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Brandon Walkin

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Brandon Walkin
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Brisbane, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Prize money$74,276
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 702 (17 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 760 (10 January 2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 204 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 252 (10 January 2022)
Last updated on: 10 January 2022.

Brandon Walkin (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian tennis player.

Walkin has a career high ATP ATP ranking of 204 and a singles ranking of 702 achieved on 17 February 2020[1]

Walkin made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Harry Bourchier.[2]

Career

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2013–2017: Career beginnings on ITF and Challenger Tour

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Walkin made his ITF debut in March 2013 at the Australia F4, where he made the second round. It was his only singles tournament of the year.

In 2014 and 2015 Walkin played on the ITF in Australia and Europe, with the second round being he best performance in singles and semi-finals in doubles.

In September 2016 Walkin reached the quarter-final of the Australia F5.

In October 2016 Walkin debuted on the ATP Challenger Tour after he qualified for Traralgon ATP Challenger.

In February 2017 Walkin reached his first ITF finals in doubles in Anning, China. Walkin also won his first ITF title in Anning, China, partnered with Thomas Fancutt. Walkin played his last match on the ITF circuit in April 2017 for almost two years.

2019–2021

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In February 2019 following a two-year injury lay off, Walkin played his first match on the ITF circuit since April 2017 and throughout 2019, made 8 ITF doubles finals. In May 2019, Walkin reached his first singles ITF final in M15 Cancun, which saw him re enter the ATP top 1000 rankings. Walkin returned to Australia and played several ITF and challenger events, finishing 2019 with a singles ranking of 782 and a doubles rank of 334. Walkin also competed in the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs in 2019 losing to eventual winner J.P Smith

Walkin started 2020 playing in the North American ITF Circuit, achieving a semi-final run at Cancun, Mexico, before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped play in March 2020.

2022: ATP debut

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Walkin began 2022 at the 2022 Traralgon International following yet another injury lay off. He reached the second round. Walkin made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2, playing doubles alongside Harry Bourchier. Walkin also competed in the singles qualifying event.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (0 title)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Level Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard United States Jordi Arconada 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Turkey Yankı Erel 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 27 (16 titles)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (11–2)
$15,000 tournaments (5–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Level Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2017 M15 Anning, China Hard Australia Thomas Fancutt Italy Marco Bortolotti
Croatia Nino Serdarušić
6–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner 1–1 Mar 2017 M15 Anning, China Hard Australia Thomas Fancutt China Bai Yan
China Zhao Cai
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2–1 Mar 2019 M25 Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Calum Puttergill United Kingdom Brydan Klein
Australia Scott Puodziunas
7–6, 6–7 [18–16]
Winner 3–1 Mar 2019 M25 Mornington, Australia Clay Australia Calum Puttergill Australia Thomas Fancutt
Australia Dane Sweeny
6–1, 7–5
Winner 4–1 Mar 2019 M25 Mornington, Australia Clay Australia Calum Puttergill Australia Aaron Addison
India Karunuday Singh
1–6 6–3 [10–8]
Winner 5–1 May 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard Australia Matthew Christopher Romios United States Alexios Halebian
United States Paul Oosterbaan
6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 5–2 Jul 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard United States Felix Corwin France Jaimee Floyd Angele
France Ronan Joncour
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–3 Jul 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard United States Tyler Mercier United States Joshua Ortlip
Brazil Breno Souza Plentz
6–3, 6–7, [5–10]
Loss 5–4 Aug 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard United Kingdom Isaac Stoute Japan Shintaro Mochizuki
Argentina Thiago Agustin Tirante
6–7, 7–5, [4–10]
Winner 6–4 Sep 2019 M25 Cairns, Australia Hard Australia Calum Puttergill Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov
New Zealand Rhett Purcell
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss 6–5 Feb 2020 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard France Gabriel Petit Republic of Ireland Simon Carr
New Zealand Ajeet Rai
4–6, 2–6
Winner 7–5 Feb 2020 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard Brazil Igor Marcondes Argentina Francisco Comesaña
Argentina Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallén
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–6 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico Hard France Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Peru Arklon Huertas del Pino
Peru Conner Huertas del Pino
4–6, 4–6
Win 8–6 Feb 2022 M25 Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Calum Puttergill Australia Blake Ellis
Australia Tristan Schoolkate
6–2, 6–3
Loss 8–7 May 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey Clay Australia Matthew Christopher Romios Vladimir Korolev
Maxim Ratniuk
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Win 9–7 Jun 2022 M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Australia Matthew Christopher Romios Italy Mattia Bellucci
Switzerland Rémy Bertola
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 9–8 Jun 2022 M15 Bytom, Poland Clay Australia Matthew Christopher Romios Czech Republic Jakub Mensik
Poland Olaf Pieczkowski
6–7(3–7), 5–7
Win 10–8 Jul 2022 M15 Velenje, Slovenia Clay France Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Czech Republic Jiri Barnat
Czech Republic Filip Duda
6–1, 6-2
Win 11–8 Aug 2022 M25 Padua, Italy Clay Australia Jason Taylor Croatia Duje Ajdukovic
Croatia Frane Nincevic
7–6(7–3), 6-0
Win 12–8 Aug 2022 M25 Poznań, Poland Clay Australia Jason Taylor Poland Michal Dembek
Ukraine Georgii Kravchenko
7–5, 7–5
Loss 12–9 Oct 2022 M25 Rodez, France Hard Croatia Zvonimir Babić Netherlands Mats Hermans
Netherlands Mick Veldheer
3–6, 4–6
Win 13–9 Oct 2022 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Australia Thomas Fancutt China Sun Fajing
Japan Seita Watanabe
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 13–10 Mar 2023 M25 Canberra, Australia Clay Australia Matthew Christopher Romios Japan Taisei Ichikawa
Japan Daisuke Sumizawa
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [3–10]
Win 14–10 Apr 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Australia Matthew Christopher Romios Chinese Taipei Ray Ho
India Parikshit Somani
7–5, 6–4
Win 15–10 May 2023 M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay United States George Goldhoff Slovakia Lukas Pokorny
Austria David Pichler
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 16–10 Jun 2023 M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Australia Matthew Christopher Romios Serbia Stefan Latinovic
Serbia Andrej Radojicic
6–2, 6–3
Loss 16–11 Jun 2023 M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Australia Matthew Christopher Romios Argentina Juan Bautista Otegui
Argentina Matias Zukas
6–7(0–7), 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Walkin | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ a b "Sanders makes impressive start to qualifying quest in Adelaide | 9 January, 2022 | All News | News and Features | News and Events | Tennis Australia". tennis.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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