Valentin Vacherot
About
Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France) is a Monégasque right-hander who played college tennis at Texas A&M before rising through the Challenger circuit. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Vacherot) His breakthrough came at the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters, where he won his first ATP title as a qualifier ranked No. 204, becoming the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 champion in history. [ATP Tour](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/vacherot-australian-open-2026-feature) In 2026 he reached the Monte-Carlo Masters semifinals and made his first seeded Australian Open appearance, reaching the third round. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Vacherot) He reached a career-high No. 17 on 13 April 2026. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Vacherot)
Recent form
In the news
““Of course I want to focus on what is coming ahead, but I’m not going to be mad about talking about Shanghai.””
Playing style
Vacherot plays first-strike tennis built around a big first serve and assertive baseline patterns, looking to take time away with depth and pace. [Tennis.com](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/who-is-valentin-vacherot-monaco-tennis-history-shanghai-masters) At 6’4” he can earn short replies and then step inside the baseline to dictate with heavy, linear groundstrokes, but he’s also shown the fitness to win long, physical matches when rallies extend. [Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters](https://montecarlotennismasters.com/en/ironman-vacherot-sets-sf-showdown-with-alcaraz/) His best performances have combined serve-plus-one aggression with stubborn defense under pressure, as seen in his 2026 Monte-Carlo run. [Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters](https://montecarlotennismasters.com/en/ironman-vacherot-sets-sf-showdown-with-alcaraz/)
Surface splits
Career surface splits.
Serve & return fingerprint
1 match of statistics in the last 7 days. Aces/match: 1 · DFs/match: —
- 1st serve in
- 57.0%
- 1st-serve points won
- 77.0%
- 2nd-serve points won
- 50.0%
- Return on 1st
- 26.0%
- Return on 2nd
- 50.0%
Big-match temperament
Notable rivalries
Rivalry network
Most-played opponents inside our 7-day rolling window.
Career snapshot
| Season | Year-end rank | W–L | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 799 | 3–2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1272 | 1–2 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 1–5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1466 | 1–1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 574 | 37–14 | 2 |
| 2022 | 290 | 46–22 | 4 |
| 2023 | 280 | 57–32 | 2 |
| 2024 | 140 | 36–13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 31 | 47–24 | 1 |
| 2026 | 31 | 0–1 | 0 |
Team and equipment
- Head coach
- Benjamin Balleret
- Height
- 191 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Backhand
- Two-handed
- Racquet
- Babolat
Career highlights
- Won 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters (first ATP title).
- Career-high ATP singles No. 17 (13 Apr 2026).
- Monte-Carlo Masters semifinalist (2026).
- First seeded Australian Open appearance; reached third round (2026).
- Indian Wells Masters doubles runner-up with Arthur Rinderknech (2026).
- Four ATP Challenger singles titles (2012–2024).
Where to follow
Live scores when Vacherot is on court appear on our tennis today and live streaming pages. The full ATP top-100 sits at our live ATP rankings. Compare Vacherot on the player statistical deep dive.
Head-to-head vs Jannik Sinner →