Brandon Walkin

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Brandon Walkin
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Brisbane, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Prize money$74,276
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 702 (17 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 760 (10 January 2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 204 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 252 (10 January 2022)
Last updated on: 10 January 2022.

Brandon Walkin (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian tennis player.

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Walkin has a career high ATP ATP ranking of 204 and a singles ranking of 702 achieved on 17 February 2020 [1]

Walkin made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Harry Bourchier. [2]

Career

2013–2017: Career beginnings on ITF and Challenger Tour

Walkin made his ITF debut in March 2013 at the Australia F4, where he made the second round. It was his only singles tournament of the year.

In 2014 and 2015 Walkin played on the ITF in Australia and Europe, with the second round being he best performance in singles and semi-finals in doubles.

In September 2016 Walkin reached the quarter-final of the Australia F5.

In October 2016 Walkin debuted on the ATP Challenger Tour after he qualified for Traralgon ATP Challenger.

In February 2017 Walkin reached his first ITF finals in doubles in Anning, China. Walkin also won his first ITF title in Anning, China, partnered with Thomas Fancutt. Walkin played his last match on the ITF circuit in April 2017 for almost two years.

2019–2021

In February 2019 following a two-year injury lay off, Walkin played his first match on the ITF circuit since April 2017 and throughout 2019, made 8 ITF doubles finals. In May 2019, Walkin reached his first singles ITF final in M15 Cancun, which saw him re enter the ATP top 1000 rankings. Walkin returned to Australia and played several ITF and challenger events, finishing 2019 with a singles ranking of 782 and a doubles rank of 334. Walkin also competed in the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs in 2019 losing to eventual winner J.P Smith

Walkin started 2020 playing in the North American ITF Circuit, achieving a semi-final run at Cancun, Mexico, before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped play in March 2020.

2022: ATP debut

Walkin began 2022 at the 2022 Traralgon International following yet another injury lay off. He reached the second round. Walkin made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2, playing doubles alongside Harry Bourchier. Walkin also competed in the singles qualifying event. [2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (0 title)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   LevelTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2019M15 Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Jordi Arconada5–7, 4–6
Loss0–2Apr 2023M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Turkey.svg Yankı Erel 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 27 (16 titles)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (11–2)
$15,000 tournaments (5–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   LevelTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2017M15 Anning, ChinaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Fancutt Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bortolotti
Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarušić
6–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner1–1Mar 2017M15 Anning, ChinaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Fancutt Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Cai
6–4, 6–4
Winner2–1Mar 2019M25 Mildura, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brydan Klein
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Puodziunas
7–6, 6–7 [18–16]
Winner3–1Mar 2019M25 Mornington, AustraliaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Fancutt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Sweeny
6–1, 7–5
Winner4–1Mar 2019M25 Mornington, AustraliaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Addison
Flag of India.svg Karunuday Singh
1–6 6–3 [10–8]
Winner5–1May 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag of the United States.svg Alexios Halebian
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Oosterbaan
6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss5–2Jul 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Felix Corwin Flag of France.svg Jaimee Floyd Angele
Flag of France.svg Ronan Joncour
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss5–3Jul 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Mercier Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Ortlip
Flag of Brazil.svg Breno Souza Plentz
6–3, 6–7, [5–10]
Loss5–4Aug 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Isaac Stoute Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Mochizuki
Flag of Argentina.svg Thiago Agustin Tirante
6–7, 7–5, [4–10]
Winner6–4Sep 2019M25 Cairns, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Orlov
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rhett Purcell
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss6–5Feb 2020M15Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of France.svg Gabriel Petit Flag of Ireland.svg Simon Carr
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ajeet Rai
4–6, 2–6
Winner7–5Feb 2020M15Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Marcondes Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Comesaña
Flag of Argentina.svg Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallén
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–6Dec 2021M15Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of France.svg Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Flag of Peru.svg Arklon Huertas del Pino
Flag of Peru.svg Conner Huertas del Pino
4–6, 4–6
Win8–6Feb 2022M25Bendigo, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Ellis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate
6–2, 6–3
Loss8–7May 2022M15 Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag placeholder.svg Vladimir Korolev
Flag placeholder.svg Maxim Ratniuk
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Win9–7Jun 2022M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Bellucci
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss9–8Jun 2022M15 Bytom, PolandClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Mensik
Flag of Poland.svg Olaf Pieczkowski
6–7(3–7), 5–7
Win10–8Jul 2022M15 Velenje, SloveniaClay Flag of France.svg Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiri Barnat
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Duda
6–1, 6-2
Win11–8Aug 2022M25 Padua, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Taylor Flag of Croatia.svg Duje Ajdukovic
Flag of Croatia.svg Frane Nincevic
7–6(7–3), 6-0
Win12–8Aug 2022M25 Poznań, PolandClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Taylor Flag of Poland.svg Michal Dembek
Flag of Ukraine.svg Georgii Kravchenko
7–5, 7–5
Loss12–9Oct 2022M25 Rodez, FranceHard Flag of Croatia.svg Zvonimir Babić Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mats Hermans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mick Veldheer
3–6, 4–6
Win13–9Oct 2022M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Fancutt Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Fajing
Flag of Japan.svg Seita Watanabe
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss13–10Mar 2023M25 Canberra, AustraliaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag of Japan.svg Taisei Ichikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Sumizawa
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [3–10]
Win14–10Apr 2023M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ray Ho
Flag of India.svg Parikshit Somani
7–5, 6–4
Win15–10May 2023M15 Brčko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Flag of the United States.svg George Goldhoff Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukas Pokorny
Flag of Austria.svg David Pichler
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win16–10Jun 2023M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Latinovic
Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Radojicic
6–2, 6–3
Loss16–11Jun 2023M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Christopher Romios Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Bautista Otegui
Flag of Argentina.svg Matias Zukas
6–7(0–7), 3–6

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References

  1. "Brandon Walkin | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. 1 2 "Sanders makes impressive start to qualifying quest in Adelaide | 9 January, 2022 | All News | News and Features | News and Events | Tennis Australia". tennis.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2022.