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Aravane Rezai

Aravane Rezai
  • Residence: Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • Date of Birth: 14 Mar 1987
  • Birthplace: St. Etienne, France
  • Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
  • Weight: 137 lbs. (62 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (January 1, 2005)
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Aravane Rezai Biography

Currently without a coach ... Father is Arsalan (was a car mechanic); mother, Nouchine, is a physiotherapist; sister Caminde is a student; brother, Anauch, is a tennis coach ... Began playing tennis at age 8; baseliner whose favorite surface is hard ... Speaks French, Persian, English ... Enjoys Indian films, Persian poetry and music ... Favorite food is kebabs ... Won two tennis gold medals at Muslim Women Olympic Games in Iran ... Would have pursued astrophysics had she not been a tennis player ... Favorite players are Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi ... Goal is to be No.1.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 4
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 8
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $8,459 $2,765,650
W/L - Singles 6 - 7 282 - 199
W/L - Doubles 1 - 0 9 - 28
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Results

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /W

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) 139 6-1 3-1 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$444
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
187 301 781
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
11-Oct-2010 (15) 09-Mar-2009 (118)
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JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Peng); fell in Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Peng).

FEBRUARY - Fell in Acapulco qualifying; withdrew from Monterrey w/right knee injury.

MARCH - Fell in Indian Wells and Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Fell 1r at Barcelona (l. to Goerges); fell in Fes and Estoril qualifying.

MAY - Fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to Begu).

JUNE - Fell in Wimbledon qualifying.

JULY - Reached 2r at Washington DC (l. to Vandeweghe).

AUGUST - Fell 1r at Montreal (l. to Peng); fell in Cincinnati qualifying.
2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in France.

2004 - Played first WTA qualifying at Roland Garros; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first two WTA main draws, reaching 2r at Roland Garros (l. to Sharapova) but falling 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch; fell in qualifying twice; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - First Top 50 season; QF three times, at Palermo, Hasselt and Kolkata; reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once (ROland Garros) and 2r once; fell in qualifying nine times (incl. other two majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on July 24 (after Palermo; rose from No.102 to No.91) and Top 50 debut on November 13 year-end rankings (rose from No.51 to No.49).

2007 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Istanbul (ret. vs. Dementieva in final w/left patella tendonitis); reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r 18 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Auckland (l. to Davenport in final); SF at Fès (l. to Dulko); reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r five times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times.

2009 - First Top 30 season; won first two WTA titles at Strasbourg (d. Hradecka for title) and Bali (won title when Bartoli ret. in final w/left quad strain); SF at Auckland (l. to Dementieva); QF at Palermo; reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r twice and 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon and Rome - l. to A.Radwanska 46 62 76(7); held mp at 6-5 in third set tie-break); fell 1r nine times (incl. Australian Open, US Open and Miami - l. to Pavlyuchenkova 46 75 63; held 3mp at 64 53).

2010 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.19); won third and fourth WTA titles at Madrid (d. V.Williams in final) and Bastad (d. Dulko in final); SF twice, at Sydney (l. to S.Williams 36 75 64; led 63 52) and Birmingham (l. to Li); QF twice, at Palermo and Bali; reached 4r once, 3r once (Roland Garros - l. to Petrova 67(2) 64 108; held 3mp at 5-4 third set) and 2r 13 times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r five times; made Top 20 debut on April 5 (after Miami; rose from No.21 to No.20) and set career-high No.15 on October 11 (after Beijing; rose from No.16 to No.15).

2011 - Runner-up at Dallas (l. to Lisicki in final); QF at Baku; reached 3r twice and 2r five times (incl. Bastad - l. to Hercog 36 64 76(4); held mp at 6-5 third set); fell 1r 11 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying twice; withdrew from Rome, Strasbourg and Osaka w/illness.
SINGLES
Winner (4): 2012 - ITF/Contrexeville-FRA; 2010 - Madrid, Bastad; 2009 - Strasbourg, Bali; 2007 - ITF/Deauville-FRA; 2006 - ITF/Telde-Gran Canaria 2-ESP, ITF/Poitiers-FRA; 2005 - ITF/Roma Borghesiana-ITA, ITF/Saint Gaudens-FRA; 2004 - ITF/Castel Gandolfo-ITA, ITF/Settimo San Pietro-ITA.
Finalist (3): 2011 - Dallas; 2008 - Auckland; 2007 - Istanbul.

ADDITIONAL
French Fed Cup Team, 2010-11.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 4
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 8
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $8,459 $2,765,650
W/L - Singles 6 - 7 282 - 199
W/L - Doubles 1 - 0 9 - 28

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
3 / 6 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 1r 2r 1r 3r 1r - -
8 / 8 FRENCH OPEN 1r 1r 3r 4r 1r 1r 3r 2r
4 / 5 WIMBLEDON - 1r 2r 2r 1r 3r - -
6 / 6 US OPEN - 1r 2r 1r 2r 2r 4r -

Doubles

W/L   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
0 / 3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - 1r - 1r 1r - -
4 / 6 FRENCH OPEN 1r 2r 2r 1r 3r 1r - -
2 / 5 WIMBLEDON - 1r 2r 1r 2r 1r - -
1 / 5 US OPEN - - 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r -
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Aravane Rezai Results

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SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /W

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) 139 6-1 3-1 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$444

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 04-May-2013 // $5,137,962 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 180 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win [11] Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 82 7-5 4-6 6-4
Q-R16 Loss Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 89 3-6 6-3 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

+20

Prize Money

$3,255

OEIRAS (ESTORIL)

WTA // PORTUGAL // 29-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 187 // Seed/Entry: /Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win [W] Rita Vilaca (POR) - 6-2 6-7 (10) 6-2
Q-R16 Win Valeria Savinykh (RUS) 147 6-4 6-4
Q-Q Win Vania King (USA) 126 6-3 6-2
R32 Loss [Q] Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) 112 5-7 6-1 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+16

Prize Money

$1,800

MARRAKECH

WTA // MOROCCO // 22-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 184 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Valeria Savinykh (RUS) 146 3-6 7-5 6-2
Q-R16 Loss [6] Timea Babos (HUN) 114 6-2 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+6

Prize Money

$700

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 182 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss [3] Shahar Peer (ISR) 118 7-6 (3) 1-6 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$500

CROISSY-BEAUBOURG

ITF // FRANCE // 25-Mar-2013 // $50,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 178 // Seed/Entry: 8/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Antonia Lottner (GER) 648 6-2 7-6 (7)
R16 Loss Julie Coin (FRA) 198 6-1 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+10

Prize Money

$760

PARIS

WTA // FRANCE // 28-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 175 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) 102 6-4 3-6 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$810
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
187 301 781

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 40
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
30/08/2010 US OPEN 2R 100
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
Date Tournament Round Points
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 5
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 4R 280
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 60
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 90
Date Tournament Round Points
27/08/2007 US OPEN 2R 60
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 3R 90
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
28/08/2006 US OPEN 4R 96
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 3R 93
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 2R 46
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 169 -
2011 113 359
2010 19 159
2009 26 861
2008 74 126
2007 80 850
2006 49 -
2005 189 -
2004 497 -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
11-Oct-2010 (15) 09-Mar-2009 (118)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
187 333

Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 40
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
30/08/2010 US OPEN 2R 100
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
Date Tournament Round Points
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 5
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 4R 280
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 60
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 90
Date Tournament Round Points
27/08/2007 US OPEN 2R 60
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 3R 90
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
28/08/2006 US OPEN 4R 96
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 3R 93
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 2R 46
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points

Tour Championships

Date Tournament Round Points
04/11/2010 BALI 1R 0
04/11/2009 BALI W 600

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
04/05/2013 MADRID Q - 2R 20
28/01/2013 PARIS Q - 1R 1
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI Q - 1R 1
07/08/2012 MONTREAL 1R 30
20/03/2012 MIAMI Q - 2R 20
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
08/01/2012 SYDNEY Q - 1R 1
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC Q - 2R 20
08/08/2011 TORONTO Q - 1R 1
01/08/2011 CARLSBAD 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
13/06/2011 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
30/04/2011 MADRID 1R 5
22/03/2011 MIAMI 2R 5
09/03/2011 INDIAN WELLS 3R 80
09/01/2011 SYDNEY 2R 60
02/10/2010 BEIJING 1R 5
26/09/2010 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 70
16/08/2010 MONTREAL 2R 70
09/08/2010 CINCINNATI 1R 1
02/08/2010 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
14/06/2010 EASTBOURNE 2R 60
08/05/2010 MADRID W 1000
02/05/2010 ROME 2R 70
23/03/2010 MIAMI 2R 5
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS 4R 140
14/02/2010 DUBAI 2R 70
08/02/2010 PARIS 2R 60
10/01/2010 SYDNEY 4R 200
03/10/2009 BEIJING 1R 5
27/09/2009 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 60
Date Tournament Round Points
17/08/2009 TORONTO 3R 110
10/08/2009 CINCINNATI 1R 1
09/05/2009 MADRID 2R 110
03/05/2009 ROME 2R 90
25/03/2009 MIAMI 1R 30
11/03/2009 INDIAN WELLS Q - 2R 20
09/02/2009 PARIS 3R 12

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
29/04/2013 OEIRAS (ESTORIL) 1R 16
22/04/2013 MARRAKECH Q - 2R 6
08/04/2013 KATOWICE Q - 1R 1
15/10/2012 LUXEMBOURG Q - 3R 10
08/10/2012 LINZ Q - 1R 1
29/07/2012 WASHINGTON DC 2R 40
30/04/2012 ESTORIL Q - 1R 1
23/04/2012 FES Q - 2R 6
09/04/2012 BARCELONA 1R 16
27/02/2012 ACAPULCO Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
02/01/2012 AUCKLAND 1R 16
19/09/2011 GUANGZHOU 2R 30
12/09/2011 TASHKENT 1R 1
22/08/2011 DALLAS QF 210
18/07/2011 BAKU 3R 70
11/07/2011 PALERMO 1R 1
04/07/2011 BASTAD 2R 30
06/06/2011 BIRMINGHAM 3R 30
18/04/2011 FES 2R 30
04/04/2011 MARBELLA 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
28/02/2011 MONTERREY 1R 1
18/10/2010 LUXEMBOURG 2R 30
13/09/2010 QUEBEC CITY 1R 1
12/07/2010 PALERMO 3R 70
05/07/2010 BASTAD W 280
07/06/2010 BIRMINGHAM QF 130
12/04/2010 BARCELONA 1R 1
05/04/2010 MARBELLA 2R 30
04/01/2010 AUCKLAND 2R 30
19/10/2009 LUXEMBOURG 3R 10
Date Tournament Round Points
12/10/2009 LINZ 1R 16
27/07/2009 ISTANBUL 2R 30
13/07/2009 PALERMO 3R 70
08/06/2009 BIRMINGHAM 3R 30
18/05/2009 STRASBOURG W 280
27/04/2009 FES 1R 1
05/01/2009 AUCKLAND 4R 130

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
16/04/2011 FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS 1R 0
24/04/2010 FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS 1R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
20/10/2008 LINZ Q - 1R 1
13/10/2008 ZURICH Q - 2R 5
06/10/2008 MOSCOW Q - 3R 15
22/09/2008 BEIJING Q - 1R 1
16/09/2008 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 1R 20
28/07/2008 MONTREAL 1R 1
21/07/2008 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
07/07/2008 PALERMO 1R 1
16/06/2008 EASTBOURNE 2R 35
09/06/2008 BIRMINGHAM 2R 10
Date Tournament Round Points
05/05/2008 BERLIN 1R 1
28/04/2008 FES 4R 50
14/04/2008 CHARLESTON 2R 35
07/04/2008 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 1
26/03/2008 MIAMI 1R 1
12/03/2008 INDIAN WELLS 2R 25
31/12/2007 AUCKLAND QF 80
22/10/2007 LINZ 1R 15
01/10/2007 STUTTGART Q - 1R 1
24/09/2007 LUXEMBOURG Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
13/08/2007 TORONTO 1R 1
06/08/2007 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
23/07/2007 BAD GASTEIN 1R 1
16/07/2007 PALERMO 1R 1
18/06/2007 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
21/05/2007 ISTANBUL QF 100
14/05/2007 ROME 1R 15
07/05/2007 BERLIN 1R 1
30/04/2007 ESTORIL 1R 1
09/04/2007 CHARLESTON 2R 35
Date Tournament Round Points
02/04/2007 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 1
21/03/2007 MIAMI 1R 1
07/03/2007 INDIAN WELLS 1R 1
26/02/2007 DOHA 1R 1
19/02/2007 DUBAI 1R 1
05/02/2007 PARIS 1R 1
07/01/2007 SYDNEY Q - 2R 5
30/10/2006 HASSELT 3R 37
23/10/2006 LINZ Q - 1R 1
02/10/2006 STUTTGART Q - 3R 8
Date Tournament Round Points
25/09/2006 LUXEMBOURG Q - 1R 1
18/09/2006 KOLKATA 3R 30
24/07/2006 BUDAPEST 2R 12
17/07/2006 PALERMO 3R 30
19/06/2006 EASTBOURNE Q - 1R 1
12/06/2006 BIRMINGHAM Q - 1R 1
06/02/2006 PARIS Q - 2R 4
08/01/2006 CANBERRA Q - 2R 2
24/10/2005 HASSELT Q - 1R 1
13/06/2005 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
07/02/2005 PARIS Q - 1R 1
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