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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) is a Monégasque professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 30, achieved on 03 November 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 476, achieved on 20 February 2023.[2] In 2025, Vacherot became the first player from his nation to win an ATP Tour singles title and the lowest ranked champion in Masters 1000 history (since 1990), at the Shanghai Masters.[3][4] He also became the first Monégasque player to reach the top 50 in singles and to record a Top 10 win.[5][6][7] He is the current No. 1 Monaco singles player.[8]
Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M University.
He represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 10–3.
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Personal life
Vacherot was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France to parents Josse and Nadine Vacherot, and grew up skiing before deciding to pursue tennis.[1] Vacherot is one of four siblings, and is coached professionally by his elder half-brother Benjamin Balleret, who previously played professional tennis as well.[1][9] Other professional tennis players in Vacherot's family include cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Chloé Paquet, and aunt Virginie Paquet.[10][11][12]
In October 2025, Vacherot and Rinderknech both reached the final of a Masters 1000 for the first time in their respective careers at the Shanghai Masters.[13][14][3]
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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.[15][16][17] Vacherot became Monaco’s second Challenger champion and the first since Jean-René Lisnard in 2004.[18]
2023: Masters debut
He received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut.[11][19] He lost in the first round to Luca Nardi.[20]
2024: Grand Slam debut, top 110
Vacherot also received a wildcard for the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters,[17][21] losing to ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov.[22] Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open but lost his opening match to eventual champion Márton Fucsovics.[23] 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.[24]
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.[25][26] He lost in the first round to 32nd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.[27]
2025: Historic Masters title and top 30 debut
Vacherot also received a wildcard for the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters[28][29] and recorded his first Masters win over Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets.[30][31] He became the first Monégasque player to win a main draw match at the tournament since Jean-René Lisnard in 2009.[32].
In October, ranked No. 204, Vacherot won his maiden title at the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters as a qualifier, becoming the lowest ranked player to ever win a Masters 1000 tournament. After qualifying, he recorded his second and third Masters wins[33] by defeating Laslo Djere[34] in straight sets and 14th seed Alexander Bublik in the second round.[35] Vacherot reached his first Masters 1000 fourth round following the retirement of 20th seed Tomáš Macháč. He then upset 27th seed Tallon Griekspoor, despite dropping the first set for a second time, to reach his first Masters quarterfinal and thus became the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist in the event history in Shanghai, and the first player from Monaco to reach an ATP Tour and Masters-level quarterfinal at the same time.[36][37][38] Next he defeated tenth seed Holger Rune in the quarterfinals. Vacherot defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, recording the first top 10 (and top 5) win for a Monégasque player in history, and becoming the lowest ranked player to ever reach a Masters 1000 final.[39] In just Vacherot’s 27th tour-level match, he defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win his first ATP Tour and Masters 1000 title.[3] Going into the Shanghai final, Vacherot and Rinderknech had each won 3 matches after dropping the first set.[citation needed] The cousins also collectively defeated 10 of the 32 seeds (5 each) in the draw.[citation needed]
Vacherot then received a wildcard into the Basel Open, however lost in a three set thriller to World No. 4 Taylor Fritz, in the first round.[40] Vacherot then also received a wildcard into the Paris Masters, where he defeated Jiří Lehečka, Arthur Rinderknech and Cameron Norrie, reaching a second consecutive Masters 1000 quarterfinal, but lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets.
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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 Rolex Paris Masters.
Significant finals
ATP 1000 tournaments
Singles: 1 (title)
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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ITF Tour finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Wins over top-10 players
- Valentin Vacherot has a 1–2 (33.33%) match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[41]
- Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage
- *As of 24 October 2025[update]
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