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Madina Rakhim (born 9 April 1985) is a Kazakhstani former tennis player. She is an elder sister of professional player Amina.

Madina Rakhim

Country (sports)	Kazakhstan
Born	(1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 37) Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Medal record Universiade 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles

Biography

Rakhim, a right-handed player, made her debut for the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team in 2004, appearing in four ties.

From 2006 to 2007, she played college tennis in the United States for Wichita State and became only their second ever female to compete in the NCAA Division I Singles Championship.[1]

At the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Rakhim and sister Amina were runners-up to Chinese Taipei's Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung in the women's doubles, to claim a silver medal for Kazakhstan.[2]

In 2008, she featured in another four Fed Cup 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)

Outcome	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	July 22, 2007	$10,000	Wichita, United States	Hard (o)	Anna Egorova	Jennifer Elie Jelena Pandžić	2–6, 6–3, 1–6

References

External links

• Madina Rakhim at the Women's Tennis Association
• Madina Rakhim at the International Tennis Federation
• Madina Rakhim at the Billie Jean King Cup

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