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Roman Valent
Country (sports) Switzerland
ResidenceAdliswil, Switzerland
Born (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 41)
Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$60,375
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 300 (10 February 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2002 France F8, Melun Futures Carpet France Grégory Carraz 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Apr 2002 Jamaica F1, Kingston Futures Hard Venezuela Kepler Orellana 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 May 2002 Czech Republic F1, Most Futures Clay Czech Republic František Čermák 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2003 Spain F9, La Palma Futures Hard France Marc Bauer 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Jun 2003 Spain F10, Tenerife Futures Hard Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili 2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–5 Mar 2005 France F4, Lille Futures Hard Belgium Steve Darcis 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–5 Sep 2005 France F14, Plaisir Futures Hard Germany Philipp Marx 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–9)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2003 France F8, Melun Futures Carpet Switzerland Michael Lammer Egypt Karim Maamoun
Egypt Mohammed Maamoun
walkover
Loss 1–1 Apr 2003 France F9, Saint-Brieuc Futures Clay Switzerland Michael Lammer France Fabrice Betencourt
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
walkover
Loss 1–2 Sep 2003 France F16, Mulhouse Futures Hard Germany Michael Berrer France Gary Lugassy
France Jean-Michel Pequery
0–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Feb 2005 Austria F3, Bergheim Futures Carpet Germany Lars Übel Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil
Czech Republic Radim Žitko
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2–3 Aug 2005 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Switzerland Stéphane Bohli Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Spain Santiago Ventura
3–6, 5–7

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2001 Wimbledon Grass Luxembourg Gilles Muller 3–6, 7–5, 6–3


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