Valentin Royer vs Yunchaokete BuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Valentin Royer and Yunchaokete Bu have met 2 times since 2023; Valentin Royer leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Tenerife 2 in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Royer leads 2–0. Royer has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Royer has taken 5 sets to Bu's 0. Their most recent meeting: Valentin Royer won at US Open (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Royer | Bu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Valentin Royer | Yunchaokete Bu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 22/34 | 76% | 16/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 10/32 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 22/66 | 27% | 9/33 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 51% | 18/35 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 44% | 12/27 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 15/30 | 44% | 7/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 27/30 | 87% | 20/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 22/30 | 70% | 16/23 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Royer 1, Bu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Royer
⚙️ Grinder
Bu
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,470 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yunchaokete Bu.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 26, 2025
US Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Jan 30, 2023
Tenerife 2
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Royer | Bu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Valentin Royer | Yunchaokete Bu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 17/17 | 100% | 5/5 |
| 3 or more | 65% | 11/17 | 100% | 5/5 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 5/17 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 20% | 1/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Royer | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–6 | 1–0 |
| Avg odds | 2.65 | 2.20 |
| ROI % | -4.5% | +120.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.76u | +1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Royer | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | 2,244 mi · 3,611 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA → JAM | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both Royer and Bu posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Royer | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Dellien | W 64 62 62 | W 64 60 |
| Arthur Fery | W 76 63 | W 62 36 63 |
| Billy Harris | W 76 64 | W 62 64 |
| Marc-Andrea Huesler | W 76 61 | W 61 46 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Pedro Martinez
Kingston 1 Challenger · Final
Aug 23
Clement Chidekh
Kingston 1 Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 21
Gonzalo Bueno
Kingston 1 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Tyler Zink
Kingston 1 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Luis Felipe Miguel
Kingston 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Tommy Paul
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Pablo Carreno Busta
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Hugo Dellien
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Clement Tabur
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Chris Rodesch
Lexus Ilkley Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Otto Virtanen
Lexus Birmingham Open · Final
Jun 7
Arthur Fery
Lexus Birmingham Open · Semifinals
Jun 6
Mark Lajal
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Billy Harris
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Lloyd Harris
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–71 matches
| Metric | Royer | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 51% | 64% |
| Sets won | 50% | 61% |
| Games won | 50% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Royer | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Royer | Bu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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