Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

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Kazakhstan Tennis Federation
SportTennis
AbbreviationKTF
Founded1992
AffiliationInternational Tennis Federation
Regional affiliationAsian Tennis Federation
HeadquartersNational Federations
LocationZheltoksan str. 1, Astana,
PresidentBulat Utemuratov
Official website
www.ktf.kz
Kazakhstan

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]

Main projects – children tennis development in Kazakhstan, Team Kazakhstan, tennis development in regions, certification program for coaches in Kazakhstan, tournaments, training program for referees, tennis development among amateurs. Bulat Utemuratov is a President of Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan since 2007. Head office is located in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. Out of 14 regions in Kazakhstan, Federation has 12 branches, not counting the two main cities Astana and Almaty.[1]

Team Kazakhstan[edit]

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[edit]

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; as of 14 April 2024
# Name & Lifespan Z 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 RR1 2 SF 7
7
11
(15)		 — 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
10
14
(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)
5
(38—40) 		— NA — NA Wilson (racquets); Nike → Diadora (apparel & shoes) 2H 15
(3)
3 Yulia Putintseva

TEAM
(b. 1995)		 QF3 0 QF2 1R 2
8		 — 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)
2
(16)
6
(23)		 — NA — NA Head (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes) 2H 25
(3)
5 Andrey Golubev
TEAM
(b. 1987)		 2R4
(RU1)		 0 2R7 —
(1R—1R)		 1
(2)
8
(25)
13
(34)		 — — — — Head (racquets); Australian (apparel & shoes) 1H 33
(24)
NA Ksenia Pervak

(b. 1991)
besides the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan 		4R1 0 0 — 1
10
(13) 		— NA — NA Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) 2H/L 37
(123)
6 Mikhail Kukushkin
TEAM
(b. 1987)		 4R2 0 3R4 2R 1
15
16
(17)		 — — — — Head (racquets); Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes) 2H 39
(67)
Top-75[3] singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (4 players, 3 men's & 1 women's)
7 Galina Voskoboeva
(b. 1984)		 3R4
(QF4)		 0 0 1R
(2R)		 0
(5)
0
(6)
3
(22)		 — NA — NA Wilson (racquets); Nike → Peak (apparel & shoes) 2H 42
(26)
8 Alexander Shevchenko
(b. 2000)		 2R1 0 3R2 — 0
3
7
(9)		 — — — — Babolat (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) 2H 45
(406)
9 Evgeny Korolev
(b. 1988)		 3R1
(2R2)		 0 3R1 — 0
5
(8)
11
(18)		 — NA — NA Prince (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) 2H 46
(113)
10 Aleksandr Nedovyesov
MX
TEAM
(b. 1987)		 2R2
(3R1)		 0 0 — 0
(3)
3
(29)
9
(48)		 — — — — 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)
11 Anna Danilina
DBL
MX
(b. 1995)		 0
(RU1—1)		 0 0
(RU1)		 — 0
(5—6)
0
(6—7)
1
(33—34)		 — — — — Wilson (racquets); Nike → Mizuno (apparel & shoes) 2H 269
(10)
SUMMARY (11 players: 6 men's & 5 women's)
Western zodiac representation (see also the Thomas theorem):
0x ♈︎ Aries, 0x ♉︎ Taurus, 2x ♊︎ Gemini, 1x ♋︎ Cancer, 1x ♌︎ Leo, 1x ♍︎ Virgo, 0x ♎︎ Libra, 0x ♏︎ Scorpio, 2x ♐︎ Sagittarius (or 0x ⛎︎ Ophiuchus), 2x ♑︎ Capricorn, 2x ♒︎ Aquarius & 0x ♓︎ Pisces;
Polarity: Positive — 3x Fire signs & 4x Air signs, Negative — 3x Earth signs & 1x Water signs;

Modality: 3x Cardinal, 3x Fixed & 5x Mutable;
Classic ruler (planet): 1x Sun, 1x Moon, 3x Mercury, 0x Venus, 0x Mars, 2x Jupiter & 4x Saturn;
Modern ruler (body): 1x Sun, 1x Moon, 3x Mercury, 0x 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, 0x 🐔酉 Rooster, 1x 🐶戌 Dog & 1x 🐷亥 Pig;
☯️Yin/Yang: 8x Yin & 3x Yang signs (Trines: 2x 1st, 1x 2nd, 1x 3rd & 7x 4th signs);
Direction (season): 3x❄️ North (winter), 7x🍃 East (spring), 0x☀️ South (summer) & 1x🍂 West (autumn) signs;

Fixed element: 6x Wood, 0x Fire, 3x Earth, 0x Metal & 2x Water signs.
Other notable players
11 Denis Yevseyev
DBL
(b. 1993)		 0 0 0 — 0
1
9
(19)		 — — — — Head (racquets) 2H 238
(247)
12 Amina Rakhim
DBL
(b. 1989)		 0 0 0 0 0
1
(5)		 — NA — NA Babolat (racquets) 2H 259
(215)
13 Kamila Kerimbayeva
TEAM
(b. 1995)		 0 0 0 — 0
0
10
(18)		 — — — — Wilson (racquets) 2H 291
(303)
14 Gozal Ainitdinova
DBL
(b. 1998)		 0 0 0 — 0
0
2
(7)		 — — — — Wilson (racquets) 2H 396
(333)
15 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
0
(3)		 — NA NA NA Dunlop (racquets) 1H —

References[edit]

  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. ^ 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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