Bryan Shelton
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| Country |  United States |
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| Residence | Smyrna, Georgia[1] |
| Born | December 22, 1965 Huntsville, Alabama |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)[2] |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 1997 |
| Plays | Right-handed[2] |
| Career prize money | US$1,234,108[2] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 104–137 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | 55 (March 23, 1992)[2] |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1991) |
| French Open | 2R (1994) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1994) |
| US Open | 2R (1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 94–129 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | 52 (February 28, 1994)[2] |
Bryan Shelton (born December 22, 1965 in Huntsville, Alabama) is a former tennis player from the United States who played collegiately for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1985 to 1988 and professionally from 1989 to 1997.[1] He subsequently returned to his alma mater to coach women's tennis.[1] Shelton was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1993.[3] His 2007 team won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.[4][5][6]
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[edit] College
Shelton attended Randolph School for high school.[7] He received a scholarship to Georgia Tech and was named All-ACC all four years. In 1985 he was the ACC champion in Singles, and in 1986 he and teammate Richy Gilbert were the ACC champions in Doubles.[1] He was named an All-American in 1988,[1] and named to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1993. In 1985 Shelton won the United States Amateur Championships (Men's Tennis).[8]
[edit] Professional
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 to the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.[9]
[edit] Coach
After retiring from the tour, Shelton coached MaliVai Washington, a 1996 Wimbledon finalist.[1] Shelton officially retired from professional play in 1997,[1] and was named a USTA National Coach, a position he held from January 1998 until June 1999.[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 #25 Washington Huskies before falling to the #9 UCLA Bruins.[10] He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002,[1] 2005,[1][11] and 2007.[12] His 2007 team earned the Yellow Jackets' third-straight ACC Championship.[12] They then won the school's first NCAA Recognized Team Championship on May 22, 2007 by defeating UCLA in the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.[4][5][6] Shelton was subsequently named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Coach of the Year.[13]
[edit] ATP Tour titles (4)
[edit] Singles wins (2)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | July 8, 1991 | Newport, U.S. | Grass |  Javier Frana |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | July 6, 1992 | Newport, USA | Grass |  Alex Antonitsch |
6–4, 6–4 |
[edit] Singles finalist (1)
- 1993: Atlanta (lost to
Jacco Eltingh) 6–71 2–6
[edit] Doubles titles (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 21, 1994 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Francisco Montana |
Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | December 30, 1996 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Patrick Rafter |
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
[edit] Doubles finalist (1)
- 1990: Newport (partnering
Todd Nelson, lost to 
Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann) 6–7 2–6
[edit] Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 6 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 4R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 |
| U.S. Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 23 |
A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Player Bio: Bryan Shelton :: Women's Tennis". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/shelton_bryan00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ a b c d e f "Player Profile: Bryan Shelton". ATPtennis.com. ATP Tour. http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=S380. Retrieved 2007-05-23.[dead link]
- ^ Player Coach Mentor, Bryan Shelton Comes Full Circle. (12 September 2008). In The Technique. Retrieved 11 September 2010 from http://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/24893/1/technique_v94n8_2008-09-12-sports.pdf
- ^ a b "Georgia Tech Wins NCAA Women's Tennis Title". RamblinWreck.com (Georgia Tech Athletic Association). 2007-05-22. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/052207aam.html. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ a b "Georgia Tech captures first NCAA women's tennis title". ESPNU (ESPN.com). 2007-05-23. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2879724. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ a b "Georgia Tech wins women's title". Sports Illustrated. 2007-05-23. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/tennis/05/23/bc.ten.ncaawomen.stenni.ap/. Retrieved 2007-05-23.[dead link]
- ^ "Tennis Champion Bryan Shelton '84 Swings By Randolph". Randolph School. 2006-04-25. http://www.randolphschool.net/alumni/welcome/default.asp?newsid=264342&from_nav=. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Adds Five". Tech Topics (Georgia Tech Alumni Association). Fall 1993. http://gtalumni.org/Publications/techtopics/fall93/SportsBrief.html. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ "HOF Member: Bryan Shelton". Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame. http://www.hmcahof.com/inductee_alphabetical.php?myindex=207. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ Williams, David (2000-09-29). "Men’s and women’s tennis teams enter new era with fresh leadership". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929132130/http://www.nique.net/issues/2000-09-29/sports/5. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ "Georgia Tech's Brian Shelton Named ACC Coach of the Year". USTA Southern. 2005-04-21. http://www.southern.usta.com/collegiate_tennis/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=169257&itype=3912&icategoryid=394. Retrieved 2007-05-23.[dead link]
- ^ a b "ACC announces All-conference Women's Tennis Team". hokiesports.com (Virginia Tech Athletics). 2007-04-19. http://www.hokiesports.com/wtennis/recaps/20070419aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ "ITA Announces National Division I Award Winners". CSTV. 2007-05-22. http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/stories/052207aah.html. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
