Valentin Vacherot

Valentin Vacherot (; born 16 November 1998) is a Monégasque professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16 achieved on 4 May 2026, making him the highest-ranked Monégasque singles player in history. He is the current No. 1 Monaco singles player. He also has a best doubles ranking of No. 104 achieved on 4 May 2026.

Vacherot played college tennis at Texas A&M.

In 2025, Vacherot became the first player from his nation to win an ATP Tour singles title and the lowest ranked champion in Masters 1000 history (since 1990) in Shanghai. He also became the first Monégasque player to reach the top 50, and later the top 20 in singles, and to record a Top 10 win.

Vacherot represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 10–3.

Early life Vacherot was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France

Professional career

2022: First Challenger title In 2022, Vacherot won his first Challenger title at the Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand, beating Lý Hoàng Nam in the final.

2023: Masters debut Vacherot received a wildcard for the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters main draw, making his Masters debut. He lost in the first round to Luca Nardi.

2024: Grand Slam and top 110 debuts Vacherot 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 Márton Fucsovics. Vacherot reached the top 120 on 6 May 2024, following a semifinal appearance as a qualifier, at the 2024 Open Aix Provence.

Vacherot made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying, becoming the first player from the Monégasque Tennis Federation to qualify for the main draw. He lost in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

2025: Historic Masters title and top 30 Vacherot also received a wildcard for the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters and recorded his first Masters win over Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets. He became the first Monégasque player to win a main draw match at the tournament since Jean-René Lisnard in 2009.

In October, ranked No. 204, Vacherot won his first title at the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters as a qualifier, becoming the lowest ranked player to win a Masters 1000 tournament. After qualifying, he recorded his second and third Masters wins by defeating Laslo Djere in straight sets and then Alexander Bublik in the second round. Vacherot reached his first Masters 1000 fourth round following the retirement of 20th seed Tomáš Macháč. He then upset Tallon Griekspoor to reach his first Masters quarterfinal and thus became the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist in the event history in Shanghai, and the first player from Monaco to reach an ATP Tour and Masters-level quarterfinal at the same time. Next he defeated Holger Rune in the quarterfinals. Vacherot defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, recording the first top 10 (and top 5) win for a Monégasque player in history, and becoming the lowest ranked player to reach a Masters 1000 final. In Vacherot’s 27th tour-level match, he defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win his first ATP Tour and Masters 1000 title. Going into the Shanghai final, Vacherot and Rinderknech had each won 3 matches after dropping the first set. The cousins also collectively defeated 10 of the 32 seeds (5 each) in the draw.

Vacherot received a wildcard into the Basel Open, but lost to Taylor Fritz in the first round. Vacherot received a wildcard into the Paris Masters and then reached the quarterfinals. Vacherot reached a new career-high ranking in the top 30 on 3 November 2025. Other professional tennis players in Vacherot's family include cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Chloé Paquet, and aunt Virginie Paquet.

Performance timeline

Singles Current through the 2026 French Open.

ATP Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ATP Tour finals

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

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

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Finals by surfaceHard (4–0)Clay (0–1)

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Tour finals

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

Record against top-10 players Vacherot's match record against players who have been ranked in the Top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.

Wins over top-10 players Vacherot has a match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Exhibition matches

Singles

Mixed doubles ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossWorld Tennis Continental Cup, Shenzhen, ChinaHard (i) Iga Świątek Andrey Rublev Elena Rybakina4–6, 4–6

Team competitions ResultDateTournamentSurfaceTeamPartner(s)Opp. teamOpponent playersScoreLossWorld Tennis Continental Cup, Shenzhen, ChinaHard (i)Europe TeamFlavio CobolliIga ŚwiątekBelinda BencicWorld TeamAndrey RublevZhang ZhizhenElena RybakinaWang Xinyu7–15