Ben Shelton

About

Benjamin Todd Shelton (born October 9, 2002) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 5 in singles, by the ATP, achieved in November 2025, and No. 68 in doubles, attained in May 2024. He is the current No. 2 American singles player.
Shelton has won six singles titles on the ATP Tour, including a Masters 1000 event at the 2025 Canadian Open. His best Grand Slam results are semifinals at the 2023 US Open and the 2025 Australian Open. He has won one doubles title, at the 2026 U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships with Andrés Andrade.

Shelton was born on October 9, 2002, in Atlanta, Georgia. Shelton is the son of former professional tennis player Bryan Shelton. His mother, Lisa Witsken Shelton, was also a highly ranked junior tennis player, and his uncle Todd Witsken, was a professional tennis player. His sister Emma played college tennis at Florida. Shelton was born in Atlanta as his father was the then-coach of Georgia Tech’s women’s tennis team and grew up in Gainesville after his father became the coach of Florida Gators men’s tennis team.
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