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Kazakhstani tennis player (born 2000)
Zhibek Kulambayeva Жібек Құламбаева Country (sports) Kazakhstan Born (2000-03-26 ) 26 March 2000 (age 24) Almaty , KazakhstanHeight 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$133,001 Career record 193–161 Career titles 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 371 (20 August 2024) Current ranking No. 371 (20 August 2024) Career record 247–109 Career titles 30 ITF Highest ranking No. 136 (17 June 2024) Current ranking No. 138 (5 August 2024) Fed Cup 3–1 Last updated on: 20 August 2024.
Zhibek Kulambayeva [ a] (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakhstani tennis player.
Kulambayeva achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 371 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 .
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups, 1 not finished)[ edit ]
Legend
W25 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (5–3)
Finals by surface
Clay (5–4)
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
Win
5–4
Jul 2024
ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia
W15
Clay
Lisa Zaar
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Doubles: 44 (30 titles, 14 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
W60 tournaments (2–2)
W40/50 tournaments (32–2)
W25/35 tournaments (10–3)
W10/15 tournaments (15–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–3)
Clay (23–11)
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
Win
30–14
Aug 2024
ITF Bytom, Poland
W50
Clay
Nicole Fossa Huergo
Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb
7–6(6) , 6–2