Valentin Vacherot

Valentin Vacherot
Country (sports)	Monaco ; France
Born	16 November 1998 (age 26); Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Texas A&M
Coach	Benjamin Balleret
Prize money	$347,422
Singles
Career record	4–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 110 (24 June 2024)
Current ranking	No. 110 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (2024)
US Open	Q2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 476 (20 February 2023)
Current ranking	No. 1367 (15 April 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	4–1
	Last updated on: 24 June 2024.

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.

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.

Career

In 2022, Vacherot won his first Challenger singles tournament at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the finals.

He received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, losing in the first round to Luca Nardi.

He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, losing to ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov. Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open.

He reached the top 120 on 6 May 2024, following a semifinal appearance as a qualifier, at the 2024 Open Aix Provence. He defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic, qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves and alternate Richard Gasquet before losing to eventual champion and third seed Alejandro Tabilo.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying for the main draw.^[2]

Personal life

Vacherot is coached professionally by his half-brother Benjamin Balleret, a retired tennis player. He is cousin to Arthur Rinderknech^[3] and a nephew of Virginie Paquet.

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 15 (10-5)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (6–5)

Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2016	Tunisia F24, Hammamet	Futures	Clay	Franco Agamenone	0–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Omni Kumar	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jul 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Rinky Hijikata	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1–3	Oct 2021	M15 Doha, Qatar	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Alec Deckers	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	1–4	Oct 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Moerani Bouzige	4–6, 5–7
Win	2–4	Nov 2021	M15 New Delhi, India	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Philip Sekulic	5–7, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
Win	3–4	Jan 2022	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Raphaël Collignon	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–4	Mar 2022	M25 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Hsu Yu-hsiou	6–4, 6–3
Win	5–4	Aug 2022	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Lý Hoàng Nam	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	6–4	Jun 2023	M25 Montauban, France	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Titouan Droguet	6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	7–4	Jul 2023	M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Tristan Lamasine	6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Loss	7–5	Aug 2023	M25 Ystad, Sweden	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Marvin Möller	6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Win	8–5	Jan 2024	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Lucas Pouille	3–2 ret.
Win	9–5	Jan 2024	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Manuel Guinard	7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	10–5	Feb 2024	Pune, India	Challenger	Hard	Adam Walton	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–5)