Valentin Vacherot

Valentin Vacherot
Country (sports) Monaco
Born (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26)[1]
Monaco, Monaco
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas A&M
CoachBenjamin Balleret
Prize money$438,853
Singles
Career record9–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (24 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 255 (7 April 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2025)
French Open1R (2024)
US OpenQ2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 476 (20 February 2023)
Team competitions
Davis Cup4–1
Last updated on: 7 April 2025.

Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998) is a French-Monégasque tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 110 achieved on 24 June 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 476 achieved on 20 February 2023.[2]

Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M University.

Vacherot represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 4–1.

Career

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In 2022, Vacherot won his maiden Challenger title at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the final.[3][4][5] Vacherot became Monaco’s second Challenger champion and the first since Jean-Rene Lisnard in 2004. He received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut.[6][7] He lost in the first round to Luca Nardi.[8] He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters,[5][9] losing to ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov.[10] Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open but lost his opening match to eventual champion Marton Fucsovics.[11] Vacherot reached the top 120 on 6 May 2024, following a semifinal appearance as a qualifier, at the 2024 Open Aix Provence.[2] He defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic, qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves and alternate Richard Gasquet before losing to eventual champion and third seed Alejandro Tabilo.[12]

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying for the main draw, becoming the first player from the Monégasque Tennis Federation to qualify for the final draw.[13][14] He lost in the first round to 32nd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.[15]

He also received a wildcard for the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters[16][17] and recorded his first Masters win over Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets.[18][19] He became the first Monégasque player to win a main draw match at the tournament since Jean-René Lisnard in 2009.[20]

Personal life

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Vacherot is coached professionally by his half-brother Benjamin Balleret, a retired tennis player. He is cousin to Arthur Rinderknech[21] and a nephew of Virginie Paquet (Rinderknech’s mother).[6]

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 15 (10–5)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (6–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2016 Tunisia F24, Hammamet Futures Clay Argentina Franco Agamenone 0–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard United States Omni Kumar 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Rinky Hijikata 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2021 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Alec Deckers 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Moerani Bouzige 4–6, 5–7
Win 2–4 Nov 2021 M15 New Delhi, India World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Philip Sekulic 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–4 Jan 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Belgium Raphaël Collignon 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–4 Mar 2022 M25 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–4 Aug 2022 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Vietnam Lý Hoàng Nam 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 6–4 Jun 2023 M25 Montauban, France World Tennis Tour Clay France Titouan Droguet 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 7–4 Jul 2023 M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France World Tennis Tour Clay France Tristan Lamasine 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 7–5 Aug 2023 M25 Ystad, Sweden World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Marvin Möller 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Win 8–5 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard France Lucas Pouille 3–2 ret.
Win 9–5 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard France Manuel Guinard 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 10–5 Feb 2024 Pune, India Challenger Hard Australia Adam Walton 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)

References

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  1. ^ "Valentin Vacherot". www.atptour.com.
  2. ^ a b "VV_Rankings". 30 December 2024.
  3. ^ @ATPChallenger (28 August 2022). "From qualifier to champion in Nonthaburi 👏 🇲🇨 Valentin Vacherot defeats Ly 6-3, 7-6(4) to win his maiden #ATPChallenger title!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @ATPChallenger (6 January 2024). "🏆 2022 Nonthaburi 🏆 2024 Nonthaburi Valentin Vacherot gives Monaco its second Challenger title after triumphing over Pouille in Thailand #ATPChallenger" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b "Who Is Valentin Vacherot? Meet the 25-YO Monaco-Based French ATP Star at the Monte-Carlo Masters". Essentially Sports. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "How tennis ties together Valentin Vacherot's family". ATPTour. 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Fognini, Wawrinka, Draper & Vacherot join top players list". Monaco Reporter. 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Monte-Carlo Masters: Nardi moves into second round". Tennis Majors. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  9. ^ "WILD CARDS COMPLETE THE 2024 EDITION". montecarlotennismasters.com. 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "VALENTIN, ROLEX MONTE-CARLO MASTERS 2024". Monégasque Tennis Federation. 8 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Bucharest Open: Fucsovics books spot in second round". Tennis Majors. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Con el top 30 a la vista: Alejandro Tabilo vence a Valentín Vacherot y alcanza la final del Challenger de Aix-en-Provence" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 4 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Reigning #NextGenATP champ Medjedovic qualifies for Roland Garros". 23 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Valentin Vacherot: "I would have signed up straight away for a first round at Roland Garros"". La Gazette de Monaco. 27 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Malgré sa défaite au premier tour de Roland-Garros, le monégasque Valentin Vacherot continue de grandir" (in French). Monaco Matin. 30 May 2024.
  16. ^ "THEY COMPLETE THE DRAW". montecarlotennismasters.com. 3 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Former champs Wawrinka, Fognini among Monte-Carlo wild cards; Gasquet and Vacherot will also compete in main draw at ATP Masters 1000". ATPTour. 3 April 2025.
  18. ^ "The spectacular story of Vacherot: "Something in my head told me it was going to be my day"". 6 April 2025.
  19. ^ "VACHEROT PREMIÈRE". montecarlotennismasters.com (in French). 6 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Gasquet earns win on Monte-Carlo farewell, 23 years after debut". ATPTour. 6 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Valentin Vacherot, le tennis en héritage à Monaco". Monaco Matin (in French). 19 August 2022.
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