PLAYER PROFILE

Adam Walton

10
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
94
ATP
RANKING
  • Age26
  • Born17 April 1999
  • Birth PlaceQueensland
  • LivesHome Hill, Queensland
  • Height185 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachAaron Klumpp
“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

» Miami Masters miracle: Walton continues Cinderella story

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

Off court

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

Year-end ranking history

2023 178
2022 432
2020 1147
2019 1120
2016 1513

Adam Walton in the news

Ranking Movers: Popyrin elevates ranking after Roland Garros success
Alexei Popyrin (Mark Peterson/Tennis Australia)
10 June, 2025

Alexei Popyrin's best Roland Garros campaign has been rewarded with a new career-high ranking on the cusp of the ATP top 20.
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Almost 30 Australians bound for Wimbledon
Alex de Minaur in action en route to the 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinals. [Getty Images]
10 June, 2025

Thirteen Aussies are confirmed for the main draw at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, with another 16 attempting to join them there via the qualifying event.
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Daria Kasatkina proudly continues Paris progress
Daria Kasatkina at Roland Garros; FFT
30 May, 2025

Daria Kasatkina advances to the Roland Garros third round in her first Grand Slam representing Australia, while Alex de Minaur suffers a surprise loss.
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Roland Garros 2025: Kasatkina, De Minaur, Walton headline Day 5 action
Daria Kasatkina (Mark Peterson/Tennis Australia)
29 May, 2025

Three Australians aim to join Alexei Popyrin in the Roland Garros third round as they take the court on Thursday.
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