# Valentin Royer

Valentin Royer (born 29 May 2001) is a French tennis player who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 121 achieved on 17 March 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 778 achieved on 20 June 2022.

## Early life

Royer was born from French parents, but lived in Eastern European countries until he was 17 years-old, including the Czech Republic, Serbia, and Poland.

## Professional career
### 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.

### 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 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 Dmitry Popko. 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 Tunis losing to Oriol Roca Batalla in the final.
In the first round of qualifying at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships he lost to eventual qualifier Li Tu of Australia. Competing in the qualifying at the 2024 US Open he defeated Hugo Dellien of Bolivia and local player Ethan Quinn before losing to Gabriel Diallo of Canada in the final qualifying round.
In September, Royer won his maiden Challenger title in Sibiu, Romania, defeating compatriot Luka Pavlovic in straight sets in the final.

### 2025: Back-to-back Challenger titles, top 125

In February, Royer won back-to-back Challenger 100 titles at the two editions of the Rwanda Challenger, defeating Andrej Martin in the final, and the following week at the Rwanda II Challenger, defeating Guy Den Ouden in the final. As a result, Voyer reached the top 125 on 17 March 2024.

## Performance timeline

| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q2 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q3 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
### Singles: 17 (10–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–1)
* ITF Futures (7–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–3)
* Clay (6–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | M15 Mishref, Kuwait | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Marko Tepavac | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2021 | M25 Grasse, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Alvaro Lopez San Martin | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2021 | M25 Falun, Sweden | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Shintaro Imai | 6–2, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Apr 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Hamad Medjedovic | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | May 2022 | M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Samuel Vincent Ruggeri | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–5 | May 2022 | M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Samuel Vincent Ruggeri | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2022 | M25 Casinalbo, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Francesco Forti | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–5 | Feb 2023 | M25 San Antonio, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Gabriele Piraino | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 2023 | M15 Rabat, Morocco | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Pedro Rodenas | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2023 | M25 Tavira, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Henrique Rocha | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Oct 2023 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Matthew William Donald | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–6 | Nov 2023 | M25 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jules Marie | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–6 | Mar 2024 | M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Nino Serdarusic | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–7 | May 2024 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Oriol Roca Batalla | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2024 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Luca Pavlovic | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–7 | Feb 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay | Andrej Martin | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–7 | Mar 2025 | Kigali II, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay | Guy Den Ouden | 6–2, 6–4 |