Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

{{Infobox sport governing body

|name= Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

|logo=Kazakhstan Tennis Federation Logo.png

|sport= Tennis

|abbrev = KTF

|founded = 1992

|aff =International Tennis Federation

|region =Asian Tennis Federation

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|headquarters =National Federations

|location = Zheltoksan str. 1, Astana,

|president =Bulat Utemuratov

|secretary =

|coach =

|womenscoach =

|replaced =

|prevfounded =

|url = www.ktf.kz

|countryflag= Kazakhstan

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The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (KTF; {{langx|kk|Қазақстан теннис федерациясы}}, Qazaqstan tennıs federatsııasy) is the governing body for professional and amateur tennis in Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=http://www.ktf.kz/?m=article&id_rod=80&lng=eng&sid= |title=About the Federation |publisher=Kazakhstan Tennis Federation |accessdate=December 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215181858/http://www.ktf.kz/?m=article&id_rod=80&lng=eng&sid= |archivedate=December 15, 2013 }} 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.

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.

Team Kazakhstan

The project called the Team Kazakhstan was founded by the President of Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan Bulat Utemuratov on June 1, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.ktf.kz/?m=html&cid=3&lng=eng&sid= |title=The history of Team Kazakhstan |publisher=Kazakhstan Tennis Federation |accessdate=December 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040904/http://www.ktf.kz/?m=html&cid=3&lng=eng&sid= |archivedate=March 4, 2016 }}

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.

Performance table

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File:Gross J.jpg — Junior Grand Slam singles champion
File:Klein j.jpg — Junior Grand Slam singles runner-up
Universiade (FISU) medalists: :File:Gold FISU.svg — gold :File:Silver FISU.svg — silver :File:Bronze FISU.svg — bronze
Asian Games medalists: :File:Asian Games Gold medal blank.svg — gold :File:Asian Games Silver medal blank.svg — silver :File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg — bronze

#	Name & Lifespan	{{tooltip\|2=Zodiac / Astrological & Chinese sign\|Z}}	{{tooltip\|2=Grand Slam\|GS}}	{{tooltip\|2=Year-End Championships\|YC}}	{{nowrap\|ATP Masters Series}} / WTA 1000 tournaments {{tooltip\|2=Established in\|est.}} 1990 \|\| {{tooltip\|2=Olympic Games\|OG}}\|\| All Titles {{nowrap\|+ {{tooltip\|2=Challenger / WTA-125 level titles\|CHL}}}} + {{tooltip\|2=ITF Men's/Women's World Tennis Tour titles\|ITF}} \|\|{{nowrap\|File:Davis Cup Trophy.svg Davis Cup}} / {{nowrap\|File:BJK-Cup Trophy.png Billie Jean King Cup}} Cup	ATP Cup {{tooltip\|2=Established in\|est.}} 2020 ↓ United Cup {{tooltip\|2=Established in\|est.}} 2023	\|Hopman Cup {{tooltip\|2=Established in\|est.}} 1989 {{tooltip\|2=Exhibition team tournament\|EXH}}	\|Laver Cup {{tooltip\|2=Established in\|est.}} 2017 {{tooltip\|2=Exhibition team tournament\|EXH}}	Endorsements	Backhand	{{tooltip\|2=Highest ATP/ WTA rankings\|No.}} est. 1973 (′76) / 1975 (′84)
class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center; \|+ All-time top Kazakhstani tennis players by the number of ATP / WTA (male/female) tour-level singles titles (plus {{tooltip\|2=Doubles\|DBL}} — {{tooltip\|2=MIxed Doubles\|MX}} in parentheses, if applied; and singles rating); active players — in bold; former players — in italics; last updated after the 2024 Wuhan Open
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|Grand Slam singles champions (1)
1 \| {{sortname\|Elena\|Rybakina}} (b. 1999)	File:Gemini symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rabbit.svg	1	{{tooltip\|2=Round Robin\|RR}}¹	2	SF	8 8 12 (16)	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Yonex (racquets); Nike → Adidas → Yonex (apparel); Nike → Adidas (shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	bgcolor=99ccff\|3 (48)
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|Year-End Championships winners with no Grand Slam singles title (0)
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|Champions of ATP-Masters/ WTA-1000 without GS and/or {{tooltip\|2=Year-End Championships\|YEC}} singles title (0)
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|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 \| {{sortname\|Alexander\|Bublik}} DBL File:Asian Games Silver medal blank.svg (b. 1997)	File:Gemini symbol (fixed width).svg File:Ox.svg	{{tooltip\|2=4th round\|4R}}¹ ({{tooltip\|2=runner-up\|RU}}¹)	0	{{tooltip\|2=quarter-finalist\|QF}}²	1R (1R)	4 10 14 (16)	—	—	—	—	Yonex → Tecnifibre (racquets); Yoxoi → EA7 (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	18 (47)
class="unsortable" bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{sortname\|Elena\|Likhovtseva}} (b. 1975) before switching to the Russian Federation, also represented the USSR, the CIS & Kazakhstan \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|File:Virgo symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rabbit.svg \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=semi-finalist\|SF}}¹ (0—2) \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| 0 \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=runner-up\|RU}}¹ (4) \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| 1R (2R) \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|3 {{nowrap\|(30—32)}} 5 (38—40) \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|— \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| — \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|Wilson (racquets); Nike → Diadora (apparel & shoes) \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|15 (3)
3 \| {{sortname\|Yulia\|Putintseva}} File:Klein j.jpg File:Klein j.jpg TEAM File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg (b. 1995)	File:Capricornus symbol (fixed width).svg File:Dog 2.svg	{{tooltip\|2=quarter-finalist\|QF}}³	0	{{tooltip\|2=quarter-finalist\|QF}}²	1R	3 3 9	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Babolat (racquets); Mizuno → K-Swiss (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	27 (158)
4 \| {{sortname\|Yaroslava\|Shvedova}} TEAM File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg (b. 1987)	File:Virgo symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rabbit.svg	{{tooltip\|2=quarter-finalist\|QF}}³ (2)	0	{{tooltip\|2=quarter-finalist\|QF}}¹ (2)	1R ( —1R)	1 (14) 2 (16) 6 (23)	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Head (racquets); Fila (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	25 (3)
5 \| {{sortname\|Andrey\|Golubev}} TEAM File:Asian Games Gold medal blank.svg (b. 1987) {{cite web \|title=Андрей Голубев: То, о чём я мечтал в детстве, исполнилось благодаря Казахстану\|trans-title=Andrey Golubev: What I was dreaming about as a child came true thanks to Kazakhstan \|url=https://informburo.kz/interview/andrey-golubev-to-o-chyom-ya-mechtal-v-detstve-ispolnilos-blagodarya-kazahstanu.html \|website=informburo.kz \|publisher=Infopolis \|access-date=21 July 2024 \|location=Kazakhstan \|language=ru \|date=18 October 2017 \|quote=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}}	\|File:Cancer symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rabbit.svg	{{tooltip\|2=2nd round\|2R}}⁴ ({{tooltip\|2=runner-up\|RU}}¹)	0	{{tooltip\|2=2nd round\|2R}}⁷	— {{nowrap\|(1R—1R)}}	1 (2) 8 (25) 13 (34)	—	—	—	—	Head (racquets); Australian (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=one-handed backhand, right-handed\|1H}}	33 (24)
6 \| {{sortname\|Zarina\|Diyas}} (b. 1993)	File:Libra symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rooster.svg	{{tooltip\|2=4th round\|4R}}²	0	2	1R	1 1 10	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Dunlop (racquets)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	31 (89)
class="unsortable" bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{sortname\|Ksenia\|Pervak}} File:Gross J.jpg (b. 1991) besides the Russian Federation, also represented Kazakhstan \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|File:Gemini symbol (fixed width).svg File:Goat.svg \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=4rh round\|4R}}¹ \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| 0 \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| 0 \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| — \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|1 10 (13) \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|— \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| — \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|Wilson (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes) \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, left-handed\|2H/L}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|37 (123)
7 \| {{sortname\|Mikhail\|Kukushkin}} TEAM File:Asian Games Gold medal blank.svg (b. 1987)	\|File:Capricornus symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rabbit.svg	{{tooltip\|2=4th round\|4R}}²	0	{{tooltip\|2=3rd round\|3R}}⁴	2R	1 17 18 (19)	—	—	—	—	Head (racquets); Sergio Tacchini (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	39 (67)
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|Top-75Top-75 as a reference to Imanbek's success in UK charts: {{cite web \|title=Imanbek \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/59507/imanbek/ \|website=officialchart.com \|publisher=Official Charts \|access-date=10 November 2023}} singles rankings champions without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (4 players, 3 men's & 1 women's)
8 \| {{sortname\|Galina\|Voskoboeva}} (b. 1984)	File:Sagittarius symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rat 2.svg	{{tooltip\|2=3rd round\|3R}}⁴ ({{tooltip\|2=quarter-finalist\|QF}}⁴)	0	0	1R (2R)	0 (5) 0 (6) 3 (22)	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Wilson (racquets); Nike → Peak (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	42 (26)
9 \| {{sortname\|Alexander\|Shevchenko\|link=Alexander Shevchenko (tennis)}} (b. 2000)	\|File:Sagittarius symbol (fixed width).svg File:Dragon.svg	{{tooltip\|2=2nd round\|2R}}¹	0	{{tooltip\|2=3rd round\|3R}}²	—	0 3 7 (9)	—	—	—	—	Babolat (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	45 (406)
10 \| {{sortname\|Evgeny\|Korolev}} (b. 1988)	File:Aquarius symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rabbit.svg	{{tooltip\|2=3rd round\|3R}}¹ ({{tooltip\|2=2nd round\|2R}}²)	0	{{tooltip\|2=3rd round\|3R}}¹	—	0 5 (8) 11 (18)	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Prince (racquets); Adidas (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	46 (113)
11 \| {{sortname\|Aleksandr\|Nedovyesov}} MX File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg TEAM File:Asian Games Gold medal blank.svg (b. 1987)	\|File:Aquarius symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rabbit.svg	{{tooltip\|2=2nd round\|2R}}² ({{tooltip\|2=3rd round\|3R}}¹)	0	0	—	0 (3) 3 (31) 9 (50)	—	—	—	—	Babolat (racquets); Nike → Australian (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	72 (39)
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|Champions of team cups and/or DBL—MX Grand Slams without ATP / WTA tour-level singles title (1 women's player)
12 \| {{sortname\|Anna\|Danilina}} DBL File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg MX File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg (b. 1995)	\|File:Leo symbol (fixed width).svg File:Boar.svg	0 {{nowrap\|({{tooltip\|2=runner-up\|RU}}¹—1)}}	0	0 (1)	—	0 (9—10) 0 (11—13) 1 (39—40)	—	—	—	—	Wilson (racquets); Nike → Mizuno (apparel & shoes)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	269 (10)
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|SUMMARY (12 players: 6 men's & 6 women's) {{hidden begin \|title = Western zodiac representation (see also the Thomas theorem): \|titlestyle = background:##F8F9FA; }} 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 20px Fire signs & 5x 20px Air signs, Negative — 3x 20px Earth signs & 1x 20px Water signs; Modality: 4x 20px Cardinal, 3x 20px Fixed & 5x 20px Mutable; Classic ruler (planet): 1x20px Sun, 1x20px Moon, 3x20px Mercury, 1x20px Venus, 0x20px Mars, 2x20px Jupiter & 4x20px Saturn; Modern ruler (body): 1x20px Sun, 1x20px Moon, 3x20px Mercury, 1x20px Venus, 0x20px Mars, 2x20px Jupiter, 2x20px Saturn, 2x20px Uranus, 0x20px Neptune & {{nowrap\|0x20px Pluto.}} {{hidden end}} {{hidden begin \|title = Chinese zodiac representation: \|titlestyle = background:##F8F9FA; }} 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 20pxWood, 0x 20pxFire, 3x 20pxEarth, 1x 20pxMetal & 2x 20pxWater signs.{{hidden end}}
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|Other notable players
13 \| {{sortname\|Denis\|Yevseyev}} DBL File:Asian Games Silver medal blank.svg (b. 1993)	\|File:Gemini symbol (fixed width).svg File:Rooster.svg	0	0	0	—	0 1 9 (19)	—	—	—	—	Head (racquets)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	238 (247)
14 \| {{sortname\|Amina\|Rakhim}} DBL File:Silver FISU.svg (b. 1989)	File:Pisces symbol (fixed width).svg File:Snake.svg	0	0	0	0	0 1 (5)	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Babolat (racquets)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	259 (215)
15 \| {{sortname\|Kamila\|Kerimbayeva}} TEAM File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg (b. 1995)	\|File:Gemini symbol (fixed width).svg File:Boar.svg	0	0	0	—	0 0 10 (18)	—	—	—	—	Wilson (racquets)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	291 (303)
16 \| {{sortname\|Zhibek\|Kulambayeva}} (b. 2000)	\|File:Aries symbol (fixed width).svg File:Dragon.svg	0	0	0	—	0 0 5 (35)	—	—	—	—	Wilson (racquets)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	371 (136)
17 \| {{sortname\|Gozal\|Ainitdinova}} DBL File:Asian Games Bronze medal blank.svg (b. 1998)	\|File:Virgo symbol (fixed width).svg File:Tiger.svg	0	0	0	—	0 0 2 (7)	—	—	—	—	Wilson (racquets)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	396 (333)
18 \| {{sortname\|Madina\|Rakhim}} DBL File:Silver FISU.svg (b. 1985)	File:Aries symbol (fixed width).svg File:Ox.svg	0	0	0	0	0	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	—	{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	Babolat (racquets)	{{tooltip\|2=two-handed backhand, right-handed\|2H}}	—
class="unsortable" bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}} \|bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{sortname\|Marina\|Kroschina}} ^{File:Gross J.jpgFile:Klein j.jpg} SGL File:Gold FISU.svg DBL File:Bronze FISU.svg (1953—2000), represented the USSR: from the Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) and then from the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|File:Aries symbol (fixed width).svg File:Snake.svg	bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=3rd round\|3R}}³	bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	bgcolor=#EAECF0\| {{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|0 0 (3)	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|—	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=not applicable\|NA}}	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|Dunlop (racquets)	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|{{tooltip\|2=one-handed backhand, right-handed\|1H}}	bgcolor=#EAECF0\|—
class="unsortable" colspan="15"\|

References

Category:1992 establishments in Kazakhstan

Category:Organizations based in Astana

Category:Sports organizations established in 1992

Tennis

Category:Tennis in Kazakhstan

Category:National members of the Asian Tennis Federation

Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

Team Kazakhstan

Performance table

See also

References