Introduction
Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998) is a French-Monégasque tennis player.
Vacherot has a career high ATP singles ranking of 260 achieved on 17 July 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 490 achieved on 10 October 2022.
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.
In 2023, he received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters singles main draw, losing in the first round to Luca Nardi.
Personal life
Vacherot is coached professionally by his half-brother Benjamin Balleret, a retired tennis player. He is cousin to Arthur Rinderknech and a nephew of Virginie Paquet.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 12 (7-5)
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Legend (singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1-0) |
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (6-5) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (5-3) |
| Clay (2-2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1-0) |
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (6-5) |
| Hard (5-3) |
| Clay (2-2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sep 2016 | Tunisia F24, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Franco Agamenone | 0-6, 1-6 | |
| Win | Jul 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Omni Kumar | 6–4, 6-4 | |
| Loss | Jul 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Rinky Hijikata | 3-6, 1-6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2021 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alec Deckers | 4-6, 6–3, 3-6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Moerani Bouzige | 4-6, 5-7 | |
| Win | Nov 2021 | M15 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Philip Sekulic | 5-7, 6–2, 7-6 | |
| Win | Jan 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Raphael Collignon | 6–3, 6-4 | |
| Win | Mar 2022 | M25 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou | 6–4, 6-3 | |
| Win | Aug 2022 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Lý Hoàng Nam | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2023 | M25 Montauban, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Titouan Droguet | 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 | |
| Win | Jul 2023 | M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Tristan Lamasine | 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 | |
| Loss | Aug 2023 | M25 Ystad, Sweden | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Marvin Möller | 6-2, 3-6, 5-7 |