Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech’s new ATP rankings have been confirmed after the Shanghai Masters final

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Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech have both had breakthrough runs at the Shanghai Masters this year.

Vacherot had to come through qualifying to even make it into the main draw and he has not looked back since.

This has included Vacherot beating Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune, Alexander Bublik and Tomas Machac, just to name a few.

As a result, this set up the first ATP final between family members since 1991, with Rinderknech coming through the other half of the draw.

Vacherot beat his cousin Rinderknech in the final, but both players have now been rewarded with new career-high rankings.

Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech’s new ATP rankings confirmed

Rinderknech reached a career-high ranking of world number 42 in October 2022, but had been unable to surpass that since.

The Frenchman was ranked outside the top 50 ahead of the Shanghai Masters, and despite losing in the final has risen inside the top 30 for the first time.

This could be particularly significant for Rinderknech, as it could enable him to be seeded for Grand Slams for the first time in his career next year.

While Rinderknech’s climb up the rankings is impressive, Vacherot has taken it to a whole other level.

Vacherot achieved a career-high ranking of world number 110 last year, but after suffering a shoulder injury fell outside the top 200 again.

However, after winning nine consecutive matches, Vacherot has climbed 164 places to a new career-high of world number 40.

Not only is this the best ranking of Vacherot’s career, but it is also the best ranking of any player representing Monaco.

What is next for Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech?

The Shanghai Masters is a season defining moment for both Vacherot and Rinderknech, but there is still more tennis to be played in 2025.

Both Vacherot and Rinderknech have withdrawn from their nearest upcoming tournaments, but they do still have events on their schedules.

Vacherot is entered into an ATP Challenger tournament in Seoul, but after becoming a Masters 1000 champion it seems unlikely that he will play a lower-level tournament like that.

The 26-year-old may have missed the cut-off for many of these big tournaments, but his newfound status could enable him to receive wildcards for main ATP Tour events.

Rinderknech withdrew from the upcoming European Open in Brussels, but is still entered into the Swiss Indoors, Paris Masters and Moselle Open.

Due to his ranking at the time, Rinderknech is currently only in qualifying for the Swiss Indoors and Paris Masters, but like Vacherot is now more likely to receive wildcards.