Colton Smith (tennis)

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Colton Smith
Colton Smith (2025 DC Open) 02.jpg
Smith at the 2025 Washington Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (2003-03-05) March 5, 2003 (age 22)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Arizona
Prize moneyUS $ 196,795
Singles
Career record3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 133 (25 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 133 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2025)
Wimbledon Q2 (2025)
US Open Q1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 2167 (30 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 2167 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2025)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Colton Smith (born March 5, 2003) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 133, achieved on 25 August 2025. [1]

Contents

Smith played college tennis at University of Arizona. [2]

Professional career

2024: First Challenger final

Smith reached his first Challenger final at the Sioux Falls Challenger losing to Borna Gojo in the final. [3]

2025: Maiden Challenger title, ATP Tour debut

Smith won his maiden Challenger singles title at the 2025 Cleveland Open. [4] [5] [6]

Smith qualified at the 2025 Indian Wells Open making his ATP Tour and also Masters 1000 main draw debut [7] [8] and defeated Flavio Cobolli to record his first tour-level win. [9] [10] [11]

At the 2025 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Smith qualified and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in an ATP Tour event, first defeating James Duckworth in straight sets, and then defeating 2023 NCAA champion Ethan Quinn also in straight sets before losing to top seed Tommy Paul in the quarterfinal. [12]

In July, Smith played his second Masters 1000, qualifying for the main draw at the National Bank Open in Toronto but lost to Learner Tien in the first round.[ citation needed ]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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 2025 Cincinnati Open.

Tournament 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA0 / 00–0  
French Open A Q1 0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon A Q2 0 / 00–0  
US Open A Q1 0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00 / 00–0  
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A 2R 0 / 11–150%
Miami Open AA0 / 00–0  
Monte-Carlo Masters AA0 / 00–0  
Madrid Open AA0 / 00–0  
Italian Open AA0 / 00–0  
Canadian Open A 1R 0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Open A 1R 0 / 10–10%
Shanghai Masters A0 / 00–0  
Paris Masters A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–01–30 / 31–325%
Career statistics
Tournaments066
Overall win–loss0–03–63–6
Year-end ranking36533%

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls Challenger, USChallengerHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Gojo 1–6, 5–7
Win1–1 Jan 2025 Cleveland Open, USChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Spizzirri 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Loss1–2 Jun 2025 Birmingham Classic, UKChallengerGrass Flag of Finland.svg Otto Virtanen 4–6, 4–6
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2024M15 Los Angeles, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Maloney3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 2024M25 Dallas, USWTTHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Adam Neff 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
Win1–2Jul 2024M25 Champaign, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Andre Ilagan6–4, 6–3

References

  1. "Colton Smith | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Colton Smith - Men's Tennis". University of Arizona Athletics.
  3. "Borna Gojo on road to recovery with Sioux Falls victory". 29 October 2024.
  4. "Colton Smith Claims First Challenger Title". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. "Burruchaga's battle: Argentine wins second-longest Challenger final in history". ATPTour. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. "Colton Smith: Reeling in wins on and off the court". 10 February 2025.
  7. "Meet Your 2025 BNP Paribas Open Qualifiers". 4 March 2025.
  8. @BNPPARIBASOPEN (March 5, 2025). "The best birthday present 🎁 Colton Smith qualifies for his first ATP Masters 1000 event the night before he turns 23, defeating Kotov 6-3 7-6! #TennisParadise" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  9. @atptour (March 6, 2025). "California Dreamin' ☀️ American qualifier Colton Smith scores his first ever ATP Masters 1000 main draw win by digging deep to knock out Cobolli 3-6 6-2 6-2! @BNPPARIBASOPEN #TennisParadise" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  10. "American qualifier Colton Smith celebrates 22nd birthday with Indian Wells win". 6 March 2025.
  11. "Men's First Round: Young American Debutants Surge Into Second Round". 6 March 2025.
  12. "Colton Smith". 1 April 2025.