Audrey Zarif | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Saint-Denis, France [1] | 23 July 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed shakehand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 69 (23 January 2024) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 96 (20 February 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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