Draft:Valentin Royer

Valentin Royer (born 29 May 2001) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 194 achieved on 10 June 2024.

Early life
He has French parents, but lived in Eastern European countries until he was 17 years-old, including Czechia, Serbia, and Poland.

Career
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.

In April 2024, 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 2024, he reached the final of the 2024 Tunis Open where he was defeated 7-6, 7-5 by experienced Spaniard Oriol Roca Batalla.

In the first round of qualifying at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships he lost to eventual qualifier Li Tu of Australia.