Tereza "Tery" Valentová (born 20 February 2007) is a Czech professional
tennis player. She has career-high
WTA rankings of No. 311 in singles and No. 246 in doubles.
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.
^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.
^The Grade 4 tournaments were reclassified as J60 in 2023.
^The Grade 2 tournaments were reclassified as J200 in 2023.
^The Grade 3 tournaments were reclassified as J100 in 2023.
^The Grade 5 tournaments were reclassified as J30 in 2023.
^The Grade 1 tournaments were reclassified as J300 in 2023.