# Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (KTF; Kazakh: Қазақстан теннис федерациясы, Qazaqstan tennıs federatsııasy) is the governing body for professional and amateur tennis in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Tennis Federation operates all of the Kazakhstani national representative tennis sides, including the Kazakhstan Davis Cup team, the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team and youth sides as well. KTF is also responsible for organizing and hosting tennis tournaments within Kazakhstan and scheduling the home international fixtures.
Their main focuses were include amateur tennis development, Team Kazakhstan, regional tennis development, certification program for coaches, tournaments, and training programs for referees. Bulat Utemuratov has been the President of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation since 2007. The head office is located in Astana. Out of 14 regions in Kazakhstan, the Federation has 12 branches, not counting the two main cities Astana and Almaty.

## Team Kazakhstan

The project called the Team Kazakhstan was founded by the President of Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan Bulat Utemuratov on June 1, 2008.
This project was aimed at training prospective tennis players in Kazakhstan to increase their skills. The main aim of the academy is to train prospective players of national teams for the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup tournaments. The project implies the tennis academy providing players with all conditions including participating in tournaments on the international and republican scale, training by world top specialists, educating, accommodation and meals costs, medical care and social adaptation. Education is not pushed to the sidelines in process of training as it is essential part for making up of full-fledged human personality.

## Performance table

* Legend
* — Junior Grand Slam singles champion
* — Junior Grand Slam singles runner-up
* Universiade (FISU) medalists:
* — gold
* — silver
* — bronze
* Asian Games medalists:
* — gold
* — silver
* — bronze
All-time top Kazakhstani tennis players by the number of ATP / WTA (male/female) tour-level singles titles (plus DBL — MX in parentheses, if applied; and singles rating); active players — in bold; former players — in italics; last updated after the 2024 Wuhan Open :
| # | Name & Lifespan | GS | YC | Ma. / 1000 est. 1990 | OG | All Titles+ CHL+ ITF | D / B Cup | AC est. 2020 ↓ UC est. 2023 | HC est. 1989 EXH | LC est. 2017 EXH | Endorsements | BH | No. est. 1973 (′76) / 1975 (′84) |
| Grand Slam singles champions (1) |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Elena Rybakina (b. 1999) | 1 | RR$^1$ | 2 | SF | 8812 (16) | — | NA | — | NA | Yonex (racquets); Nike → Adidas → Yonex (apparel); Nike → Adidas (shoes) | 2H | 3 (48) |
| Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title (0) |||||||||||||||
| Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or YEC singles title (0) |||||||||||||||
| Champions without GS and/or YEC and/or ATP-Masters / WTA-1000 singles title (5 players, 3 men's & 2 women's, with 1+ titles each) |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alexander Bublik DBL (b. 1997) | 4R$^1$ (RU$^1$) | 0 | QF$^2$ | 1R (1R) | 41014 (16) | — | — | — | — | Yonex → Tecnifibre (racquets); Yoxoi → EA7 (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 18 (47) |
| NA | Elena Likhovtseva (b. 1975) before switching to the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & Kazakhstan | SF$^1$ (0—2) | 0 | RU$^1$ (4) | 1R (2R) | 3 (30—32)5 (38—40) | — | NA | — | NA | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Diadora (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 15 (3) |
| 3 | Yulia Putintseva TEAM (b. 1995) | QF$^3$ | 0 | QF$^2$ | 1R | 339 | — | NA | — | NA | Babolat (racquets); Mizuno → K-Swiss (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 27 (158) |
| 4 | Yaroslava Shvedova TEAM (b. 1987) | QF$^3$ (2) | 0 | QF$^1$ (2) | 1R ( —1R) | 1 (14)2 (16)6 (23) | — | NA | — | NA | Head (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 25 (3) |
| 5 | Andrey Golubev TEAM (b. 1987) | 2R$^4$ (RU$^1$) | 0 | 2R$^7$ | — (1R—1R) | 1 (2)8 (25)13 (34) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Australian (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 33 (24) |
| 6 | Zarina Diyas (b. 1993) | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 2 | 1R | 1110 | — | NA | — | NA | Dunlop (racquets) | 2H | 31 (89) |
| NA | Ksenia Pervak (b. 1991) besides the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan | 4R$^1$ | 0 | 0 | — | 110 (13) | — | NA | — | NA | Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H/L | 37 (123) |
| 7 | Mikhail Kukushkin TEAM (b. 1987) | 4R$^2$ | 0 | 3R$^4$ | 2R | 11718 (19) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 39 (67) |
| Top-75 singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (4 players, 3 men's & 1 women's) |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Galina Voskoboeva (b. 1984) | 3R$^4$ (QF$^4$) | 0 | 0 | 1R (2R) | 0 (5)0 (6)3 (22) | — | NA | — | NA | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Peak (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 42 (26) |
| 9 | Alexander Shevchenko (b. 2000) | 2R$^1$ | 0 | 3R$^2$ | — | 037 (9) | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 45 (406) |
| 10 | Evgeny Korolev (b. 1988) | 3R$^1$ (2R$^2$) | 0 | 3R$^1$ | — | 05 (8)11 (18) | — | NA | — | NA | Prince (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 46 (113) |
| 11 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov MX TEAM (b. 1987) | 2R$^2$ (3R$^1$) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 (3)3 (31)9 (50) | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Nike → Australian (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 72 (39) |
| Champions of team cups and/or DBL—MX Grand Slams without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (1 women's player) |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Anna Danilina DBL MX (b. 1995) | 0 (RU$^1$—1) | 0 | 0 (1) | — | 0 (9—10)0 (11—13)1 (39—40) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Mizuno (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 269 (10) |
| SUMMARY (12 players: 6 men's & 6 women's)Western zodiac representation (see also the Thomas theorem): 0x ♈︎ Aries, 0x ♉︎ Taurus, 2x ♊︎ Gemini, 1x ♋︎ Cancer, 1x ♌︎ Leo, 1x ♍︎ Virgo, 1x ♎︎ Libra, 0x ♏︎ Scorpio, 2x ♐︎ Sagittarius (or 0x ⛎︎ Ophiuchus), 2x ♑︎ Capricorn, 2x ♒︎ Aquarius & 0x ♓︎ Pisces; Polarity: Positive — 3x Fire signs & 5x Air signs, Negative — 3x Earth signs & 1x Water signs; Modality: 4x Cardinal, 3x Fixed & 5x Mutable; Classic ruler (planet): 1x Sun, 1x Moon, 3x Mercury, 1x Venus, 0x Mars, 2x Jupiter & 4x Saturn; Modern ruler (body): 1x Sun, 1x Moon, 3x Mercury, 1x Venus, 0x Mars, 2x Jupiter, 2x Saturn, 2x Uranus, 0x Neptune & 0x Pluto. Chinese zodiac representation: 1x 🐭子 Rat, 1x 🐮丑 Ox, 0x 🐯寅 Tiger, 6x 🐰卯 Rabbit, 1x 🐲辰 Dragon, 0x 🐍巳 Snake, 0x 🐴午 Horse, 0x 🐐未 Goat, 0x 🐵申 Monkey, 1x 🐔酉 Rooster, 1x 🐶戌 Dog & 1x 🐷亥 Pig; ☯️Yin/Yang: 9x Yin & 3x Yang signs (Trines: 2x 1st, 2x 2nd, 1x 3rd & 7x 4th signs); Direction (season): 3x❄️ North (winter), 7x🍃 East (spring), 0x☀️ South (summer) & 2x🍂 West (autumn) signs; Fixed element: 6x Wood, 0x Fire, 3x Earth, 1x Metal & 2x Water signs. |||||||||||||||
| Other notable players |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Denis Yevseyev DBL (b. 1993) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 019 (19) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets) | 2H | 238 (247) |
| 14 | Amina Rakhim DBL (b. 1989) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 (5) | — | NA | — | NA | Babolat (racquets) | 2H | 259 (215) |
| 15 | Kamila Kerimbayeva TEAM (b. 1995) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0010 (18) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 291 (303) |
| 16 | Zhibek Kulambayeva (b. 2000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 005 (35) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 371 (136) |
| 17 | Gozal Ainitdinova DBL (b. 1998) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 002 (7) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 396 (333) |
| 18 | Madina Rakhim DBL (b. 1985) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | NA | — | NA | Babolat (racquets) | 2H | — |
| NA | Marina Kroschina SGL DBL (1953—2000), represented the USSR: from the Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) and then from the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | 3R$^3$ | NA | NA | NA | 00 (3) | — | NA | NA | NA | Dunlop (racquets) | 1H | — |