# Tereza Valentová

Tereza "Tery" Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 182 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.
She began playing tennis at the age of three after watching her father play. She currently trains at TK Sparta Prague.

## Junior career

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

### 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. 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.
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. 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.

### 2024: First ITF singles titles

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

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### 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 | 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 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Titles | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 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% | Career total: 50% | Career total: 50% |
| Year–end ranking | | $12,493 | $12,493 | $12,493 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (3–1)
* W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
* W25/35 tournaments (1–1)
* W15 tournaments (2–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–2)
* 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 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2024 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | W50 | Hard (i) | Antonia Ružić | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jan 2025 | ITF Porto, Portugal | W75 | Hard (i) | Nastasja Schunk | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Mar 2025 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | W75 | Hard (i) | Valentina Ryser | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |

### Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (2–1)
* W50 tournaments (1–0)
* W15 tournaments (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* 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 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jan 2025 | ITF Porto, Portugal | W75 | Hard (i) | Noma Noha Akugue | Eudice Chong Nika Radišić | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 1–6 |

## 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 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2021 | ITF Hanover, Germany | Grade 2 | Clay | Amarissa Kiara Tóth | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2021 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 3 | 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 | Clay | Eleni Karantali | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–4 | Mar 2022 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | Grade 1 | 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 | 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.