Valentin Royer (; born 29 May 2001) is a French professional

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player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 112, achieved on 23 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 778, achieved on 20 June 2022.

Early life

Royer was born from French parents, but lived in Central and Eastern European countries until he was 17 years-old, including the

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, and

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Professional career

Juniors

A member of Ninon Tennis Club in

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, he was European U18 champion in both singles and doubles in 2019, playing doubles alongside

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2022: First ITF title

In May, Royer won his first ITF title in

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, Montenegro, defeating Samuel Vincent Ruggeri in the final.

2024: Maiden Challenger title, Top 200

In April, he defeated

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at 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. In the men's qualifying at Roland Garros in May 2024 he won his first round match against

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. In the second round of qualifying in lost in a deciding set to Thiago Monteiro of Brazil. In May, Royer reached his first Challenger final in

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losing to Oriol Roca Batalla in the final. In the first round of qualifying at the

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he lost to eventual qualifier

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of Australia. Competing in the qualifying at the 2024 US Open he defeated

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of Bolivia and local player

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before losing to

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of Canada in the final qualifying round. In September, Royer won his maiden Challenger title in

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, Romania, defeating compatriot Luka Pavlovic in straight sets in the final.

2025: Grand Slam debut, top 125

In February, Royer won back-to-back Challenger 100 titles at the two editions of the Rwanda Challenger, defeating

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in the final, and the following week at the Rwanda II Challenger, defeating

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in the final. As a result, Royer reached the top 125 at world No. 121 on 17 March 2024. He reached his third straight final at the 2025 Zadar Open where he lost to

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and reached the top 115 in the ATP rankings on 24 March 2025. In May, Royer received a main draw wildcard for the 2025 French Open, marking his Grand Slam debut. He lost to

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in the first round. In June, Royer reached the final at the 2025 Bratislava Open. He lost to

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in the final. Royer made his

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debut, reaching the main draw as a qualifier after defeating fellow countryman

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in the final round.

Performance timeline

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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

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

References

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