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Zhibek Kulambayeva, a 26-year-old Kazakh professional, holds the #462 spot in the live WTA rankings with 125 points. Kulambayeva climbed 3 places in the latest ranking update. Kulambayeva is a right-hander.
Our rating model puts Kulambayeva at 1536 ELO across 217 rated matches, strongest on clay (1563). Kulambayeva's next scheduled points drop is 9 points from W75 Hechingen 1 on August 3, 2026, when that result rolls off the 52-week ranking, and 18 results currently count toward Kulambayeva's ranking total.
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From matches in our dataset (2023–present).
Biggest upset victories — matches Zhibek Kulambayeva won as the betting underdog, ranked by pre-match odds.
Zhibek Kulambayeva’s wins over the highest-rated opponents, by the opponent’s pre-match ELO (since 2023).
Carson BranstineW75 Kursumlijska Banja 1 2024 · 3-6 6-1 6-3ELO 1617def. 
Wushuang ZhengMegasaray Hotels Open 3 - Antalya 2025 · 6-7(4) 6-5 ret.ELO 1583def. 
Laura HietarantaW50 Haskovo 2026 · 4-6 6-2 6-1ELO 1576def. 
Rebecca Munk MortensenW35 Kursumlijska Banja 2 2025 · 6-4 7-5ELO 1574def. 
Julia RieraW50 Pilar 1 2024 · 6-3 0-6 6-4ELO 1572Last match Jul 9, 2026 · last win Jul 8, 2026
2 points behind Hikaru Sato at #461.
Points needed to reach each tier, assuming other players’ totals stay the same.
Valid results outside the best-18 that don't count toward the ranking right now — they promote in as counting results drop off.
Zhibek Kulambayeva's most-played opponents. Open any rivalry for the full meeting record and a win-probability prediction.
Himeno Sakatsume
Tena Lukas