Rada Zolotareva

Rada Zolotareva
Country (sports) Russia
Born28 September 2008[1]
Sochi, Russia
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$51,683
Singles
Career record93–40
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 285 (24 August 2026)
Current rankingNo. 285 (24 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2026)
Doubles
Career record69–28
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (24 August 2026)
Current rankingNo. 319 (24 August 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2026)
Last updated on: 30 August 2026.

Rada Zolotareva (born 28 September 2008) is a Russian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 285 in singles, reached on 24 August 2026, and No. 319 in doubles, achieved on 24 August 2026.[2][3]

Career

Competing in she defeated Armenian Ani Amiraghyan in the final of the ITF Tsaghkadzor, Armenia in May 2025.[4] In September 2025, she lost in the final of the ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia, to Lilli Tagger.[5]

Playing alongside Vera Zvonareva she was a runner-up in the ladies doubles at the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai in December 2025, losing to Gao Xinyu and Mananchaya Sawangkaew in the final.[6]

Competing in the girls' singles at the 2026 Australian Open, she recorded a win over junior grand slam winner Jana Kovačková on her way to the semi-finals where she faced French third seed Ksenia Efremova.[7][8] Alongside compatriot Mariia Makarova, she also reached the semi-finals of the girls' doubles where they were defeated by eventual winners Jana and Alena Kovačková.[9][10]

Playing alongside Varvara Panshina in August 2026, she reached the final of the women's doubles at W75 Kuršumlijska Banja III in Serbia where they faced Weronika Falkowska and Lucija Ćirić Bagarić, winning in straight sets.[11] She also won the final in the women's singles at the tournament the following day in straight sets, against Lidia Encheva of Bulgaria.[12]

Personal life

Her sister Anastasia Zolotareva is also a tennis player.[13]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments (1–1)
W35 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2024 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W15 Hard Daria Egorova 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2024 ITF Tsaghkadzor, Armenia W15 Clay Kristina Kroitor 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–1 May 2025 ITF Tsaghkadzor, Armenia W15 Clay Armenia Ani Amiraghyan 6–0, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Sep 2025 Serbian Tennis Tour, Serbia W75 Clay Austria Lilli Tagger 7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 2026 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay Argentina Luisina Giovannini 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Aug 2026 Serbian Tennis Tour, Serbia W75 Clay Bulgaria Lidia Encheva 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W75 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
W15 tournaments (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (7–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Anastasia Zolotareva Chinese Taipei Yu-Yun Li
Kazakhstan Aruzhan Sagandykova
5–7, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 0–2 May 2023 ITF Kachreti, Georgia W25 Clay Anastasia Zolotareva Maria Kozyreva
Ekaterina Ovcharenko
5–7, 3–6
Win 1–2 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Hungary Amarissa Tóth Netherlands Rikke de Koning
Netherlands Madelief Hageman
6–1, 6–4
Win 2–2 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Anastasia Safta Hungary Panna Bartha
Turkey Ilay Yoruk
6–2, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Apr 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Anastasia Zolotareva Czech Republic Linda Ševčíková
Czech Republic Karolina Vlčková
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 May 2024 ITF Lopota, Georgia W50 Hard Anastasia Zolotareva Australia Elysia Bolton
United States Catherine Harrison
4–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Aug 2024 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W15 Hard Daria Egorova Sofya Gapankova
Kseniya Yersh
3–6, 6–0, [13–11]
Win 4–4 Oct 2024 ITF Tsaghkadzor, Armenia W15 Clay Ekaterina Agureeva Alina Yuneva
Valeria Iushchenko
6–4, 6–3
Win 5–4 Oct 2024 ITF Tsaghkadzor, Armenia W15 Clay Ekaterina Agureeva Alina Yuneva
Valeria Iushchenko
7–6(4), 6–3
Win 6–4 Nov 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Turkey Deniz Dilek United States Baylen Brown
United States Jamilah Snells
6–0, 6–2
Win 7–4 Sep 2025 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Alexandra Shubladze Felitsata Dorofeeva-Rybas
Serbia Lana Virc
6–2, 6–2
Loss 7–5 Oct 2025 ITF Huzhou, China W35 Clay United States Kristina Penickova China Huang Yujia
China Zhang Ying
2–6, 4–6
Loss 7–6 Dec 2025 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE W100 Hard Vera Zvonareva China Gao Xinyu
Thailand Mananchaya Sawangkaew
6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 8–6 Aug 2026 Serbian Tennis Tour, Serbia W75 Clay Varvara Panshina Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
Poland Weronika Falkowska
7–5, 6–4

References

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  2. ↑ "Rada Zolotareva". ITF. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rada Zolotareva". WTA. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ani Amiraghyan Lost Two Finals at the ITF Tournament in Tsaghkadzor". Sportaran.com. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tagger wins second straight title at W75 Kursumlijska Banja". ITF Tennis. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  6. ↑ Mesic, Dzevad (December 7, 2025). "Vera Zvonareva, Rada Zolotareva lose doubles final in brutal way". Tennisworldusa.org.
  7. ↑ Hájek, Jakub (26 Jan 2026). "V Melbourne na sesterské finále nedojde, Jana Kovačková nečekaně končí už ve druhém kole". Livesport.cz. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  8. ↑ Briscomb, Bede (30 January 2026). "Hance's aggressive mindset pays off, locking in AO juniors semifinal spot". ausopen.com. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
  9. ↑ Jirásek, Ondřej (30 Jan 2026). "Češky a Češi na kurtech, pátek 30. ledna: Čtyři naděje zabojují o finále Australian Open". Livesport.cz. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
  10. ↑ Novotný, Pavel (30 January 2026). "České finále na Australian Open! Sestry Kovačkovy vládly a v boji o titul vyzvou krajanky". Livesport.cz. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
  11. ↑ "W75 Kuršumlijska Banja III - Doubles". ITF. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "W75 Kuršumlijska Banja III - Singles". ITF. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "17 year-old young Kazakhstani tennis player became the champion of the tournament in Turkey". Turanews.kz. 7 Nov 2022. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.