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Dally Randriantefy
Country (sports) Madagascar
ResidenceAntananarivo, Madagascar
Born (1977-02-23) 23 February 1977 (age 47)
Antananarivo
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2006
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$663,958
Singles
Career record319–206
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 44 (11 April 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1995)
French Open3R (2003)
Wimbledon1R (1996, 2003, 2004, 2005)
US Open3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record41–44
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 193 (6 May 2002)

Dally Randriantefy (born 23 February 1977) is a former professional Malagasy female tennis player.

In her career, Randriantefy won seven singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 11 April 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 44. On 6 May 2002, she peaked at No. 193 in the doubles rankings. Her best results have been two semifinal appearances at the WTA Strasbourg tournament and the WTA Acapulco (both Tier III).

She retired from professional tennis after a first-round loss at the 2006 Australian Open against Akgul Amanmuradova.

Randriantefy took part in three Olympic Games, in Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Athens (2004). She was the flag bearer of Malagasy Olympic team in Atlanta.

Randriantefy is the best ranked Austronesian, of the Indian Ocean Area player in the Open era.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (7–8)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (5–4)
Carpet (0–1)
Result Date Tier Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 20 September 1993 10,000 Marseille, France Clay France Maïder Laval 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 21 March 1994 25,000 Brest, France Hard Belgium Els Callens 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4 December 1995 25,000 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) France Sarah Pitkowski 7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win 5 July 1999 10,000 Le Touquet, France Clay France Stéphanie Testard 6–3, 6–3
Loss 19 June 2000 25,000 Gorizia, Italy Clay Spain Mariam Ramon Climent 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3 July 2000 25,000 Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay France Stéphanie Foretz 2–6, 3–6
Loss 24 July 2000 25,000 Les Contamines, France Hard Germany Bianka Lamade 2–6, 1–6
Win 16 October 2000 25,000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Germany Lydia Steinbach 4–0, 4–1, 4–1
Win 28 May 2001 25,000 Biella, Italy Clay Brazil Joana Cortez 6–1, 6–1
Win 2 September 2002 50,000 Denain, France Clay Russia Maria Goloviznina 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win 9 September 2002 75,000 Bordeaux, France Clay Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya 7–5, 6–2
Win 12 October 2003 25,000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Estonia Kaia Kanepi 7–5, 6–4
Loss 7 September 2004 75,000 Denain, France Clay Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld 3–6, 2–6
Loss 10 October 2004 75,000 Girona, Spain Clay Spain Marta Marrero 6–3, 6–7 , 0–6
Loss 10 October 2004 25,000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Carpet (i) Czech Republic Květa Peschke 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
Result Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 20 September 1993 10,000 Marseille, France Clay Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy Hungary Andrea Noszály
Belgium Daphne van de Zande
0–6, 4–6
Loss 4 December 1995 50,000 Cergy-Pontoise,
France
Hard (i) Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy United States Angela Lettiere
United States Corina Morariu
3–6, 5–7
Win 4 June 2001 25,000 Galatina, Italy Clay Brazil Vanessa Menga Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win 15 October 2001 25,000 Joué-lès-Tours,
France
Hard (i) Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Maria Paola Zavagli
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 28 April 2002 50,000 Cagnes-sur-Mer,
France
Clay France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
France Caroline Dhenin
6–2, 6–4

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