Erika Valdés

Erika Leticia Valdés Samaniego (born 20 July 1983) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

On both occasions she was eliminated in the first round, which included a loss to defending champion Amanda Coetzer in the 2002 edition.

[1] In 2003 she ended her professional career to play college tennis in the United States at Tulane University.

Valdés was a member of the Mexican squad for the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo but didn't participate in the tournament.

She had travelled to Santo Domingo and an injury replacement for Jessica Fernández, however due to Mexico's authorities failing to notify the event organisers of this change in time, she was unable to take her place in the draw.