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Valentin Royer
French tennis player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valentin Royer (French: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ ʁwaje]; 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 world No. 115 achieved on 14 April 2025. 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
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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]
2025: Grand Slam debut, top 125
In February, Royer won back-to-back Challenger 100 titles at the two editions of the Rwanda Challenger, defeating Andrej Martin in the final, [13][14] and the following week at the Rwanda II Challenger, defeating Guy Den Ouden in the final.[15][16] As a result, Royer reached the top 125 at world No. 121 on 17 March 2024.[17] He reached his third straight final at the 2025 Zadar Open where he lost to Borna Coric and reached the top 115 in the ATP rankings.[18]
In May, Royer received a main draw wildcard for the 2025 French Open, marking his grand slam debut.[19][20] He lost to Daniel Elahi Galán in the first round.[21]
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Performance timeline
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 18 (10–8)
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References
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