Zhibek Kolambava reached the second round of the WTA 250 tournament for the first time in her career. The Kazakh tennis player, ranked 473rd in the world ranking, achieved her best result in singles tournaments in this category. In the 1/8 finals of the competition in Chennai, India, Kolambaeva lost to the 160th ranked player in the world, the Japanese Mai Hontama, with the result 6:4, 4:6, 5:7. The game lasted 3 hours and 16 minutes. Zivek will continue to perform in pairs. Together with the Australian Gabriela da Silva Peek, she will compete for the promotion to the semi-finals.