# Zhibek Kulambayeva

Zhibek Kulambayeva (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakhstani tennis player.
She achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 311 in singles and No. 136 in doubles.

## Career

Kulambayeva made her debut for the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team in 2018.
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. 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.
In 2023, Kulambayeva competed with the Kazakhstani team in the United Cup and in the Billie Jean King Cup.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
* W15 tournaments (5–3)
* Finals by surface
* Clay (5–5)
| 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 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 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | Karina Miller | 5–7, 7–5, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 50 (33 titles, 17 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (3–2)
* W40/50 tournaments (4–3)
* W25/35 tournaments (11–5)
* W10/15 tournaments (15–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–3)
* Clay (25–14)
| 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 | 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 |
| Loss | 30–15 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | Sahaja Yamalapalli | Ariana Arseneault Kayla Cross | 1–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 31–15 | Sep 2024 | ITF San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | W50 | Clay | Nicole Fossa Huergo | María Paulina Pérez Aurora Zantedeschi | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 31–16 | Sep 2024 | ITF Pilar, Argentina | W50 | Clay | Nicole Fossa Huergo | Carolina Alves Julia Riera | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 32–16 | Sep 2024 | Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil | W75 | Clay | Nicole Fossa Huergo | Eleni Christofi Aurora Zantedeschi | 3–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Win | 33–16 | Nov 2024 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W35 | Hard (i) | Yuliya Hatouka | Polina Iatcenko Hanne Vandewinkel | 6–3, 1–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 33–17 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Nicole Fossa Huergo | Li Yu-yun Li Zongyu | 2–6, 6–2, [6–10] |