# Player Profile: Valerie Saunders (DUPR: OD0PNE)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-30
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-valerie-saunders-OD0PNE
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.368 (Reliability: 100%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 153 Wins / 136 Losses (289 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 52.9%
- **Average Points Won %:** 51.58%

## Advanced Metrics (WTA/PGA Splits)
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.803 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -9.97 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** N/A

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 1 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Precision Dink Strategist
  *Description: A master of soft placement, commanding the kitchen dink rallies with patience, consistency, and crosscourt angles.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 73%
  - Power: 88%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 78%
  - Stamina: 88%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Peterborough, ON
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Andrew McLaren (DUPR 4.82)
  - Matches Played: 1
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 0%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 50
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2026-05-02 | 4.329 | Klyng Rising League | Loss |
| Match 2 | 2026-05-30 | 4.368 | APA - The Triple Crown Open - Mixed Doubles Skill: (PRO) | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Culver City Paddle Tennis Courts (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Nicolas Dillon (DUPR: 4.11)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at Santa Monica Pickleball Courts (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Carlos Casapia (DUPR: 3.65)