Tereza Valentová

Tereza "Tery" Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 264 in singles and No. 241 in doubles.

Tereza Valentová

Valentová in 2022
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Born	(2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$49,658
Singles
Career record	40–11
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 264 (15 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 274 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior	QF (2023)
French Open Junior	W (2024)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2023)
US Open Junior	F (2023)
Doubles
Career record	20–5
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 241 (1 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 425 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2022)
French Open Junior	W (2024)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2023)
US Open Junior	2R (2023)
Last updated on: 22 August 2024.

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] She also won the 2024 French Open girls' doubles title, partnering Renáta Jamrichová.^[3]

Grand Slam performance

Singles:

• Australian Open: QF (2023)
• French Open: W (2024)
• Wimbledon: 2R (2023)
• US Open: F (2023)

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

2024: First ITF singles titles

In February 2024, Valentová won back-to-back ITF singles titles at the $15k events in Monastir.^[10][11] She followed this up with back-to-back titles at the Říčany Open, where she also won in doubles,^[8] 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.^[12] In May, she reached the singles final of the $35k event in Annenheim, but lost to Marie Benoît.^[13]

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: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend W60/75 tournaments (2–0) W25/35 tournaments (1–1) W15 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (4–0) Clay (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2024	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Ren Yufei	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–0	Feb 2024	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Audrey Albié	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–0	Mar 2024	Říčany Open, Czech Republic	W75	Hard (i)	Daria Snigur	7–6(4), 6–2
Win	4–0	Apr 2024	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W35	Hard	Linda Klimovičová	7–5, 6–2
Loss	4–1	May 2024	ITF Annenheim, Austria	W35	Clay	Marie Benoît	5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win	5–1	Jun 2024	Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic	W75	Clay	Aneta Kučmová	6–3, 7–5

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	Magdaléna Smékalová	Zhibek Kulambayeva Darja Semeņistaja	6–2, 6–2
Win	2–0	Feb 2024	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Radka Zelníčková	Angelica Raggi Ani Vangelova	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–0	Mar 2024	Říčany Open, Czech Republic	W75	Hard (i)	Gabriela Knutson	Fanny Stollár Lulu Sun	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win	4–0	Apr 2024	ITF Lopota, Georgia	W50	Hard	Viktória Hrunčáková	Nagi Hanatani 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	Katherine Hui	4–6, 4–6
Win	2024	French Open	Clay	Laura Samson	6–3, 7–6(0)

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2024	French Open	Clay	Renáta Jamrichová	Tyra Caterina Grant 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	Dominika Šalková	1–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	May 2021	ITF Hanover, Germany	Grade 2[c]	Clay	Amarissa Kiara Tóth	6–3, 6–7(5), 6–7(5)
Loss	0–3	Aug 2021	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	Grade 3[d]	Clay	Julie Štruplová	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–4	Sep 2021	ITF Rakovník, Czech Republic	Grade 2	Clay	Nikola Bartůňková	6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Win	1–4	Sep 2021	ITF Mijas Costa, Spain	Grade 5[e]	Clay	Eleni Karantali	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–4	Mar 2022	ITF Casablanca, Morocco	Grade 1[f]	Clay	Ranah Akua Stoiber	6–2, 6–2
Win	3–4	Aug 2022	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	Grade 1	Clay	Alena Kovačková	6–4, 6–1
Win	4–4	Sep 2022	ITF Rakovnik, Czech Republic	Grade 2	Clay	Alevtina Ibragimova	6–2, 6–2
Loss	4–5	Dec 2022	ITF Bradenton, United States	Grade 1	Clay	Mayu Crossley	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4–6	Jul 2023	ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom	J300	Grass	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)	Dominika Šalková		6–4, 6–1
Win	2–0	Mar 2022	ITF Casablanca, Morocco	Grade 1	Clay	Amélie Šmejkalová		6–3, 6–3
Win	3–0	May 2022	ITF Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy	Grade 1	Clay	Luca Udvardy		6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss	3–1	Jul 2022	ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom	Grade 1	Grass	Carolina Kuhl		1–6, 1–6
Win	4–1	Aug 2022	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	Grade 1	Clay	Amélie Šmejkalová		6–4, 6–1
Loss	4–2	Dec 2022	ITF Bradenton, United States	Grade 1	Clay	Sayaka Ishii		w/o

Gallery

• 
  Tereza Valentova with her cousins Jan Valenta (on the left) and Michal Valenta (on the right) holding the 2024 French Open trophies for girls' singles and doubles titles.

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

1. Jaroch, Jan (9 March 2024). "Táto, já tě porazím! Talentovaná dcera olympioničky stoupá žebříčkem". iSport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
2. Lewis, Michael J. (7 September 2023). "Valentova enjoying 'crazy' New York as she reaches maiden Slam semi". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
3. Walsh, Courtney (8 June 2024). "Valentova wins all-Czech final to claim Roland Garros girls' title". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
4. Lewis, Michael J. (10 September 2023). "Hui fends off nerves to wins US Open girls' title". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
5. Oddo, Chris (8 June 2024). "Valentova triumphs in first all-Czech junior Grand Slam final". Roland-Garros. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
6. "Day 2: Valentova lost in the final round of qualifying". Livesport Prague Open. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
7. Pastier, Roderik (1 October 2022). "Schmiedlová proti 15-ročnej súperke musela odvracať črtajúcu sa senzáciu: Na turnaji v Ostrave napokon zabojuje o hlavnú súťaž!". Tenisový Svet (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
8. Renton, Jamie (18 March 2024). "Valentova, 17, wins third straight title - and biggest yet - in Ricany". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
9. "Knutsonová a Šalková zaskočily favoritky!". Livesport Prague Open (in Czech). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
10. Williams, Peter (19 February 2024). "Valentova hits career-high with Monastir title". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
11. Plšková, Markéta (29 February 2024). "Chci do dvoustovky. Sedmnáctiletá Valentová slaví mezi dospělými". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
12. Malinovský, Majo (26 April 2024). "FOTO Úspešná slovensko-česká spolupráca: Hrunčáková sa dočkala ďalšej víťaznej trofeje". Tenisový Svet (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
13. Wachta, Manuel; Tschrepetz, Sebastian (29 May 2024). "ITF Annenheim: Turniersieg nach 3:28-Stunden-Krimi an Benoit". ÖTV (in Austrian German). Retrieved 13 June 2024.

External links

• Tereza Valentová at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tereza Valentová at the International Tennis Federation