Tereza Valentová

Tereza Valentová
Valentová in 2022
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$54,487
Singles
Career record48–14
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 240 (25 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 241 (16 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2023)
French Open JuniorW (2024)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2023)
US Open JuniorF (2023)
Doubles
Career record20–5
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 241 (1 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 406 (16 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2022)
French Open JuniorW (2024)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2023)
US Open Junior2R (2023)
Last updated on: 25 November 2024.

Tereza "Tery" Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 240 in singles and No. 241 in doubles.

She has a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 4, achieved on 10 June 2024, and won both the 2024 French Open girls' singles and girls' doubles titles.

Early life and background

Valentová was born to Marcel Valenta and Jitka Janáčková. Her mother is a former sprint canoeist who represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1]

She began playing tennis at the age of three after watching her father play.[2] She currently trains at TK Sparta Prague.[3]

Junior career

Valentová reached the final of the 2023 US Open in girls' singles, but lost to Katherine Hui.[4] She won the 2024 French Open girls' singles title, defeating compatriot Laura Samson in the final.[5][6] She also won the 2024 French Open girls' doubles title, partnering Renáta Jamrichová.[3]

Grand Slam performance

Singles:

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: 1R (2022)
  • French Open: W (2024)
  • Wimbledon: 2R (2023)
  • US Open: 2R (2023)

Professional

2021–23: WTA Tour debut, first ITF doubles title

In July 2021, Valentová received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Prague Open, but lost to Naiktha Bains.[7] Later that year, she made her ITF main draw debut at the $25k event in Jablonec nad Nisou, but lost in the first round to Johana Marková. In October 2022, she received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Ostrava Open, but lost in the first round to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[8]

In May 2023, she recorded her first senior win in the first round of the Advantage Cars Prague Open. The following month, she reached the semifinal of the Agel Říčany Open, upsetting top seed Laura Pigossi in the process.[9] At the ITS Cup, she reached the quarterfinals in singles and won her first ITF doubles title, partnering Magdaléna Smékalová. She made her WTA doubles debut with a wildcard into the main draw of the Prague Open, where she and partner Nikola Bartůňková reached the semifinals. She also received a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to Dayana Yastremska.[10]

2024: First ITF singles titles

In February 2024, Valentová won back-to-back ITF singles titles at the $15k events in Monastir.[11][12] She followed this up with back-to-back titles at the Říčany Open, where she also won in doubles,[9] and the $35k event in Sharm El Sheikh. At the $50k Lopota Tennis Open, she reached the singles quarterfinal and won the doubles title with partner Viktória Hrunčáková.[13] In May, she reached the singles final of the $35k event in Annenheim, but lost to Marie Benoît.[14]

Performance timeline

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.

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Prague Open.

Tournament 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 1 Career total: 1
Titles 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 Career total: 0
Hardcourt win–loss 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Grass win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Overall win–loss 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win % 50% Career total: 50%
Year–end ranking $12,493

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–0)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard China Ren Yufei 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Feb 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard France Audrey Albié 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–0 Mar 2024 Říčany Open, Czech Republic W75 Hard (i) Ukraine Daria Snigur 7–6(4), 6–2
Win 4–0 Apr 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W35 Hard Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová 7–5, 6–2
Loss 4–1 May 2024 ITF Annenheim, Austria W35 Clay Belgium Marie Benoît 5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win 5–1 Jun 2024 Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic W75 Clay Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová 6–3, 7–5
Loss 5–2 Nov 2024 ITF Trnava, Slovakia W50 Hard (i) Croatia Antonia Ružić 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–0)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2023 ITS Cup Olomouc,
Czech Republic
W60 Clay Czech Republic Magdaléna Smékalová Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva
Latvia Darja Semeņistaja
6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Feb 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Czech Republic Radka Zelníčková Italy Angelica Raggi
Bulgaria Ani Vangelova
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Mar 2024 Říčany Open, Czech Republic W75 Hard (i) Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson Hungary Fanny Stollár
Switzerland Lulu Sun
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 4–0 Apr 2024 ITF Lopota, Georgia W50 Hard Slovakia Viktória Hrunčáková Japan Nagi Hanatani
Poland Urszula Radwańska
6–2, 6–1

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

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

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2023 US Open Hard United States Katherine Hui 4–6, 4–6
Win 2024 French Open Clay Czech Republic Laura Samson 6–3, 7–6(0)

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2024 French Open Clay Slovakia Renáta Jamrichová United States Tyra Caterina Grant
United States Iva Jovic
6–4, 6–4

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
J300 (2–2)
J200 (1–2)
J100 (0–1)
J60 (0–1)
J30 (1–0)
Legend
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2021 ITF Budapest, Hungary Grade 4[b] Clay Czech Republic Dominika Šalková 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 May 2021 ITF Hanover, Germany Grade 2[c] Clay Hungary Amarissa Kiara Tóth 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–7(5)
Loss 0–3 Aug 2021 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 3[d] Clay Czech Republic Julie Štruplová 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–4 Sep 2021 ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Nikola Bartůňková 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Win 1–4 Sep 2021 ITF Mijas Costa, Spain Grade 5[e] Clay Greece Eleni Karantali 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–4 Mar 2022 ITF Casablanca, Morocco Grade 1[f] Clay United Kingdom Ranah Akua Stoiber 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–4 Aug 2022 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Alena Kovačková 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–4 Sep 2022 ITF Rakovnik, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Russia Alevtina Ibragimova 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Dec 2022 ITF Bradenton, United States Grade 1 Clay Japan Mayu Crossley 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Jul 2023 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom J300 Grass Slovakia Renáta Jamrichová w/o

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
J300 (3–2)
J200 (1–0)
J100 (0–0)
J60 (0–0)
J30 (0–0)
Legend
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2022 ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania Grade 2 Hard (i) Czech Republic Dominika Šalková Lithuania
Germany
6–4, 6–1
Win 2–0 Mar 2022 ITF Casablanca, Morocco Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Amélie Šmejkalová Russia
Poland
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2022 ITF Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy Grade 1 Clay Hungary Luca Udvardy Slovakia
Switzerland
6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss 3–1 Jul 2022 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom Grade 1 Grass Germany Carolina Kuhl Canada
Canada
1–6, 1–6
Win 4–1 Aug 2022 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Amélie Šmejkalová Czech Republic
Switzerland
6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–2 Dec 2022 ITF Bradenton, United States Grade 1 Clay Japan Sayaka Ishii United Kingdom
United Kingdom
w/o

Notes

  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.
  2. ^ The Grade 4 tournaments were reclassified as J60 in 2023.
  3. ^ The Grade 2 tournaments were reclassified as J200 in 2023.
  4. ^ The Grade 3 tournaments were reclassified as J100 in 2023.
  5. ^ The Grade 5 tournaments were reclassified as J30 in 2023.
  6. ^ The Grade 1 tournaments were reclassified as J300 in 2023.

References

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