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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zarazúa and the second or maternal family name is Ruckstuhl.
Renata Zarazúa
Zarazúa at the 2024 Washington Open
Full nameRenata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl
Country (sports) Mexico
ResidenceTampa, Florida, U.S.
Born (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27)
Mexico City
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2012[1]
CoachPatricio Zarazúa Ruckstuhl
Prize moneyUS$1,124,978
Singles
Career record343–258
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 59 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open2R (2020)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record197–163
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 17 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (8 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 170 (28 October 2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–12
Medal record
Representing  MEX
Women's tennis
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Team event
Last updated on: 4 November 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. 59 on 4 November 2024, and she peaked at No. 135 in the doubles rankings on 8 October 2018.

She has won one singles and one doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Circuit, she has won four titles in singles and seventeen in doubles.

In 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, her Grand Slam debut becoming the first Mexican female tennis player to compete in the main draw of a Major in 20 years.[2] On the WTA Tour, her biggest result to date was reaching the semifinals of the 2020 Mexican Open.

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

Early life and background

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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.[3][4] During an interview at the 2020 French Open, Zarazúa stated that Simona Halep is the player she admires the most.[5]

Career

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2016-2019: WTA Tour debut

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Zarazúa made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Brasil Cup, after 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: Mexican semifinal, major debut

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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 WTA Tour semifinal since 1993.[6]

In September 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, her first appearance at a Grand Slam. Zarazúa was the first Mexican woman in a Grand Slam main draw in 20 years.[7] She recorded her first Grand Slam win over wildcard Elsa Jacquemot before losing in the second round to third seed Elina Svitolina. She also became the first Mexican woman in more than 20 years to win a main draw match at a Grand Slam since Angélica Gavaldón reached the second round of the Australian Open in 2000.[8]

2021-2023: Olympics debut, WTA 125 title

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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, becoming the first Mexican woman to win a WTA Challenger Tour level singles tournament.[9][1]

2024: Top 100, Wimbledon, US Open debuts

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She reached the top 100 on 8 January 2024, and became the second Mexican player after Angélica Gavaldón in 1996, to reach the milestone.[10][11] The following week, she qualified for the 2024 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.[12]

She qualified for the Italian Open by defeating sixth qualifying seed Viktoriya Tomova making her debut at a clay WTA 1000 event but lost to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[13]

At Wimbledon, she went out in the final qualifying round but made the main draw for the first time in her career at this major as a lucky loser, losing to Emma Raducanu in straight sets on her debut.[14]

She also made her debut at the US Open as a direct entry benefitting from the withdrawal of Sorana Cîrstea,[15] and recorded her first win at this Grand Slam with an upset over 28th seed Caroline Garcia. As a result she reached the top 85 in the singles rankings on 9 September 2024. At the WTA 500, the 2024 Guadalajara Open Akron, she defeated Anhelina Kalinina and moved to a new career-high of world No. 78 in the singles rankings on 16 September 2024 and No. 74 a week later.[16][17] As the top seed at her home tournament, the 2024 Mérida Open, she made the quarterfinals defeating wildcard Akasha Urhobo[18] and qualifier Maja Chwalińska. As a result she reached a new career-high in the top 60 in the singles rankings.[19][20][21][22]

Performance timelines

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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.[23]

Singles

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Current through the 2024 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 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A Q1 A 2R Q1 Q1 A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A A Q1 A NH Q1 A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q1 A A Q1 Q1 A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 0 / 5 2–5 29%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A NH A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A NH 2R Q1 Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A NH A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 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 NTI 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 4 Career total: 25
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–3 4–2 2–6 0–3 0–1 1–4 0 / 25 10–25 26%
Win % 0% 0% 40% 25% 67% 25% 0% 0% 20% Career total: 29%
Year-end ranking 291 248 258 280 142 127 350 165 $446,017

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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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: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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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)
Loss 1–1 Jun 2024 Bari Open, Italy Clay Italy Angelica Moratelli Irina Khromacheva
Kazakhstan Anna Danilina 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 2024 Internacional de Valencia,
Spain 		Clay Italy Angelica Moratelli Poland Katarzyna Piter
Hungary Fanny Stollár 		1–6, 6–4, [8–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (1–5)
$10,000 tournaments (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
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 W25 Clay Slovakia Jana Čepelová 4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 2–7 Jan 2023 ITF Malibu, United States W25 Hard United States Jamie Loeb 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–7 Jan 2023 ITF Boca Raton, US W25 Clay Switzerland Lulu Sun 6–2, 7–5
Loss 3–8 May 2023 Pelham Pro Classic, US W60 Clay Veronika Miroshnichenko 6–7(5), 2–6
Win 4–8 Aug 2023 Lexington Challenger, US W60 Hard United States Caroline Dolehide 1–6, 7–6(4), 7–5
Loss 4–9 Sep 2023 ITF Templeton Pro, US W60 Hard United States Taylor Townsend 3–6, 1–6
Loss 4–10 Aug 2024 Cary Tennis Classic, US W100 Hard Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2)
Win 5–10 Sep 2024 ITF Templeton Pro, US W75 Hard United States Usue Maitane Arconada 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–10 Oct 2024 Tyler Pro Challenge, US W100 Hard United States Iva Jovic 6–4, 6–2

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

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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, US 50,000 Hard Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
United States Taylor Townsend 		w/o
Win 9–4 Jan 2017 ITF Wesley Chapel, US 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, US 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 Internazionale di 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, US 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 W25 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves Colombia Emiliana Arango
Argentina Victoria Bosio 		6–1, ret.
Loss 15–9 Nov 2019 ITF Orlando, United States W25 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves United States Katharine Fahey
Germany Stephanie Wagner 		4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 16–9 May 2022 Solgironès Open, Spain W100+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 W25 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 W100 Clay Mexico Marcela Zacarías United States Carmen Corley
United States Ivana Corley 		6–3, 6–3

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b "Renata Zarazúa becomes first Mexican woman to win a WTA tournament".
  2. ^ Macpherson, Alex (25 September 2020). "Zarazua, Sherif qualify for Roland Garros, score national milestones". WTA. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Renata Zarazua's Bio". WTA. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ Livaudais, Stephanie (13 April 2020). "Renata Zarazua reflects on historic Acapulco run, lockdown life". WTA. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ Sharp, Alex (25 September 2020). "HALEP PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR ZARAZUA". www.rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Renata Zarazua reflects on historic Acapulco run, lockdown life". WTA. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Zarazua: 'I'm living a dream here in Paris'". 29 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Qualifier Zarazua should be proud of Paris show, says Svitolina". Reuters. 30 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Zarazua outlasts top seed Parry to win WTA 125 Montevideo title".
  10. ^ "Renata Zarazúa Makes History as First Mexican Player in WTA Top-100 in Almost 30 Years". 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Photos: The Top 100 breakthroughs of 2024".
  12. ^ "Zarazua, Korneeva, Yastremska qualify for Australian Open".
  13. ^ "2024 Rome; On home soil, Cocciaretto battles from behind to defeat Zarazua".
  14. ^ "WIMBLEDON: BRITAIN'S EMMA RADUCANU SEALS IMPRESSIVE OPENING WIN OVER RENATA ZARAZUA TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN AT SW19". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Five Players Withdraw From US Open". 21 August 2024.
  16. ^ "WTA Rankings Report – As of Sept. 16, 2024".
  17. ^ "Olivia Gadecki tops Sloane Stephens in 1st round at Guadalajara". ESPN. 11 September 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 Merida; Mexican hope Zarazua defeats American teen Urhobo in Merida opener". WTATennis. 30 October 2024.
  19. ^ Lori Sortino (28 October 2024). "Zarazua closes in on top 60 after W100 Tyler triumph".
  20. ^ "Renata disputa su pase a cuartos de final" (in Spanish). 31 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Renata Zarazúa sigue con su camino al título en el Mérida Open 2024" (in Spanish). El Informador (Mexico). 1 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Renata remonta para dar otro paso" (in Spanish). 1 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Renata Zarazua". Australian Open. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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