Roman Valent

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Roman Valent
Country (sports) Switzerland
ResidenceAdliswil, Switzerland
Born (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 40)
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 Challengers, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 300 (10 February 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 408 (3 November 2003)
Last updated on: 27 August 2012.

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).

Finals

Singles (2–5)

Legend (Singles)
ITF Futures Tournaments (2–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 31 March 2002 Melun, France Carpet (i) France Grégory Carraz 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 14 April 2002 Kingston, Jamaica Hard Venezuela Kepler Orellana 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 26 May 2002 Most, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic František Čermák 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 8 June 2003 La Palma, Spain Hard France Marc Bauer 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 15 June 2003 Tenerife, Spain Hard Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 5. 13 March 2005 Lille, France Hard (i) Belgium Steve Darcis 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2. 25 September 2005 Plaisir, France Hard (i) Germany Philipp Marx 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles (2–3)

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Series (0–1)
ITF Futures Tournaments (2–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Winner 1. 30 March 2003 Melun France Carpet (i) Switzerland Michael Lammer Egypt Karim Maamoun
Egypt Mohammed Maamoun
Walkover
Runner-up 1. 6 April 2003 Saint-Brieuc, France Clay (i) Switzerland Michael Lammer France Fabrice Betencourt
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Walkover
Runner-up 2. 21 September 2003 Mulhouse, France Hard (i) Germany Michael Berrer France Gary Lugassy
France Jean-Michel Pequery
0–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 12 February 2005 Bergheim, Austria Carpet (i) Germany Lars Übel Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil
Czech Republic Radim Zitko
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up 3. 28 August 2005 Geneva Open Challenger
Geneva, Switzerland
Clay Switzerland Stéphane Bohli Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Spain Santiago Ventura
3–6, 5–7

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