Zhibek Kulambayeva Explained

Zhibek Kulambayeva
Жібек Құламбаева
Birth Date:26 March 2000
Birth Place:Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height:1.72 m
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$149,625
Singlestitles:5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 311 (21 October 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 334 (18 November 2024)
Doublestitles:33 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 136 (17 June 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 156 (18 November 2024)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:3–1
Updated:18 November 2024

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

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.

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 ten titles.[1]

In 2023, Kulambayeva competed with the Kazakhstani team in the United Cup[2] 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2018ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Daria Lodikova6–7(5), 4–6
Finalist–NP-Jan 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay İpek Öz2–0* canc.
Win1–1Sep 2019ITF Anning, ChinaW15Clay Oleksandra Oliynykova6–3, 7–5
Loss1–2Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Elina Avanesyan6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win2–2May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Kristina Dmitruk7–5, 6–0
Loss2–3Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Tatiana Prozorova2–6, 4–6
Loss2–4Sep 2022ITF Almaty, KazakhstanW25Clay Ekaterina Maklakova4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win3–4Mar 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Denisa Hindova6–1, 6–3
Win4–4May 2023ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Eleni Christofi6–3, 6–1
Win5–4Jul 2024ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Lisa Zaar2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss5–5Sep 2024ITF Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicW35Clay 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 Anna Iakovleva Yanina Darishina
Daria Lodikova		3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Oct 2016ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW10Clay Anna Ukolova Ulyana Ayzatulina
Margarita Lazareva		2–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Sep 2017ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Ksenia Palkina
Mariana Dražić		5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss0–4Sep 2017ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Ksenia Palkina
Mariana Dražić		5–7, 2–6
Win1–4Apr 2018ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Polina Bakhmutkina
Daria Lodikova		7–5, 6–4
Loss1–5Apr 2019ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Katarína Kužmová Thasaporn Naklo
Mananchaya Sawangkaew		3–6, 5–7
Loss1–6Apr 2019ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Tamara Čurović
Anastasia Zakharova		5–7, 2–6
Loss1–7May 2019ITF Heraklion, Greece W15Clay Vanda Lukács Maya Tahan
Draginja Vuković		w/o
Win2–7Sep 2019ITF Anning, ChinaW15Clay Ma Yexin Liu Siqi
Sheng Yuqi		6–4, 6–3
Win3–7Jan 2020ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Ma Yexin Ksenia Laskutova
Anna Ureke		6–4, 6–2
Win4–7Jan 2020ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Ma Yexin Ayaka Okuno
Julyette Steur		6–4, 1–6, [10–4]
Win5–7Oct 2020ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15Hard Gozal Ainitdinova Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
Kamila Kerimbayeva		6–1, 2–6, [12–10]
Win6–7Apr 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Gozal Ainitdinova Viktoriia Dema
Anna Ureke		6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win7–7Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Elina Avanesyan
Oana Gavrilă		6–3, 6–2
Win8–7May 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Oana Gavrilă Yasmin Ezzat
Clervie Ngounoue		6–4, 6–0
Win9–7May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Martyna Kubka Ekaterina Reyngold
Ekaterina Shalimova		7–6(3), 5–7, [10–8]
Win10–7May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Martyna Kubka Ekaterina Reyngold
Ekaterina Shalimova		6–4, 6–4
Win11–7Aug 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Anastasia Sukhotina Mell Reasco
Alica Rusová		6–0, 6–0
Win12–7Aug 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Sandra Samir María Paulina Pérez
Mell Reasco		7–5, 6–3
Win13–7Oct 2021ITF Karaganda, KazakhstanW25Hard (i) Martyna Kubka Tamara Čurović
Elena Malõgina		7–5, 6–4
Win14–7Dec 2021ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaW25Hard Diāna Marcinkēviča Anna Danilina
Valeriya Strakhova		6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Win15–7Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Anastasia Sukhotina Ekaterina Maklakova
Ksenia Zaytseva		6–1, 6–4
Win16–7Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15Clay Stéphanie Visscher Zhanel Rustemova
Aruzhan Sagandikova		7–6(4), 6–1
Loss16–8Jun 2022Internazionali di Brescia, ItalyW60Clay Diāna Marcinkēviča Nuria Brancaccio
Lisa Pigato		4–6, 1–6
Win17–8Jun 2022ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W25Clay Prarthana Thombare Leyre Romero Gormaz
Tara Würth		w/o
Loss17–9Aug 2022ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, KazakhstanW25Hard Ekaterina Kazionova Ekaterina Maklakova
Aleksandra Pospelova		6–7(5), 1–6
Win18–9Sep 2022ITF Almaty, KazakhstanW25Clay Ekaterina Yashina Amina Anshba
Sofya Lansere		7–6(4), 5–7, [10–8]
Win19–9Sep 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Darja Semeņistaja Lu Jiajing
Anita Wagner		6–2, 6–2
Loss19–10Jan 2023Pune Open, IndiaW40Hard Gozal Ainitdinova Ankita Raina
Prarthana Thombare		6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win20–10Apr 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Daria Lodikova Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Martha Matoula		6–1, 6–4
Loss20–11Apr 2023ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25Clay Sapfo Sakellaridi Mariana Dražić
Anastasia Gasanova		5–7, 4–6
Loss20–12May 2023ITF Båstad, SwedenW25Clay Martyna Kubka Jenny Dürst
Fanny Östlund		4–6, 7–6(3), [7–10]
Win21–12May 2023ITF Kursumlijska Banja, SerbiaW25Clay Martyna Kubka Alexandra Azarko
Victoria Borodulina		6–3, 6–3
Win22–12Jul 2023Internazionale di Roma, ItalyW60Clay Yuliya Hatouka María Paulina Pérez
Yuliana Lizarazo		6–4, 6–4
Loss22–13Jul 2023ITS Cup, Czech RepublicW60Clay Darja Semeņistaja Magdaléna Smékalová
Tereza Valentová		2–6, 2–6
Loss22–14Aug 2023Kunming Open, ChinaW40Clay Lanlana Tararudee Guo Hanyu
Jiang Xinyu		2–6, 0–6
Win23–14Sep 2023Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60Clay Martyna Kubka Angelica Moratelli
Camilla Rosatello		7–6(3), 6–4
Win24–14Sep 2023ITF Skopje, North MacedoniaW40Clay Justina Mikulskytė Rina Saigo
Yukina Saigo		6–3, 6–4
Win25–14Oct 2023ITF Cherbourg, FranceW25+HHard (i) Martyna Kubka Yasmine Mansouri
Lara Salden		6–0, 6–3
Win26–14Nov 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Gao Xinyu Aliona Falei
Polina Iatcenko		6–0, 2–6, [10–7]
Win27–14Jan 2024ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50Hard Sapfo Sakellaridi Lanlana Tararudee
Tsao Chia-yi		w/o
Win28–14Mar 2024ITF Gurugram, IndiaW35Hard Ankita Raina Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Justina Mikulskytė		6–4, 6–2
Win29–14Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35Clay Jasmijn Gimbrère Kaylah McPhee
Ksenia Zaytseva		6–4, 7–5
Win30–14Aug 2024ITF Bytom, PolandW50Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Maryna Kolb
Nadiia Kolb		7–6(6), 6–2
Loss30–15Sep 2024ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W35Clay Sahaja Yamalapalli Ariana Arseneault
Kayla Cross		1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win31–15Sep 2024ITF San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaW50Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo María Paulina Pérez
Aurora Zantedeschi		6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss31–16Sep 2024ITF Pilar, ArgentinaW50Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Carolina Alves
Julia Riera		4–6, 5–7
Win32–16Sep 2024Internacional de São Paulo, BrazilW75Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Eleni Christofi
Aurora Zantedeschi		3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win33–16Nov 2024ITF Lousada, Portugal W35Hard (i) Yuliya Hatouka Polina Iatcenko
Hanne Vandewinkel		6–3, 1–6, [10–4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8000 players, 34000 matches: The 2021 ITF World Tennis Tour in numbers. www.itftennis.com. 2024-10-29.
  2. Web site: Kazakhstan United Cup Team. www.unitedcup.com.

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