WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women's tennis head coach Laura Giltz announced the signing of Amina Salibayeva to the Boilermakers. A standout from Almaty, Kazakhstan, Salibayeva has competed at high levels of junior tennis and is set to join Purdue for the Fall 2025 season and plans to major in Exploratory Studies.
AMINA SALIBAYEVA
5-5 | Almaty, Kazakhstan
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PERSONAL
• Hometown: Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Place of Birth: Cambridge, MA
• Parents: Father Salibayev Ardager, Mother Salibayeva Zhamilya
• Languages: Kazakh, English, Russian
• Intended Major: Exploratory studies
AMINA SALIBAYEVA
5-5 | Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Ranked No. 4 in KTF 18&U and No. 7 in ATF 14&U
- Ranked at No. 372 in the ITF Junior World Rankings
- The Asian ATF U16 winner in singles and doubles in June 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
- National Championship U18 winner in singles in September 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Champion in singles J60 Osaka (June 2024)
- Reached the J100 Almaty final in doubles and J60 Osaka final in doubles (June 2024)
- Won J60 Offenbach in doubles (January 2023)
- Reached the J60 Frankfurt final in doubles (January 2023) and J60 Antalya final in doubles (April 2023)
PERSONAL
• Hometown: Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Place of Birth: Cambridge, MA
• Parents: Father Salibayev Ardager, Mother Salibayeva Zhamilya
• Languages: Kazakh, English, Russian
• Intended Major: Exploratory studies