Renata Zarazúa

Renata Zarazúa

Zarazúa at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl
Country (sports)	Mexico
Residence	Tampa, United States
Born	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 24) Mexico City, Mexico
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 Representing  MEX Women's Tennis Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Team Event
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[]

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.

WTA 125K series finals[]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2021	WTA 125 Concord, United States	Hard	Magdalena Fręch	3–6, 6–7(4–7)

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2013	ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico	10,000	Hard	Denise Muresan	4–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2013	ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico	10,000	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	1–2	Apr 2016	ITF León, Mexico	10,000	Hard	Ana Sofía Sánchez	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	2–2	May 2016	ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain	10,000	Clay	Irene Burillo Escorihuela	6–7(3), 6–1, 6–4
Loss	2–3	Jul 2017	ITF Getxo, Spain	25,000	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–4	Jul 2017	ITF Torino, Italy	25,000	Clay	Deborah Chiesa	3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	2–5	Oct 2017	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Polona Hercog	4–6, 1–6
Loss	2–6	Sep 2020	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	25,000	Clay	Jana Čepelová	4–6, 6–7(4)

Doubles: 24 (15 titles, 9 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2014	ITF Mérida, Mexico	25,000	Hard	Tatjana Maria	Jan Abaza Hsu Chieh-yu	7–6(1), 6–1
Win	2–0	Dec 2014	ITF Mérida, Mexico	25,000	Hard	Tatjana Maria	Andrea Gámiz Valeria Savinykh	6–4, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Apr 2015	ITF Guadalajara, Mexico	15,000	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Marcela Zacarías Laura Pigossi	1–6, 2–6
Win	3–1	Jun 2015	ITF Charlotte, United States	10,000	Clay	Maria Fernanda Alves	Lauren Herring Ellen Perez	6–4, 6–7(6), [10–8]
Win	4–1	Jun 2015	ITF Manzanillo, Mexico	10,000	Hard	Zoë Gwen Scandalis	Bárbara Gatica Stephanie Petit	6–1, 6–2
Win	5–1	Oct 2015	ITF Rock Hill, United States	25,000	Hard	Ema Burgić Bucko	Elitsa Kostova Florencia Molinero	7–5, 6–2
Win	6–1	Dec 2015	ITF Santiago, Chile	25,000	Clay	Victoria Rodríguez	Florencia Molinero Laura Pigossi	6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	7–1	Apr 2016	ITF León, Mexico	10,000	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Sabastiani Leon Nazari Urbina	6–0, 6–2
Loss	7–2	May 2016	ITF Naples, United States	25,000	Clay	Sophie Chang	Gabriela Cé Justyna Jegiołka	1–6, 2–6
Win	8–2	May 2016	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Clay	Marcela Zacarías	Andrea Raaholt Jasmina Tinjić	6–4, 6–4
Loss	8–3	Sep 2016	ITF Lubbock, United States	25,000	Hard	Ema Burgić Bucko	Emina Bektas Catherine Harrison	3–6, 4–6
Loss	8–4	Nov 2016	ITF Waco, U.S.	50,000	Hard	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Michaëlla Krajicek Taylor Townsend	w/o
Win	9–4	Jan 2017	ITF Wesley Chapel, U.S.	25,000	Clay	Chanel Simmonds	Elizabeth Halbauer Sofia Kenin	6–2, 7–6(5)
Loss	9–5	Apr 2017	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S.	80,000	Clay	Laura Pigossi	Kristie Ahn Quinn Gleason	3–6, 2–6
Loss	9–6	May 2017	ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain	25,000	Clay	Jaqueline Cristian	Olesya Pervushina Valeriya Strakhova	5–7, 2–6
Win	10–6	Jun 2017	ITF Ystad, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno	6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win	11–6	Oct 2017	ITF Seville, Spain	25,000	Clay	Luisa Stefani	Estrella Cabeza Candela Andrea Gámiz	7–6(2), 7–6(3)
Win	12–6	Nov 2017	ITF Sant Cugat, Spain	25,000	Clay	Luisa Stefani	Olga Danilović Guiomar MZ de Reales	6–1, 6–4
Win	13–6	Jul 2018	ITF Roma, Italy	60,000	Clay	Laura Pigossi	Anastasia Grymalska Giorgia Marchetti	6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Win	14–6	Jul 2018	ITF Ashland, United States	60,000	Hard	Jovana Jakšić	Sanaz Marand Whitney Osuigwe	6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss	14–7	Sep 2018	ITF Valencia, Spain	60,000	Clay	Valentini Grammatikopoulou	Irina Khromacheva Nina Stojanović	1–6, 4–6
Loss	14–8	Nov 2018	ITF Sant Cugat, Spain	25,000	Clay	Andreea Roșca	Miriam Bulgaru Nicoleta Dascălu	1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	15–8	Oct 2019	ITF Cucuta, Colombia	25,000	Clay	Carolina Meligeni Alves	Emiliana Arango Victoria Bosio	6–1, ret.
Loss	15–9	Nov 2019	ITF Orlando, United States	25,000	Clay	Carolina Meligeni Alves	Stephanie Wagner	4–6, 6–2, [10–7]

References[]

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

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