jul 2023 | Internazionali di Roma, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Yuliya Hatouka |
María Paulina Pérez Yuliana Lizarazo |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 23–10 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | 25,000 +H | Hard (i) | Martyna Kubka |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Notes
- Kazakh: Жібек Құламбаева, romanized: Jıbek Qūlambaeva; Russian: Жибек Куламбаева;[1] Russian pronunciation: [ʐɨˈbɛk kʊɫɐmˈba(ɪ̯)ɪvə]
- The match was suspended at 2–0 and never finished because of rain.
- The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15k events even before 2017.
References
- "Romanizer (from Kazakh and Russian)". baltoslav.eu. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- "Kazakhstan United Cup Team". www.unitedcup.com.
External links
- Zhibek Kulambayeva at the Women's Tennis Association
- Zhibek Kulambayeva at the International Tennis Federation
- Zhibek Kulambayeva at the Billie Jean King Cup
Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female singles tennis players from Central Asia | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Kazakhstani female singles tennis players | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Kazakhstani female doubles tennis players | |
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