Roman Valent

Roman Valent (born 8 July 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. As a junior, he was coached by Pavel Daron, former sparring partner of Martina Hingis. Valent was ranked as high as world number 3 as a junior, having won the 2001 Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament.

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Country (sports)
Adliswil, Switzerland
(1983-07-08) 8 July 1983Zürich, Switzerland
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
2001
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Pavel Daron, Dario Camenzind
$60,375
0–1
0
No. 300 (10 February 2003)
0–1
0
No. 408 (3 November 2003)

Roman Valent (born 8 July 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. As a junior, he was coached by Pavel Daron, former sparring partner of Martina Hingis. Valent was ranked as high as world number 3 as a junior, having won the 2001 Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament.

He has played in many Challenger and Futures tournaments, winning two of the latter. In 2003 Valent reached a career high ranking of 300 after having broken into top 500 just a year before.

In the following years, Valent was set back by serious injuries to his shoulder or knee as well as Pfeiffer's glandular fever. From 2006 to 2008 he hardly played. In 2009 he made a comeback and was initially able to get closer to his best ranking. In qualifying for the ATP Tour event in Metz, he won all three matches and reached his only singles main draw of his career at the 2009 Open de Moselle. There he lost to Frenchman Marc Gicquel.

In 2012, Valent finally retired from professional tennis due to another knee injury. Since then he works as a tennis coach in Zurich.

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).

LegendFinals by surface
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–5)
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2002France F8, MelunFuturesCarpetGrégory Carraz6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Loss1–1Apr 2002Jamaica F1, KingstonFuturesHardKepler Orellana2–6, 4–6
Loss1–2May 2002Czech Republic F1, MostFuturesClayFrantišek Čermák2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss1–3Jun 2003Spain F9, La PalmaFuturesHardMarc Bauer2–6, 1–6
Loss1–4Jun 2003Spain F10, TenerifeFuturesHardTeymuraz Gabashvili2–6, 0–6
Loss1–5Mar 2005France F4, LilleFuturesHardSteve Darcis5–7, 3–6
Win2–5Sep 2005France F14, PlaisirFuturesHardPhilipp Marx6–4, 7–6(7–4)
LegendFinals by surface
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–9)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 2003France F8, MelunFuturesCarpetMichael LammerKarim Maamoun Mohamed Mamounwalkover
Loss1–1Apr 2003France F9, Saint-BrieucFuturesClayMichael LammerFabrice Betencourt Édouard Roger-Vasselinwalkover
Loss1–2Sep 2003France F16, MulhouseFuturesHardMichael BerrerGary Lugassy Jean-Michel Pequery0–6, 2–6
Win2–2Feb 2005Austria F3, BergheimFuturesCarpetLars UebelJaroslav Pospíšil Radim Žitko6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss2–3Aug 2005Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerClayStéphane BohliRubén Ramírez Hidalgo Santiago Ventura3–6, 5–7
ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win2001WimbledonGrassGilles Müller3–6, 7–5, 6–3

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  • Roman Valent at the Association of Tennis Professionals
  • Roman Valent at the International Tennis Federation

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