Zarah Razafimahatratra

Zarah Razafimahatratra
	At the 2010 US Open
Country (sports)	Madagascar
Born	24 August 1994 (age 29); Antananarivo, Madagascar
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$14,832
Singles
Career record	45–28
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 545 (9 December 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior	1R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2011)
US Open Junior	1R (2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record	37–19
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 489 (12 August 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior	2R (2010)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2011)
US Open Junior	2R (2010, 2011)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	9–2

Last updated January 02, 2024

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

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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	15 December 2012	Potchefstroom, South Africa	Hard	Estelle Cascino	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	17 November 2013	Oujda, Morocco	Clay	Jade Suvrijn	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	1 December 2013	Fes, Morocco	Clay	Jade Suvrijn	5–7, 0–6

Doubles (5–2)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 December 2012	Potchefstroom, South Africa	Hard	Lynn Kiro	Kim-Alice Grajdek Keren Shlomo	6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Winner	1.	15 December 2012	Potchefstroom, South Africa	Hard	Lynn Kiro	Kim-Alice Grajdek Keren Shlomo	w/o
Winner	2.	3 March 2013	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Ilka Csoregi	Naomi Broady Ana Veselinović	7–5, 6–3
Winner	3.	10 March 2013	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Ilka Csoregi	Alexandra Artamonova Darya Lebesheva	6–3, 6–4
Winner	4.	17 November 2013	Oujda, Morocco	Hard	Lina Qostal	Alexandra Nancarrow Olga Parres Azcoita	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	22 February 2014	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Demi Schuurs	Ana Veselinović Eugeniya Pashkova	2–6, 1–6
Winner	5.	12 June 2015	Antananarivo, Madagascar	Clay	Sandra Andriamarosoa	Madrie Le Roux Liniques Theron	6–3, 6–2

ITF Junior Circuit finals

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Singles (7–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Grade	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	30 November 2008	Bujumbura, Burundi	G5	Clay	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	12 December 2008	Nairobi, Kenya	G4	Clay	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	6 August 2009	Windhoek, Namibia	G4	Hard	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–4)
Runner-up	3.	12 August 2009	Gaborone, Botswana	G4	Hard	Sarah Ive	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	6 December 2009	Kampala, Uganda	G4	Clay	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	6–1, 4–6, 0–6
Winner	2.	10 December 2009	Nairobi, Kenya	G4	Clay	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	6–1, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1
Winner	3.	12 March 2010	Potchefstroom, South Africa	G2	Hard	Jennifer Ren	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	4 April 2010	Abuja, Nigeria	G2	Hard	Ons Jabeur	6–1, 2–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Winner	4.	8 April 2010	Abuja, Nigeria	B2	Hard	Nour Abbès	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	6.	11 March 2011	Potchefstroom, South Africa	G2	Hard	Donna Vekić	3–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	3 April 2011	Gaborone, Botswana	G2	Hard	Nour Abbès	6–2, 6–2
Winner	6.	8 April 2011	Gaborone, Botswana	B2	Hard	Nour Abbès	7–5, 6–2
Winner	7.	30 July 2011	Pretoria, South Africa	G4	Hard	Kerstin Gressmann	6–0, 6–0

Doubles (10–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Grade	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	30 November 2008	Bujumbura, Burundi	G5	Clay	Valeria Bhunu	Yasmin Ebada Ann-Sophie Rufyikiri	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	12 December 2008	Nairobi, Kenya	G4	Clay	Valeria Bhunu	Niriantsa Rasolomalala Kaylea Chana Sher	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	26 July 2009	Windhoek, Namibia	G4	Hard	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Adri Lochner Mikayla Morkel-Brink	3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Winner	1.	6 August 2009	Windhoek, Namibia	G4	Hard	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Sarah Ive Welma Luus	6–7^(7–9), 7–6^(7–3), [10–5]
Winner	2.	12 August 2009	Gaborone, Botswana	G4	Hard	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Laura Deigman Tracy Plant	6–1, 7–6^(7–3)
Winner	3.	28 November 2009	Kigali, Rwanda	G5	Clay	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Elliesa Ball Yasmin Ebada	6–3, 6–1
Winner	4.	6 December 2009	Kampala, Uganda	G4	Clay	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Natasha Fourouclas Tracy Plant	6–3, 6–4
Winner	5.	10 December 2009	Nairobi, Kenya	G4	Clay	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Stephanie N'tcha Veruska Van Wyk	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Winner	6.	19 March 2010	Pretoria, South Africa	G2	Hard	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Ysaline Bonaventure Ilinca Stoica	2–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Runner-up	4.	4 April 2010	Abuja, Nigeria	G2	Hard	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Nour Abbès Ons Jabeur	3–6, 3–6
Winner	7.	8 April 2010	Abuja, Nigeria	B2	Hard	Niriantsa Rasolomalala	Sohinee Ghosh Ann-Sophie Rufyikiri	7–6^(8–6), 6–2
Winner	8.	30 July 2011	Pretoria, South Africa	G4	Hard	Jesse Norah Grace	Dane Joubert Carita Moolman	7–5, 6–2
Winner	9.	16 September 2011	Montreal, Canada	G3	Hard	Ganna Poznikhirenko	Gloria Liang Erin Routliffe	6–2, 6–3
Winner	10.	17 June 2012	Offenbach, Germany	G1	Clay	Ilka Csöregi	Diana Bogoliy Jeļena Ostapenko	6–0, 3–6, [10–7]

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References

External links

Zarah Razafimahatratra at the Women's Tennis Association
Zarah Razafimahatratra at the International Tennis Federation
Zarah Razafimahatratra at the Billie Jean King Cup
Zarah Razafimahatratra at the International Olympic Committee

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