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Valentin Vacherot
Vacherot at the 2025 Swiss Indoors
Country (sports) Monaco (2022–present)
 France (–2022)
Born (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 27)[1]
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France[2]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas A&M University
CoachBenjamin Balleret
Prize moneyUS $3,391,669
Singles
Career record35–20
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 16 (4 May 2026)
Current rankingNo. 19 (25 May 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2026)
French Open2R (2026)
WimbledonQ1 (2025)
US OpenQ2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record7–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 104 (4 May 2026)
Current rankingNo. 104 (4 May 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French Open1R (2026)
Team competitions
Davis Cup4–1
Last updated on: 26 May 2026.

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. 16 achieved on 4 May 2026, making him the highest-ranked Monégasque singles player in history.[3] He is the current No. 1 Monaco singles player.[4] He also has a best doubles ranking of No. 104 achieved on 4 May 2026.[5]

Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M.[6]

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) in Shanghai.[7][8] He also became the first Monégasque player to reach the top 50, and later the top 20 in singles, and to record a Top 10 win.[9][10][11]

Vacherot represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 10–3.

Early life

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Vacherot was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France[2][6] to parents Josse and Nadine Vacherot. He has three siblings.[1]

Professional career

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2022: First Challenger title

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In 2022, Vacherot won his first Challenger title at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the final.[12][13][14] Vacherot became Monaco’s second Challenger champion and the first since Jean-René Lisnard in 2004.[15]

2023: Masters debut

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Vacherot received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut.[16][17] He lost in the first round to Luca Nardi.[18]

2024: Grand Slam and top 110 debuts

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Vacherot received a wildcard for the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters,[14][19] losing to ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov.[20] Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open but lost his opening match to eventual champion Márton Fucsovics.[21] Vacherot reached the top 120 on 6 May 2024, following a semifinal appearance as a qualifier, at the 2024 Open Aix Provence.[5], losing to eventual champion Alejandro Tabilo.[22]

Vacherot 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.[23][24] He lost in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.[25]

2025: Historic Masters title and top 30

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Vacherot also received a wildcard for the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters[26][27] and recorded his first Masters win over Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets.[28][29] He became the first Monégasque player to win a main draw match at the tournament since Jean-René Lisnard in 2009.[30]

In October, ranked No. 204, Vacherot won his first title at the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters as a qualifier, becoming the lowest ranked player to win a Masters 1000 tournament. After qualifying, he recorded his second and third Masters wins[31] by defeating Laslo Djere[32] in straight sets and then Alexander Bublik in the second round.[33] Vacherot reached his first Masters 1000 fourth round following the retirement of 20th seed Tomáš Macháč. He then upset Tallon Griekspoor 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.[34][35][36] Next he defeated 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 reach a Masters 1000 final.[37] In Vacherot’s 27th tour-level match, he defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win his first ATP Tour and Masters 1000 title.[7] 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]

Valentin Vacherot in the round of 32 against Taylor Fritz at ATP 500 Basel 2025

Vacherot received a wildcard into the Basel Open, but lost to Taylor Fritz in the first round.[38] Vacherot received a wildcard into the Paris Masters and then reached the quarterfinals.[39] Vacherot reached a new career-high ranking in the top 30 on 3 November 2025.[40][3]

2026: Major third round and top 20

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Vacherot made his debut at the 2026 Australian Open where he was seeded for the first time and recorded his first major wins to reach the third round, also for a first time.[3]

Personal life

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Vacherot is coached professionally by his elder half-brother Benjamin Balleret, who previously played professional tennis as well.[1][41] Other professional tennis players in Vacherot's family include cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Chloé Paquet,[42] and aunt Virginie Paquet.[43][16]

Performance timeline

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Key
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.

Singles

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Current through the 2026 French Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q2 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
French Open A A A 1R Q2 2R 0 / 2 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0 / 3 3–2 60%
National representation
Davis Cup G3 G2 G2 G2 G2 0 / 0 14–3 82%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A A Q2 A 4R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Monte-Carlo Masters A Q1 1R 1R 2R SF 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Madrid Open A A A Q2 A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters NH A A W 1 / 1 7–0 100%
Paris Masters A A A A QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 11–2 7–4 1 / 9 18–8 69%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 1 3 5 10 19
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 2–1 2–3 2–3 15–4 15–9 1 / 19 36–20 64%
Year-end ranking 574 290 280 140 31 $3,391,669

ATP Masters 1000 finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2025 Shanghai Masters Hard France Arthur Rinderknech 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2026 Indian Wells Open Hard France Arthur Rinderknech Argentina Guido Andreozzi
France Manuel Guinard 		6–7(3–7), 3–6

ATP Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam (–)
ATP 1000 (1–0)
ATP 500 (–)
ATP 250 (–)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (–)
Grass (–)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (–)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2025 Shanghai Masters, China ATP 1000 Hard France Arthur Rinderknech 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (–)
ATP 1000 (0–1)
ATP 500 (–)
ATP 250 (–)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (–)
Grass (–)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (–)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2026 Indian Wells Open, United States ATP 1000 Hard France Arthur Rinderknech Argentina Guido Andreozzi
France Manuel Guinard 		6–7(3–7), 3–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2022 Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand Challenger Hard Vietnam Lý Hoàng Nam 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–0 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand (2) Challenger Hard France Lucas Pouille 3–2 ret.
Win 3–0 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi Challenger II, Thailand Challenger Hard France Manuel Guinard 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–0 Feb 2024 Pune Challenger, India Challenger Hard Australia Adam Walton 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 4–1 May 2025 Abruzzo Open, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Francesco Maestrelli 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (title)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 Tiburon Challenger, US Challenger Hard Switzerland Leandro Riedi United States Ezekiel Clark
United States Alfredo Perez 		6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–2]

ITF Tour finals

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

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2016 Tunisia F24, Hammamet Futures Clay Argentina Franco Agamenone 0–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard United States Omni Kumar 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Australia Rinky Hijikata 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2021 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard Netherlands Alec Deckers 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Australia Moerani Bouzige 4–6, 5–7
Win 2–4 Nov 2021 M15 New Delhi, India WTT Hard Australia Philip Sekulic 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–4 Jan 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Belgium Raphaël Collignon 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–4 Mar 2022 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–4 Jul 2022 M15 Kottingbrunn, Austria WTT Clay Netherlands Max Houkes 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–4 Jun 2023 M25 Montauban, France WTT Clay France Titouan Droguet 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 7–4 Jul 2023 M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France WTT Clay France Tristan Lamasine 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 7–5 Aug 2023 M25 Ystad, Sweden WTT Clay Germany Marvin Möller 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 7–6 Oct 2023 M25 Zlatibor, Serbia WTT Clay Czech Republic Andrew Paulson 3–6, 7–5, 3–6

Record against top-10 players

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Vacherot's match record against players who have been ranked in the Top 10, with those who are active in boldface.[44]
Only ATP Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.

Opponent Highest
ranking		 Matches Won Lost Win % Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 1 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2026 Monte Carlo SF
Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 1 1 0 100% Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2025 Shanghai SF
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 2 1 0 1 0% Lost (6–3, 3–6, 4–6) at 2026 Indian Wells 3R
Number 3 ranked players
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 3 2 0 2 0% Lost (6–4, 3–6, 1–6) at 2025 Monte Carlo 2R
Number 4 ranked players
United States Taylor Fritz 4 1 0 1 0% Lost (6–4, 6–7(4–7). 5–7) at 2025 Basel 1R
Denmark Holger Rune 4 1 1 0 100% Won (2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2025 Shanghai QF
Number 5 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 5 1 0 1 0% Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2025 Paris Masters QF
Italy Lorenzo Musetti 5 1 1 0 100% Won (7–6(8–6). 7–5) at 2026 Monte Carlo 2R
United States Ben Shelton 5 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2026 Australian Open 3R
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Matteo Berrettini 6 1 1 0 100% Won (7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2026 Miami 3R
Australia Alex de Minaur 6 1 1 0 100% Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3) at 2026 Monte Carlo QF
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 6 1 1 0 100% Won (6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4) at 2026 Monte Carlo 3R
Number 8 ranked players
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 8 1 1 0 100% Won (7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2025 Paris Masters 3R
Number 10 ranked players
Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 10 2 2 0 100% Won (7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6)) at 2026 Davis Cup Playoffs RR
Total 16 9 7 56% * Statistics correct as of 11 April 2026

Wins over top-10 players

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  • Vacherot has a 4–5 (44.44%) match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2024 2025 2026 Total
Wins 0 1 3 4
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2025
1. Serbia Novak Djokovic 5 Shanghai Masters, China Hard SF 6–3, 6–4 204 [45]
2026
2. Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 10 Davis Cup, Astana, Kazakhstan Hard (i) WG1 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7) 27 [46]
3. Italy Lorenzo Musetti 5 Monte-Carlo Masters, France Clay 2R 7–6(8–6), 7–5 23 [47]
4. Australia Alex de Minaur 6 Monte-Carlo Masters, France Clay QF 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 23 [48]
  • 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 10 April 2026

Exhibition matches

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Singles

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface    Opponent    Score
Loss Dec 2025 World Tennis Continental Cup, Shenzhen, China Hard (i) Andrey Rublev 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Win China Zhang Zhizhen 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Mixed doubles

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Dec 2025 World Tennis Continental Cup, Shenzhen, China Hard (i) Poland Iga Świątek Andrey Rublev
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 		4–6, 4–6

Team competitions

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Team Partner(s) Opp. team Opponent players Score
Loss Dec 2025 World Tennis Continental Cup, Shenzhen, China Hard (i) Europe Team Flavio Cobolli
Iga Świątek
Belinda Bencic 		World Team Andrey Rublev
Zhang Zhizhen
Elena Rybakina
Wang Xinyu 		7–15

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