Zhibek Kulambayeva

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Zhibek Kulambayeva
Жібек Құламбаева
Country (sports)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Born (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$149,625
Singles
Career record207–170
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 311 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 334 (18 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record266–114
Career titles33 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 136 (17 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 156 (18 November 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 3–1
Last updated on: 18 November 2024.

Zhibek Kulambayeva [a] (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakhstani tennis player.

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She achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 311 in singles and No. 136 in doubles.

Career

Kulambayeva made her debut for the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team in 2018.[ citation needed ]

In 2021, she became the person with the most trophies in the ITF Women's Circuit with one singles and nine doubles titles, a total of 10 titles. [2] Kulambayeva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2021 Astana Open, losing to eventual champion Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round. [3]

In 2023, Kulambayeva competed with the Kazakhstani team in the United Cup [4] and in the Billie Jean King Cup.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
W15 tournaments (5–3)
Finals by surface
Clay (5–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2018ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Russia.svg Daria Lodikova 6–7(5), 4–6
Finalist [b] –NP-Jan 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Öz 2–0* canc.
Win1–1Sep 2019ITF Anning, ChinaW15Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Oleksandra Oliynykova 6–3, 7–5
Loss1–2Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Russia.svg Elina Avanesyan 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win2–2May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Kristina Dmitruk 7–5, 6–0
Loss2–3Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15ClayFlag placeholder.svg Tatiana Prozorova 2–6, 4–6
Loss2–4Sep 2022ITF Almaty, KazakhstanW25ClayFlag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Maklakova 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win3–4Mar 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Hindova 6–1, 6–3
Win4–4May 2023ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Christofi 6–3, 6–1
Win5–4Jul 2024ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Lisa Zaar 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss5–5Sep 2024ITF Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicW35Clay Flag of the United States.svg Karina Miller 5–7, 7–5, 1–6

Doubles: 49 (33 titles, 16 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (3–2)
W40/50 tournaments (4–3)
W25/35 tournaments (11–4)
W10/15 tournaments (15–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–3)
Clay (25–13)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2016ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW10Clay Flag of Russia.svg Anna Iakovleva Flag of Russia.svg Yanina Darishina
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Lodikova		3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Oct 2016ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW10Clay Flag of Russia.svg Anna Ukolova Flag of Russia.svg Ulyana Ayzatulina
Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Lazareva		2–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Sep 2017ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dariya Detkovskaya Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Ksenia Palkina
Flag of Croatia.svg Mariana Dražić 		5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss0–4Sep 2017ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dariya Detkovskaya Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Ksenia Palkina
Flag of Croatia.svg Mariana Dražić		5–7, 2–6
Win1–4Apr 2018ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dariya Detkovskaya Flag of Russia.svg Polina Bakhmutkina
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Lodikova 		7–5, 6–4
Loss1–5Apr 2019ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Kužmová Flag of Thailand.svg Thasaporn Naklo
Flag of Thailand.svg Mananchaya Sawangkaew 		3–6, 5–7
Loss1–6Apr 2019ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dariya Detkovskaya Flag of Serbia.svg Tamara Čurović
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Zakharova 		5–7, 2–6
Loss1–7May 2019ITF Heraklion, GreeceW15Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Vanda Lukács Flag of Israel.svg Maya Tahan
Flag of Serbia.svg Draginja Vuković 		w/o
Win2–7Sep 2019ITF Anning, ChinaW15Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yexin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Siqi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sheng Yuqi 		6–4, 6–3
Win3–7Jan 2020ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yexin Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Laskutova
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Ureke 		6–4, 6–2
Win4–7Jan 2020ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yexin Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Okuno
Flag of Germany.svg Julyette Steur 		6–4, 1–6, [10–4]
Win5–7Oct 2020ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Gozal Ainitdinova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kamila Kerimbayeva 		6–1, 2–6, [12–10]
Win6–7Apr 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Gozal Ainitdinova Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktoriia Dema
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Ureke		6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win7–7Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Fossa Huergo Flag of Russia.svg Elina Avanesyan
Flag of Romania.svg Oana Gavrilă 		6–3, 6–2
Win8–7May 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Romania.svg Oana Gavrilă Flag of Egypt.svg Yasmin Ezzat
Flag of the United States.svg Clervie Ngounoue 		6–4, 6–0
Win9–7May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Poland.svg Martyna Kubka Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Reyngold
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Shalimova 		7–6(3), 5–7, [10–8]
Win10–7May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of Poland.svg Martyna Kubka Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Reyngold
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Shalimova		6–4, 6–4
Win11–7Aug 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Sukhotina Flag of Ecuador.svg Mell Reasco
Flag of Slovakia.svg Alica Rusová 		6–0, 6–0
Win12–7Aug 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Egypt.svg Sandra Samir Flag of Colombia.svg María Paulina Pérez
Flag of Ecuador.svg Mell Reasco		7–5, 6–3
Win13–7Oct 2021ITF Karaganda, KazakhstanW25Hard (i) Flag of Poland.svg Martyna Kubka Flag of Serbia.svg Tamara Čurović
Flag of Estonia.svg Elena Malõgina 		7–5, 6–4
Win14–7Dec 2021ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaW25Hard Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova 		6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Win15–7Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15ClayFlag placeholder.svg Anastasia Sukhotina Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Maklakova
Flag placeholder.svg Ksenia Zaytseva 		6–1, 6–4
Win16–7Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stéphanie Visscher Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zhanel Rustemova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aruzhan Sagandikova 		7–6(4), 6–1
Loss16–8 Jun 2022 Internazionali di Brescia, ItalyW60Clay Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča Flag of Italy.svg Nuria Brancaccio
Flag of Italy.svg Lisa Pigato 		4–6, 1–6
Win17–8Jun 2022ITF Prokuplje, SerbiaW25Clay Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare Flag of Spain.svg Leyre Romero Gormaz
Flag of Croatia.svg Tara Würth 		w/o
Loss17–9Aug 2022ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, KazakhstanW25HardFlag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Kazionova Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Maklakova
Flag placeholder.svg Aleksandra Pospelova 		6–7(5), 1–6
Win18–9Sep 2022ITF Almaty, KazakhstanW25ClayFlag placeholder.svg Ekaterina YashinaFlag placeholder.svg Amina Anshba
Flag placeholder.svg Sofya Lansere 		7–6(4), 5–7, [10–8]
Win19–9Sep 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Flag of Latvia.svg Darja Semeņistaja Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Anita Wagner 		6–2, 6–2
Loss19–10Jan 2023Pune Open, IndiaW40Hard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Gozal Ainitdinova Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina
Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare		6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win20–10Apr 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15ClayFlag placeholder.svg Daria Lodikova Flag of Sweden.svg Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Flag of Greece.svg Martha Matoula 		6–1, 6–4
Loss20–11Apr 2023ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25Clay Flag of Greece.svg Sapfo Sakellaridi Flag of Croatia.svg Mariana Dražić
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Gasanova 		5–7, 4–6
Loss20–12May 2023ITF Båstad, SwedenW25Clay Flag of Poland.svg Martyna Kubka Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenny Dürst
Flag of Sweden.svg Fanny Östlund 		4–6, 7–6(3), [7–10]
Win21–12May 2023ITF Kursumlijska Banja, SerbiaW25Clay Flag of Poland.svg Martyna KubkaFlag placeholder.svg Alexandra Azarko
Flag placeholder.svg Victoria Borodulina		6–3, 6–3
Win22–12Jul 2023 Internazionale di Roma, ItalyW60ClayFlag placeholder.svg Yuliya Hatouka Flag of Colombia.svg María Paulina Pérez
Flag of Colombia.svg Yuliana Lizarazo 		6–4, 6–4
Loss22–13Jul 2023 ITS Cup, Czech RepublicW60Clay Flag of Latvia.svg Darja Semeņistaja Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Magdaléna Smékalová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Valentová 		2–6, 2–6
Loss22–14Aug 2023 Kunming Open, ChinaW40Clay Flag of Thailand.svg Lanlana Tararudee Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Hanyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Xinyu 		2–6, 0–6
Win23–14Sep 2023 Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60Clay Flag of Poland.svg Martyna Kubka Flag of Italy.svg Angelica Moratelli
Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Rosatello 		7–6(3), 6–4
Win24–14Sep 2023ITF Skopje, North MacedoniaW40Clay Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė Flag of Japan.svg Rina Saigo
Flag of Japan.svg Yukina Saigo 		6–3, 6–4
Win25–14Oct 2023ITF Cherbourg, FranceW25+HHard (i) Flag of Poland.svg Martyna Kubka Flag of France.svg Yasmine Mansouri
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden 		6–0, 6–3
Win26–14Nov 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Xinyu Flag placeholder.svg Aliona Falei
Flag placeholder.svg Polina Iatcenko 		6–0, 2–6, [10–7]
Win27–14Jan 2024ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW50Hard Flag of Greece.svg Sapfo Sakellaridi Flag of Thailand.svg Lanlana Tararudee
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsao Chia-yi 		w/o
Win28–14Mar 2024ITF Gurugram, IndiaW35Hard Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina Flag of Sweden.svg Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė		6–4, 6–2
Win29–14Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW35Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasmijn Gimbrère Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaylah McPhee
Flag placeholder.svg Ksenia Zaytseva 		6–4, 7–5
Win30–14Aug 2024ITF Bytom, PolandW50Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Fossa Huergo Flag of Ukraine.svg Maryna Kolb
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kolb 		7–6(6), 6–2
Loss30–15Sep 2024ITF Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicW35Clay Flag of India.svg Sahaja Yamalapalli Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ariana Arseneault
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross 		1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win31–15Sep 2024ITF San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaW50Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Fossa Huergo Flag of Colombia.svg María Paulina Pérez
Flag of Italy.svg Aurora Zantedeschi 		6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss31–16Sep 2024ITF Pilar, ArgentinaW50Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Fossa Huergo Flag of Brazil.svg Carolina Alves
Flag of Argentina.svg Julia Riera 		4–6, 5–7
Win32–16 Sep 2024 Internacional de São Paulo, BrazilW75Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Fossa Huergo Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Christofi
Flag of Italy.svg Aurora Zantedeschi		3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win33–16Nov 2024ITF Lousada, PortugalW35Hard (i)Flag placeholder.svg Yuliya Hatouka Flag placeholder.svg Polina Iatcenko
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hanne Vandewinkel 		6–3, 1–6, [10–4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Kazakh: Жібек Құламбаева, romanized: Jıbek Qūlambaeva; Russian: Жибек Куламбаева; [1] Russian pronunciation: [ʐɨˈbɛkkʊɫɐmˈba(ɪ̯)ɪvə]
  2. ↑ The match was suspended at 2–0 and not finished because of rain.

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