Madina Rakhim (born 9 April 1985) is a Kazakhstani former

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player. She is an elder sister of professional player

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Biography

Rakhim, a right-handed player, made her debut for the

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in 2004, appearing in four ties. From 2006 to 2007, she played college tennis in the United States for

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and became only their second ever female to compete in the NCAA Division I Singles Championship. At the

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in Bangkok, Rakhim and sister Amina were runners-up to Chinese Taipei's

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and

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in the women's doubles, to claim a silver medal for Kazakhstan. In 2008, she featured in another four

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ties for her national team. She finished her Fed Cup career having lost only one of her four singles rubbers and in partnership with her sister was unbeaten in four doubles rubbers.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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