Tereza "Tery" Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professional

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player. She has career-high

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of No. 264 in singles and No. 241 in doubles. She has a career high ITF junior combined 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

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. Her mother is a former sprint canoeist who represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at the

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and

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, 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

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Grand Slam performance

Singles: *

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: QF (2023) *

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: W (2024) *

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: 2R (2023) * US Open: F (2023) Doubles: * Australian Open: 1R (2022) * French Open: W (2024) * Wimbledon: 2R (2023) * US Open: 2R (2023)

Professional career

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

In July 2021, Valentová received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the

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, but lost to

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. Later that year, she made her ITF main draw debut at the $25k event in

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, but lost in the first round to Johana Marková. In October 2022, she received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the

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, but lost in the first round to

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. The following month, she reached the semifinal of the Agel Říčany Open, upsetting top seed

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in the process. At the

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, 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

, where she and partner

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reached the semifinals. She also received a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round to

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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

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. At the $50k Lopota Tennis Open, she reached the singles quarterfinal and won the doubles title with partner

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. In May, she reached the singles final of the $35k event in Annenheim, but lost to

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Performance timeline

Doubles

''Current through the 2023 Prague Open.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

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

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Notes

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentova, Tereza 2007 births Living people Czech female tennis players French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Tennis players from Prague