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Ben Shelton

Benjamin Todd Shelton (born October 9, 2002) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 by the ATP, achieved on 9 November 2025, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 68, achieved on 20 May 2024. Shelton has won three singles titles on the ATP Tour, including a Masters 1000 event at the 2025 Canadian Open, and reached two major semifinals at the 2023 US Open and the 2025 Australian Open. Shelton made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Atlanta Open. 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 the US Open, and won his first tour title at the 2023 Japan Open. In 2025, Shelton broke into the top 10 of the ATP rankings and won his first Masters 1000 title at the 2025 National Bank Open. Shelton is known for his powerful left-handed serves and boisterous personality. He is coached by his father, former professional player and college coach Bryan Shelton.

Infobox

Full name
Benjamin Todd Shelton
Country (sports)
United States
Residence
Gainesville, Florida, US
Born
(2002-10-09) October 9, 2002 (age 23)Atlanta, Georgia, US
Height
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Turned pro
2022
Plays
Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
College
Florida
Coach
Bryan SheltonDean Goldfine (traveling coach)
Prize money
US $ 10,269,951
Career record
31–40
Career titles
0
Highest ranking
No. 68 (May 20, 2024)
Current ranking
No. 116 (November 3, 2025)
Australian Open
1R (2024)
French Open
2R (2023)
Wimbledon
2R (2024)
US Open
SF (2023)
Tour Finals
RR (2025)

Tables

Key · Career statistics
W
F
SF
QF
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
· Career statistics › Singles
Grand Slam tournaments
Grand Slam tournaments
Tournament
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
Australian Open
Tournament
Australian Open
2021
A
2022
A
2023
QF
2024
3R
2025
SF
SR
0 / 3
W–L
11–3
Win %
79%
French Open
French Open
Tournament
French Open
2021
A
2022
A
2023
1R
2024
3R
2025
4R
SR
0 / 3
W–L
4–3
Win %
57%
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Tournament
Wimbledon
2021
A
2022
A
2023
2R
2024
4R
2025
QF
SR
0 / 3
W–L
8–3
Win %
73%
US Open
US Open
Tournament
US Open
2021
Q2
2022
1R
2023
SF
2024
3R
2025
3R
SR
0 / 4
W–L
9–4
Win %
69%
Win–loss
Win–loss
Tournament
Win–loss
2021
0–0
2022
0–1
2023
10–4
2024
9–4
2025
13–4
SR
0 / 13
W–L
32–13
Win %
71%
Tournament
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
QF
3R
SF
0 / 3
11–3
79%
French Open
A
A
1R
3R
4R
0 / 3
4–3
57%
Wimbledon
A
A
2R
4R
QF
0 / 3
8–3
73%
US Open
Q2
1R
SF
3R
3R
0 / 4
9–4
69%
Win–loss
0–0
0–1
10–4
9–4
13–4
0 / 13
32–13
71%
· Career statistics › ATP 1000 tournaments › Singles: 1 (1 title)
Canadian Open
Canadian Open
Result
Win
Year
2025
Tournament
Canadian Open
Opponent
Karen Khachanov
Score
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
2025
Canadian Open
Hard
Karen Khachanov
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
· External links
Preceded by Valentin Vacherot
Preceded by Valentin Vacherot
Sporting positions
Preceded by Valentin Vacherot
Sporting positions
SEC Tennis Player of the Year 2022
Sporting positions
Succeeded by Johannus Monday
Sporting positions
Preceded by Valentin Vacherot
SEC Tennis Player of the Year 2022
Succeeded by Johannus Monday

References

  1. Shelton received a walkover in the second round, which does not count as a win.
  2. "Find a Ranking or Player Record"
    https://m.tennislink.usta.com/rankinghome?Page=PlayerRecord&id=1575929&p=5766&Type=searchresults
  3. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview
  4. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34443445/ben-shelton-poised-next-big-thing-american-men-tennis
  5. Florida Gators
    https://floridagators.com/news/2020/7/22/touted-ben-shelton-signs-with-florida-mens-tennis.aspx#:~:text=Ben%20Shelton%2C%20who%20is%20the,players%20in%20the%20United%20States
  6. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/sports/tennis/ben-shelton-us-open.html
  7. USA Today
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2022/07/27/ben-shelton-hottest-name-american-mens-tennis/10158652002/
  8. "BEN SHELTON"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220705144715/https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-shelton/15385
  9. Sports Illustrated
    https://archive.today/20250318161110/https://www.si.com/tennis/teenage-tennis-phenom-makes-history-not-seen-since-serena-williams-with-wins-vs-nos-1-2
  10. Tennis Recruiting Network
    https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=329736528
  11. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34001195/florida-ben-shelton-texas-peyton-stearns-win-ncaa-tennis-singles-titles
  12. Florida Gators
    https://floridagators.com/news/2022/8/23/mens-tennis-ben-shelton-turning-pro.aspx
  13. Tennis TourTalk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220817165708/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/92833/yibing-wu-wins-georgias-rome-challenger
  14. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/brooksby-paire-kyrgios-atlanta-2022-tuesday
  15. TennisMajors
    https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/atlanta-open-isner-books-spot-in-quarter-finals-614535.html
  16. ATP
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-sonego-cincinnati-2022-tuesday
  17. Tennis.com
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ben-shelton-moving-right-direction-ousts-casper-ruud-cincinnati-father-bryan
  18. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ben-shelton-turns-pro-august-2022
  19. "NCAA champ turns pro, accepts US Open invite"
    https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34448493/ncaa-tennis-champ-ben-shelton-turns-pro-accepts-us-open-invitation
  20. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ben-shelton-sudden-impact-on-challenger-tour
  21. "Men's Singles Fastest Serve Speed Leaders"
    https://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/extrastats/index.html?promo=subnav
  22. Tennis.com
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/caty-mcnally-ben-shelton-new-career-high-rankings-title-runs-bjk-cup-finals
  23. Florida Gators
    https://floridagators.com/news/2022/11/21/mens-tennis-ben-shelton-etches-name-in-atp-challenger-tour-history.aspx
  24. Tennis.com
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ranking-reaction-casper-ruud-finishes-year-at-no-3-ben-shelton-top-100-debut
  25. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/21/alexei-popyrin-ben-shelton-australian-open
  26. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-australian-open-2023-r3-reaction
  27. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/wolf-shelton-australian-open-2023-r16
  28. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/paul-shelton-australian-open-2023-qf
  29. "Ranking Reaction: Novak Djokovic returns to No. 1 after winning 10th Australian Open title"
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ranking-reaction-novak-djokovic-returns-to-no-1-rybakina-linette-shelton
  30. "Showman Ben Shelton Finds His Biggest Stage Yet | ATP Tour | Tennis"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-us-open-2023-pre-sf-feature
  31. "Ben Shelton Cracks Top 20, Mover of Week | ATP Tour | Tennis"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-pepperstone-atp-rankings-11-september-2023
  32. "Ben Shelton Defeats Jannik Sinner in Shanghai | ATP Tour | Tennis"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sinner-shelton-shanghai-2023-tuesday
  33. "Ben Shelton Wins First ATP Tour Title in Tokyo | ATP Tour | Tennis"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/karatsev-shelton-tokyo-2023-final-sunday
  34. "Ben Shelton wins first ATP title of career in Tokyo, will break into Top 15 on ATP rankings"
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ben-shelton-wins-first-atp-title-of-career-in-tokyo-will-break-into-top-15
  35. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ben-shelton-first-time-winner-spotlight-tokyo-2023
  36. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-pepperstone-atp-live-race-to-turin-23-october-2023
  37. "Shelton serves up a first in Houston"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-bergs-houston-2024-wednesday
  38. twitter.com
    https://twitter.com/TheTennisLetter/status/1777092038921781689
  39. "Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe Play First ATP All African-American Final At A Place Arthur Ashe Was Not Welcomed"
    https://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/23052
  40. "Shelton surges to Houston title, joins Roddick in history books"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-tiafoe-houston-2024-final
  41. "Shelton joins Connors, McEnroe as lefties to reach American No. 1"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-american-no-1-april-2024
  42. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/ben-shelton-becomes-new-american-no-1-2024-04-15/
  43. "Draper escapes Tsitsipas in Cincinnati, Shelton saves MP"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/tsitsipas-draper-shelton-etcheverry-cincinnati-2024-thursday
  44. The 21-year-old is the youngest American in the Cincinnati quarters since 2017
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-marozsan-cincinnati-2024-friday
  45. "Tiafoe, Shelton set R3 clash at US Open"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/tiafoe-shelton-shang-us-open-2024-wednesday
  46. "Laver Cup Scores and Results"
    https://lavercup.com/scores-results-2024
  47. ATP Tour
    http://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-mpetshi-perricard-basel-2024-final
  48. ATP Tour
    http://www.atptour.com/en/news/fils-shelton-basel-2024-sf
  49. "Jakub Mensik battles past top Auckland seed Ben Shelton"
    https://www.tennis.com/news/videos/highlights-jakub-mensik-battles-past-top-auckland-seed-ben-shelton
  50. "Shelton safely through against Nakashima, into second round"
    https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/australian-open-shelton-safely-through-against-nakashima-into-second-round-803804.html
  51. "Australian Open results"
    https://ausopen.com/results#!All
  52. "Success takes toll on Monfils at Australian Open"
    https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/success-takes-toll-monfils-australian-open-2025-01-20/
  53. "Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton to return to Australian Open final"
    https://apnews.com/article/jannik-sinner-ben-shelton-australian-open-semifinals-e7b658b95f06fa03598ef69d8ebb9d7c
  54. "Draper tops Fritz at Indian Wells; Shelton, Alcaraz in quarters"
    https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/44228018/jack-draper-ousts-taylor-fritz-indian-wells-ben-shelton-advances-quarterfinals
  55. ATPTour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvedev-opelka-s-hertogenbosch-2025-friday
  56. ATPTour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zverev-nakashima-stuttgart-2025-friday
  57. "Ben Shelton makes Top 10 debut, joins fellow Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the elite"
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ben-shelton-makes-top-10-debut-joins-fellow-americans-taylor-fritz-and-tommy-paul-in-the-elite
  58. "Shelton sinks Tiafoe to reach Washington SFs"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-tiafoe-washington-2025-qf
  59. "Ben Shelton battles to milestone 100th win of career with victory over Cobolli in Toronto"
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ben-shelton-battles-to-milestone-100th-career-win-in-toronto-flavio-cobolli
  60. "'Evolving' Shelton downs De Minaur to set Toronto SF showdown with Fritz"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-de-minaur-toronto-2025-tuesday
  61. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-passes-cincinnati-opener-after-ugo-carabelli-retires
  62. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-bautista-agut-cincinnati-2025-wednesday
  63. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shelton-lehecka-cincinnati-2025-thursday
  64. ATP Tour
    https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zverev-shelton-cincinnati-2025-friday
  65. tennisfansite.com
    https://tennisfansite.com/ben-shelton-sponsors-brands-ambassador-earnings/
  66. Forbes.com
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/timnewcomb/2023/03/20/on-signs-iga-swiatek-and-ben-shelton-to-head-to-toe-tennis-deals/?sh=393277f84032
  67. Tennis.com
    https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/ben-shelton-joins-rolex-family-ahead-of-2024-australian-open-campaign
  68. The Second Serve
    https://www.thesecondserve.com/how-good-is-ben-shelton
  69. "Ben Shelton | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis"
    https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/bio
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