Ben Shelton

Ben
Shelton

4
Current rank

4,680 pts

Latest tournament

Rolex Paris Masters 2026 Men's Singles

Recent form (oldest first)

  1. W
  2. W
  3. W
  4. W
  5. L

General information

Age
24 y.o October 9, 2002
Country
United States Atlanta, GA
Height
193 cm 6' 3"
Country of birth
USA

Season stats

62 matches

700

Aces

Tour rank #4

177

Double faults

Tour rank #12

77%

1st serve points won

2,922 of 3,811

58%

2nd serve points won

1,025 of 1,764

203

Break points saved

Tour rank #18

36%

Break points converted

136 of 375

66%

Net points won

837 of 1,261

52%

Total points won

5,806 of 11,231

Latest results

284 matches

Rolex Paris Masters 2026 Men's Singles

Hard

  1. Final, November 8, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    6
    5
    Spain
    Carlos Alcaraz

    (2)
    7
    7
Earlier rounds 5

  1. Semi-final, November 7, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    5
    6
    6
    France
    Luca Van Assche
    7
    3
    4

  2. Quarter-final, November 6, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    6
    4
    6
    USA
    Tommy Paul

    (12)
    4
    6
    3

  3. Round of 16, November 5, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    3
    6
    7
    France
    Arthur Rinderknech
    6
    4
    6

  4. Third round, November 3, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    6
    6
    Great Britain
    Cameron Norrie
    3
    4

  5. Second round, November 2, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    Bye

Swiss Indoors Basel 2026 Men's Singles

Hard

  1. Round of 16, October 29, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (1)
    3
    7
    6
    Switzerland
    Jerome Kym

    (WC)
    6
    6
    7
Earlier rounds 1

  1. Third round, October 27, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (1)
    6
    7
    7
    USA
    Aleksandar Kovacevic

    (LL)
    7
    6
    6

Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026 Men's Singles

Hard

  1. Third round, October 11, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    6
    6
    France
    Arthur Gea
    7
    7
Earlier rounds 2

  1. Second round, October 9, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    6
    7
    Germany
    Daniel Altmaier
    3
    6

  2. First round, October 7, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (3)
    Bye

US Open 2026 Men's Singles

Hard

  1. Final, September 13, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (8)
    3
    6
    7
    2
    Germany
    Alexander Zverev

    (1)
    6
    7
    5
    6
Earlier rounds 6

  1. Semi-final, September 11, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (8)
    4
    6
    6
    7
    USA
    Frances Tiafoe

    (11)
    6
    3
    3
    5

  2. Quarter-final, September 9, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (8)
    6
    6
    6
    1
    7
    Spain
    Carlos Alcaraz

    (2)
    7
    1
    3
    6
    6

  3. Round of 16, September 6, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (8)
    6
    6
    6
    Greece
    Stefanos Tsitsipas
    2
    3
    4

  4. Third round, September 5, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (8)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Canada
    Denis Shapovalov
    6
    7
    3
    4

  5. Second round, September 2, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (8)
    6
    5
    7
    7
    Poland
    Hubert Hurkacz
    3
    7
    6
    5

  6. First round, August 31, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (8)
    1
    6
    7
    6
    Netherlands
    Tallon Griekspoor
    6
    1
    6
    2

National Bank Open presented by Rogers 2026 Men's Singles

Title Hard

  1. Final, August 14, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (5)
    6
    7
    USA
    Brandon Nakashima

    (28)
    3
    6
Earlier rounds 1

  1. Semi-final, August 13, 2026

    USA
    Ben Shelton

    (5)
    6
    6
    USA
    Learner Tien

    (12)
    2
    3

Ranking evolution

Race 2026
4
4,480 pts
Best ranking
4
First on 21 Sep 2026
Weeks in the top 10
46

Best ranking and weeks counted over the 144 weekly rankings on record since November 2022.

Last 12 months Best 4, lowest 10

2 Nov 2026 · No. 4 · Swiss Indoors Basel (Round of 16)

Nov 2025 Nov 2026
  • Hard
  • Clay
  • Grass
  • Title
  • Nitto ATP Finals, 9 Nov 2025 (Group stage)
  • ASB Classic, 12 Jan 2026 (Quarter-final)
  • Australian Open, 20 Jan 2026 (Quarter-final)
  • Nexo Dallas Open, 10 Feb 2026 (Winner)
  • BNP Paribas Open, 4 Mar 2026 (Third round)
  • Miami Open presented by Itau, 18 Mar 2026 (Second round)
  • Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, 30 Mar 2026 (Quarter-final)
  • BMW Open by Bitpanda, 13 Apr 2026 (Winner)
  • Mutua Madrid Open, 22 Apr 2026 (Second round)
  • Internazionali BNL d'Italia, 6 May 2026 (Second round)
  • Bitpanda Hamburg Open, 18 May 2026 (Round of 16)
  • Roland Garros, 25 May 2026 (Second round)
  • Boss Open, 8 Jun 2026 (Winner)
  • Terra Wortmann Open, 17 Jun 2026 (Quarter-final)
  • Wimbledon, 30 Jun 2026 (First round)
  • Mubadala Citi DC Open, 28 Jul 2026 (Quarter-final)
  • National Bank Open presented by Rogers, 2 Aug 2026 (Winner)
  • Cincinnati Open, 13 Aug 2026 (First round)
  • US Open, 31 Aug 2026 (Final)
  • Rolex Shanghai Masters, 7 Oct 2026 (Third round)
  • Swiss Indoors Basel, 27 Oct 2026 (Round of 16)
  • Rolex Paris Masters, 2 Nov 2026 (Final)
Latest weekly rankings
Week Rank Trend Points
4 Unchanged 4,680
4 Unchanged 4,720
4 Unchanged 4,680
4 Unchanged 4,680

Latest posts about Ben Shelton

February 15, 2023

Delray Beach Open: Giron makes second round

Marcos Giron defeated Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday night and will face...
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Marcos Giron at the Boss Open ATP 250 Stuttgart in June 2022
January 25, 2023

Tommy Paul defeats Ben Shelton to become the first American man to reach the Australian Open semi-final since 2009

Tommy Paul prevailed in the first all-American quarter-final at a Grand Slam since...
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January 25, 2023

Australian Open: Tommy Paul reaches maiden major semi-final

Tommy Paul edged out Ben Shelton 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Wednesday...
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Tommy Paul 2023 Australian Open
January 23, 2023

Australian Open: Shelton advances to last eight in battle of unseeded Americans

Ben Shelton defeated J.J. Wolf 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-2...
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January 22, 2023

“A force to be reckoned with” – Alexei Popyrin on what makes American Ben Shelton a promising talent

Into the second week in just his second appearance at a Grand Slam,...
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Ben Shelton 2023 Australian open
January 21, 2023

Shelton ends Popyrin dream to make last 16

Ben Shelton beat Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Saturday. He'll face...
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Ben Shelton
January 19, 2023

American Ben Shelton books spot in third round, surpassing his father Bryan in the process

Ben Shelton will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz,...
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Ben Shelton 2023 Australian Open
January 17, 2023

Australian Open: Shelton reaches second round

Ben Shelton defeated Zhizhen Zhang 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday...
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Ben Shelton
January 11, 2023

Auckland Open: Halys into last eight

Quentin Halys beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday and will face American...
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January 10, 2023

Playing first ever match outside US, Shelton upsets seventh seed Baez in Auckland

The American will face Frenchman Quentin Halys in the next round
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Ben Shelton at the 2023 ASB Classic in Auckland
December 4, 2022

Halys, Cachin, Shelton …They shone on the Challenger circuit in 2022, watch out for them on the ATP Tour in 2023

A focus on those players who have been successful on the Challenger circuit...
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Quentin Halys
November 21, 2022

American Shelton breaks top 100 after third Challenger Tour title in three weeks

The 20-year-old American climbed to a career-high No 97 on Monday
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Ben Shelton volley 2022
August 25, 2022

NCAA champion Ben Shelton turns pro; to be managed by Federer’s TEAM8

Ben Shelton won the NCAA singles title earlier this year and has already...
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Ben Shelton at the 2022 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati
August 19, 2022

Norrie ends Shelton’s run at Cincinnati Masters

Cameron Norrie cruises past American wild card Ben Shelton in straight sets on...
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Cameron Norrie, Cincinnati 2022
August 18, 2022

19-year-old Ben Shelton “excited for the journey” and makes rapid strides even though he knows he’s “not going to be there right away”

The son of former world No 55 Bryan Shelton, 19-year-old Ben has scored...
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Ben Shelton, Cincinnati 2022
August 18, 2022

Former Grand Slam champs Venus Williams, Dominic Thiem and Sofia Kenin lead US Open wild cards list

6 American women and 5 American me are among those who received wild...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Venus Williams and Dominic Thiem among the wild card recipients for the 2022 US Open
August 17, 2022

Shelton continues ascension with Cincinnati win over Sonego

Ben Shelton picks up his first-ever win at the Masters 1000 level by...
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Lorenzo Sonego - Open Sud de France 2021 - Montpellier
July 29, 2022

Atlanta Open: Isner books spot in quarter-finals

John Isner edged out Ben Shelton 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-6 (3) on Friday...
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John Isner best serve of all time
July 27, 2022

American wild cards Ben Shelton and Andres Martin light up Atlanta with first round wins

Ben Shelton sets up a second round clash against John Isner while Andres...
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Ben Shelton and Anders Martin at the ATP Atlanta Open
July 26, 2022

Atlanta Open: Reigning NCAA singles champion Ben Shelton, ranked 281, reaches second round against Isner

Ben Shelton beat Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday evening.
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