Zhibek Kulambayeva

Zhibek Kulambayeva
Жібек Құламбаева
Country (sports) Kazakhstan
Born 26 March 2000
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$111,026
Singles
Career record 163–141 (53.6%)
Career titles 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 414 (17 October 2022)
Current ranking No. 463 (8 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record 223–94 (70.3%)
Career titles 27 ITF
Highest ranking No. 143 (13 November 2023)
Current ranking No. 144 (8 January 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 0–1
Last updated on: 8 January 2024.

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

Kulambayeva achieved career-high WTA rankings of 414 in singles and 143 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 titles and nine doubles titles, a total of ten titles.

In 2023, Kulambayeva competed with the Kazakhstan team in the United Cup.

ITF Circuit finals

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

Legend
W25/35 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 –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 Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Eleni Christofi 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 41 (27 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–2)
W40/50 tournaments (2–2)
W25/35 tournaments (8–3)
W10/15 tournaments (15–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (21–11)
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 ITF 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 ITF Pune, India W40 Hard Gozal Ainitdinova Ankita Raina
Prarthana Thombare 		6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 20–10 Mar 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 		6–4, 6–7(3), [10–7]
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 ITF Roma, Italy W69 Clay Yuliya Hatouka María Paulina Pérez
Yuliana Lizarazo 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 22–13 Jul 2023 ITF Olomouc, Czech Republic W60 Clay Darja Semeņistaja Magdaléna Smékalová
Tereza Valentová 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 22–14 Aug 2023 ITF Anning, China W40 Clay Lanlana Tararudee Guo Hanyu
Jiang Xinyu 		2–6, 0–6
Win 23–14 Aug 2023 ITF Prague, 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-en-Cotentin, France W25+H Hard (i) Martyna Kubka Yasmine Mansouri
Lara Salden 		6–0, 6–3
Win 26–14 Oct 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 		Walkover