Valentin Royer

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Valentin Royer
Royer MLC22.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  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 Open Q2 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open Q3 (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]

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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

Tournament2024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A0 / 00–0 – 
French Open Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
US Open Q3 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0 – 

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2019M15 Mishref, KuwaitWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Tepavac 4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Jun 2021M25 Grasse, FranceWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Spain.svg Alvaro Lopez San Martin 6–7(6–8), 5–7
Loss0–3Sep 2021M25 Falun, SwedenWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Imai6–2, 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss0–4Apr 2022M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Serbia.svg Hamad Medjedovic 3–6, 2–6
Win1–4May 2022M15 Ulcinj, MontenegroWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Samuel Vincent Ruggeri6–2, 6–2
Loss1–5May 2022M25 Ulcinj, MontenegroWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Samuel Vincent Ruggeri7–6(7–2), 1–6, 5–7
Win2–5Jul 2022M25 Casinalbo, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Forti 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win3–5Feb 2023M25 San Antonio, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Piraino7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win4–5Jun 2023M15 Rabat, MoroccoWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Rodenas5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss4–6Oct 2023M25 Tavira, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha 4–6, 4–6
Win5–6Oct 2023M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matthew William Donald6–1, 6–1
Win6–6Nov 2023M25 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Jules Marie6–3, 7–5
Win7–6Mar 2024M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarusic 6–3, 6–3
Loss7–7 May 2024 Tunis, TunisiaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Roca Batalla 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win8–7 Sep 2024 Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Luca Pavlovic6–4, 6–0

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References

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  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
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