Valentin Royer

Valentin Royer (; born 29 May 2001) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54 achieved on 23 February 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 588 achieved on 24 August 2026. He is currently the No. 6 singles player from France.

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

Career 2019: 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 the 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 he lost in the 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: Major debut & first win, ATP final, top 60 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, Royer reached the top 125 at world No. 121 on 17 March 2025. He reached his third straight final at the 2025 Zadar Open, where he lost to Borna Ćorić, but despite the loss 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 Daniel Elahi Galán in the first round. In June, Royer reached the final at the 2025 Bratislava Open. He lost to Dino Prižmić in the final. In July, Royer made his Wimbledon debut, reaching the main draw as a qualifier after defeating fellow countryman Titouan Droguet in the final round. In the main draw, Royer upset 26th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas recording his first Grand Slam win. He lost in the second round to fellow countryman Adrian Mannarino.

Royer also made his ATP Tour debut as a qualifier at the Canadian Open. He lost in the first round to Nicolas Arseneault. In August, Royer earned his first Masters 1000 win at the 2025 Cincinnati Open as a qualifier, defeating Sebastian Ofner in the first round. He lost in three sets to 14th seed Karen Khachanov in the second round. In August, Royer made his US Open debut after receiving a wildcard into the main draw. He recorded his second major win by defeating Bu Yunchaokete in the first round. At the 2025 Hangzhou Open Royer qualified for the main draw and reached his first ATP final upsetting three seeds en route: top seed Andrey Rublev, recording his first top-20 win, seventh seed Learner Tien and fourth seed Corentin Moutet. As a result he reached a new career-high of No. 76 in the singles rankings on 22 September 2025. He lost to Alexander Bublik in the final.

2026: First French Open win At the 2026 Australian Open, Royer lost in four sets in the first round against American ninth-seed Taylor Fritz.

In May 2026, Royer obtained his first win at the French Open. With his ranking at World No. 74, he defeated Hugo Dellien in the first round before losing to Novak Djokovic in the second round in four sets. He then lost to Alexander Zverev in the at second round at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.

Performance timeline

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up) LegendGrand Slam (0–0)ATP 1000 (0–0)ATP 500 (0–0)ATP 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–0)Indoor (0–0)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (4–4)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (3–4)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendITF WTT (7–6)Finals by surfaceHard (4–3)Clay (3–3)

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