| Kazakhstan Tennis Federation | |
| Sport: | Tennis |
| Abbrev: | KTF |
| Founded: | 1992 |
| Aff: | International Tennis Federation |
| Region: | Asian Tennis Federation |
| Headquarters: | National Federations |
| Location: | Zheltoksan str. 1, Astana, |
| President: | Bulat Utemuratov |
| Url: | www.ktf.kz |
| Countryflag: | Kazakhstan |
The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (KTF; Kazakh: Қазақстан теннис федерациясы, Qazaqstan tennıs federatsııasy) is the governing body for professional and amateur tennis in Kazakhstan.[1] Kazakhstan Tennis Federation operates all of the Kazakhstani national representative tennis sides, including the Kazakhstan Davis Cup team, the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team and youth sides as well. KTF is also responsible for organizing and hosting tennis tournaments within Kazakhstan and scheduling the home international fixtures.
Their main focuses were include amateur tennis development, Team Kazakhstan, regional tennis development, certification program for coaches, tournaments, and training programs for referees. Bulat Utemuratov has been the President of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation since 2007. The head office is located in Astana. Out of 14 regions in Kazakhstan, the Federation has 12 branches, not counting the two main cities Astana and Almaty.
The project called the Team Kazakhstan was founded by the President of Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan Bulat Utemuratov on June 1, 2008.[2]
This project was aimed at training prospective tennis players in Kazakhstan to increase their skills. The main aim of the academy is to train prospective players of national teams for the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup tournaments. The project implies the tennis academy providing players with all conditions including participating in tournaments on the international and republican scale, training by world top specialists, educating, accommodation and meals costs, medical care and social adaptation. Education is not pushed to the sidelines in process of training as it is essential part for making up of full-fledged human personality.
| Name & Lifespan | / 1990 | All Titles + | / Cup ! | 2020 ↓ 2023 | 1989 ! | 2017 | Endorsements | est. 1973 (′76) / 1975 (′84) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles champions (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | (b. 1999) | 1 | 1 | 2 | SF | 8 8 12 (16) | — | — | Yonex (racquets); Nike → Adidas → Yonex (apparel); Nike → Adidas (shoes) | 3 (48) | |||||
| Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title (0) | |||||||||||||||
| Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or singles title (0) | |||||||||||||||
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (5 players, 3 men's & 2 women's, with 1+ titles each) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DBL (b. 1997) | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1R (1R) | 4 10 14 (16) | — | — | — | — | Yonex → Tecnifibre (racquets); Yoxoi → EA7 (apparel & shoes) | 18 (47) | |||
(b. 1975) before switching to the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & Kazakhstan | 1 (0—2) | 0 | 1 (4) | 1R (2R) | 3 5 (38—40) | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Diadora (apparel & shoes) | 15 (3) | ||||||
| 3 | TEAM (b. 1995) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1R | 3 3 9 | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Mizuno → K-Swiss (apparel & shoes) | 27 (158) | |||||
| 4 | TEAM (b. 1987) | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1R (—1R) | 1 (14) 2 (16) 6 (23) | — | — | Head (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes) | 25 (3) | |||||
| 5 | TEAM (b. 1987) [3] | 4 (1) | 0 | 7 | — | 1 (2) 8 (25) 13 (34) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Australian (apparel & shoes) | 33 (24) | |||
(b. 1991) besides the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 10 (13) | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 37 (123) | ||||||
| 6 | TEAM (b. 1987) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2R | 1 17 18 (19) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 39 (67) | |||
| Top-75[4] singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (4 players, 3 men's & 1 women's) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (b. 1984) | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 1R (2R) | 0 (5) 0 (6) 3 (22) | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Peak (apparel & shoes) | 42 (26) | |||||
| 8 | (b. 2000) | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 3 7 (9) | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 45 (406) | |||
| 9 | (b. 1988) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | — | 0 5 (8) 11 (18) | — | — | Prince (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 46 (113) | |||||
| 10 | MX TEAM (b. 1987) | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (3) 3 (31) 9 (50) | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Nike → Australian (apparel & shoes) | 72 (39) | |||
| Champions of team cups and/or DBL—MX Grand Slams without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (1 women's player) | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | DBL MX (b. 1995) | 0 (1—1) | 0 | 0 (1) | — | 0 (6—7) 0 (9—10) 1 (36—37) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Mizuno (apparel & shoes) | 269 (10) | |||
| SUMMARY (11 players: 6 men's & 5 women's) 0x ♈︎ Aries, 0x ♉︎ Taurus, 2x ♊︎ Gemini, 1x ♋︎ Cancer, 1x ♌︎ Leo, 1x ♍︎ Virgo, 0x ♎︎ Libra, 0x ♏︎ Scorpio, 2x ♐︎ Sagittarius (or 0x ⛎︎ Ophiuchus), 2x ♑︎ Capricorn, 2x ♒︎ Aquarius & 0x ♓︎ Pisces; Polarity: Positive — 3x Fire signs & 4x Air signs, Negative — 3x Earth signs & 1x Water signs; Modality 3x Cardinal, 3x Fixed & 5x Mutable; 1x Sun, 1x Moon, 3x Mercury, 0x Venus, 0x Mars, 2x Jupiter & 4x Saturn; 1x Sun, 1x Moon, 3x Mercury, 0x Venus, 0x Mars, 2x Jupiter, 2x Saturn, 2x Uranus, 0x Neptune & 1x 子 Rat, 1x 丑 Ox, 0x 寅 Tiger, 6x 卯 Rabbit, 1x 辰 Dragon, 0x 巳 Snake, 0x 午 Horse, 0x 未 Goat, 0x 申 Monkey, 0x 酉 Rooster, 1x 戌 Dog & 1x 亥 Pig; ☯️Yin/Yang 8x Yin & 3x Yang signs (Trines: 2x 1st, 1x 2nd, 1x 3rd & 7x 4th signs); 3x❄️ North (winter), 7x East (spring), 0x☀️ South (summer) & 1x West (autumn) signs; 6x Wood, 0x Fire, 3x Earth, 0x Metal & 2x Water signs. | |||||||||||||||
| Other notable players | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | DBL (b. 1993) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 1 9 (19) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets) | 238 (247) | |||
| 12 | DBL (b. 1989) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 1 (5) | — | — | Babolat (racquets) | 259 (215) | |||||
| 13 | TEAM (b. 1995) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 10 (18) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 291 (303) | |||
| 14 | DBL (b. 1998) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 2 (7) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 396 (333) | |||
| 15 | DBL (b. 1985) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Babolat (racquets) | — | |||||
SGL DBL (1953—2000), represented the USSR: from the Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) and then from the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | 3 | 0 0 (3) | — | Dunlop (racquets) | — | ||||||||||