# Valentin Vacherot

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 maiden Challenger title at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the final. Vacherot became Monaco’s second Challenger champion and the first since Jean-Rene Lisnard in 2004.
He received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut. He lost 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 but lost his opening match to eventual champion Marton Fucsovics.
Vacherot 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, losing in the first round to 32nd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

## 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 (Rinderknech’s mother).

## 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$^{(7–5)}$ |