Tereza Valentová

Tereza 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, 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.

2025: Grand Slam debut and first WTA 125 title

Valentová made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2025 French Open after a final qualifying round win over Simona Waltert. She then defeated wildcard entrant Chloé Paquet to record her first major win, before losing to second seed Coco Gauff in the second round.

In June, Valentová won her first WTA 125 title at the
Città di Grado Tennis Cup, defeating Barbora Palicová in the final.

Performance timeline

Doubles

''Current through the 2025 French Open.''

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

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

Doubles: 1 (title)

Gallery

File:Tereza Valentova FO.jpg, 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.

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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