Valentin Royer

Not to be confused with Valentina Ryser.
Valentin Royer
Country (sports) France
Born (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed, two handed backhand
CoachJulian Gillet
Prize moneyUS $1,240,687 [1]
Singles
Career record10–11
Highest rankingNo. 54 (23 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 54 (23 February 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French Open1R (2025)
Wimbledon2R (2025)
US Open2R (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 778 (20 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1,419 (23 February 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2025)
Last updated on: 23 February 2026.

Valentin Royer (French: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ ʁwaje]; born 29 May 2001) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54 achieved on 23 February 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 778 achieved on 20 June 2022.[2] He is currently the No. 6 singles player from France.

Early life

Royer was born to French parents, but lived in Central and Eastern European countries until he was 17 years old, including the Czech Republic, Serbia, and Poland.[3]

Career

2019: 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.[4]

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 the 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.[5] In the men's qualifying at Roland Garros in May 2024 he won his first round match against Dmitry Popko.[6] In the second round of qualifying he lost in the deciding set to Thiago Monteiro of Brazil.[7]

In May, Royer reached his first Challenger final in Tunis, losing to Oriol Roca Batalla in the final.[8]

In the first round of qualifying at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships he lost to eventual qualifier Li Tu of Australia.[9] Competing in the qualifying at the 2024 US Open he defeated Hugo Dellien of Bolivia and local player Ethan Quinn[10][11] before losing to Gabriel Diallo of Canada in the final qualifying round.[12]

In September, Royer won his maiden Challenger title in Sibiu, Romania, defeating compatriot Luka Pavlovic in straight sets in the final.[13]

2025: Major debut & first win, ATP final, top 60

In February, Royer won back-to-back Challenger 100 titles at the two editions of the Rwanda Challenger, defeating Andrej Martin in the final,[14][15] and the following week at the Rwanda II Challenger, defeating Guy Den Ouden in the final.[16][17] As a result, Royer reached the top 125 at world No. 121 on 17 March 2025.[18] He reached his third straight final at the 2025 Zadar Open, where he lost to Borna Ćorić, but despite the loss reached the top 115 in the ATP rankings on 24 March 2025.[19][20]

In May, Royer received a main draw wildcard for the 2025 French Open, marking his Grand Slam debut.[21][22] He lost to Daniel Elahi Galán in the first round.[23] In June, Royer reached the final at the 2025 Bratislava Open. He lost to Dino Prižmić in the final.[24] In July, Royer made his Wimbledon debut, reaching the main draw as a qualifier after defeating fellow countryman Titouan Droguet in the final round.[25] In the main draw, Royer upset 26th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas recording his first Grand Slam win.[26][27] He lost in the second round to fellow countryman Adrian Mannarino.[28]

Royer also made his ATP Tour debut as a qualifier at the Canadian Open.[29] He lost in the first round to Nicolas Arseneault. In August, Royer earned his first Masters 1000 win at the 2025 Cincinnati Open as a qualifier, defeating Sebastian Ofner in the first round.[30] He lost in three sets to 14th seed Karen Khachanov in the second round.[31] In August, Royer made his US Open debut after receiving a wildcard into the main draw.[32] He recorded his second major win by defeating Bu Yunchaokete in the first round.[33] At the 2025 Hangzhou Open Royer qualified for the main draw and reached his first ATP final upsetting three seeds en route: top seed Andrey Rublev, recording his first top-20 win, seventh seed Learner Tien and fourth seed Corentin Moutet.[34][35] As a result he reached a new career-high of No. 76 in the singles rankings on 22 September 2025.[36] He lost to Alexander Bublik in the final.[37]

Performance timeline

Tournament 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 1R 0 / 0 0–1  – 
French Open Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open Q3 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 2–3 0 / 3 2–4 40%
ATP Masters 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada Masters A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Shanghai Masters A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris Masters A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 2–4 0–0 0 / 4 2–4 33%

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2025 Hangzhou Open, China ATP 250 Hard Alexander Bublik 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2024 Tunis Open, Tunisia Challenger Clay Oriol Roca Batalla 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 1–1 Sep 2024 Sibiu Open, Romania Challenger Clay Luka Pavlovic 6–4, 6–0
Win 2–1 Feb 2025 Rwanda Challenger, Rwanda Challenger Clay Andrej Martin 6–1, 6–2
Win 3–1 Mar 2025 Rwanda Challenger II, Rwanda Challenger Clay Guy Den Ouden 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Mar 2025 Zadar Open, Croatia Challenger Clay Borna Ćorić 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Jun 2025 Bratislava Open, Slovakia Challenger Clay Dino Prižmić 4–6, 6–7(6–8)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 M15 Mishref, Kuwait WTT Hard Marko Tepavac 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2021 M25 Grasse, France WTT Clay Álvaro López San Martín 6–7(6–8), 5–7
Loss 0–3 Sep 2021 M25 Falun, Sweden WTT Hard Shintaro Imai 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Hamad Medjedovic 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–4 May 2022 M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–5 May 2022 M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 5–7
Win 2–5 Jul 2022 M25 Casinalbo, Italy WTT Clay Francesco Forti 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–5 Feb 2023 M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal WTT Hard Gabriele Piraino 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win 4–5 Jun 2023 M15 Rabat, Morocco WTT Clay Pedro Rodenas 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 4–6 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal WTT Hard Henrique Rocha 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–6 Oct 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Matthew William Donald 6–1, 6–1
Win 6–6 Nov 2023 M25 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Jules Marie 6–3, 7–5
Win 7–6 Mar 2024 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy WTT Clay Nino Serdarušić 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2020 M15 Melilla, Spain WTT Clay Holger Rune José Vidal Azorín
Max Houkes 		7–5, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 2021 M25 Pitești, Romania WTT Clay Tseng Chun-hsin Corentin Denolly
Clément Tabur 		4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss 2–1 May 2022 M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Cezar Crețu Ivan Liutarevich
Marcello Serafini 		6–4, 1–6, [6–10]
*As of 24 October 2025

References

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  10. ^ @TennisPublisher (21 August 2024). "Ethan Quinn, 2023 NCAA champ from @UGAtennis, falls to Valentin Royer 61 46 76 (10-6) in @usopen qualies 2nd round. Royer served for the match at 5-4 in the third and Quinn saved 5 match points from 9-1 down in match tiebreaker. Solid first pro year for Quinn getting to No. 238!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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  16. ^ @Rwanda_Sports (March 9, 2025). "🏆 Back-to-back glory for Valentin Royer 🇫🇷!He is the ATP Challenger 100 champion after defeating Guy Den Ouden 🇳🇱 in the final, securing his second title in Kigali! What a performance! 🔥👏 #RwandaChallenger2025" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ^ @ATPChallenger (March 9, 2025). "The King of Kigali 👑 Another week, another title for Valentin Royer, who secures his second @RWAChallenger crown after beating Den Ouden 6-2, 6-4!#ATPChallenger" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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  24. ^ "Prizmic-Royer Bratislava Challenger 2025 final". 16 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Quatre Francais remportent leur 3e tour de qualification et intègrent le tableau principal de Wimbledon" (in French). 26 June 2025.
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  33. ^ "Valentin Royer vient à bout de Yunchaokete Bu au 1er tour de l'US Open" (in French). 26 August 2025.
  34. ^ "ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz tops Carlos Alcaraz at Laver Cup". Reuters. 21 September 2025.
  35. ^ "Hometown hero Wu stuns Medvedev in Hangzhou QF thriller; Royer, Moutet set all-French semi-final at Chinese ATP 250". 21 September 2025.
  36. ^ "Coming out of the qualifiers, Royer reaches his first ATP final". 22 September 2025.
  37. ^ "Bublik blazes to fourth title of 2025, new career high in Hangzhou". ATPTour. 23 September 2025.
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