Valentin Royer

Valentin Royer

Country (sports)	France
Born	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23) Neuilly-sur-Seine
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed, two handed backhand
Coach	Julian Gillet
Prize money	$263,798
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 179 (14 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 193 (10 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2025)
French Open	Q2 (2024)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2024)
US Open	Q3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 778 (20 June 2022)
Last updated on: 10 February 2025.

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	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q2	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	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	Marko Tepavac	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 2021	M25 Grasse, France	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Alvaro Lopez San Martin	6–7(6–8), 5–7
Loss	0–3	Sep 2021	M25 Falun, Sweden	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Shintaro Imai	6–2, 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss	0–4	Apr 2022	M15 Antalya, Turkey	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Hamad Medjedovic	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–4	May 2022	M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Samuel Vincent Ruggeri	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–5	May 2022	M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Samuel Vincent Ruggeri	7–6(7–2), 1–6, 5–7
Win	2–5	Jul 2022	M25 Casinalbo, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Francesco Forti	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	3–5	Feb 2023	M25 San Antonio, Portugal	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Gabriele Piraino	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win	4–5	Jun 2023	M15 Rabat, Morocco	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Pedro Rodenas	5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss	4–6	Oct 2023	M25 Tavira, Portugal	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Henrique Rocha	4–6, 4–6
Win	5–6	Oct 2023	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Matthew William Donald	6–1, 6–1
Win	6–6	Nov 2023	M25 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Jules Marie	6–3, 7–5
Win	7–6	Mar 2024	M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Nino Serdarusic	6–3, 6–3
Loss	7–7	May 2024	Tunis, Tunisia	Challenger	Clay	Oriol Roca Batalla	6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win	8–7	Sep 2024	Sibiu, Romania	Challenger	Clay	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. "Brouwer, Munar save MPs en route to Challenger title runs". ATPTour. Retrieved 30 January 2025.