Renata Zarazúa
![]() Zarazúa at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl | |||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Residence | Tampa, United States | |||||||||||||
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 30 September 1997|||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 417,695 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 231–170 (57.6%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 ITF | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 117 (27 September 2021) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 117 (27 September 2021) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2021) | |||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2020) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018, 2021) | |||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 (2018, 2021) | |||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 153–115 (57.1%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 15 ITF | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 135 (8 October 2018) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 232 (9 August 2021) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
French Open Junior | SF (2014) | |||||||||||||
US Open Junior | 2R (2014) | |||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 11–10 (52.4%) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 9 August 2021. |
Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl (American Spanish: [reˈnata saɾaˈsu.a]; born 30 September 1997) is a Mexican tennis player. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 122 on 9 August 2021 and she peaked at No. 135 in the doubles rankings on 8 October 2018. Renata made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Brasil Cup, where she reached the main draw through qualifying. On the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, she has won two titles in singles and 15 titles in doubles. On the WTA Tour, her biggest result to date was reaching the semifinals of the 2020 Mexican Open, where she defeated former No. 3, Sloane Stephens, in the first round. In 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, her Grand Slam debut. She was the first Mexican female tennis player to play at the main draw of a Grand Slam championship since 2000.[1]
Playing for Mexico Fed Cup team, Zarazúa has a win/loss record of 11–10.
Early life and background[]
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[]
In February 2018, at the Mexican Open, she defeated Kristýna Plíšková to reach the round of 16.
In late February 2020, Zarazúa received a wildcard to play at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, where she reached her first WTA singles semifinal. In the first round, she upset top-seeded Sloane Stephens.
In September 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament. Zarazua was the first Mexican woman in a Grand Slam main draw in 20 years.[5] She lost in the second round to third-seeded Elina Svitolina.
In 2021, Zarazúa qualified for the first time for the Olympic Games in singles and in doubles partnering Giuliana Olmos both making their Olympics debut.
Performance timelines[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
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.[6]
Singles[]
Current through 2021 US Open.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Career total: 17 | |||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 0 / 17 | 9–17 | 35% | |
Win % | 0% | 0% | 40% | 25% | 67% | 25% | Career total: 35% | |||
Year-end ranking | 291 | 248 | 258 | 280 | 142 | $366,307 |
WTA 125K series finals[]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | WTA 125 Concord, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
ITF Circuit finals[]
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)[]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2013 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 1–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF León, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | May 2016 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(3), 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Torino, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2020 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(4) |
Doubles: 24 (15 titles, 9 runner–ups)[]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2014 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(1), 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Dec 2014 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2015 | ITF Guadalajara, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 2015 | ITF Charlotte, United States | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(6), [10–8] |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2015 | ITF Manzanillo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | Oct 2015 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 6–1 | Dec 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [10–7] |
Win | 7–1 | Apr 2016 | ITF León, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–2 | May 2016 | ITF Naples, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–2 | May 2016 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Lubbock, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–4 | Nov 2016 | ITF Waco, U.S. | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 9–4 | Jan 2017 | ITF Wesley Chapel, U.S. | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(5) |
Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 9–6 | May 2017 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 10–6 | Jun 2017 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
Win | 11–6 | Oct 2017 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 7–6(3) |
Win | 12–6 | Nov 2017 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 13–6 | Jul 2018 | ITF Roma, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, [13–11] |
Win | 14–6 | Jul 2018 | ITF Ashland, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
Loss | 14–7 | Sep 2018 | ITF Valencia, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 14–8 | Nov 2018 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 15–8 | Oct 2019 | ITF Cucuta, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, ret. |
Loss | 15–9 | Nov 2019 | ITF Orlando, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
References[]
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (September 25, 2020). "Zarazua, Sherif qualify for Roland Garros, score national milestones". WTA. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Renata Zarazua's Bio". WTA. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Livaudais, Stephanie (April 13, 2020). "Renata Zarazua reflects on historic Acapulco run, lockdown life". WTA. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Sharp, Alex (September 25, 2020). "HALEP PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR ZARAZUA". www.rolandgarros.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Zarazua: 'I'm living a dream here in Paris'".
- ^ "Renata Zarazua". Australian Open. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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External links[]
- Renata Zarazúa at the Women's Tennis Association
- Renata Zarazúa at the International Tennis Federation
- Renata Zarazúa at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Tennis players from Mexico City
- Mexican female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- Olympic tennis players of Mexico
- Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- North American tennis biography stubs
- Mexican sportspeople stubs