Teresa Bonvalot performs during the photoshooting in Lisbon, Portugal on December 11, 2023
Teresa Bonvalot poses for a portrait during a photoshoot in Lisbon, Portugal on December 11, 2023.

Teresa
Bonvalot

Portugal

Portugal

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Surfing

A two-time European junior surfing champion from Portugal, Teresa Bonvalot hopes to one day emulate the achievements of the legendary Kelly Slater.

Date of birth

October 7, 1999

Birthplace

Cascais, Portugal

Age

26

Nationality

Portugal

Portugal

Career start

2012

Disciplines

Surfing Competition

Teresa Bonvalot is already considered one of the best Portuguese surfers ever. Her journey in surfing started when she was nine and stood up on a surfboard for the first time after years of bodyboarding. The surfing bug never left and, even as a young girl, she decided she wanted to make a living out of surfing. “I want to be the girl version of Kelly Slater,” she remembers saying.

Teresa started competing in Portugal’s National Championships in 2012, winning the first of her two consecutive titles in 2014. In 2013, she got her first wildcard to compete in the Portuguese stop of the World Championship Tour.