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 29)
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

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 2012Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Estelle Cascino7–6(5), 6–0
Runner-up1.17 November 2013Oujda, MoroccoClay Jade Suvrijn6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.1 December 2013Fes, MoroccoClay 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 2012Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Lynn Kiro Kim-Alice Grajdek
Keren Shlomo
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Winner1.15 December 2012Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Lynn Kiro Kim-Alice Grajdek
Keren Shlomo
w/o
Winner2.3 March 2013Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Ilka Csoregi Naomi Broady
Ana Veselinović
7–5, 6–3
Winner3.10 March 2013Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Ilka Csoregi Alexandra Artamonova
Darya Lebesheva
6–3, 6–4
Winner4.17 November 2013Oujda, MoroccoHard Lina Qostal Alexandra Nancarrow
Olga Parres Azcoita
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up2.22 February 2014Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Demi Schuurs Ana Veselinović
Eugeniya Pashkova
2–6, 1–6
Winner5.12 June 2015Antananarivo, MadagascarClay Sandra Andriamarosoa Madrie Le Roux
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 2008Bujumbura, BurundiG5Clay Niriantsa Rasolomalala3–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.12 December 2008Nairobi, KenyaG4Clay Niriantsa Rasolomalala4–6, 4–6
Winner1.6 August 2009Windhoek, NamibiaG4Hard Niriantsa Rasolomalala7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up3.12 August 2009Gaborone, BotswanaG4Hard Sarah Ive2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up4.6 December 2009Kampala, UgandaG4Clay Niriantsa Rasolomalala6–1, 4–6, 0–6
Winner2.10 December 2009Nairobi, KenyaG4Clay Niriantsa Rasolomalala6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Winner3.12 March 2010Potchefstroom, South AfricaG2Hard Jennifer Ren6–4, 6–1
Runner-up5.4 April 2010Abuja, NigeriaG2Hard Ons Jabeur6–1, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Winner4.8 April 2010Abuja, NigeriaB2Hard Nour Abbès3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up6.11 March 2011Potchefstroom, South AfricaG2Hard Donna Vekić3–6, 4–6
Winner5.3 April 2011Gaborone, BotswanaG2Hard Nour Abbès6–2, 6–2
Winner6.8 April 2011Gaborone, BotswanaB2Hard Nour Abbès7–5, 6–2
Winner7.30 July 2011Pretoria, South AfricaG4Hard Kerstin Gressmann6–0, 6–0

Doubles (10–4)

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

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