Adam Walton

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I got thrashed in qualifying and got the call-up three days later to play again and it almost feels like a new start, a new tournament and I’m just so happy to be through to the last 16.

Adam Walton, 25 Mar 2025
Adam Walton celebrates a shot

Biography

On Court

  • Started playing tennis at the age of five
  • Favourite tennis players are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
  • Advanced to semifinals of Australian 18/u Championships in December 2016
  • Peaked at a career-high ITF world junior ranking of No.60 in January 2017
  • In 2017, began playing college tennis at the University of Tennessee; played final year in 2022
  • Won first professional title at ITF M15 tournament in Waco, Texas in July 2022 (the first of three Futures titles that season)
  • Cracked ATP top 500 in October 2022; cracked top 400 in February 2023
  • Made Grand Slam debut in qualifying at Australian Open 2023, beating 14th seed Pablo Andujar (a former world No.32) in his opening match
  • Qualified at an ATP tournament for the first time in January 2024, beating two top-100 players to earn spot in Adelaide main draw
  • Made his top-100 debut in singles in May 2024 after winning an ATP Challenger title in Chinese Taipei
  • Awarded a main-draw singles wildcard at Roland Garros 2024
  • Won the Brisbane 2 Challenger in 2025, and was a finalist in Busan, South Korea
  • Reached the round of 16 as a lucky loser at the 2025 Miami Masters 1000
  • Made his first ATP Tour-level semifinal in July 2025 at the Los Cabos Open in Mexico
  • Downed former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in Cincinnati in 2025
  • Scored his first main-draw victory at the US Open in 2025 over No. 22 seed Ugo Humbert.

Off Court

  • Completed degree in kinesiology from University of Tennessee in 2021; earned master’s degree in Management & Human Resources in 2022.

Statistics

Key statistics

Born17 April 1999
BirthplaceBrisbane, Queensland
Height183 cm
PlaysRight-handed
CoachMark Draper

Singles titles

  • 2025: Brisbane 2 Challenger
  • 2024: Taipei Challenger, Burnie Challenger
  • 2023: Cary 1 Challenger

Singles finals

  • 2025: Busan Challenger
  • 2024: Taipei 2 Challenger, Guangzhou Challenger, Acapulco Challenger, Pune Challenger
  • 2023: Tiburon Challenger

Doubles titles

  • 2024: Nonthaburi Challenger (w/ Blake Ellis), Pune Challenger (w/ Tristan Schoolkate)
  • 2023: Bloomfield Hills Challenger (w/ Tristan Schoolkate), San Luis (w/ Colin Sinclair)

Doubles finals

  • 2024: Mexico City Challenger (w/ Tristan Schoolkate), Burnie Challenger (w/ Tristan Schoolkate)
  • 2023: Cary 1 Challenger (w/ Mikelis Libietis), Granby Challenger (w/ Tristan Schoolkate)

Year-end ranking history

YearWorld ranking
202578
202493
2023176
2022431
20211205
20201155
20191123
20171670
20161506

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