Roman Valent
Appearance
Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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Residence | Adliswil, Switzerland |
Born | Zürich, Switzerland | 8 July 1983
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $60,375 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 2 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 300 (10 February 2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 2 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 408 (3 November 2003) |
Last updated on: 9 August 2021. |
Roman Valent (born 8 July 1983, in Zürich) is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He was an outstanding junior, winning the 2001 Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament. He has played in many Challenger and Futures tournaments, winning two of the latter. However, Valent has played just one match on the ATP Tour, in which he lost to Frenchman Marc Gicquel at the 2009 Open de Moselle.
Juniors
As a junior, Valent posted a singles record of 81–24 and reached as high as No. 3 in the world in 2001 (and No. 25 in doubles).
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (2–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2002 | France F8, Melun | Futures | Carpet | Grégory Carraz | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2002 | Jamaica F1, Kingston | Futures | Hard | Kepler Orellana | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2002 | Czech Republic F1, Most | Futures | Clay | František Čermák | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2003 | Spain F9, La Palma | Futures | Hard | Marc Bauer | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2003 | Spain F10, Tenerife | Futures | Hard | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2005 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard | Steve Darcis | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Sep 2005 | France F14, Plaisir | Futures | Hard | Philipp Marx | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 5 (2–3)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2003 | France F8, Melun | Futures | Carpet | Michael Lammer | Karim Maamoun Mohammed Maamoun |
walkover |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2003 | France F9, Saint-Brieuc | Futures | Clay | Michael Lammer | Fabrice Betencourt Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
walkover |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2003 | France F16, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | Michael Berrer | Gary Lugassy Jean-Michel Pequery |
0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 2005 | Austria F3, Bergheim | Futures | Carpet | Lars Übel | Jaroslav Pospíšil Radim Žitko |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2005 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Stéphane Bohli | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Santiago Ventura |
3–6, 5–7 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | Gilles Muller | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
References
External links
- Roman Valent at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Roman Valent at the International Tennis Federation