Renata Zarazúa

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Renata Zarazúa
Zarazúa at the 2022 French Open
Full nameRenata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl
Country (sports) Mexico
ResidenceTampa, Florida, U.S.
Born (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 26)
Mexico City
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
CoachPatricio Zarazúa Ruckstuhl
Prize moneyUS$ 741,641
Singles
Career record316–239 (56.9%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 97 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 101 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open2R (2020)
WimbledonQ1 (2018, 2021)
US OpenQ1 (2018, 2021, 2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record190–153 (55.4%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 135 (8 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 193 (15 April 2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–12 (55.6%)
Medal record
Representing  MEX
Women's Tennis
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Team event
Last updated on: 17 April 2024.

Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl (Latin American Spanish: [reˈnata saɾaˈsu.a]; born 30 September 1997) is a Mexican tennis player. She reached a best singles ranking of world No. 97 on 15 January 2024, and she peaked at No. 135 in the doubles rankings on 8 October 2018.

She owns one title in singles and one in doubles on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Circuit, she has won four titles in singles and seventeen in doubles. On the WTA Tour, her biggest result to date was reaching the semifinals of the 2020 Mexican Open. In 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, her major debut. She was the first Mexican female tennis player to compete in the main draw of a Grand Slam championship since 2000.[1]

Playing for Mexico Fed Cup team, Zarazúa has a win–loss record of 15–12 in Fed Cup competition (as of April 2024).

Early life and background[edit]

Zarazúa was born on 30 September 1997 to Jose Luis and Alejandra in Mexico City. She also has an older brother named Patricio, who is a former college tennis player for Palm Beach Atlantic University. Her great-uncle Vicente Zarazúa, a Mexican pro tennis player, participated in 16 Davis Cup ties for Mexico and claimed gold medals in exhibition doubles at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.[2][3] During an interview at the 2020 French Open, Zarazúa stated that Simona Halep is the player she admires the most.[4]

Tennis career[edit]

2016-2019: Tour debut[edit]

Zarazúa made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Brasil Cup, where she reached the main draw through qualifying.

In February 2018 at the Mexican Open, she defeated Kristýna Plíšková to reach the round of 16.

2020: WTA Tour semifinal, major debut[edit]

In late February 2020, Zarazúa received a wildcard to play again at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, where she reached her first WTA Tour singles semifinal. In the first round, she upset top-seeded Sloane Stephens. She became the first Mexican woman to play a tour semifinal since 1993.

In September 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament. Zarazúa was the first Mexican woman in a main draw of a major in 20 years.[5] She lost in the second round to third seed Elina Svitolina.

2021-2024: Olympics debut, first WTA 125 title, top 100[edit]

In 2021, she qualified for the Olympic Games in singles and in doubles, partnering Giuliana Olmos both making their Olympics debut.

She won her first WTA 125 title at the 2023 Montevideo Open defeating the top seed, Diane Parry, in the final.[6]

She reached the top 100 on 8 January 2024 and became the second Mexican player ever, following Angelica Gavaldon in 1996, to reach the milestone.[7][8] The following week, she qualified for the Australian Open making her debut, becoming just the second Mexican woman to reach the Australian Open main draw in the Open era, and first since two-time quarterfinalist Angelica Gavaldon's final appearance in 2000.[9]

Performance timelines[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[10]

Singles[edit]

Current through the 2022 Copa Colsanitas.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A Q2 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A Q1 A 2R Q1 Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A Q1 A NH Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A Q1 A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A NH A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A NH 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 3 3 2 6 3 1 1 Career total: 22
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–3 4–2 2–6 0–3 0–1 0–1 0 / 22 9–22 29%
Win % 0% 0% 40% 25% 67% 25% 0% 0% 50% Career total: 29%
Year-end ranking 291 248 258 280 142 127 350 165 $446,017

WTA Challenger finals[edit]

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2021 Concord Open, United States Hard Poland Magdalena Fręch 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 Dec 2023 Montevideo Open, Uruguay Clay France Diane Parry 7–5, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)[edit]

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico Hard Iryna Shymanovich Italy Angelica Moratelli
Italy Camilla Rosatello
6–2, 7–6(7–1)

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 12 (4 titles, 9 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (1–5)
$10,000 tournaments (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (2–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard United States Denise Muresan 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard United States Ashley Weinhold 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 1–2 Apr 2016 ITF León, Mexico 10,000 Hard Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–2 May 2016 Solgironès Open, Spain 10,000 Clay Spain Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6–7(3), 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Jul 2017 ITF Getxo, Spain 25,000 Clay Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Jul 2017 ITF Torino, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Deborah Chiesa 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 2–5 Oct 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Slovenia Polona Hercog 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–6 Sep 2020 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Slovakia Jana Čepelová 4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 2–7 Jan 2023 ITF Malibu, United States 25,000 Hard United States Jamie Loeb 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–7 Jan 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States 25,000 Clay Switzerland Lulu Sun 6–2, 7–5
Loss 3–8 May 2023 Pelham Pro Classic, United States 60,000 Clay Veronika Miroshnichenko 6–7(5), 2–6
Win 4–8 Aug 2023 Lexington Challenger, United States 60,000 Hard United States Caroline Dolehide 1–6, 7–6(4), 7–5
Loss 4–9 Sep 2023 ITF Templeton Pro, United States 60,000 Hard United States Taylor Townsend 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (9–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (11–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2014 ITF Mérida, Mexico 25,000 Hard Germany Tatjana Maria United States Jan Abaza
Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
7–6(1), 6–1
Win 2–0 Dec 2014 ITF Mérida, Mexico 25,000 Hard Germany Tatjana Maria Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Russia Valeria Savinykh
6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Apr 2015 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico 15,000 Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Mexico Marcela Zacarías
Brazil Laura Pigossi
1–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Jun 2015 ITF Charlotte, United States 10,000 Clay Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves United States Lauren Herring
Australia Ellen Perez
6–4, 6–7(6), [10–8]
Win 4–1 Jun 2015 ITF Manzanillo, Mexico 10,000 Hard United States Zoë Gwen Scandalis Chile Bárbara Gatica
Argentina Stephanie Petit
6–1, 6–2
Win 5–1 Oct 2015 ITF Rock Hill, United States 25,000 Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić Bucko Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova
Argentina Florencia Molinero
7–5, 6–2
Win 6–1 Dec 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Mexico Victoria Rodríguez Argentina Florencia Molinero
Brazil Laura Pigossi
6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 7–1 Apr 2016 ITF León, Mexico 10,000 Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds Mexico Sabastiani Leon
Mexico Nazari Urbina
6–0, 6–2
Loss 7–2 May 2016 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay United States Sophie Chang Brazil Gabriela Cé
Poland Justyna Jegiołka
1–6, 2–6
Win 8–2 May 2016 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay Mexico Marcela Zacarías Norway Andrea Raaholt
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić
6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–3 Sep 2016 ITF Lubbock, United States 25,000 Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić Bucko United States Emina Bektas
United States Catherine Harrison
3–6, 4–6
Loss 8–4 Nov 2016 Waco Showdown, United States 50,000 Hard Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
United States Taylor Townsend
w/o
Win 9–4 Jan 2017 ITF Wesley Chapel, United States 25,000 Clay South Africa Chanel Simmonds United States Elizabeth Halbauer
United States Sofia Kenin
6–2, 7–6(5)
Loss 9–5 Apr 2017 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States 80,000 Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi United States Kristie Ahn
United States Quinn Gleason
3–6, 2–6
Loss 9–6 May 2017 Solgironès Open, Spain 25,000 Clay Romania Jaqueline Cristian Russia Olesya Pervushina
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
5–7, 2–6
Win 10–6 Jun 2017 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko Netherlands Quirine Lemoine
Netherlands Eva Wacanno
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 11–6 Oct 2017 ITF Seville, Spain 25,000 Clay Brazil Luisa Stefani Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
7–6(2), 7–6(3)
Win 12–6 Nov 2017 ITF Sant Cugat, Spain 25,000 Clay Brazil Luisa Stefani Serbia Olga Danilović
Spain Guiomar Maristany
6–1, 6–4
Win 13–6 Jul 2018 ITF Roma, Italy 60,000 Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi Italy Anastasia Grymalska
Italy Giorgia Marchetti
6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Win 14–6 Jul 2018 Ashland Tennis Classic, United States 60,000 Hard Serbia Jovana Jakšić United States Sanaz Marand
United States Whitney Osuigwe
6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 14–7 Sep 2018 Open de Valencia, Spain 60,000 Clay Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou Russia Irina Khromacheva
Serbia Nina Stojanović
1–6, 4–6
Loss 14–8 Nov 2018 ITF Sant Cugat, Spain 25,000 Clay Romania Andreea Roșca Romania Miriam Bulgaru
Romania Nicoleta Dascălu
1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 15–8 Oct 2019 ITF Cucúta, Colombia 25,000 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves Colombia Emiliana Arango
Argentina Victoria Bosio
6–1, ret.
Loss 15–9 Nov 2019 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves United States Katharine Fahey
Germany Stephanie Wagner
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 16–9 May 2022 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain 100,000+H Clay Andorra Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 16–10 Jan 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States 25,000 Clay Canada Kayla Cross France Tiphanie Fiquet
United States Ashley Lahey
6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Win 17–10 Jul 2023 Championnats de Granby, Canada 100,000 Clay Mexico Marcela Zacarías United States Carmen Corley
United States Ivana Corley
6–3, 6–3

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Macpherson, Alex (September 25, 2020). "Zarazua, Sherif qualify for Roland Garros, score national milestones". WTA. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Renata Zarazua's Bio". WTA. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Livaudais, Stephanie (April 13, 2020). "Renata Zarazua reflects on historic Acapulco run, lockdown life". WTA. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Sharp, Alex (September 25, 2020). "HALEP PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR ZARAZUA". www.rolandgarros.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Zarazua: 'I'm living a dream here in Paris'".
  6. ^ "Zarazua outlasts top seed Parry to win WTA 125 Montevideo title".
  7. ^ "Renata Zarazúa Makes History as First Mexican Player in WTA Top-100 in Almost 30 Years". 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Photos: The Top 100 breakthroughs of 2024".
  9. ^ "Zarazua, Korneeva, Yastremska qualify for Australian Open".
  10. ^ "Renata Zarazua". Australian Open. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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