Zhibek Kulambayeva
Kazakhstani tennis player (born 2000)
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Zhibek Kulambayeva[a] (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakh tennis player. She achieved career-high WTA rankings of 292 in singles and No. 109 in doubles.
Country(sports)
Kazakhstan
Born26 March 2000
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 2000 Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $191,692 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 245–196 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 292 (21 July 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 337 (27 October 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 301–131 |
| Career titles | 35 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (15 September 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 134 (27 October 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–1 |
| Last updated on: 5 November 2025. | |
Career
Kulambayeva made her debut for the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team in 2018.[citation needed]
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 10 titles.[2] Kulambayeva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2021 Astana Open, losing to eventual champion Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round.[3]
In 2023, Kulambayeva competed with the Kazakhstani team in the United Cup[4] and in the Billie Jean King Cup.
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (1 titles, 0 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2025 | Huzhou Open, China | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 6–7(5), 4–6 | |
| Finalist[b] | –NP- | Jan 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | 2–0* canc. | |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Anning, China | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2022 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2023 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 2024 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
W35 | Clay | 5–7, 7–5, 1–6 | |
| Win | 6–5 | Jun 2025 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 7–5 | Mar 2026 | ITF Nagpur, India | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 56 (38 titles, 18 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W10 | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W10 | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–4 | Apr 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–7 | May 2019 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Win | 2–7 | Sep 2019 | ITF Anning, China | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–7 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 4–7 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 5–7 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 2–6, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 7–7 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8–7 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 9–7 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 7–6(3), 5–7, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 10–7 | May 2021 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–7 | Aug 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | 6–0, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 12–7 | Aug 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 13–7 | Oct 2021 | ITF Karaganda, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 14–7 | Dec 2021 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 15–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 16–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 7–6(4), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 16–8 | Jun 2022 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W60 | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 17–8 | Jun 2022 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W25 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 17–9 | Aug 2022 | ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard | 6–7(5), 1–6 | ||
| Win | 18–9 | Sep 2022 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | W25 | Clay | 7–6(4), 5–7, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 19–9 | Sep 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 19–10 | Jan 2023 | Pune Open, India | W40 | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 20–10 | Apr 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 20–11 | Apr 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 20–12 | May 2023 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(3), [7–10] | ||
| Win | 21–12 | May 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 22–12 | Jul 2023 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | W60 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 22–13 | Jul 2023 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 22–14 | Aug 2023 | Kunming Open, China | W40 | Clay | 2–6, 0–6 | ||
| Win | 23–14 | Sep 2023 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | 7–6(3), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 24–14 | Sep 2023 | ITF Skopje, North Macedonia | W40 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 25–14 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cherbourg, France | W25+H | Hard (i) | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 26–14 | Nov 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | 6–0, 2–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 27–14 | Jan 2024 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W50 | Hard | w/o | ||
| Win | 28–14 | Mar 2024 | ITF Gurugram, India | W35 | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 29–14 | Apr 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 30–14 | Aug 2024 | ITF Bytom, Poland | W50 | Clay | 7–6(6), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 30–15 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 31–15 | Sep 2024 | ITF San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | W50 | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 31–16 | Sep 2024 | ITF Pilar, Argentina | W50 | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 32–16 | Sep 2024 | Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil | W75 | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 33–16 | Nov 2024 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W35 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 1–6, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 33–17 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | 2–6, 6–2, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 34–17 | Apr 2025 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | W100 | Clay | 7–6(7), 6–7(4), [10–7] | ||
| Win | 35–17 | Apr 2025 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | W100 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 35–18 | May 2025 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W75 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 36–18 | Mar 2026 | ITF Nagpur, India | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 37–18 | Mar 2026 | ITF Ch. Sambhaji Nagar, India | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 38–18 | Apr 2026 | ITF Women's Circuit – Baotou, China | W50 | Clay (i) | 6–1, 6–1 |