WTAHardChennai2026-11-05 05:30

Mai Hontama v Zhibek Kulambayeva

The market

M. HontamaFAV1.2180%

Z. Kulambayeva4.7720%

Market says80% Hontama

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

M. HontamaWLWLL

Z. KulambayevaWWWLL

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

M. Hontama

Z. Kulambayeva

35-28

27-22

Lost R32 to S. Hunter

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

23-16

3-1

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Mai Hontama

Japan

Zhibek Kulambayeva

Kazakhstan

160

Japan

34–28

26–22

7–5

1–1

Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

475

Kazakhstan

20–15

0–1

20–14

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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

M. Hontama — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-11-02	Chennai	Hard	M. Sawangkaew	2.56	62%	WON
Games in each set7-6 6-2 HontamaSawangkaewPoints won55%45%Serve points won61%51%Return points won49%39%Games held7 of 105 of 10Break points saved4 of 78 of 13Aces00Double faults35
2026-10-25	Tokyo	Hard	M. Joint	3.68	74%	LOST
Games in each set5-7 3-6 HontamaJointPoints won46%54%Serve points won62%66%Return points won34%38%Games held7 of 1010 of 11Break points saved1 of 43 of 4Aces14Double faults31
2026-10-24	Tokyo	Hard	O. Oliynykova	2.00	52%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-1 HontamaOliynykovaPoints won61%39%Serve points won68%46%Return points won54%32%Games held7 of 83 of 8Break points saved4 of 55 of 10Aces03Double faults12
2026-10-19	Osaka	Hard	V. Golubic	3.52	73%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 1-6 HontamaGolubicPoints won40%60%Serve points won41%60%Return points won40%59%Games held2 of 86 of 8Break points saved5 of 117 of 9Aces10Double faults23
2026-10-05	Suzhou	Hard	E. Jones	2.25	57%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 0-6 HontamaJonesPoints won40%60%Serve points won45%64%Return points won36%55%Games held3 of 87 of 8Break points saved8 of 134 of 5Aces02Double faults50
2026-09-30	Beijing	Hard	K. Boulter	3.06	68%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 4-6 HontamaBoulterPoints won47%53%Serve points won53%60%Return points won40%47%Games held5 of 107 of 9Break points saved3 of 86 of 8Aces24Double faults16
2026-09-29	Beijing	Hard	J. Burrage	1.92	51%	WON
Games in each set2-6 6-1 6-2 HontamaBurragePoints won55%45%Serve points won64%52%Return points won48%36%Games held10 of 127 of 11Break points saved7 of 910 of 14Aces13Double faults29
2026-09-28	Beijing	Hard	A. Panova	—	—	WON
Games in each set7-5 6-1 HontamaPanovaPoints won57%43%Serve points won61%47%Return points won53%39%Games held7 of 103 of 9Break points saved1 of 48 of 14Aces42Double faults33
2026-09-19	Seoul	Hard	E. Lee	—	—	LOST
Games in each set0-6 7-5 3-6 HontamaLeePoints won45%55%Serve points won45%56%Return points won44%55%Games held5 of 148 of 13Break points saved10 of 196 of 11Aces04Double faults610
2026-08-26	US Open	Hard	A. Lazaro Garcia	1.67	58%	LOST
Games in each set7-5 6-7 1-6 HontamaGarciaPoints won49%51%Serve points won51%54%Return points won46%49%Games held7 of 159 of 16Break points saved12 of 206 of 13Aces33Double faults63

Z. Kulambayeva — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-11-02	Chennai	Hard	M. Yamaguchi	2.38	60%	WON
Games in each set6-4 7-5 KulambayevaYamaguchiPoints won55%45%Serve points won51%38%Return points won62%49%Games held6 of 114 of 11Break points saved8 of 133 of 10Aces00Double faults60
2026-11-01	Chennai	Hard	M. Yamaguchi	2.65	64%	WON
Games in each set3-6 6-3 7-6 KulambayevaYamaguchiPoints won50%50%Serve points won50%51%Return points won49%50%Games held7 of 157 of 15Break points saved3 of 115 of 13Aces01Double faults72
2026-10-31	Chennai	Hard	Y. Kotliar	2.31	58%	WON
Games in each set6-2 6-3 KulambayevaKotliarPoints won58%42%Serve points won52%38%Return points won62%48%Games held5 of 82 of 9Break points saved1 of 46 of 13Aces01Double faults49
2026-10-12	Lisbon (Portugal) - Qualification	Clay	F. Jorge	2.62	63%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 2-6 3-6 KulambayevaJorgePoints won47%53%Serve points won50%55%Return points won45%50%Games held6 of 139 of 14Break points saved5 of 126 of 11Aces11Double faults57
2026-09-13	Caldas da Rainha	Hard	M. Rapolu	3.96	76%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 2-6 KulambayevaRapoluPoints won41%59%Serve points won45%62%Return points won38%55%Games held3 of 87 of 9Break points saved4 of 93 of 5Aces01Double faults03
2026-09-09	Antalya 4 (Turkey) - Qualification	Clay	E. Yaneva	3.34	71%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-3 4-6 KulambayevaYanevaPoints won49%51%Serve points won55%57%Return points won43%45%Games held9 of 1410 of 14Break points saved3 of 85 of 9Aces01Double faults411
2026-09-07	Antalya 4 (Turkey) - Qualification	Clay	R. Zelnickova	1.44	67%	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-4 KulambayevaZelnickovaPoints won56%44%Serve points won63%50%Return points won50%37%Games held7 of 105 of 10Break points saved3 of 62 of 7Aces00Double faults32
2026-08-26	W50 Kursumlijska Banja (Serbia)	Clay	G. Pedone	1.90	50%	LOST
Games in each set1-6 3-6 KulambayevaPedonePoints won43%57%Serve points won48%62%Return points won38%52%Games held3 of 87 of 8Break points saved6 of 112 of 3
2026-08-13	W75 Kursumlijska Banja 2	Clay	M. Ristic	3.89	76%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 2-6 KulambayevaRisticPoints won43%57%Serve points won44%57%Return points won43%56%Games held3 of 96 of 9Break points saved4 of 103 of 6
2026-08-12	W75 Kursumlijska Banja 2	Clay	Z. Li	—	—	WON
Games in each set4-6 6-3 6-0 KulambayevaLiPoints won54%46%Serve points won63%55%Return points won45%37%Games held12 of 138 of 12Break points saved7 of 810 of 14

Common questions

Who is favourite, Mai Hontama or Zhibek Kulambayeva?

Mai Hontama is favourite at 1.21, which is a 80% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Mai Hontama vs Zhibek Kulambayeva?

Mai Hontama is 1.21 and Zhibek Kulambayeva is 4.77, the prices we recorded for the Chennai match.

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