Bryan Shelton

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Bryan Shelton
Bryan Shelton (2023 DC Open) 01.jpg
Shelton in 2023
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Gainesville, Florida [1]
Born (1965-12-22) December 22, 1965 (age 58)
Huntsville, Alabama
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Turned pro1989
Retired1997
PlaysRight-handed [2] (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,220,283 [2]
Singles
Career record104–137
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 55 (March 23, 1992) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1991)
French Open 2R (1994)
Wimbledon 4R (1994)
US Open 2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record94–129
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 52 (February 28, 1994) [2]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1991, 1994)
French Open 3R (1990)
Wimbledon 3R (1994)
US Open 2R (1992, 1993, 1994)

Bryan Shelton (born December 22, 1965) is an American former college tennis coach and former professional tennis player. During his playing career, he won two singles and two doubles ATP tour titles, and reached the mixed doubles final at the 1992 French Open, partnering Lori McNeil. Shelton played collegiately for Georgia Tech from 1985 to 1988, and then played professionally from 1989 to 1997. [1]

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He subsequently returned to his alma mater to coach the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team, [1] [3] which won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship in 2007. [4] [5] [6] He then served as the head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team of the University of Florida, where he coached the Gators to winning the 2021 NCAA Championship. He is the only head coach to have won a national championship in both men and women's NCAA Division I Tennis.

In 2023, Shelton retired from collegiate coaching to coach his son, Ben Shelton, for the latter's professional career. The younger Shelton has also become an ATP Tour titlist, major semifinalist at the 2023 US Open, and world No. 14.

Early years

Shelton was born in Huntsville, Alabama. For high school, he attended Randolph School in Huntsville. [7] He played for the Randolph Raiders boys' tennis team, and won the Alabama high school singles championship in 1982–1984. [8]

Personal life

He is the father of tennis player Ben Shelton. [9]

College career

Shelton accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's tennis team from 1985 to 1988. Shelton was the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion in singles in 1985, and he and teammate Richy Gilbert were the ACC champions in doubles 1986. [1] He was recognized as an All-ACC selection during each of his four seasons as a Yellow Jacket, and was named an All-American in 1988. [1] Shelton won the United States Amateur Championships in 1985. [10] He graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1989, and was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.

Professional career

Shelton won two singles titles (Newport, 1991 and 1992) during his professional career. He also reached the mixed doubles final at the 1992 French Open, partnering Lori McNeil. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on March 23, 1992, when he became number 55 in the world; his highest doubles ranking, 52, occurred on February 28, 1994. He was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. [11]

Coaching

Shelton officially retired from the professional tour in 1997, [1] and was named a United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Coach, a position he held from January 1998 until June 1999. [1] Shelton coached MaliVai Washington, a 1996 Wimbledon finalist. [1]

Shelton became head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team in July 1999. [1] In his first season as coach at Georgia Tech, his team went to the second round of the NCAA tournament, upsetting the No. 25 Washington Huskies before falling to the No. 9 UCLA Bruins. [12] He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002, [1] 2005, [1] [13] and 2007. [14] His 2007 team won the Yellow Jackets' third-straight ACC Championship. [14] They then won Georgia Tech's first NCAA-recognized team championship on May 22, 2007, by defeating UCLA in the finals of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship. [4] [5] [6] Prior to his coaching tenure, the Georgia tech women's tennis team had never qualified for the NCAA tournament. Shelton was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Coach of the Year in 2007. [15]

Shelton in 2016 Bryan Shelton.jpg
Shelton in 2016

On June 8, 2012, the University of Florida announced that Shelton had been hired as the new head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team. [16]

On June 2, 2023, Shelton announced that he was stepping down from his coaching position. [17]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Georgia Tech (Atlantic Coastal Conference)(2000–2012)
2000Georgia Tech 14–84–4T-4thNCAA Second Round
2001Georgia Tech 11–124–45thNCAA First Round
2002Georgia Tech 15–103–54thNCAA Second Round
2003Georgia Tech 14–75–34thNCAA Second Round
2004Georgia Tech 12–114–4T-4thNCAA Second Round
2005Georgia Tech 21–49–1T-1stNCAA Round of 16
2006Georgia Tech 23–69–2T-1stNCAA Round of 16
2007Georgia Tech 29–410–1T-1st NCAA Champions
2008Georgia Tech 22–610–1T-1stNCAA Elite Eight
2009Georgia Tech 18–89–2T-3rdNCAA Round of 16
2010Georgia Tech 19–105–57thNCAA Second Round
2011Georgia Tech 13–105–6T-7thNCAA Round of 16
2012Georgia Tech 16–126–56thNCAA Round of 16
Georgia Tech:227–108 (.678)83–43 (.659)
Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference)(2013–2023)
2013Florida 15–117–5T-3rdNCAA First Round
2014Florida 17–108–44thNCAA Round of 16
2015Florida 14–98–4T-4thNCAA First Round
2016Florida 21–710–22ndNCAA Elite Eight
2017Florida 19–109–33rdNCAA Round of 16
2018Florida 19–109–33rdNCAA Elite Eight
2019Florida 25–412–01stNCAA Final Four
2020Florida 15–33–1N/ANCAA season canceled due to COVID-19
2021Florida 26–212–01st NCAA Champions
2022Florida 23–212–01stNCAA Elite Eight
2023Florida 14–145–7T-7thNCAA First Round
Florida:208–82 (.717)84–25 (.771)
Total:435–190 (.696)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

    ATP career finals

    Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

    Legend
    Grand Slam (0)
    Tennis Masters Cup (0)
    ATP Masters Series (0)
    ATP Tour (2)
    Titles by surface
    Hard (0)
    Clay (0)
    Grass (2)
    Carpet (0)
    ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
    Win1–0Jul 1991 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
    Win2–0Jul 1992Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch 6–4, 6–4
    Loss2–1May 1993 Atlanta, U.S.Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh 6–7(1–7), 2–6

    Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

    Legend
    Grand Slam (0)
    Tennis Masters Cup (0)
    ATP Masters Series (0)
    ATP Tour (2)
    Titles by surface
    Hard (1)
    Clay (1)
    Grass (0)
    Carpet (0)
    ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
    Loss0–1Jul 1990Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg Todd Nelson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Cahill
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann     		6–7, 2–6
    Win1–1Feb 1994Mexico City, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
    Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen     		6–3, 6–4
    Win2–1Dec 1996 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde     		6–4, 1–6, 6–3

    Singles performance timeline

    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.
    Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Career SR
    Australian Open AA 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 6
    French Open AAA 1R 1R 2R 1R AA0 / 4
    Wimbledon 1R 3R A 3R 2R 4R 2R AA0 / 6
    U.S. Open 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R AA0 / 7
    Grand Slam SR0 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 00 / 10 / 23

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