Valérie Tétreault

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Valérie Tétreault
Birthdate January 21, 1988
Birthplace Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
From Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Height 5’7” (1,70m)
Style of play Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro 2006
Retired 2010
Best WTA singles ranking No. 112 (February 22, 2010)
Best WTA doubles ranking No. 307 (April 5, 2010)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Valérie Tétreault (born January 21, 1988 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 112 on February 22, 2010 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 307 on April 5, 2010.

In 2006, at the Rogers Cup, Tétreault 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 Mélanie 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 Challenge Bell, 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, in straight sets. She announced her retirement from professional tennis with immediate effect on December 9, 2010. She made a brief comeback in October 2011 at the Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay, but lost in the final round of qualifying.

Tétreault currently works for Tennis Canada as the regional manager for the communications and media relations. She is also a tennis analyst for TVA Sports. In December 2018, she married her girlfriend Julie Gravel who is the national brand manager at Tennis Canada.

ITF Circuit finals

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

Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $50,000 tournaments (2–1)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (1–3)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2006 Saguenay, Canada $25,000 Hard (i) Angelique Kerber (GER) 7–5, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 0–2 Apr 2006 Bath, Great Britain $10,000 Hard (i) Urszula Radwańska (POL) 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2006 Hamilton, Canada $25,000 Clay Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2006 Vancouver, Canada $25,000 Hard Ansley Cargill (USA) 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–4 May 2009 Carson, United States $50,000 Hard Alexandra Stevenson (USA) 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–4 Jun 2009 El Paso, United States $25,000 Hard Mashona Washington (USA) 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–4 Jul 2009 Grapevine, United States $50,000 Hard Stéphanie Dubois (CAN) 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1)
Loss 3–5 Oct 2009 Kansas City, United States $50,000 Hard Regina Kulikova (RUS) 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (3 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $50,000 tournaments (0–1)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (0–1)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2006 Monterrey, Mexico $10,000 Hard Lorena Villalobos Cruz (MEX) Betina Jozami (ARG)
Agustina Lepore (ARG)
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2007 Southlake, United States $25,000 Hard Stéphanie Dubois (CAN) Surina De Beer (RSA)
Kim Grant (RSA)
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2009 Grapevine, United States $50,000 Hard Kimberly Couts (USA) Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA)
Riza Zalameda (USA)
6–7(5–7), 3–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open 1R Q3 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%

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