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).
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. The Randriantefy sisters competed in women's doubles and they faced the Spanish pair of Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in Barcelona and in Atlanta in the first rounds. As of today, only Dally and Natacha Randriantefy represented Madasgascar in tennis at Olympic Games leaving everlasting mark on the history of their home country and the international tennis.
She played in Madagascar Fed Cup team in 1997, her record 8-0 (6-0 in singles, 2-0 in doubles).
Randriantefy is the best ranked Austronesian, of the Indian Ocean Area player in the Open era.
She retired from professional tennis after a first-round loss at the 2006 Australian Open against Akgul Amanmuradova.
Personal Born in Antananarivo, Randriantefy was coached by father, Max; mother Olga is a language professor. Her sister Natacha is also a tennis player.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (7–8) Legend$75,000 tournaments$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–3)Clay (5–4)Carpet (0–1) ResultDateTierTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 20 September 199310,000 Marseille, France Clay Maïder Laval 3–6, 7–5, 6–4Loss 21 March 199425,000 Brest, France Hard Els Callens 4–6, 3–6Loss 4 December 199525,000 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) Sarah Pitkowski 7–5, 1–6, 2–6Win 5 July 199910,000 Le Touquet, France Clay Stéphanie Testard 6–3, 6–3Loss 19 June 200025,000 Gorizia, Italy Clay Mariam Ramon Climent 2–6, 1–6Loss 3 July 200025,000 Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay Stéphanie Foretz 2–6, 3–6Loss 24 July 200025,000 Les Contamines, France Hard Bianka Lamade 2–6, 1–6Win 16 October 200025,000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Lydia Steinbach 4–0, 4–1, 4–1Win 28 May 200125,000 Biella, Italy Clay Joana Cortez 6–1, 6–1Win 2 September 200250,000 Denain, France Clay Maria Goloviznina 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Win 9 September 200275,000 Bordeaux, France Clay Evgenia Kulikovskaya 7–5, 6–2Win 12 October 200325,000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Kaia Kanepi 7–5, 6–4Loss 7 September 200475,000 Denain, France Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld 3–6, 2–6Loss 10 October 200475,000 Girona, Spain Clay Marta Marrero 6–3, 6–7 (6–8), 0–6Loss 10 October 200425,000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Carpet (i) Květa Peschke 3–6, 2–6
Doubles: 5 (3–2) Legend$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (2–1) ResultDateTierTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 20 September 199310,000 Marseille, France Clay Natacha Randriantefy Andrea Noszály Daphne van de Zande 0–6, 4–6Loss 4 December 199550,000 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) Natacha Randriantefy Angela Lettiere Corina Morariu 3–6, 5–7Win 4 June 200125,000 Galatina, Italy Clay Vanessa Menga Bahia Mouhtassine Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 3–6, 6–0, 7–5Win 15 October 200125,000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Natacha Randriantefy Flavia Pennetta Maria Paola Zavagli 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Win 28 April 200250,000 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Iveta Benešová Caroline Dhenin 6–2, 6–4
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