PLAYER PROFILE
Adam Walton
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AUSTRALIAN
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ATP
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- Age25
- Born17 April 1999
- Birth PlaceQueensland
- LivesHome Hill, Queensland
- Height185 cm
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachAaron Klumpp
“I love to compete. ”
— Adam Walton, 19 Apr 2024
» Train with Adam Walton: “You’ve got to really trust the work and the process”
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
Year-End Ranking Movers: Aussies reach new heights in 2024
5 December, 2024
Enormous ranking rises for Maya Joint and Ajla Tomljanovic were among the many improvements for our stars in a banner year for Australian tennis in 2024.
Read moreEnormous ranking rises for Maya Joint and Ajla Tomljanovic were among the many improvements for our stars in a banner year for Australian tennis in 2024.
Team Australia announced for 2024 Master’U BNP Paribas Championships
25 November, 2024
Australia is one of eight nations competing at the 2024 Master’U BNP Paribas Championships - widely recognised as "The World Event of University Tennis" in…
Read moreAustralia is one of eight nations competing at the 2024 Master’U BNP Paribas Championships - widely recognised as "The World Event of University Tennis" in…
Ranking Movers: 10 Aussies again inside ATP top 100
29 October, 2024
Adam Walton’s return to the top 100 headlines the biggest moves in the latest rankings.
Read moreAdam Walton’s return to the top 100 headlines the biggest moves in the latest rankings.
Aussie weekly wrap: Peers wins again in reunion with Murray
28 October, 2024
John Peers’s reunion with a former doubles partner paid off in Basel, while Alex de Minaur made an encouraging run to a semifinal in Vienna.
Read moreJohn Peers’s reunion with a former doubles partner paid off in Basel, while Alex de Minaur made an encouraging run to a semifinal in Vienna.