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Valentin Vacherot
Monegasque tennis player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998) is a French-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]
Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M University.
Vacherot represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 4–1.
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In 2022, Vacherot won his maiden Challenger title at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the final.[3][4][5] Vacherot became Monaco’s second Challenger champion and the first since Jean-René Lisnard in 2004. He received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut.[6][7] He lost in the first round to Luca Nardi.[8] He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters,[5][9] losing to ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov.[10] Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open but lost his opening match to eventual champion Márton Fucsovics.[11] 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.[12]
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying for the main draw, becoming the first player from the Monégasque Tennis Federation to qualify for the final draw.[13][14] He lost in the first round to 32nd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.[15]
He also received a wildcard for the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters[16][17] and recorded his first Masters win over Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets.[18][19] He became the first Monégasque player to win a main draw match at the tournament since Jean-René Lisnard in 2009.[20]
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Vacherot is coached professionally by his half-brother Benjamin Balleret, a retired tennis player. He is cousin to Arthur Rinderknech[21] and a nephew of Virginie Paquet (Rinderknech’s mother).[6]
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 15 (10–5)
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