Ben Shelton

Biography

Ben Shelton was born on October 9, 2002, in Atlanta, Georgia. A left-hander standing 193 cm tall, he is the son of former professional tennis player Bryan Shelton, who later became head coach of the University of Florida men's tennis team. As a child he was drawn to American football, coming to tennis under his father's guidance at age 12. He grew up in Gainesville and graduated from Buchholz High School.

From 2020 to 2022 he played for the University of Florida team, helping it win the NCAA team national championship in 2021 and becoming NCAA singles champion himself in 2022, beating August Holmgren in the final and being named Player of the Year. In the summer of 2022 he decided not to return to college and turned professional.

That same year, 2022, he made his ATP Tour debut in Atlanta and, at the Cincinnati Masters, defeated world No. 5 Casper Ruud for his first win over a top-10 player. In the fall he won three Challengers in a row. In 2023 he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open and claimed his first ATP title, in Tokyo.

In 2024 he added his first clay-court title in Houston and became the top-ranked American for the first time. In 2025 he won his first Masters 1000 title, in Montreal, broke into the top five of the ranking, and made his debut at the Tour Finals. In 2026 he claimed titles in Dallas, Munich and Stuttgart, defended his Montreal trophy, and reached his first career Grand Slam final at the US Open, where he lost in four sets to Alexander Zverev.

In total, Shelton has won seven ATP singles titles. His best Grand Slam result is reaching the final of the 2026 US Open, and his career-high ranking is No. 4 (September 2026).

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