Tereza Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professionaltennis player. She has career-highWTA rankings of world No. 57 in singles and No. 241 in doubles.
Valentová was born to Marcel Valenta andJitka Janáčková. Her mother is a formersprint canoeist who represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at the1992 and1996 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1] She began playing tennis at the age of three after watching her father play.[2] She currently trains atTK Sparta Prague.[3]
In July 2021, Valentová received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of thePrague Open, but lost toNaiktha Bains.[7] Later that year, she made her ITF main draw debut at the $25k event inJablonec nad Nisou, but lost in the first round to Johana Marková. In October 2022, she received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of theOstrava Open, but lost in the first round toAnna Karolína Schmiedlová.[8]
In May 2023, she recorded her first senior win in the first round of theAdvantage Cars Prague Open. The following month, she reached the semifinal of theAgel Říčany Open, upsetting top seedLaura Pigossi in the process.[9] At theITS Cup, she reached the quarterfinals in singles and won her first ITF doubles title, partneringMagdaléna Smékalová. She made her WTA doubles debut with a wildcard into the main draw of thePrague Open, where she and partnerNikola Bartůňková reached the semifinals. She also received a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw, but lost in the first round toDayana Yastremska.[10]
In February, Valentová won back-to-back ITF singles titles at the $15k events inMonastir.[11][12] She followed this up with back-to-back titles at theŘíčany Open, where she also won in doubles,[9] and the $35k event inSharm El Sheikh. At the $50k Lopota Tennis Open, she reached the singles quarterfinal and won the doubles title with partnerViktória Hrunčáková.[13] In May, she reached the singles final of the $35k event inAnnenheim, but lost toMarie Benoît.[14]
2025: Major & top 100 debuts, WTA 125 title & 250 semifinal
Valentová made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the2025 French Open after a final qualifying round win overSimona Waltert.[15] She then defeated wildcard entrantChloé Paquet to record her first major win,[16] before losing to second seedCoco Gauff in the second round.[17]
In July, Valentová won her second WTA 125 title at thePorto Open, defeatingLanlana Tararudee in the final.[20] As a result she moved to her new career-high ranking at world No. 106.[21] The following week at thePrague Open, she overcameAoi Ito,[22] second seedRebecca Šramková[23] and lucky loserJessika Ponchet to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal,[24] which she lost to fifth seed and eventual championMarie Bouzková.[25] As a result of her performance in Prague, Valentová broke into the top 100 in the WTA singles rankings for the first time at world No. 92 on 28 July 2025, making her only the fifth teenager to hit that milestone, alongsideMirra Andreeva,Maya Joint,Iva Jovic, andVictoria Mboko.[26]
At theUS Open she qualified for the main draw and defeatedLucia Bronzetti recording her second major win.[27]
(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.
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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