Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton is an American professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World Number 12 in March 2025 and has won two ATP singles titles.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Benjamin Todd Shelton was born on October 9, 2002, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He stands 193 cm tall and is a left-handed player with a two-handed backhand.

His father Bryan Shelton is a former ATP player and NCAA champion coach at the University of Florida. His mother Lisa Witsken Shelton was a highly ranked junior tennis player, and his uncle Todd Witsken played professionally as well. Shelton’s sister Emma Shelton also played college tennis for the Florida Gators.

In March 2025, Shelton began dating soccer player Trinity Rodman.

Junior and College Career

Shelton started playing competitive tennis at age twelve and quickly rose through the junior ranks in the United States. In June 2019, he won the USTA Boys’ Clay Court Doubles Championship at age sixteen. He peaked as the No. 3-ranked player in the USTA Boys’ 18s division.

Shelton committed to play collegiate tennis for the University of Florida under his father’s coaching in June 2020. As a freshman in the 2020–21 season, he helped lead the Gators to their first NCAA team championship by clinching the title match at fifth singles.

In his sophomore season (2021–22), Shelton went undefeated at home matches and won the NCAA Division I Singles Championship by defeating August Holmgren in straight sets. He was named ITA National Player of the Year and Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year before turning professional in August 2022.

Professional Career

Shelton made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard at the Atlanta Open in July 2022 and earned his first ATP win by defeating Ramkumar Ramanathan.

The following month at the Cincinnati Masters, he defeated World Number 5 Casper Ruud for his first top-10 win before announcing his decision to turn professional.

In January 2023 at just twenty years old, Shelton reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open after defeating J.J. Wolf in an all-American matchup. Later that year at the US Open, he advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal but lost to Novak Djokovic.

Shelton claimed his maiden ATP title at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in October by defeating Aslan Karatsev in straight sets.

In 2024, Shelton won his second ATP title at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships by defeating Frances Tiafoe in an all-American final. This victory made him the youngest American male to win a clay-court title since Andy Roddick in 2002.

He also reached another Masters quarterfinal at Cincinnati after saving a match point against Tomás Martín Etcheverry.

In 2025, he reached his second Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open after defeating Lorenzo Sonego in four sets but fell to defending champion Jannik Sinner in straight sets. In March, he reached his first Indian Wells Masters quarterfinal before losing to Daniil Medvedev.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: Two ATP titles (including one clay-court title)
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 12 on March 3, 2025

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - Semifinalist (2025)
• French Open - Third Round (2024)
• Wimbledon - Fourth Round (2024)
• US Open - Semifinalist (2023)

Doubles

• Career Titles: None
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 68 on May '24