Roman Valent
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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| Residence | Adliswil, Switzerland |
| Born | 8 July 1983 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Pavel Daron, Dario Camenzind |
| Prize money | $60,375 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 300 (10 February 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 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.
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 Mohamed Mamoun |
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 Uebel | 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 Müller | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
References
External links
- Roman Valent at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Roman Valent at the International Tennis Federation