# Zarah Razafimahatratra

Zarah Razafimahatratra (born 24 August 1994) is a retired Malagasy tennis player.
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
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (0–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 15 December 2012 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Hard | Estelle Cascino | 7–6$^{(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

* Category G1
* Category G2
* Category G3
* Category G4
* Category G5

### 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] |