Valentin Vacherot (French:[valɑ̃tɛ̃vaʃʁo]; born 16 November 1998) is a Monégasque professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 14, achieved on 5 October 2026, making him the highest-ranked Monégasque singles player in history. He is the current No. 1 Monégasque singles player.
At the 2025 Shanghai Masters, Vacherot became the first player from his nation to win an ATP Tour singles title as well as the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 champion in history (since 1990). He is the first Monégasque player to reach the top 50 and above in singles.
Vacherot also has a best doubles ranking of No. 104 achieved on 4 May 2026. He played college tennis at Texas A&M.
He represents Monaco at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 14–3.
Early life
Vacherot was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin to parents Josse and Nadine Vacherot. He has three siblings. He holds dual French and Monegasque citizenship, having gone to school in and frequently visited Monaco; he therefore opted to represent them internationally in 2022.
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 and collectively the cousins defeated 10 of the 32 seeds (5 each) in the draw.
Valentin Vacherot in the round of 32 against Taylor Fritz at ATP 500 Basel 2025
Vacherot received a wildcard for the Swiss Open in Basel, but lost to Taylor Fritz, and he also received a wildcard for the Paris Masters and reached the quarterfinals. Vacherot reached a new career-high ranking in the top 30 on 3 November 2025.
2026: Major third round and top 15
Vacherot made his debut at the 2026 Australian Open where he was seeded for the first time and recorded his first major wins to reach the third round, also for a first time.
Vacherot reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 14 on 5 October 2026.
As the defending champion, Vacherot was defeated by Tommy Paul in the third round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters, and his ranking dropped outside of the top 30.
Personal life
Vacherot is coached professionally by his elder half-brother Benjamin Balleret, who previously played professional tennis as well. Other professional tennis players in Vacherot's family include cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Chloé Paquet,
and aunt Virginie Paquet.
Performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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.
Monaco (2022–present)
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