AN elite dating service is being sued by a woman who claims it failed to find her a rich boyfriend.

Tereza Burki, 47, had forked out £12,600 to join dating agency Seventy Thirty in the hopes of finding "the man of my dreams, the father of my child".

5 Teresa Burki claimed she had expected a scientific approach to finding her soulmate Credit: Paul Keogh

But she said the agency had let her down, despite its extravagant marketing claims about how many “wealthy, eligible, available men” it had on its books when she joined in 2014.

Instead, she said she was not put in touch with a single one of the men she liked and whose profiles had been shown to her before she paid the membership fee, she claims.

Her barrister, Jonathan Edwards, said Miss Burki was seeking a refund and damages for the “distress, upset, disappointment and frustration” of not finding a partner.

Giving evidence, Miss Burki told Judge Richard Parkes QC: "You shouldn’t promise people who are in a fragile state of mind, in their mid-40s, the man of their dreams.

5 The mum said she had thought she would find the man of her dreams Credit: Facebook

5 City mum Tereza Burki is suing elite dating service Seventy Thirty to court after she met nobody

5 The City financier had been offered 'bachelors you dream of meeting'

“You are entrusting a service you believe is professional, who will take care of your interests and have your best interests at heart.”

The City financier claimed she had expected an “in-depth analysis of characters, a whole scientific approach” to finding her a soulmate but was instead shown profiles who did not match her criteria.

Divorced Ms Burki, of Belgravia, central London, is also being counter-sued by Seventy Thirty for defamation after branding it a “scam”.

Seventy Thirty — named after the supposed work-life ratio of successful people — denies the allegations and claimed she had been offered six matches.

5 The dating agency's founder Susie Ambrose, said goodlooking people were marked as green on the company's database Credit: Paul Keogh

Representing the company, barrister Lisa Lacob, said: "Based on the preferences expressed by Miss Burki, the company identified 70 men in its database as possible matches for her.

"All were Gold members who had paid for their membership. Each of these men could reasonably be described as ‘high net worth’.”

The company claims that Miss Burki’s reviews on Google and Yelp, referring to Seventy Thirty as a “scam” and “fraudulent”, were a “malicious” attempt to ruin the business.

They had caused at least three prospective clients not to join up - costing the company at least £43,000 in membership fees, said Miss Lacob.

“A person who feels they have not received an adequate service is not free to accuse a business of ‘fraud’ with impunity,” she continued.

“If they do so, and what they say is defamatory, they cannot say in answer to a claim for defamation: I was unhappy with your service.

“It is one thing to give a bad review; it is another to spread lies.”

The company said it matched prospective couples according to whether they were smokers/non-smokers, wanted to get married or wanted children.

Susie Ambrose, founder of the company, added that those marked in green on the company’s database are ‘hot’ members.

She explained: "They are high profile and good looking people".

A pal of the Ms Burki said: “It has been very stressful. It has been going on for nearly three years. But she is confident of getting the right outcome.”

Judge Mr Justice Julian Knowles quoted Beatles hit Can’t Buy Me Love at the High Court.

Miss Burki denies defamation and malicious falsehood, saying her words reflected her honestly held views of the service she received.

The case continues.