Ben Shelton
Benjamin Todd Shelton (born October 9, 2002) is an American professional tennis player. Shelton has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on April 8, 2024. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 79 achieved on February 19, 2024.
Shelton at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Gainesville, Florida, US |
| Born | October 9, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Turned pro | 2022 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Florida |
| Coach | Bryan Shelton, Dean Goldfine (traveling coach) |
| Prize money | US$3,417,837 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 44–34 (56.4%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (8 April 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 14 (8 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2023) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | SF (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 14–18 (43.8%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 79 (19 February 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 91 (8 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | SF (2023) |
| Last updated on: 11 April 2024. | |
Shelton won the 2016 USTA junior national championship in doubles. He played college tennis for the Florida Gators. As a true freshman in 2021, he clinched the Gators’ first team national championship with his victory at fifth singles; the following year, he won the men's singles title at the 2022 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships. That same year, he was named the ITA National Player of the Year.
He made his ATP Tour debut in July 2022 at the Atlanta Open where he defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan. The next week, he played in the Cincinnati Masters reaching the third round highlighted by a win over world No. 5 Casper Ruud. In August 2022, Shelton announced he would turn professional. In January 2023, Shelton reached the quarterfinals of just his second major tournament, the 2023 Australian Open. Later that year, he improved to reach the semifinals of another major at the 2023 US Open, and won his first title in Tokyo.