Valeria Bhunu

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Valeria Bhunu
Country (sports)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 30)
Zimbabwe
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$39,496
Singles
Career record146–101
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 497 (14 November 2016)
Current rankingNo. 707 (28 July 2025)
Doubles
Career record54–72
Highest rankingNo. 534 (21 November 2016)
Current rankingNo. 1154 (28 July 2025)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Team
Last updated on: 28 July 2025.

Valeria Bhunu (born 3 April 1995) is a Zimbabwean tennis player. [1]

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Bhunu has won three singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 14 November 2016, she reached her world's best singles ranking, No. 497. On 21 November 2016, she peaked at No. 534 in the doubles rankings. [2]

In 2015, she played for Zimbabwe in the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo where she won the bronze medal in women's singles and doubles.

In 2022, Bhunu was given three years and three months suspension for anti-doping rules violations. [3] Her sentence ended in 2025 and she started playing tennis again in February of that year.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 2015ITF Stellenbosch, South AfricaW10Hard Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hering6–4, 6–0
Loss1–1Jun 2016ITF Grand-Baie, MauritiusW10Hard Flag of India.svg Snehadevi Reddy 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss1–2Sep 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková 3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss1–3Jul 2018ITF Corroios, PortugalW15Hard Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan 4–6, 3–6
Win2–3Jun 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Japan.svg Saki Imamura 6–2, 6–2
Loss2–4Sep 2021ITF Johannesburg, South AfricaW25Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win3–4Jun 2025ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW15Hard Flag of France.svg Astrid Cirotte 7–6(3), 6–3
Loss3–5Jul 2025ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Latvia.svg Beatrise Zeltiņa 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (6 runner-ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–6)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2015ITF Stellenbosch, South AfricaW10Hard Flag of Namibia.svg Lesedi Sheya Jacobs Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erika Vogelsang 		6–7(6), 2–6
Loss0–2Dec 2015 Lagos Open, NigeriaW25Hard Flag of Israel.svg Ester Masuri Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Lazareva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova 		1–6, 2–6
Loss0–3Nov 2016ITF Stellenbosch, South AfricaW10Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Linnea Malmqvist Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Christian
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 		0–6, 6–7(3)
Loss0–4Nov 2016ITF Stellenbosch, South AfricaW10Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Linnea Malmqvist Flag of South Africa.svg Ilze Hattingh
Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux		1–6, 2–6
Loss0–5Mar 2018ITF Manama, BahrainW15Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith Flag of Oman.svg Fatma Al-Nabhani
Flag of the Philippines.svg Marian Capadocia 		5–7, 2–6
Loss0–6May 2025ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Tunisia.svg Lina SoussiFlag placeholder.svg Anastasiia Gureva
Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Khayrutdinova		1–6, 1–6

References

  1. ↑ "Valeria Bhunu | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Tennis Abstract: Valeria Bhunu ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  3. ↑ Decision in the case of Valeria Bhunu
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