Valérie Tétreault
Biography
Valérie Tétreault (born January 21, 1988 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada) 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. 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 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 2009 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.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (2–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–3) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| 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 |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| 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% |
Record against top-100 players
Tétreault's win-loss record (6–15, 29%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
| Player | Top-100 record | Overall record |
| Barbora Strýcová (CZE) | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Edina Gallovits-Hall (USA) | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Mathilde Johansson (FRA) | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Katie O'Brien (GBR) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Kim Clijsters (BEL) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Lucie Šafářová (CZE) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Marion Bartoli (FRA) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Roberta Vinci (ITA) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ágnes Szávay (HUN) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Magdaléna Rybáriková (SVK) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Olga Puchkova (RUS) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA) | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Lucie Hradecká (CZE) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Elena Baltacha (GBR) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Julia Schruff (GER) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Total | 6–15 | 8–20 |