Zhibek Kulambayeva (born 26 March 2000) is a Kazakh tennis player. She achieved career-high WTA rankings of 292 in singles and No. 102 in doubles.

In September 2025, partnering with Veronika Erjavec, she has won her biggest title at the WTA 125 Huzhou Open in China.

Career overview 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.

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceClay (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 2026 Iași Open, Romania WTA 250 Clay Alina Charaeva Anastasia Dețiuc Irina Khromacheva 6–4, 2–6, [5–10]

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 2 (title) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Huzhou Open, ChinaClay Veronika Erjavec Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu6–4, 6–2Win2–0Sep 2026Caldas da Rainha Ladies Open, Portugal Hard Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Elena Micic Rutuja Bhosale3–6, 7–6(5), [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendW25/35 tournaments (0–2)W15 tournaments (7–3)Finals by surfaceClay (7–5) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Sep 2018ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Daria Lodikova 6–7(5), 4–6 Finalist –NP- Jan 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay İpek Öz2–0* canc.Win 1–1 Sep 2019ITF Anning, ChinaW15 Clay Oleksandra Oliynykova 6–3, 7–5Loss 1–2 Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Elina Avanesyan 6–3, 4–6, 4–6Win 2–2 May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Kristina Dmitruk 7–5, 6–0Loss 2–3 Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Tatiana Prozorova 2–6, 4–6Loss 2–4 Sep 2022ITF Almaty, KazakhstanW25 Clay Ekaterina Maklakova 4–6, 6–1, 4–6Win 3–4 Mar 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Denisa Hindová 6–1, 6–3Win 4–4 May 2023ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15 Clay Eleni Christofi 6–3, 6–1Win 5–4 Jul 2024ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15 Clay Lisa Zaar 2–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss 5–5 Sep 2024ITF Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicW35 Clay Karina Miller 5–7, 7–5, 1–6Win 6–5 Jun 2025ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15 Clay Draginja Vuković 6–4, 7–6(5)Win 7–5 Mar 2026ITF Nagpur, IndiaW15 Clay Sonal Patil 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 60 (40 titles, 20 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (3–0)W60/75 tournaments (3–4)W40/50 tournaments (6–4)W25/35 tournaments (11–5)W10/15 tournaments (17–7)Finals by surfaceHard (8–3)Clay (32–17) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Sep 2016ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW10 Clay Anna Iakovleva Yanina Darishina Daria Lodikova 3–6, 3–6Loss 0–2 Oct 2016ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW10 Clay Anna Ukolova Ulyana Ayzatulina Margarita Lazareva 2–6, 3–6Loss 0–3 Sep 2017ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Ksenia Palkina Mariana Dražić 5–7, 6–3, [8–10]Loss 0–4 Sep 2017ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Ksenia Palkina Mariana Dražić 5–7, 2–6Win 1–4 Apr 2018ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Polina Bakhmutkina Daria Lodikova 7–5, 6–4Loss 1–5 Apr 2019ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15 Hard Katarína Kužmová Thasaporn Naklo Mananchaya Sawangkaew 3–6, 5–7Loss 1–6 Apr 2019ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Dariya Detkovskaya Tamara Čurović Anastasia Zakharova 5–7, 2–6Loss 1–7 May 2019ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay Vanda Lukács Maya Tahan Draginja Vuković w/oWin 2–7 Sep 2019ITF Anning, ChinaW15 Clay Ma Yexin Liu Siqi Sheng Yuqi 6–4, 6–3Win 3–7 Jan 2020ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Ma Yexin Ksenia Laskutova Anna Ureke 6–4, 6–2Win 4–7 Jan 2020ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Ma Yexin Ayaka Okuno Julyette Steur 6–4, 1–6, [10–4]Win 5–7 Oct 2020ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Gozal Ainitdinova Yekaterina Dmitrichenko Kamila Kerimbayeva 6–1, 2–6, [12–10] Win 6–7 Apr 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Gozal Ainitdinova Viktoriia Dema Anna Ureke 6–2, 5–7, [10–7]Win 7–7 Apr 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Elina Avanesyan Oana Gavrilă 6–3, 6–2Win 8–7 May 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Oana Gavrilă Yasmin Ezzat Clervie Ngounoue 6–4, 6–0Win 9–7 May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Martyna Kubka Ekaterina Reyngold Ekaterina Shalimova 7–6(3), 5–7, [10–8]Win 10–7 May 2021ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Martyna Kubka Ekaterina Reyngold Ekaterina Shalimova 6–4, 6–4Win 11–7 Aug 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Anastasia Sukhotina Mell Reasco Alica Rusová 6–0, 6–0Win 12–7 Aug 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Sandra Samir María Paulina Pérez Mell Reasco 7–5, 6–3Win 13–7 Oct 2021ITF Karaganda, KazakhstanW25 Hard (i) Martyna Kubka Tamara Čurović Elena Malõgina 7–5, 6–4Win 14–7 Dec 2021ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaW25 Hard Diāna Marcinkēviča Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova 6–3, 4–6, [10–6]Win 15–7 Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Anastasia Sukhotina Ekaterina Maklakova Ksenia Zaytseva 6–1, 6–4Win 16–7 Apr 2022ITF Shymkent, KazakhstanW15 Clay Stéphanie Visscher Zhanel Rustemova Aruzhan Sagandikova 7–6(4), 6–1Loss 16–8 Jun 2022ITF Brescia, ItalyW60 Clay Diāna Marcinkēviča Nuria Brancaccio Lisa Pigato 4–6, 1–6Win 17–8 Jun 2022ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W25 Clay Prarthana Thombare Leyre Romero Gormaz Tara Würth w/oLoss 17–9 Aug 2022ITF Ust-Kamenogorsk, KazakhstanW25 Hard Ekaterina Kazionova Ekaterina Maklakova Aleksandra Pospelova 6–7(5), 1–6Win 18–9 Sep 2022ITF Almaty, KazakhstanW25 Clay Ekaterina Yashina Amina Anshba Sofya Lansere 7–6(4), 5–7, [10–8]Win 19–9 Sep 2022ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25 Clay Darja Semeņistaja Lu Jiajing Anita Wagner 6–2, 6–2Loss 19–10 Jan 2023Pune Open, IndiaW40 Hard Gozal Ainitdinova Ankita Raina Prarthana Thombare 6–4, 5–7, [8–10]Win 20–10 Apr 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Daria Lodikova Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Martha Matoula 6–1, 6–4Loss 20–11 Apr 2023ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25 Clay Sapfo Sakellaridi Mariana Dražić Anastasia Gasanova 5–7, 4–6Loss 20–12 May 2023ITF Båstad, SwedenW25 Clay Martyna Kubka Jenny Dürst Fanny Östlund 4–6, 7–6(3), [7–10]Win 21–12 May 2023ITF Kursumlijska Banja, SerbiaW25 Clay Martyna Kubka Alexandra Azarko Victoria Borodulina 6–3, 6–3Win 22–12 Jul 2023Internazionale di Roma, ItalyW60 Clay Yuliya Hatouka María Paulina Pérez Yuliana Lizarazo 6–4, 6–4Loss 22–13 Jul 2023ITS Cup, Czech RepublicW60 Clay Darja Semeņistaja Magdaléna Smékalová Tereza Valentová 2–6, 2–6Loss 22–14 Aug 2023Kunming Open, ChinaW40 Clay Lanlana Tararudee Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu 2–6, 0–6Win 23–14 Sep 2023Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60 Clay Martyna Kubka Angelica Moratelli Camilla Rosatello 7–6(3), 6–4Win 24–14 Sep 2023ITF Skopje, North MacedoniaW40 Clay Justina Mikulskytė Rina Saigo Yukina Saigo 6–3, 6–4Win 25–14 Oct 2023ITF Cherbourg, FranceW25+H Hard (i) Martyna Kubka Yasmine Mansouri Lara Salden 6–0, 6–3Win 26–14 Nov 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25 Hard Gao Xinyu Aliona Falei Polina Iatcenko 6–0, 2–6, [10–7]Win 27–14 Jan 2024ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50 Hard Sapfo Sakellaridi Lanlana Tararudee Tsao Chia-yi w/oWin 28–14 Mar 2024ITF Gurugram, IndiaW35 Hard Ankita Raina Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Justina Mikulskytė 6–4, 6–2Win 29–14 Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Jasmijn Gimbrère Kaylah McPhee Ksenia Zaytseva 6–4, 7–5Win 30–14 Aug 2024ITF Bytom, PolandW50 Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb 7–6(6), 6–2Loss 30–15 Sep 2024ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W35 Clay Sahaja Yamalapalli Ariana Arseneault Kayla Cross 1–6, 7–5, [8–10]Win 31–15 Sep 2024ITF San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaW50 Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo María Paulina Pérez Aurora Zantedeschi 6–3, 4–6, [10–7]Loss 31–16 Sep 2024ITF Pilar, ArgentinaW50 Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Carolina Alves Julia Riera 4–6, 5–7Win 32–16 Sep 2024Internacional de São Paulo, BrazilW75 Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Eleni Christofi Aurora Zantedeschi 3–6, 6–2, [10–4]Win 33–16 Nov 2024ITF Lousada, Portugal W35 Hard (i) Yuliya Hatouka Polina Iatcenko Hanne Vandewinkel 6–3, 1–6, [10–4]Loss 33–17 Feb 2025ITF Antalya, TurkeyW35 Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Li Yu-yun Li Zongyu 2–6, 6–2, [6–10]Win 34–17 Apr 2025Open Villa de Madrid, SpainW100 Clay Nicole Fossa Huergo Marina Bassols Ribera Andrea Lázaro García 7–6(7), 6–7(4), [10–7]Win 35–17 Apr 2025Wiesbaden Open, GermanyW100 Clay Darja Semeņistaja Jesika Malečková Miriam Škoch 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]Loss 35–18 May 2025ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW75 Clay Freya Christie Ayla Aksu Anna Sisková 4–6, 2–6Win 36–18 Mar 2026 ITF Nagpur, India W15 Clay Ekaterina Yashina Ksenia Laskutova Elina Nepliy 5–7, 6–4, [10–6]Win 37–18 Mar 2026ITF Ch. Sambhaji Nagar, IndiaW15 Clay Ekaterina Yashina Anastasia Kuparev Sevil Yuldasheva 6–1, 6–4Win 38–18 Apr 2026ITF Batou, ChinaW50 Clay (i) Ekaterina Reyngold Diletta Cherubini Yuan Chengyiyi 6–1, 6–1Loss 38–19 May 2026ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW75 Clay Lisa Zaar Michaela Bayerlová Elena Milovanović 3–6, 4–6Win 39–19 June 2026ITF Haskovo, BulgariaW50 Clay Valeriya Strakhova Martha Matoula Hibah Shaikh 6–0, 6–4Loss 39–20 June 2026ITF Gdańsk, PolandW50 Clay Amarissa Tóth Weronika Falkowska Georgina García Pérez 6–3, 5–7, [9–11]Win 40–20 Jul 2026ITF Gran Canaria, SpainW100 Clay Anna Sisková Dominika Šalková Lisa Zaar 6–3, 7–6(3)

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