Valeria Bhunu

Valeria Bhunu
Country (sports)	Zimbabwe
Born	3 April 1995 (age 29); Zimbabwe
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 28,671
Singles
Career record	111–88
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 497 (14 November 2016)
Doubles
Career record	49–68
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 534 (21 November 2016)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing Zimbabwe
African Games

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

Bhunu has won two 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]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2015	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Katharina Hering	6–4, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Jun 2016	ITF Grand-Baie, Mauritius	10,000	Hard	Snehadevi Reddy	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Sep 2016	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	10,000	Hard	Tereza Mihalíková	3–6, 6–7⁽³⁾
Loss	1–3	Jul 2018	ITF Corroios, Portugal	15,000	Hard	Paige Hourigan	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–3	Jun 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Saki Imamura	6–2, 6–2
Loss	2–4	Sep 2021	ITF Johannesburg, South Africa	25,000	Hard	Richèl Hogenkamp	3–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2015	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Lesedi Sheya Jacobs	Madrie Le Roux Erika Vogelsang	6–7⁽⁶⁾, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Dec 2015	Lagos Open, Nigeria	25,000	Hard	Ester Masuri	Margarita Lazareva Valeriya Strakhova	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Nov 2016	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Linnea Malmqvist	Kaitlyn Christian Chanel Simmonds	0–6, 6–7⁽³⁾
Loss	0–4	Nov 2016	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Linnea Malmqvist	Ilze Hattingh Madrie Le Roux	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–5	Mar 2018	ITF Manama, Bahrain	15,000	Hard	Emily Webley-Smith	Fatma Al-Nabhani Marian Capadocia	5–7, 2–6