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Valda Lake

GBR Age 57 WTA Tour years active: 1987–1993

Valda Lake represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Valda Lake finished with a career record of 5–19 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1540 (19th percentile)

Career record

5–19 (20.8%)

Career titles

Prize money

$169,985

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Valda Lake's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Lupita Novelo	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 1993*	R64	Stratton Mountain	WTA 500	Hard
Shirli Ann Siddall	6-2 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1992*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Elna Reinach #98	6-4 2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1992*	R64	Eastbourne Open	WTA 500	Grass
Rennae Stubbs #124	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1992*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Jennifer Santrock #252	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 5, 1991*	R32	São Paulo Open	WTA 250	Clay

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Valda Lake's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Gretchen Magers	0	2	2	Jun 30, 1989	H2H
Nicole Bradtke	1	1	2	Jan 13, 1988	H2H
Lupita Novelo	0	1	1	Jul 28, 1993	H2H
Shirli Ann Siddall	0	1	1	Jun 24, 1992	H2H
Elna Reinach	0	1	1	Jun 17, 1992	H2H

Career Results

Valda Lake career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1987	18	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
1988	19	2	9	11	18.2%	—	—
1989	20	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1991	22	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1992	23	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1993	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		5	19	24	20.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Valda Lake career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1987	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1988	19	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	9	11	18.2%
1989	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1991	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1992	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1993	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	2	6	8	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	11	14	21.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	19	24	20.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Valda Lake career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1987	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
1988	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1989	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1991	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1992	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	4	13	17	23.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 17/24 (70.8%) of Valda Lake's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Valda Lake advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1987	18	1513	99.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+44	36.4%	-1.36	1–0	1–0	—	+0.28
1988	19	1441	89.2	—	—	—	—	+60	—	+28	26.9%	-2.08	1–3 (25%)	2–0	—	+0.56
1989	20	1463	98.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.80	1–0	1–0	—	-0.06
1991	22	1439	93.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.80	0–1	—	—	+0.27
1992	23	1407	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	+5	25.0%	-1.62	0–2	—	—	+0.27
1993	24	1395	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	+0.11
Career		1540	91.1	—	—	—	—	+60	—	+29	28.1%	-1.86	3–6 (33%)	4–1 (80%)	99.4	+5.96

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Valda Lake Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	W-L Win %
1987	18	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1988	19	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1989	20	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1992	23	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	1–5 (17%)

WTA 500

Valda Lake WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	EAS	OAK	STR	W-L Win %
1988	19	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	22	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	23	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	24	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)

WTA 250

Valda Lake WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	EAS	BIR	SÃO	SCH	SIN	WEL	W-L Win %
1987	18	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1988	19	R16	R64	R64	—	R32	R32	R64	2–6 (25%)
1991	22	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	23	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–10 (29%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Valda Lake?: Valda Lake is 57 years old, born on October 11, 1968.
Which country does Valda Lake represent?: Valda Lake represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Valda Lake won?: Valda Lake has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Valda Lake won?: TennisDB does not group any of Valda Lake's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Valda Lake's career win-loss record?: Valda Lake has a career WTA singles record of 5 wins and 19 losses (20.8%).
How much career prize money has Valda Lake earned?: Valda Lake has earned at least $169,985 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Valda Lake's career appear in TennisDB?: Valda Lake appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1987 through 1993.
Who has Valda Lake faced most often?: Valda Lake's most frequent opponent is Gretchen Magers, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.