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Valentin Vacherot
Monegasque tennis player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valentin Vacherot (French: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ vaʃʁo]; born 16 November 1998 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin) is a Monégasque tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 110 achieved on 24 June 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 476 achieved on 20 February 2023.[2] He is the current Monegasque No. 1 singles player.[3]
Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M University.
He represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 4–1.
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2022: Maiden Challenger title
In 2022, Vacherot won his maiden Challenger title at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the final.[4][5][6] Vacherot became Monaco’s second Challenger champion and the first since Jean-René Lisnard in 2004.[7]
2023: Masters debut
He received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut.[8][9] He lost in the first round to Luca Nardi.[10]
2024: Grand Slam debut, top 120
Vacherot also received a wildcard for the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters,[6][11] losing to ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov.[12] Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open but lost his opening match to eventual champion Márton Fucsovics.[13] Vacherot reached the top 120 on 6 May 2024, following a semifinal appearance as a qualifier, at the 2024 Open Aix Provence.[2] He defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic, qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves and alternate Richard Gasquet before losing to eventual champion and third seed Alejandro Tabilo.[14]
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying, becoming the first player from the Monégasque Tennis Federation to qualify for the main draw.[15][16] He lost in the first round to 32nd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.[17]
2025: Masters semifinal, top 100
Vacherot also received a wildcard for the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters[18][19] and recorded his first Masters win over Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets.[20][21] He became the first Monégasque player to win a main draw match at the tournament since Jean-René Lisnard in 2009.[22]
Vacherot recorded his second and third Masters wins after qualifying[23] over Laslo Djere and 14th seed Alexander Bublik at the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters.[24][25] Vacherot reached his first career Masters 1000 fourth round following the retirement of 20th seed Tomáš Macháč, becoming the second player from Monaco to reach the last-16 at a Masters. He then upset another seed, Tallon Griekspoor placed 27th in the draw, to reach his first Masters quarterfinal and thus become the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist in the event history in Shanghai and the first Monegasque player to reach a Masters-level quarterfinal.[26][27][28][29] He defeated Holger Rune in the quarterfinal, thus becoming the second lowest ranked player to reach the semifinal of a Masters 1000.[30] He will face Novak Djokovic in the semifinal.
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Personal life
Vacherot is coached professionally by his half-brother Benjamin Balleret, a retired tennis player. He is cousin to Arthur Rinderknech[31] and a nephew of Virginie Paquet (Rinderknech’s mother).[8]
Singles performance timeline
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current before the 2025 Shanghai Masters.
ATP Challenger finals
Singles: 5 (4–1)
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ITF Tour finals
Singles: 13 (7–6)
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