Valérie Tétreault

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Valérie Tétreault
Country  Canada
Residence Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Born (1988-01-21) January 21, 1988
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 2006
Retired December 9, 2010 (Brief return in October 2011)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $158,841
Singles
Career record 130-98
Career titles 0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking No. 112 (February 22, 2010)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2010)
French Open Q1 (2010)
US Open 1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record 36-58
Career titles 0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking No. 307 (April 5, 2010)
Last updated on: December 9, 2010.

Valérie Tétreault (born January 21, 1988) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 112 on February 22, 2010 and of No. 307 in doubles on April 5, 2010.

Tennis career

2006–2010

In 2006, at the Rogers Cup, she played doubles with Sharon Fichman, but they lost in the first round against the eventual winning doubles team of Martina Navratilova and Nadia Petrova in two sets. In 2007, she played again the Rogers Cup this time with Aleksandra Wozniak. They lost their first round match against Francesca Schiavone and Roberta Vinci in two sets. In 2008, she played doubles with Melanie Gloria at the Rogers Cup. They lost their match in the first round in three sets against Melinda Czink and Olga Savchuk. At the 2008 Bell Challenge, she played the singles competition where she lost in the second round against Bethanie Mattek-Sands in three sets. In 2009, she got a wildcard for the Rogers Cup, but lost her first round match against Ágnes Szávay in two sets. At the 2009 US Open she lost her first round match against Magdaléna Rybáriková in three sets. In 2010, her final year on the Tour, she won three qualifying matches at the Australian Open, but was handily eliminated by Kim Clijsters, former No. 1 and reigning US Open champion, 0–6, 4–6. She announced her retirement from professional tennis with immediate effect on December 9, 2010.[1] She made a brief comeback in October 2011 at the Challenger de Saguenay, but lost in the final round of qualifying.[2]

WTA Challenger and ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

Legend
WTA Challenger 125s (0–0)
ITF $100,000 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 (0–0)
ITF $50,000 (2–1)
ITF $25,000 (1–3)
ITF $15,000 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. February 19, 2006 Saguenay, Canada Hard (i) Germany Angelique Kerber 7–5, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Runner–up 2. April 2, 2006 Bath, Great Britain Hard (i) Poland Urszula Radwanska 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Runner–up 3. July 23, 2006 Hamilton, Canada Clay Canada Aleksandra Wozniak 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Runner–up 4. August 6, 2006 Vancouver, Canada Hard United States Ansley Cargill 5–7, 4–6
Winner 1. May 31, 2009 Carson, United States Hard United States Alexandra Stevenson 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 2. June 14, 2009 El Paso, United States Hard United States Mashona Washington 6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. July 12, 2009 Grapevine, United States Hard Canada Stéphanie Dubois 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1)
Runner–up 5. October 18, 2009 Kansas City, United States Hard Russia Regina Kulikova 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (3 runners-up)

Legend
WTA Challenger 125s (0–0)
ITF $100,000 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 (0–0)
ITF $50,000 (0–1)
ITF $25,000 (0–1)
ITF $15,000 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 1. May 27, 2006 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Mexico Lorena Villalobos Cruz Argentina Betina Jozami
Argentina Agustina Lepore
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Runner–up 2. July 7, 2007 Southlake, United States Hard Canada Stéphanie Dubois South Africa Surina De Beer
South Africa Kim Grant
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner–up 3. July 12, 2009 Grapevine, United States Hard United States Kimberly Couts United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
United States Riza Zalameda
6–7(5–7), 3–6

References

  1. "Canadian retires from WTA circuit". Toronto Sun. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  2. "Valérie Tétreault échoue". Le Quotidien. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 

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