Valentin Royer

Valentin Royer
Country (sports) France
Born (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed, two handed backhand
CoachJulian Gillet
Prize money$212,769
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 179 (14 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 179 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 778 (20 June 2022)
Last updated on: 14 October 2024.

Valentin Royer (born 29 May 2001) is a French tennis player who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 179 achieved on 14 October 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 778 achieved on 20 June 2022.[1]

Early life

Royer was born from French parents, but lived in Eastern European countries until he was 17 years-old, including the Czech Republic, Serbia, and Poland.[2]

Professional career

Juniors

A member of Ninon Tennis Club in Pornichet, he was European U18 champion in both singles and doubles in 2019, playing doubles alongside Harold Mayot.[3]

2022: First ITF title

In May, Royer won his first ITF title in Ulcinj, Montenegro, defeating Samuel Vincent Ruggeri in the final.

2024: Maiden Challenger title, Top 200

In April, he defeated Dennis Novak at ITF Tour event in Oeiras, Portugal to ensure a ranking high enough to make his debut in senior qualifying for a Grand Slam at the 2024 French Open.[4] In the men's qualifying at Roland Garros in May 2024 he won his first round match against Dmitry Popko.[5] In the second round of qualifying in lost in a deciding set to Thiago Monteiro of Brazil.[6]

In May, Royer reached his first Challenger final in Tunis losing to Oriol Roca Batalla in the final.[7]

In the first round of qualifying at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships he lost to eventual qualifier Li Tu of Australia.[8] Competing in the qualifying at the 2024 US Open he defeated Hugo Dellien of Bolivia and local player Ethan Quinn[9][10] before losing to Gabriel Diallo of Canada in the final qualifying round.[11]

In September, Royer won his maiden Challenger title in Sibiu, Romania, defeating compatriot Luka Pavlovic in straight sets in the final.[12]

Performance timeline

Tournament 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 15 (8–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 M15 Mishref, Kuwait World Tennis Tour Hard Serbia Marko Tepavac 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2021 M25 Grasse, France World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Alvaro Lopez San Martin 6–7(6–8), 5–7
Loss 0–3 Sep 2021 M25 Falun, Sweden World Tennis Tour Hard Japan Shintaro Imai 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Hamad Medjedovic 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–4 May 2022 M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–5 May 2022 M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 5–7
Win 2–5 Jul 2022 M25 Casinalbo, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Francesco Forti 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–5 Feb 2023 M25 San Antonio, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Italy Gabriele Piraino 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win 4–5 Jun 2023 M15 Rabat, Morocco World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Pedro Rodenas 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 4–6 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–6 Oct 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Czech Republic Matthew William Donald 6–1, 6–1
Win 6–6 Nov 2023 M25 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard France Jules Marie 6–3, 7–5
Win 7–6 Mar 2024 M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Croatia Nino Serdarusic 6–3, 6–3
Loss 7–7 May 2024 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay Spain Oriol Roca Batalla 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 8–7 Sep 2024 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay France Luca Pavlovic 6–4, 6–0

References

  1. ^ "Valentin Royer". ATP. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ Huet, Matthieu (July 14, 2020). "Tennis. Open de La Relance: Royer, forged in ice". Le Telegramme (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennis. Valentin Royer, Europe at his feet". Ouest-France (in French). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Tennis. The fabulous week of Valentin Royer, last French qualifier for Roland-Garros". Dicodusport.fr (in French). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Nine French people passed the first round of qualifying at Roland-Garros on Tuesday". l'Equipe (in French). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Thiago Monteiro beats Frenchman and comes close to Roland Garros". Metropoles (in Portuguese). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Roca Batalla Wins Tunis Open Title". Tennistourtalk. May 20, 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  8. ^ "WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: LI TU MAKES DREAM DEBUT IN WIMBLEDON QUALIFYING". tennis.com.au. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ @TennisPublisher (21 August 2024). "Ethan Quinn, 2023 NCAA champ from @UGAtennis, falls to Valentin Royer 61 46 76 (10-6) in @usopen qualies 2nd round. Royer served for the match at 5-4 in the third and Quinn saved 5 match points from 9-1 down in match tiebreaker. Solid first pro year for Quinn getting to No. 238!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Datta, Sagnik (Aug 20, 2024). "US Open 2024 qualifying: Ethan Quinn vs Valentin Royer preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Gabriel Diallo advances to final round of qualifying". actualnewsmagazine.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/brouwer-pouille-saint-tropez-challenger-2024-final