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]
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| Sport | Tennis |
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| Abbreviation | KTF |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Affiliation | International Tennis Federation |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Tennis Federation |
| Headquarters | National Federations |
| Location | Zheltoksan str. 1, Astana, |
| President | Bulat Utemuratov |
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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
editThe 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 |
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 — Junior Grand Slam singles champion
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 — Junior Grand Slam singles runner-up
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Universiade (FISU) medalists:
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Asian Games medalists:
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| # | Name & Lifespan | Z | GS | YC | Ma. / 1000 est. 1990 |
OG | All Titles + CHL + ITF |
 D/  BCup |
AC est. 2020 ↓ UC 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) |
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1 | RR1 | 2 | SF | 8 8 12 (16) |
— | 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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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QF3 | 0 | QF2 | 1R | 3 3 9 |
— | NA | — | NA | Babolat (racquets); Mizuno → K-Swiss (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 27 (158) |
| 4 | Yaroslava Shvedova TEAM (b. 1987) |
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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) [3] |
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2R4 (RU1) |
0 | 2R7 | — (1R—1R) |
1 (2) 8 (25) 13 (34) |
— | — | — | — | Head (racquets); Australian (apparel & shoes) | 1H | 33 (24) |
| 6 | Zarina Diyas (b. 1993) |
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4R2 | 0 | 2 | 1R | 1 1 10 |
— | NA | — | NA | Dunlop (racquets) | 2H | 31 (89) |
| NA | Ksenia Pervak (b. 1991) besides the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan |
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4R1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 10 (13) |
— | NA | — | NA | Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H/L | 37 (123) |
| 7 | Mikhail Kukushkin TEAM (b. 1987) |
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4R2 | 0 | 3R4 | 2R | 1 17 18 (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) |
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3R4 (QF4) |
0 | 0 | 1R (2R) |
0 (5) 0 (6) 3 (22) |
— | NA | — | NA | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Peak (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 42 (26) |
| 9 | Alexander Shevchenko (b. 2000) |
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2R1 | 0 | 3R2 | — | 0 3 7 (9) |
— | — | — | — | Babolat (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 45 (406) |
| 10 | Evgeny Korolev (b. 1988) |
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3R1 (2R2) |
0 | 3R1 | — | 0 5 (8) 11 (18) |
— | NA | — | NA | Prince (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 46 (113) |
| 11 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov MX TEAM (b. 1987) |
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2R2 (3R1) |
0 | 0 | — | 0 (3) 3 (31) 9 (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 MX (b. 1995) |
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0 (RU1—1) |
0 | 0 (1) |
— | 0 (9—10) 0 (11—13) 1 (39—40) |
— | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets); Nike → Mizuno (apparel & shoes) | 2H | 269 (10) |
| SUMMARY (12 players: 6 men's & 6 women's) 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 .svg){kind=small} Fire signs & 5x .svg){kind=small} Air signs, Negative — 3x .svg){kind=small} Earth signs & 1x .svg){kind=small} Water signs;Modality: 4x 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;  Wood, 0x  Fire, 3x  Earth, 1x  Metal & 2x  Water signs. | ||||||||||||||
| Other notable players | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Denis Yevseyev DBL (b. 1993) |
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0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 1 9 (19) |
— | — | — | — | Head (racquets) | 2H | 238 (247) |
| 14 | Amina Rakhim DBL  (b. 1989) |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 1 (5) |
— | NA | — | NA | Babolat (racquets) | 2H | 259 (215) |
| 15 | Kamila Kerimbayeva TEAM (b. 1995) |
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0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 10 (18) |
— | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 291 (303) |
| 16 | Zhibek Kulambayeva (b. 2000) |
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0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 5 (35) |
— | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 371 (136) |
| 17 | Gozal Ainitdinova DBL (b. 1998) |
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0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 0 2 (7) |
— | — | — | — | Wilson (racquets) | 2H | 396 (333) |
| 18 | Madina Rakhim DBL (b. 1985) |
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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) |
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3R3 | NA | NA | NA | 0 0 (3) |
— | NA | NA | NA | Dunlop (racquets) | 1H | — |
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See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c "About the Federation". Kazakhstan Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "The history of Team Kazakhstan". Kazakhstan Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "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
- ^ Top-75 as a reference to Imanbek's success in UK charts: "Imanbek". officialchart.com. Official Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2023.