Zarah Razafimahatratra

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Zarah Razafimahatratra
Zarah Razafimahatratra.jpg
At the 2010 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Born (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 30)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$14,832
Singles
Career record45–28
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 545 (9 December 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open  Junior1R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2011)
US Open  Junior1R (2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record37–19
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 489 (12 August 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open  Junior2R (2010)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2011)
US Open  Junior2R (2010, 2011)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 9–2

Zarah Razafimahatratra (born 24 August 1994) is a retired Malagasy tennis player.

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Razafimahatratra was Madagascar's top female tennis player. She won one singles title and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In 2013, she made her debut for the Madagascar Fed Cup team. She had her maiden appearance against Cyprus in Moldova on 9 May, helping the team to a win following a decade of absence.

On the junior circuit, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 22, on 29 January 2012.

Career

2012

Razafimahatratra began her 2012 season with back-to-back Grade-1 junior tournaments in South America, losing in the first round of both, the first being in Costa Rica and the second in Venezuela. In March, she headed to South Africa to play three consecutive Grade-2 tournaments in Potchefstroom. She reached the quarterfinals of all three tournaments. After this, Razafimahatratra travelled to Europe for the big junior clay court season, playing four tournaments, both Grade-1 and Grade- A, with her best result being a quarterfinal. She then lost in the second round of three consecutive junior tournaments.

As it turned out, these would be the last junior tournaments Razafimahatratra would play. In October, she began focusing on her professional career, and played a $25k tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, under a wildcard entry. In the first round, she defeated Kyra Shroff before another win over Viktoriya Tomova in the second round. In the quarterfinals, however, she met the top seed from Russia, Nina Bratchikova, and despite taking the first set, the eighteen-year-old was eventually defeated. In doubles, she reached the quarterfinals alongside Valeria Patiuk. The following week, Razafimahatratra played another $25k event in Lagos, but was forced to qualify. She did so, and after defeating Maria Sakkari in the first round lost to Lu Jiajing in the second. She reached the quarterfinal of the doubles tournament with Patiuk.

Zarah's final tournaments of the year were back-to-back 10k events in Potchefstroom, South Africa. She reached the semifinals of the first tournament before being blasted out by Chanel Simmonds, winning not a single game. In doubles, however, she reached the final alongside Lynn Kiro; they lost against Kim Grajdek and Keren Shlomo. In the second tournament in Potchefstroom, Zarah was crowned singles and doubles champion.

2013

Razafimahatratra's 2013 campaign began with four consecutive $10k tournaments in Sharm El Sheikh. In the first event, she lost a three-set match against eventual champion Adrijana Lekaj, but went on to win the doubles with Romanian Ilka Csöregi. The following week, she lost in the second round to the second seed, but once more lifted the doubles trophy with Csöregi. In the third tournament, however, she fared better in singles, reaching the semifinals without dropping a set, before being defeated by Darya Lebesheva.

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.15 December 2012 Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino 7–6(5), 6–0
Runner-up1.17 November 2013 Oujda, MoroccoClay Flag of France.svg Jade Suvrijn 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.1 December 2013 Fes, MoroccoClay Flag of France.svg Jade Suvrijn5–7, 0–6

Doubles (5–2)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (1–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.8 December 2012 Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Lynn Kiro Flag of Germany.svg Kim-Alice Grajdek
Flag of Israel.svg Keren Shlomo
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Winner1.15 December 2012Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Lynn Kiro Flag of Germany.svg Kim-Alice Grajdek
Flag of Israel.svg Keren Shlomo
w/o
Winner2.3 March 2013 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Romania.svg Ilka Csoregi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Veselinović
7–5, 6–3
Winner3.10 March 2013Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Romania.svg Ilka Csoregi Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Artamonova
Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Lebesheva
6–3, 6–4
Winner4.17 November 2013 Oujda, MoroccoHard Flag of Morocco.svg Lina Qostal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Nancarrow
Flag of Spain.svg Olga Parres Azcoita
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up2.22 February 2014Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs Flag of Montenegro.svg Ana Veselinović
Flag of Russia.svg Eugeniya Pashkova
2–6, 1–6
Winner5.12 June 2015 Antananarivo, MadagascarClay Flag of Madagascar.svg Sandra Andriamarosoa Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux
Flag of Namibia.svg Liniques Theron
6–3, 6–2

ITF Junior Circuit finals

Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (7–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.30 November 2008 Bujumbura, BurundiG5Clay Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala3–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.12 December 2008 Nairobi, KenyaG4Clay Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala4–6, 4–6
Winner1.6 August 2009 Windhoek, NamibiaG4Hard Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up3.12 August 2009 Gaborone, BotswanaG4Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Sarah Ive2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up4.6 December 2009 Kampala, UgandaG4Clay Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala6–1, 4–6, 0–6
Winner2.10 December 2009Nairobi, KenyaG4Clay Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Winner3.12 March 2010 Potchefstroom, South AfricaG2Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jennifer Ren6–4, 6–1
Runner-up5.4 April 2010 Abuja, NigeriaG2Hard Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 6–1, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Winner4.8 April 2010Abuja, NigeriaB2Hard Flag of Tunisia.svg Nour Abbès 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up6.11 March 2011Potchefstroom, South AfricaG2Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić 3–6, 4–6
Winner5.3 April 2011Gaborone, BotswanaG2Hard Flag of Tunisia.svg Nour Abbès6–2, 6–2
Winner6.8 April 2011Gaborone, BotswanaB2Hard Flag of Tunisia.svg Nour Abbès7–5, 6–2
Winner7.30 July 2011 Pretoria, South AfricaG4Hard Flag of Namibia.svg Kerstin Gressmann 6–0, 6–0

Doubles (10–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.30 November 2008Bujumbura, BurundiG5Clay Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Valeria Bhunu Flag of Egypt.svg Yasmin Ebada
Flag of Burundi.svg Ann-Sophie Rufyikiri
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.12 December 2008Nairobi, KenyaG4Clay Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Valeria Bhunu Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala
Flag of South Africa.svg Kaylea Chana Sher
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up3.26 July 2009Windhoek, NamibiaG4Hard Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of South Africa.svg Adri Lochner
Flag of South Africa.svg Mikayla Morkel-Brink
3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Winner1.6 August 2009Windhoek, NamibiaG4Hard Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of South Africa.svg Sarah Ive
Flag of South Africa.svg Welma Luus
6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), [10–5]
Winner2.12 August 2009Gaborone, BotswanaG4Hard Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Deigman
Flag of South Africa.svg Tracy Plant
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Winner3.28 November 2009 Kigali, RwandaG5Clay Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliesa Ball
Flag of Egypt.svg Yasmin Ebada
6–3, 6–1
Winner4.6 December 2009Kampala, UgandaG4Clay Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of South Africa.svg Natasha Fourouclas
Flag of South Africa.svg Tracy Plant
6–3, 6–4
Winner5.10 December 2009Nairobi, KenyaG4Clay Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of Benin.svg Stephanie N'tcha
Flag of South Africa.svg Veruska Van Wyk
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Winner6.19 March 2010Pretoria, South AfricaG2Hard Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure
Flag of Romania.svg Ilinca Stoica
2–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Runner-up4.4 April 2010Abuja, NigeriaG2Hard Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of Tunisia.svg Nour Abbès
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur
3–6, 3–6
Winner7.8 April 2010Abuja, NigeriaB2Hard Flag of Madagascar.svg Niriantsa Rasolomalala Flag of Mauritius.svg Sohinee Ghosh
Flag of Burundi.svg Ann-Sophie Rufyikiri
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Winner8.30 July 2011Pretoria, South AfricaG4Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Jesse Norah Grace Flag of South Africa.svg Dane Joubert
Flag of Namibia.svg Carita Moolman
7–5, 6–2
Winner9.16 September 2011 Montreal, CanadaG3Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Ganna Poznikhirenko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gloria Liang
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Routliffe
6–2, 6–3
Winner10.17 June 2012 Offenbach, GermanyG1Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ilka Csöregi Flag of Ukraine.svg Diana Bogoliy
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
6–0, 3–6, [10–7]

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