Adam Walton (tennis)

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Adam Walton
Adam Walton (2023 Cary) 06.jpg
Walton at the 2023 Cary Challenger
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 25)
Brisbane, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Tennessee
Prize money$425,381
Singles
Career record2–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 95 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 107 (10 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
French Open 1R (2024)
Wimbledon 2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 134 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 145 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 2 July 2024.
Canberra- 1 January 2023 - Australia's Adam Walton (WC)- in a round one qualifying match at the Canberra International ATP 100 Challenger tournament. Australia's Adam Walton at the Canberra International 2023.jpg
Canberra- 1 January 2023 - Australia's Adam Walton (WC)- in a round one qualifying match at the Canberra International ATP 100 Challenger tournament.

Adam Walton (born 17 April 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. Walton has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 95 achieved on 20 May 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 136 achieved on 4 March 2024. [1] He has won two singles and three doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Contents

Walton played college tennis at the University of Tennessee, [2] where he won the 2021 NCAA doubles title with Patrick Harper. [3]

Career

2023: First Challenger title

Walton won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger with Colin Sinclair.

2024: Masters and Major debuts and first wins, top 100

For his Grand Slam debut, he received a wildcard for the 2024 Australian Open. [4]

Ranked No. 150, he qualified for the 2024 Miami Open making his Masters debut. [5]

Following his third singles title at the 2024 Taipei Challenger, with a win over Illya Marchenko he reached the top 100 at world No. 95 on 20 May 2024. He also received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open. He recorded his first ATP main draw win at the 2024 Mallorca Championships defeating Yannick Hanfmann. He qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making his debut and recorded his first Major win over Federico Coria. [6]

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2019M15 Champaign, USAWorld TourHard Flag of Argentina.svg Axel Geller 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win1–1Jul 2022M15 Waco, USAWorld TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Li Tu 7–5, 0–6, 6–1
Win2–1Jul 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Yamacita6–4, 6–1
Loss2–2Aug 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Flag of Peru.svg Jorge Panta 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Win3–2Aug 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Andrade 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3
Loss3–3Feb 2023M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Bolt 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win4–3May 2023M15 Tbilisi, GeorgiaWorld TourHard Flag of Israel.svg Orel Kimhi6–1, 6–2
Win5–3Jun 2023M25 Tulsa, USAWorld TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Nick Chappell 6–1, 6–3
Win6–3 Aug 2023 Cary, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss6–4 Oct 2023 Tiburon, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Zachary Svajda 2–6, 2–6
Win7–4 Feb 2024 Burnie, AUSChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Sweeny 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss7–5 Feb 2024 Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Monaco.svg Valentin Vacherot 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss7–6 Apr 2024 Acapulco, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 3–6, 3–6
Loss7–7 May 2024 Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win8–7 May 2024 Santaizi, TaiwanChallengerHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (1–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Zink Flag of Japan.svg Taisei Ichikawa

Flag of Japan.svg Seita Watanabe

6–1, 6–7(9–11), [8–10]
Win1–1Aug 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Rogers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blu Baker

Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Ogura

6–2, 6–2
Loss1–2Sep 2022M25 Darwin, AustraliaWorld TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Charlton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Sweeny

6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss1–3Oct 2022M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg James McCabe Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Colin Sinclair

Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Seelig

4–6, 2–6
Loss1–4Feb 2023M25 Burnie, AustraliaWorld TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville

5–7, 4–6
Loss1–5Feb 2023M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Ezekiel Clark Flag of Peru.svg Arklon Huertas del Pino

Flag of Peru.svg Conner Huertas del Pino

4–6, 3–6
Win2–5 Apr 2023 San Luis, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Colin Sinclair Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock

Flag of New Zealand.svg Rubin Statham

5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Win3–5 Jul 2023 Bloomfield Hills, USAChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Ellis

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill

7–5, 6–3
Loss3–6 Jul 2023 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison

Flag of Latvia.svg Miķelis Lībietis

4–6, 3–6
Loss3–7 Aug 2023 Cary 1, USAChallengerHard Flag of Latvia.svg Miķelis Lībietis Flag of the United States.svg Evan King

Flag of the United States.svg Reese Stalder

3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss3–8 Jan 2024 Burine, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Bolt

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville

7–5, 3–6, [10–12]
Win4–8 Feb 2024 Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate Flag of France.svg Dan Added

Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Yun-seong

7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss4–9 Mar 2024 Mexico City, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Seggerman

Flag of the United States.svg Patrik Trhac

7–5, 4–6, [5–10]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 1R 0 / 10–1
French Open A 1R 0 / 10–1
Wimbledon A 2R 1 / 11–1
US Open A0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–01–31 / 31–3
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A Q1 0 / 00–0
Miami Open A 1R 0 / 10–1
Monte-Carlo Masters AA0 / 00–0
Madrid Open AA0 / 00–0
Italian Open AA0 / 00–0
Canadian Open A0 / 00–0
Cincinnati Open A0 / 00–0
Shanghai Masters A0 / 00–0
Paris Masters A0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–10 / 10–1
Career statistics
20232024Career
Tournaments044
Titles000
Finals000
Win/Loss0–01–41–4
Win %N/A0%0%
Year-end ranking176CHR: 95

Doubles

Tournament 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 0 / 10–1
French Open 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon 0 / 00–0
US Open 0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–10 / 10–1
Career statistics
2024Career
Tournaments11
Titles00
Finals00
Win/Loss0–10–1
Win %0%0%
Year-end rankingCHR: 134

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