Ben Shelton Bio, Age, Height, Education, Parents, Career, Net Worth

Ben Shelton is an American professional tennis player, who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 on April 8, 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 68 on May 20, 2024.

Shelton won the 2016 USTA junior national championship in doubles. He played college tennis for the Florida Gators and helped them win their first-team national championship as a freshman in 2021. In 2022, he won the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship in singles and was named ITA National Player of the Year.

Shelton made his ATP Tour debut in July 2022 at the Atlanta Open. Then, he reached the third round of the Cincinnati Masters and won world No. 5 Casper Ruud. In January 2023, he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and later that year reached the semifinals of the US Open. He won his first title in Tokyo in 2023. ¹

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Ben Shelton Wiki/Bio

Benjamin Todd Shelton was born on October 9, 2002, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and he is 21 years old as of 2023. He is a follower of Christianity and holds American nationality. Her height is around 6′ 4″ inches and his zodiac sign is Libra. ²

Ben Shelton Education

Ben graduated from Buchholz High School and he said “Going into the end of middle school, there were a lot of huge kids in football, and I hadn’t hit my growth spurt yet, I was maybe a little tired of getting bashed up all the time.” ³

Ben Shelton Parents

Ben is the son of former professional tennis player and Florida Gators men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton his mother, Lisa Witsken Shelton, was also a highly-ranked junior tennis player, and his uncle, Todd Witsken, was a professional tennis player. His sister, Emma, played college tennis at Florida. ⁴

Ben Shelton Relationships

Ben has been in a relationship with American heptathlete Anna Hall since November 2021.

Ben Shelton Career

Shelton made his ATP Tour debut at the Atlanta Open as a wildcard and won his first ATP match. He lost to No. 2 seed John Isner in three sets in the next round. Shelton also received a wildcard entry into the Cincinnati Masters, where he defeated Lorenzo Sonego for his first top-100 win. He then beat world No. 5 Casper Ruud in straight sets and marked his first top-10 victory.

In August 2022, Shelton announced he would turn professional and be represented by agent Alessandro Sant Albano from Roger Federer’s TEAM8 management firm. He made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open and recorded the second-fastest serve of the tournament at 149 mph.

Shelton reached his third Challenger final of the year at the 2022 Tiburon Challenger and moved into the top 160 in the rankings. He won his first Challenger title at the Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger by defeating Christopher Eubanks, pushing him to world No. 128.

Shelton won another Challenger final at the Knoxville Challenger against Eubanks again, raising his ranking to No. 108. After winning the Champaign–Urbana Challenger, he debuted in the top 100 and ranked No. 97 in 2022 becoming the youngest player to win three Challenger titles in three weeks.

In 2023, Shelton reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and then reached the quarterfinals by beating J.J. Wolf. He moved to world No. 44. Despite early losses in the American hard court season, Shelton made it to the US Open semifinal and reached world No. 19. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Shanghai Masters and won his first ATP title at the Japan Open, ending the year in the top 15.

In 2024, Shelton won his first clay court title at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, defeating Frances Tiafoe in the final and becoming the youngest champion since Andy Roddick in 2002. This victory moved him to world No. 14 and made him the American No. 1 player. ⁵

“That means a lot to me and my team. We have been working hard since the beginning to build my game and win titles on the ATP Tour,” he said. “I made some deep runs lately. You see the great champions, they finish weeks off. They win titles, they don’t just get to the final. They can maintain their level throughout the week. I am not saying, I am anywhere there yet, but to be able to do it for one week, put together five matches in a row in Tokyo is special.” ⁶