Zarah Razafimahatratra

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

Zarah Razafimahatratra
At the 2010 US Open
Country (sports) 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 Cup9–2

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

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2012

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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

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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

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Singles (1–2)

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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)

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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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Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (7–6)

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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)

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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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