Valérie Tétreault
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Valérie Tétreault 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.
, 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, 6–0, 6–4. 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 Saguenay
, but lost in the final round of qualifying.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
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.
2006–2010
In 2006, at the Rogers Cup, she played doubles with Sharon FichmanSharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman...
, but they lost in the first round against the eventual winning doubles team of Martina Navratilova and Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
in two sets. In 2007, she played again the Rogers Cup this time with Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments...
. They lost their first round match against Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
and Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
in two sets. In 2008, she played doubles with Melanie Gloria
Melanie Gloria
Melanie Gloria is a Canadian professional tennis player on the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 12, 2005, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 287. She is coached by Yann Rapini.-Personal life:...
at the Rogers Cup. They lost their match in the first round in three sets against Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink is a Hungarian professional female tennis player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37....
and Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008....
. At the 2008 Bell Challenge
2008 Bell Challenge
The 2008 Bell Challenge was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Bell Challenge, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the PEPS sport complex in Quebec City, Canada, from October 27 through November 2, 2008.-Singles: Nadia...
, 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
2009 Rogers Cup
The 2009 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier 5 of the 2009 WTA Tour...
, but lost her first round match against Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.- Background :...
in two sets. At the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
she lost her first round match against Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:...
in three sets. In 2010, her final year on the Tour, she won three qualifying matches at the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, but was handily eliminated by Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
, former No. 1 and reigning US Open champion, 6–0, 6–4. 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 Saguenay
2011 National Bank Challenger Saguenay
The 2011 National Bank Challenger Saguenay was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...
, but lost in the final round of qualifying.
ITF Circuit finals
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Singles: 8 (3–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner–up | 1. | February 19, 2006 | Saguenay Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.... , Canada |
Hard | Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber is a professional German tennis player of Polish descent, who has considered representing Poland. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011... |
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(6) |
Runner–up | 2. | April 2, 2006 | Bath, Great Britain | Hard | Urszula Radwanska Urszula Radwanska Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on 10 August 2009.-Tennis career:... |
7–6(6), 6–2 |
Runner–up | 3. | July 23, 2006 | Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... , Canada |
Clay | Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments... |
6–1, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
Runner–up | 4. | August 6, 2006 | Vancouver Odlum Brown Vancouver Open The Odlum Brown Vancouver Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour, and of the International Tennis Federation Women's Circuit... , Canada |
Hard | Ansley Cargill Ansley Cargill Ansley Cargill is a tennis player from the United States, who won four International Tennis Federation Circuit singles titles, and four International Tennis Federation Circuit doubles titles.... |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 1. | May 31, 2009 | Carson Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city.... , United States |
Hard | Alexandra Stevenson Alexandra Stevenson Alexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player. She made her professional debut in 1999 at Wimbledon, two weeks following graduation from La Jolla Country Day School. At the Wimbledon Championships, Stevenson became the first woman qualifier in the Tennis Open Era to reach the... |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | June 14, 2009 | El Paso El Paso, Texas El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States... , United States |
Hard | Mashona Washington Mashona Washington Mashona Washington is a professional tennis player from the United States.Mashona's career high singles ranking is no. 50 which she reached on November 8, 2004, and her career high doubles ranking is no... |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | July 12, 2009 | Grapevine Grapevine, Texas Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have... , United States |
Hard | Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:... |
2–6, 7–6(6), 7–6(1) |
Runner–up | 5. | October 18, 2009 | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... , United States |
Hard | Regina Kulikova Regina Kulikova Regina Kulikova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 65th, which she reached on May 3, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 417th, which she reached on September 28, 2009... |
6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 3 (0–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner–up | 1. | May 27, 2006 | Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the... , Mexico |
Hard | Lorena Villalobos Cruz | Betina Jozami Betina Jozami Betina Jozami is a professional tennis player from Argentina. She has not won a Women's Tennis Association tennis title, but has won five singles titles and eleven doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation . Born to Beto and Andrea Jozami, the Argentine has two siblings... Agustina Lepore |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner–up | 2. | July 7, 2007 | Southlake Southlake, Texas Southlake is a city in northeast Tarrant and southeast Denton counties, Texas. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26,575. A suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas, Southlake is known for exemplary public schools, Southlake Town Square, and Carroll High School's 7-time state champion football... , United States |
Hard | Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:... |
Surina De Beer Kim Grant Kim Grant (tennis) Kim Grant is a professional South African tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 414, which she reached on July 31, 1995. Her career high doubles ranking is 76, set at May 6, 2002. She also teaches at Winter Lodge. Many of her students are top juniors throughout the... |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 3. | July 12, 2009 | Grapevine Grapevine, Texas Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have... , United States |
Hard | Kimberly Couts Kimberly Couts Kimberly Couts is a professional American tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 20, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 259. On December 21, 2009, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 165.-External links:... |
Lindsay Lee-Waters Lindsay Lee-Waters Lindsay Lee-Waters is an American tennis player. Former World No. 33 player, she won eleven singles and sixteen doubles events organized by International Tennis Federation... Riza Zalameda |
7–6(5), 6–3 |