Valentin Royer
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| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 2001 Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed, two handed backhand |
| Coach | Julian Gillet |
| Prize money | US $ 492,194 [1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 108 (14 July 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 108 (14 July 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 778 (20 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 801 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 26 July 2025. | |
Valentin Royer (French: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ ʁwaje]; born 29 May 2001) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 108, achieved on 14 July 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 778, achieved on 20 June 2022.[2]
Early life
[edit]Royer was born to French parents, but lived in Central and Eastern European countries until he was 17 years old, including the Czech Republic, Serbia, and Poland.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Juniors
[edit]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.[4]
2022: First ITF title
[edit]In May, Royer won his first ITF title in Ulcinj, Montenegro, defeating Samuel Vincent Ruggeri in the final.
2024: Maiden Challenger title, Top 200
[edit]In April, he defeated Dennis Novak at the 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.[5] In the men's qualifying at Roland Garros in May 2024 he won his first round match against Dmitry Popko.[6] In the second round of qualifying he lost in the deciding set to Thiago Monteiro of Brazil.[7]
In May, Royer reached his first Challenger final in Tunis, losing to Oriol Roca Batalla in the final.[8]
In the first round of qualifying at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships he lost to eventual qualifier Li Tu of Australia.[9] Competing in the qualifying at the 2024 US Open he defeated Hugo Dellien of Bolivia and local player Ethan Quinn[10][11] before losing to Gabriel Diallo of Canada in the final qualifying round.[12]
In September, Royer won his maiden Challenger title in Sibiu, Romania, defeating compatriot Luka Pavlovic in straight sets in the final.[13]
2025: Grand Slam debut and first win, top 125
[edit]In February, Royer won back-to-back Challenger 100 titles at the two editions of the Rwanda Challenger, defeating Andrej Martin in the final, [14][15] and the following week at the Rwanda II Challenger, defeating Guy Den Ouden in the final.[16][17] As a result, Royer reached the top 125 at world No. 121 on 17 March 2024.[18] He reached his third straight final at the 2025 Zadar Open, where he lost to Borna Ćorić and reached the top 115 in the ATP rankings on 24 March 2025.[19]
In May, Royer received a main draw wildcard for the 2025 French Open, marking his Grand Slam debut.[20][21] He lost to Daniel Elahi Galán in the first round.[22] In June, Royer reached the final at the 2025 Bratislava Open. He lost to Dino Prižmić in the final.[23]
In July, Royer made his Wimbledon debut, reaching the main draw as a qualifier after defeating fellow countryman Titouan Droguet in the final round.[24] In the main draw, Royer obtained his first win by defeating 26th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round.[25] He lost in the second round to fellow countryman Adrian Mannarino.[26]
Royer received a wildcard to make his main draw debut at the US Open.[27]
In July, Royer made his ATP Tour debut as a qualifier at the Canadian Open.[28] He lost in the first round to Nicolas Arseneault.
Performance timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| French Open | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
| US Open | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Miami Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Madrid Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Italian Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Canada Masters | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Cincinnati Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Paris Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
[edit]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2024 | Tunis Open, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay |  Oriol Roca Batalla
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6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2024 | Sibiu Open, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Luka Pavlovic
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2025 | Rwanda Challenger, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay |  Andrej Martin
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2025 | Rwanda Challenger II, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay |  Guy Den Ouden
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2025 | Zadar Open, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |  Borna Ćorić
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jun 2025 | Bratislava Open, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Dino Prižmić
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4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
[edit]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | M15 Mishref, Kuwait | WTT | Hard |  Marko Tepavac
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2021 | M25 Grasse, France | WTT | Clay | Álvaro López San Martín
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6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2021 | M25 Falun, Sweden | WTT | Hard |  Shintaro Imai
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6–2, 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Apr 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Hamad Medjedovic
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | May 2022 | M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro | WTT | Clay |  Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–5 | May 2022 | M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro | WTT | Clay | Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
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7–6(7–2), 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2022 | M25 Casinalbo, Italy | WTT | Clay | Francesco Forti
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–5 | Feb 2023 | M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Gabriele Piraino
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7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 2023 | M15 Rabat, Morocco | WTT | Clay | Pedro Rodenas
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5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2023 | M25 Tavira, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Henrique Rocha
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Oct 2023 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard |  Matthew William Donald
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–6 | Nov 2023 | M25 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Jules Marie
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–6 | Mar 2024 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | WTT | Clay | Nino Serdarušić
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6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2020 | M15 Melilla, Spain | WTT | Clay |  Holger Rune
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José Vidal Azorín Max Houkes
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2021 | M25 Pitești, Romania | WTT | Clay |  Tseng Chun-hsin
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Corentin Denolly Clément Tabur
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4–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2022 | M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro | WTT | Clay |  Cezar Crețu
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 Ivan Liutarevich Marcello Serafini
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6–4, 1–6, [6–10] |
References
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- ^ "Valentin Royer". ATP. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Huet, Matthieu (14 July 2020). "Tennis. Open de La Relance: Royer, forged in ice". Le Telegramme (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Tennis. Valentin Royer, Europe at his feet". Ouest-France (in French). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Tennis. The fabulous week of Valentin Royer, last French qualifier for Roland-Garros". Dicodusport.fr (in French). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thiago Monteiro beats Frenchman and comes close to Roland Garros". Metropoles (in Portuguese). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Roca Batalla Wins Tunis Open Title". Tennistourtalk. May 20, 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: LI TU MAKES DREAM DEBUT IN WIMBLEDON QUALIFYING". tennis.com.au. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ @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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gabriel Diallo advances to final round of qualifying". actualnewsmagazine.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Brouwer, Munar save MPs en route to Challenger title runs". ATPTour. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Royer dominates Martin to win ATP Challenger 75 trophy in Kigali". New Times. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Former college No. 1 Spizzirri wins first Challenger title; Coric returns to winner's circle". 9 March 2025.
- ^ @Rwanda_Sports (March 9, 2025). "🏆 Back-to-back glory for Valentin Royer 🇫🇷!He is the ATP Challenger 100 champion after defeating Guy Den Ouden 🇳🇱 in the final, securing his second title in Kigali! What a performance! 🔥👏 #RwandaChallenger2025" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @ATPChallenger (March 9, 2025). "The King of Kigali 👑 Another week, another title for Valentin Royer, who secures his second @RWAChallenger crown after beating Den Ouden 6-2, 6-4!#ATPChallenger" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Coric claims back-to-back Challenger titles: 'Back at my level'; Frenchman Royer also earns trophy for second consecutive week". 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Coric completes Challenger hat-trick with home triumph". 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Wawrinka, Gasquet headline Roland Garros wild cards". 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 2025: wildcards announced". 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Valentin Royer perd son bras de fer en cinq sets contre Daniel Elahi Galan au premier tour Roland-Garros" (in French). 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Prizmic-Royer Bratislava Challenger 2025 final". 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Quatre Francais remportent leur 3e tour de qualification et intègrent le tableau principal de Wimbledon". 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Devant au score, Valentin Royer profite de l'abandon de Stefanos Tsitsipas à Wimbledon et décroche son premier succès en grand chelem". 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Adrian Mannarino premier Francais au troisième tour de Wimbledon après sa victoire accrochée contre Valentin Royer". 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Caroline Garcia et Valentin Royer reçoivent une wild-card pour l'US Open". 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Quatre Français profitent d'un format inédit en qualifications pour rejoindre le tableau final du Masters 1000 de Toronto" (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
