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Tennis
BenShelton
A left-handed serve, an early forehand and a top-10 ranking: Ben Shelton's essentials in one place.
Overview
Ben Shelton plays left-handed tennis built on the serve and the first strike. The delivery swings away from right-handers, so returners are pulled wide, and the following forehand is normally taken early. He stands close to the baseline rather than retreating, looks to end points inside the first three shots, and uses a two-handed backhand to hold the pattern when the serve comes back deep.
Shelton holds the No. 9 singles ranking, dated August 31, 2026, below a career high of No. 5. Seven tour-level singles titles sit alongside a 144-90 career win-loss record, and he has no Grand Slam singles title. He turned professional in 2022 and represents the United States on the ATP Tour. Bryan Shelton is his coach.
Singles record
ATP singles · ranking as of August 31, 2026Questions fans ask
He was born on 9 October 2002 in Atlanta, United States, which makes him 23 years old.
His career high in singles is No. 5, while his current placing is No. 9 as of August 31, 2026.
Tennis is his sport and he competes on the ATP tour, where he has won seven singles titles.
His grand slam singles tally stands at zero, though he turned professional in 2022 and holds a 144-90 career singles record.
Standing 1.93 m, he is a left-handed player who uses a two-handed backhand.