Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 26 March 2000
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$126,363 |
Singles | |
Career record | 187–159 (54.0%) |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 414 (17 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 472 (1 July 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 247–106 (70.0%) |
Career titles | 29 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 136 (17 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 136 (1 July 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 3–1 |
Last updated on: 1 July 2024. |
Zhibek Kulambayeva [lower-alpha 1] (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakhstani tennis player. Kulambayeva achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 414 in singles and No. 136 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 and nine doubles titles, a total of ten titles.[ citation needed ]
In 2023, Kulambayeva competed with the Kazakhstani team in the United Cup [2] and in the Billie Jean King Cup.
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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 | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
Finalist [lower-alpha 2] | –NP- | Jan 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 2–0* canc. |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Anning, China | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2022 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | W25 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | May 2023 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 5–4 | Jul 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
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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 | W10 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W10 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, [8–10] |
Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1–4 | Apr 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | May 2019 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Win | 2–7 | Sep 2019 | ITF Anning, China | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–7 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4–7 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, [10–4] |
Win | 5–7 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, [12–10] |
Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, [10–7] |
Win | 7–7 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 8–7 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 9–7 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(3), 5–7, [10–8] |
Win | 10–7 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 11–7 | Aug 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | 12–7 | Aug 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 13–7 | Oct 2021 | ITF Karaganda, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 14–7 | Dec 2021 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
Win | 15–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 16–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 6–1 |
Loss | 16–8 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 17–8 | Jun 2022 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Loss | 17–9 | Aug 2022 | ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 1–6 |
Win | 18–9 | Sep 2022 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 5–7, [10–8] |
Win | 19–9 | Sep 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 19–10 | Jan 2023 | Pune Open, India | W40 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
Win | 20–10 | Apr 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 20–11 | Apr 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 20–12 | May 2023 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(3), [7–10] |
Win | 21–12 | May 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia | W25 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 22–12 | Jul 2023 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 22–13 | Jul 2023 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 22–14 | Aug 2023 | Kunming Open, China | W40 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 23–14 | Sep 2023 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(3), 6–4 |
Win | 24–14 | Sep 2023 | ITF Skopje, North Macedonia | W40 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 25–14 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cherbourg, France | W25+H | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 26–14 | Nov 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 27–14 | Jan 2024 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W50 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Win | 28–14 | Mar 2024 | ITF Gurugram, India | W35 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 29–14 | Apr 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
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