Colton Smith (tennis)

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Colton Smith
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (2003-03-05) March 5, 2003 (age 22)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Arizona
Prize moneyUS $40,016
Singles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 259 (February 3, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 261 (March 3, 2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 2204 (September 23, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 2256 (March 3, 2025)
Last updated on: March 3, 2025.

Colton Smith (born March 5, 2003) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 259, achieved on February 3, 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 2204, achieved on September 23, 2024. [1]

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College career

Smith played college tennis at Arizona. [2]

Professional career

Smith won his maiden ATP Challenger singles title at the 2025 Cleveland Open. [3] [4] [5]

Smith qualified at the 2025 Indian Wells Open making his ATP and also Masters 1000 main draw debut [6] [7] and defeated Flavio Cobolli to record his first tour-level win. [8] [9] [10]

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 BNP Paribas Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA0 / 00–0  
French Open AA0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon AA0 / 00–0  
US Open AA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00 / 00–0  
National representation
Davis Cup AA0 / 00–0  
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open AA 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 AA0 / 00–0  
Cincinnati Open AA0 / 00–0  
Shanghai Masters AA0 / 00–0  
Paris Masters AA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–01–10 / 11–150%
Career statistics
202320242025Career
Tournaments0011
Titles0000
Finals0000
Overall win–loss0–00–01–11–1
Year-end ranking138836550%

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls Challenger, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Gojo 1–6, 5–7
Win1–1 Jan 2025 Cleveland Open, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Spizzirri 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2024M15 Los Angeles, USAWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Maloney3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 2024M25 Dallas, USAWTTHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Adam Neff 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
Win1–2Jul 2024M25 Champaign, USAWTTHard 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. "Colton Smith Claims First Challenger Title". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. "Burruchaga's battle: Argentine wins second-longest Challenger final in history". ATPTour. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. "Colton Smith: Reeling in wins on and off the court". 10 February 2025.
  6. "Meet Your 2025 BNP Paribas Open Qualifiers". 4 March 2025.
  7. @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.
  8. @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.
  9. "American qualifier Colton Smith celebrates 22nd birthday with Indian Wells win". 6 March 2025.
  10. "Men's First Round: Young American Debutants Surge Into Second Round". 6 March 2025.