Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

Tennis organization in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

Sport| Tennis
Abbreviation| KTF
Founded| 1992
Affiliation| International Tennis Federation
Regional affiliation| Asian Tennis Federation
Headquarters| National Federations
Location| Zheltoksan str. 1, Astana,
President| Bulat Utemuratov
Official website
www.ktf.kz

The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (KTF; Kazakh: Қазақстан теннис федерациясы, Qazaqstan tennıs federatsııasy) is the governing body for professional and amateur tennis in Kazakhstan.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1]

## Team Kazakhstan

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The project called the Team Kazakhstan was founded by the President of Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan Bulat Utemuratov on June 1, 2008.[2]

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.[2]

## Performance table

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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 2025 Internationaux de Strasbourg # | Name & Lifespan | Z | GS | YC | Ma.

1000
est. 1990 | OG | All
Titles

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\+ CHL

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\+ ITF |  D

Cup | AC
est. 2020

est. 2023 | HC
est. 1989
EXH | LC
est. 2017
EXH | Endorsements | BH | No.
est. 1973
(′76)

1975
(′84)

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Grand Slam singles champions (1)
1  | Elena Rybakina
(b. 1999) |  | 1 | RR1 | 2 | SF | 9

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(17) | — | 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) |  | 4R1
(RU1) | 0 | QF2 | 1R
(1R) | 4

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(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 |  | SF1
(0—2)  | 0  | RU1
(4)  | 1R
(2R)  | 3
(30—32)

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(38—40)  | —  | NA | —  | NA | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Diadora (apparel & shoes)  | 2H | 15
(3)
3  | Yulia Putintseva

TEAM
(b. 1995) |  | QF3 | 0 | QF2 | 1R | 3

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9 | — | NA | — | NA | Babolat (racquets); Mizuno → K-Swiss (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 27
(158)
4  | Yaroslava Shvedova
TEAM
(b. 1987) |  | QF3
(2) | 0 | QF1
(2) | 1R
( —1R) | 1
(14)

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(16)

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(23) | — | NA | — | NA | Head (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 25
(3)
5  | Andrey Golubev
TEAM
(b. 1987)
[3] |  | 2R4
(RU1) | 0 | 2R7 | —
(1R—1R) | 1
(2)

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(25)

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(34) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Australian (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 33
(24)
6  | Zarina Diyas
(b. 1993) |  | 4R2 | 0 | 2 | 1R | 1

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10 | — | NA | — | NA | Dunlop (racquets) | 2H | 31
(89)
NA | Ksenia Pervak

(b. 1991)
besides the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan |  | 4R1 | 0  | 0  | —  | 1

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(13)  | —  | NA | —  | NA | Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes)  | 2H/L | 37
(123)
7  | Mikhail Kukushkin
TEAM
(b. 1987) |  | 4R2 | 0 | 3R4 | 2R | 1

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(19) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 39
(67)
Top-75[4] singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (4 players, 3 men's & 1 women's)
8  | Galina Voskoboeva
(b. 1984) |  | 3R4
(QF4) | 0 | 0 | 1R
(2R) | 0
(5)

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(6)

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(22) | — | NA | — | NA | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Peak (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 42
(26)
9  | Alexander Shevchenko
(b. 2000) |  | 2R1 | 0 | 3R2 | — | 0

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(9) | — | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 45
(406)
10  | Evgeny Korolev
(b. 1988) |  | 3R1
(2R2) | 0 | 3R1 | — | 0

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(8)

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(18) | — | NA | — | NA | Prince (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 46
(113)
11  | Aleksandr Nedovyesov

TEAM
(b. 1987) |  | 2R2
(3R1) | 0 | 0 | — | 0
(3)

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(31)

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(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

(b. 1995) |  | 0
(RU1—1) | 0 | 0
(1) | — | 0
(9—10)

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(11—13)

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(39—40) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Mizuno (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 269
(10)
SUMMARY (12 players: 6 men's & 6 women's)

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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.

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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 | — | 0

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(19) | — | — | — | — | Head (racquets) | 2H | 238
(247)
14  | Amina Rakhim
DBL
(b. 1989) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

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(5) | — | NA | — | NA | Babolat (racquets) | 2H | 259
(215)
15  | Kamila Kerimbayeva
TEAM
(b. 1995) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0

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(18) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 291
(303)
16  | Zhibek Kulambayeva
(b. 2000) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0

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(35) | — | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 371
(136)
17  | Gozal Ainitdinova
DBL
(b. 1998) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0

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(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) |  | 3R3 | NA | NA | NA | 0

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(3) | — | NA | NA | NA | Dunlop (racquets) | 1H | —

## See also

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* Tomyris
* Euripides' 2nd-prize winning plays
* Alcestis (438 BC, tragedy with elements of a satyr play)
* The Trojan Women (415 BC, tragedy)
* The Phoenician Women (c. 410 BC, tragedy)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "About the Federation". Kazakhstan Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
2. ^ a b "The history of Team Kazakhstan". Kazakhstan Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
3. ^ "Андрей Голубев: То, о чём я мечтал в детстве, исполнилось благодаря Казахстану" [Andrey Golubev: What I was dreaming about as a child came true thanks to Kazakhstan]. informburo.kz (in Russian). Kazakhstan: Infopolis. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024. "For example, even at the international level, they don't talk very well about Kazakhstan. They say that they invited Russians. What's wrong with that? I was born in the USSR. We had only one country back then, and my parents were working in Uzbekistan for three years prior to my birth. They moved to the Volgograd region after that. Had the USSR not collapsed in 1991, but rather in 1987, my parents might still be residing in Uzbekistan. In other words, we had only one big country, which just happened to break up into separate republics"
4. ^ Top-75 as a reference to Imanbek's success in UK charts: "Imanbek". officialchart.com. Official Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

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National members of the International Tennis Federation

Africa (CAT)|

| North Africa|

* ALG
* EGY
* LBA
* MTN
* MAR
* TUN

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West Africa|

* BEN
* BUR
* CPV
* CIV
* COM
* DJI
* GAM
* GHA
* GBS
* GUI
* LBR
* MLI
* NIG
* NGR
* SEN
* SLE
* TOG

Central Africa|

* CMR
* CAF
* CGO
* CHA
* COD
* GAB
* GEQ

East Africa|

* BDI
* COM
* ERI
* ETH
* KEN
* RWA
* SEY
* SOM
* SUD
* TAN
* UGA

South Africa|

* ANG
* BOT
* LES
* MAD
* MAW
* MRI
* MOZ
* NAM
* RSA
* SWZ
* ZAM
* ZIM

Asia (ATF)|

* AFG
* BRN
* BAN
* BHU
* BRU
* CAM
* CHN
* HKG
* IND
* INA
* IRI
* IRQ
* JPN
* JOR
* KAZ
* KGZ
* KOR
* KSA
* KUW
* LAO
* LIB
* MAC
* MAS
* MDV
* MGL
* MYA
* NEP
* OMA
* PAK
* PHI
* PLE
* PRK
* QAT
* SGP
* SRI
* SYR
* THA
* TJK
* TKM
* TPE
* UAE
* UZB
* VIE
* YEM

Europe (TE)|

* ALB
* AND
* ARM
* AUT
* AZE
* BEL
* BIH
* BLR
* BUL
* CRO
* CYP
* CZE
* DEN
* ESP
* EST
* FIN
* FRA
* GEO
* GBR
* GER
* GRE
* HUN
* ISL
* IRL
* ISR
* ITA
* KOS
* LAT
* LTU
* LUX
* LIE
* MKD
* MLT
* MDA
* MON
* MNE
* NED
* NOR
* POL
* POR
* ROU
* SMR
* SRB
* SVK
* SLO
* SWE
* SUI
* TUR
* UKR

Central America (COTECC)|

* AIA
* ANT
* ARU
* BAH
* BAR
* BIZ
* BER
* BES
* CAY
* CRC
* CUB
* CUW
* DOM
* DMA
* ESA
* GRN
* GUA
* GUY
* HAI
* HON
* JAM
* MEX
* NCA
* PAN
* PUR
* LCA
* VIN
* SUR
* TTO
* ISV
* IVB
* SKN
* TKS

South America (COSAT)|

* ARG
* BOL
* BRA
* COL
* CHI
* ECU
* PAR
* PER
* URU
* VEN

Oceania (OTF)|

* AUS
* NZL
* POC
* ASA
* COK
* FIJ
* GUM
* KIR
* MHL
* FSM
* NRU
* NFK
* NMI
* PLW
* PNG
* SAM
* SOL
* TAH
* TGA
* TUV
* VAN

North America|

* CAN
* USA

Former members|

* Yugoslav (YUG)
* Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
* Russian Empire (RU1) / Soviet Union (URS)

* Major events:
* Olympics
* Davis Cup
* Billie Jean King Cup

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Sports governing bodies in Kazakhstan (KAZ)

Summer Olympic
sports|

* Aquatics
* diving
* swimming
* synchronized swimming
* water polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. beach volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic
sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating (figure, speed, short track)
* Ice hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing
* alpine
* cross-country
* Nordic combined
* freestyle
* jumping
* Snowboarding

Other IOC-recognised
sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Billiard sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water skiing
* Wushu

* Kazakhstan Olympic Committee
* Kazakhstan Paralympic Committee

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