Zhibek Kulambayeva[a] (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakhstani tennis player. Kulambayeva achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 414 in singles and No. 139 in doubles.

Zhibek Kulambayeva
Жібек Құламбаева
Country (sports) Kazakhstan
Born (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 117,101
Singles
Career record176–152 (53.7%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 414 (17 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 492 (22 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record235–100 (70.1%)
Career titles29 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 141 (22 April 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–1
Last updated on: 22 April 2024.


Career edit

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.


ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups, 1 not finished) edit

Legend
W25 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (4–3)
Finals by surface
Clay (4–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Daria Lodikova 6–7(5), 4–6
Finalist[b] –NP- Jan 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   İpek Öz 2–0* canc.
Win 1–1 Sep 2019 ITF Anning, China W15 Clay   Oleksandra Oliynykova 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Elina Avanesyan 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 May 2021 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Kristina Dmitruk 7–5, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Apr 2022 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Tatiana Prozorova 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Sep 2022 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan W25 Clay   Ekaterina Maklakova 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 3–4 Mar 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Denisa Hindova 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–4 May 2023 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay   Eleni Christofi 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 43 (29 titles, 14 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments (2–2)
W40/50 tournaments (2–2)
W25/35 tournaments (10–3)
W10/15 tournaments (15–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–3)
Clay (22–11)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2016 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W10 Clay   Anna Iakovleva   Yanina Darishina
  Daria Lodikova
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2016 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W10 Clay   Anna Ukolova   Ulyana Ayzatulina
  Margarita Lazareva
2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2017 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Dariya Detkovskaya   Ksenia Palkina
  Mariana Dražić
5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 0–4 Sep 2017 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Dariya Detkovskaya   Ksenia Palkina
  Mariana Dražić
5–7, 2–6
Win 1–4 Apr 2018 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Dariya Detkovskaya   Polina Bakhmutkina
  Daria Lodikova
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–5 Apr 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Katarína Kužmová   Thasaporn Naklo
  Mananchaya Sawangkaew
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–6 Apr 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Dariya Detkovskaya   Tamara Čurović
  Anastasia Zakharova
5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–7 May 2019 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay   Vanda Lukács   Maya Tahan
  Draginja Vuković
w/o
Win 2–7 Sep 2019 ITF Anning, China W15 Clay   Ma Yexin   Liu Siqi
  Sheng Yuqi
6–4, 6–3
Win 3–7 Jan 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Ma Yexin   Ksenia Laskutova
  Anna Ureke
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–7 Jan 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Ma Yexin   Ayaka Okuno
  Julyette Steur
6–4, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 5–7 Oct 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Gozal Ainitdinova   Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
  Kamila Kerimbayeva
6–1, 2–6, [12–10]
Win 6–7 Apr 2021 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Gozal Ainitdinova   Viktoriia Dema
  Anna Ureke
6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 7–7 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Nicole Fossa Huergo   Elina Avanesyan
  Oana Gavrilă
6–3, 6–2
Win 8–7 May 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Oana Gavrilă   Yasmin Ezzat
  Clervie Ngounoue
6–4, 6–0
Win 9–7 May 2021 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Martyna Kubka   Ekaterina Reyngold
  Ekaterina Shalimova
7–6(3), 5–7, [10–8]
Win 10–7 May 2021 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Martyna Kubka   Ekaterina Reyngold
  Ekaterina Shalimova
6–4, 6–4
Win 11–7 Aug 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Anastasia Sukhotina   Mell Reasco
  Alica Rusová
6–0, 6–0
Win 12–7 Aug 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Sandra Samir   María Paulina Pérez
  Mell Reasco
7–5, 6–3
Win 13–7 Oct 2021 ITF Karaganda, Kazakhstan W25 Hard (i)   Martyna Kubka   Tamara Čurović
  Elena Malõgina
7–5, 6–4
Win 14–7 Dec 2021 ITF Navi Mumbai, India W25 Hard   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Anna Danilina
  Valeriya Strakhova
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 15–7 Apr 2022 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Anastasia Sukhotina   Ekaterina Maklakova
  Ksenia Zaytseva
6–1, 6–4
Win 16–7 Apr 2022 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay   Stéphanie Visscher   Zhanel Rustemova
  Aruzhan Sagandikova
7–6(4), 6–1
Loss 16–8 Jun 2022 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy W60 Clay   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Nuria Brancaccio
  Lisa Pigato
4–6, 1–6
Win 17–8 Jun 2022 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W25 Clay   Prarthana Thombare   Leyre Romero Gormaz
  Tara Würth
w/o
Loss 17–9 Aug 2022 ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan W25 Hard   Ekaterina Kazionova   Ekaterina Maklakova
  Aleksandra Pospelova
6–7(5), 1–6
Win 18–9 Sep 2022 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan W25 Clay   Ekaterina Yashina   Amina Anshba
  Sofya Lansere
7–6(4), 5–7, [10–8]
Win 19–9 Sep 2022 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Darja Semeņistaja   Lu Jiajing
  Anita Wagner
6–2, 6–2
Loss 19–10 Jan 2023 Pune Open, India W40 Hard   Gozal Ainitdinova   Ankita Raina
  Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 20–10 Apr 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Daria Lodikova   Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
  Martha Matoula
6–1, 6–4
Loss 20–11 Apr 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Sapfo Sakellaridi   Mariana Dražić
  Anastasia Gasanova
5–7, 4–6
Loss 20–12 May 2023 ITF Båstad, Sweden W25 Clay   Martyna Kubka   Jenny Dürst
  Fanny Östlund
4–6, 7–6(3), [7–10]
Win 21–12 May 2023 ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia W25 Clay   Martyna Kubka   Alexandra Azarko
  Victoria Borodulina
6–3, 6–3
Win 22–12 Jul 2023 Internazionale di Roma, Italy W60 Clay   Yuliya Hatouka   María Paulina Pérez
  Yuliana Lizarazo
6–4, 6–4
Loss 22–13 Jul 2023 ITS Cup, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Darja Semeņistaja   Magdaléna Smékalová
  Tereza Valentová
2–6, 2–6
Loss 22–14 Aug 2023 Kunming Open, China W40 Clay   Lanlana Tararudee   Guo Hanyu
  Jiang Xinyu
2–6, 0–6
Win 23–14 Sep 2023 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Martyna Kubka   Angelica Moratelli
  Camilla Rosatello
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 24–14 Sep 2023 ITF Skopje, North Macedonia W40 Clay   Justina Mikulskytė   Rina Saigo
  Yukina Saigo
6–3, 6–4
Win 25–14 Oct 2023 ITF Cherbourg, France W25+H Hard (i)   Martyna Kubka   Yasmine Mansouri
  Lara Salden
6–0, 6–3
Win 26–14 Nov 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard   Gao Xinyu   Aliona Falei
  Polina Iatcenko
6–0, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 27–14 Jan 2024 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50 Hard   Sapfo Sakellaridi   Lanlana Tararudee
  Tsao Chia-yi
w/o
Win 28–14 Mar 2024 ITF Gurugram, India W35 Hard   Ankita Raina   Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
  Justina Mikulskytė
6–4, 6–2
Win 29–14 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay   Jasmijn Gimbrère   Kaylah McPhee
  Ksenia Zaytseva
6–4, 7–5

Notes edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Romanizer (from Kazakh and Russian)". baltoslav.eu. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kazakhstan United Cup Team". www.unitedcup.com.

External links edit