Beibit Zhukayev (born 12 October 2000) is a Kazakh tennis player.[1] He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 174 achieved on 6 May 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 327 achieved on 3 October 2022.[2] He is the current No. 4 Kazakh player.[3]
_03_(cropped).jpg) Zhukayev in 2023 | |
| Country (sports) |  Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 2000 Aktau, Kazakhstan |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $208,193 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (6 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 174 (6 May 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 327 (3 October 2022) |
| Last updated on: 6 May 2024. | |
Career edit
Zhukayev made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Astana Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles main draws. He was then defeated by Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round.[4]
Ranked No. 302, he made his debut in qualifying at a Masters 1000 level at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters. He qualified for the main draw and won his first round match over qualifier Stefano Napolitano on his Masters debut. He lost to 13th seed Karen Khachanov.[5] Following a quarterfinal showing at the 2023 Shenzhen Longhua Open he returned to the top 250 on 16 October 2023.
He reached the top 175 in the rankings on 6 May 2024 following three quarterfinals showings at two Challengers in Mexico and one in China in April.
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit
Singles: 7 (1–6) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2019 | M25 Almaty, Kazakhstan | World Tour | Hard |  Jurabek Karimov
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Qarshi, Uzbekistan | World Tour | Hard | Khumoyun Sultanov
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2022 | M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | World Tour | Hard (i) |  Alibek Kachmazov
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2022 | M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | World Tour | Hard | Sergey Fomin
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4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Mar 2023 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland | World Tour | Carpet (i) |  Kacper Żuk
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Jun 2023 | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Mark Lajal
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–6 | Oct 2023 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Aidan Mayo
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6–3, 6–4 |
References edit
- ^ "Wimbledon – Player overview: Beibit Zhukayev". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Beibit Zhukayev | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Turin Hopeful Hubert Hurkacz Advances In Astana | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ^ https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/shanghai-masters-khachanov-makes-third-round-719390.html
External links edit
- Beibit Zhukayev at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Beibit Zhukayev at the International Tennis Federation
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