# Mai Hontama vs Zhibek Kulambayeva — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/mai-hontama-vs-zhibek-kulambayeva?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:22776&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:629626
Tour: WTA

Mai Hontama holds a 1–0 lead over Zhibek Kulambayeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mai Hontama leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mai Hontama won the 2026 Chennai Open second round 4-6 6-4 7-5.

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## Overall
- Mai Hontama: 1 wins
- Zhibek Kulambayeva: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Mai Hontama 1 - 0 Zhibek Kulambayeva

## By tournament category
- WTA 250: Mai Hontama 1 - 0 Zhibek Kulambayeva

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Mai Hontama | 1694 | 119.2 | -1.74 | 0.45 | 0.953 | 48.9% | 14 | - | - | 39.3% | -0.72 | 7-10 (41%) | 4-5 (44%) | 97.2 | 1.48 |
| Zhibek Kulambayeva | 1524 | 99.0 | -0.61 | 0.0 | 0.96 | 48.7% | - | - | - | 42.9% | -0.43 | 0-1 | — | - | 12.33 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-11-05 | Chennai Open | WTA 250 | R16 | Hard | Mai Hontama | 4-6 6-4 7-5 |

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