Adam Walton (tennis)
_06.jpg) Walton at the 2023 Cary Challenger | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
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| Born | 17 April 1999 Brisbane, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Tennessee |
| Prize money | $716,747 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 86 (5 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 95 (7 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (18 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 178 (7 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 10 October 2024. | |
Adam Walton (born 17 April 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. Walton has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 86 achieved on 5 August 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 136 achieved on 4 March 2024.[1] He has won two singles and three doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Walton played college tennis at the University of Tennessee,[2] where he won the 2021 NCAA doubles title with Patrick Harper.[3]
Career
[edit]2023: First Challenger title
[edit]Walton won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger with Colin Sinclair.
2024: Masters and Major debuts and first wins, top 100
[edit]For his Grand Slam debut, he received a wildcard for the 2024 Australian Open.[4]
Ranked No. 150, he qualified for the 2024 Miami Open making his Masters debut.[5]
Following his third singles title at the 2024 Taipei Challenger, with a win over Illya Marchenko he reached the top 100 at world No. 95 on 20 May 2024.[6]
He also received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open. He recorded his first ATP main draw win at the 2024 Mallorca Championships defeating Yannick Hanfmann. He qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making his debut and recorded his first Major win over Federico Coria.[7]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2019 | M15 Champaign, USA | World Tour | Hard |  Axel Geller
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3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | M15 Waco, USA | World Tour | Hard | Li Tu
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7–5, 0–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard |  Fernando Yamacita
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard |  Jorge Panta
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6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard |  Andrés Andrade
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7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2023 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tour | Hard | Alex Bolt
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6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2023 | M15 Tbilisi, Georgia | World Tour | Hard |  Orel Kimhi
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2023 | M25 Tulsa, USA | World Tour | Hard |  Nick Chappell
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Aug 2023 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
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6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Oct 2023 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | Zachary Svajda
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Feb 2024 | Burnie, AUS | Challenger | Hard | Dane Sweeny
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6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 7–5 | Feb 2024 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard |  Valentin Vacherot
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 7–6 | Apr 2024 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | May 2024 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | May 2024 | Santaizi, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard |  Illya Marchenko
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3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard | Tyler Zink
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 Taisei Ichikawa
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6–1, 6–7(9–11), [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard | Andrew Rogers
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 Blu Baker
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2022 | M25 Darwin, Australia | World Tour | Hard | Joshua Charlton
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Calum Puttergill
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2022 | M25 Cairns, Australia | World Tour | Hard | James McCabe
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 Colin Sinclair
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2023 | M25 Burnie, Australia | World Tour | Hard | Calum Puttergill
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Tristan Schoolkate
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2023 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tour | Hard | Ezekiel Clark
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Arklon Huertas del Pino
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Apr 2023 | San Luis, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Colin Sinclair
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 Benjamin Lock
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5–7, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 3–5 | Jul 2023 | Bloomfield Hills, USA | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate
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Blake Ellis
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2023 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate
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Christian Harrison
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Aug 2023 | Cary 1, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Miķelis Lībietis
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Evan King
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3–8 | Jan 2024 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate
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Alex Bolt
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7–5, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 4–8 | Feb 2024 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate
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Dan Added
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7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Mar 2024 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Tristan Schoolkate
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Ryan Seggerman
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7–5, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 5–9 | Sep 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Blake Ellis
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 Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
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3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Performance timelines
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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
[edit]Current through the 2024 US Open.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1 / 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1 / 4 | 1–4 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Italian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Shanghai Masters | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Paris Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Career statistics | ||||
| 2023 | 2024 | Career | ||
| Tournaments | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Win/Loss | 0–0 | 3–11 | 3–11 | |
| Win % | N/A | 21% | 21% | |
| Year-end ranking | 176 | CHR: 95 | ||
Doubles
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||
| Australian Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Career statistics | |||
| 2024 | Career | ||
| Tournaments | 2 | 2 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | |
| Win/Loss | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Win % | 33% | 33% | |
| Year-end ranking | CHR: 134 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Adam Walton | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Adam Walton – Men's Tennis". University of Tennessee Athletics.
- ^ Backus, Will. "Tennessee's Adam Walton, Pat Harper capture NCAA Doubles Championship in men's tennis". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ^ "Caroline Wozniacki and six Aussies awarded first AO 2024 wildcards". 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Felix wins Miami opener, sets Zverev clash". 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Challenger Q2: #NextGenATP teens Schwaerzler, Debru shine". ATPTour. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "WALTON SCORES CAREER-BIGGEST WIN IN STUNNING DEBUT AT WIMBLEDON 2024". 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Adam Walton at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Adam Walton at the International Tennis Federation
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