Adam Walton (tennis) explained

Adam Walton
Birth Date:17 April 1999
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Height:NaN1.83
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College:Tennessee
Careerprizemoney:$580,742
Singlesrecord:3–9
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 86 (5 August 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 86 (5 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2024)
Usopenresult:1R (2024)
Doublesrecord:1–1
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 134 (18 March 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 180 (29 July 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2024)
Australianopenmixedresult:1R (2024)
Updated:5 August 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

2023: First Challenger title

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

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.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.[6]

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1M15 Champaign, USAWorld TourHard Axel Geller3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win1–1M15 Waco, USAWorld TourHard Li Tu7–5, 0–6, 6–1
Win2–1M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Fernando Yamacita6–4, 6–1
Loss2–2M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Jorge Panta6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Win3–2M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Andrés Andrade7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3
Loss3–3M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld TourHard Alex Bolt6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win4–3M15 Tbilisi, GeorgiaWorld TourHard Orel Kimhi6–1, 6–2
Win5–3M25 Tulsa, USAWorld TourHard Nick Chappell6–1, 6–3
Win6–3bgcolor=moccasinCary, USAbgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Nicolas Moreno de Alboran6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss6–4bgcolor=moccasinTiburon, USAbgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Zachary Svajda2–6, 2–6
Win7–4bgcolor=moccasinBurnie, AUSbgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Dane Sweeny6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss7–5Feb 2024bgcolor=moccasinPune, Indiabgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Valentin Vacherot6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss7–6Acapulco, MexicoChallengerHard Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard3–6, 3–6
Loss7–7bgcolor=moccasinGuangzhou, Chinabgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Tristan Schoolkate3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win8–7May 2024bgcolor=moccasinSantaizi, Taiwanbgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Illya Marchenko3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (1–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Tyler Zink Taisei Ichikawa Seita Watanabe6–1, 6–7(9–11), [8–10]
Win1–1M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld TourHard Andrew Rogers Blu Baker Kosuke Ogura6–2, 6–2
Loss1–2M25 Darwin, AustraliaWorld TourHard Joshua Charlton Calum Puttergill Dane Sweeny6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss1–3M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld TourHard James McCabe Colin Sinclair Kyle Seelig4–6, 2–6
Loss1–4M25 Burnie, AustraliaWorld TourHard Calum Puttergill Tristan Schoolkate Luke Saville5–7, 4–6
Loss1–5M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld TourHard Ezekiel Clark Arklon Huertas del Pino Conner Huertas del Pino4–6, 3–6
Win2–5Apr 2023San Luis, MexicoChallengerClay Colin Sinclair Benjamin Lock Rubin Statham5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Win3–5Jul 2023Bloomfield Hills, USAChallengerHard Tristan Schoolkate Blake Ellis Calum Puttergill7–5, 6–3
Loss3–6Jul 2023Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Tristan Schoolkate Christian Harrison Miķelis Lībietis4–6, 3–6
Loss3–7Aug 2023Cary 1, USAChallengerHard Miķelis Lībietis Evan King Reese Stalder3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss3–8Jan 2024bgcolor=moccasin Burine, Australiabgcolor=moccasin ChallengerHard Tristan Schoolkate Alex Bolt Luke Saville7–5, 3–6, [10–12]
Win4–8Feb 2024bgcolor=moccasin Pune, Indiabgcolor=moccasin ChallengerHard Tristan Schoolkate Dan Added Chung Yun-seong7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss4–9Mar 2024bgcolor=moccasin Mexico City, Mexicobgcolor=moccasin ChallengerClay Tristan Schoolkate Ryan Seggerman Patrik Trhac7–5, 4–6, [5–10]

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament20232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ21R0 / 10–1
French OpenA1R0 / 10–1
WimbledonA2R1 / 11–1
US OpenA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–01–31 / 31–3
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells OpenAQ10 / 00–0
Miami OpenA1R0 / 10–1
Monte-Carlo MastersAA0 / 00–0
Madrid OpenAA0 / 00–0
Italian OpenAA0 / 00–0
Canadian OpenA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenA0 / 00–0
Shanghai MastersA0 / 00–0
Paris MastersA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–10 / 10–1
Career statistics
20232024Career
Tournaments 044
Titles000
Finals000
Win/Loss0–01–41–4
Win %N/A0%0%
Year-end ranking176CHR: 95

Doubles

Tournament2024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open1R0 / 10–1
French Open0 / 00–0
Wimbledon0 / 00–0
US Open0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–10 / 10–1
Career statistics
2024Career
Tournaments 11
Titles00
Finals00
Win/Loss0–10–1
Win %0%0%
Year-end rankingCHR: 134

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam Walton | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Adam Walton – Men's Tennis. University of Tennessee Athletics.
  3. Web site: Tennessee's Adam Walton, Pat Harper capture NCAA Doubles Championship in men's tennis. Will. Backus. Knoxville News Sentinel.
  4. Web site: Caroline Wozniacki and six Aussies awarded first AO 2024 wildcards. 6 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Felix wins Miami opener, sets Zverev clash. 21 March 2024.
  6. Web site: WALTON SCORES CAREER-BIGGEST WIN IN STUNNING DEBUT AT WIMBLEDON 2024. 2 July 2024. 2 July 2024.