A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Ben Shelton.
Ben Shelton is an American professional tennis player who has achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6. He has won three singles titles on the ATP Tour, including a Masters 1000 event at the 2025 Canadian Open. Shelton has also reached two major semifinals at the 2023 US Open and the 2025 Australian Open. Additionally, he has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 68.
In 2002, Andy Roddick was the youngest champion in tennis.
In 2004, Andy Roddick was the youngest American to reach the quarterfinals at Indian Wells.
In 2005, Andy Roddick was the youngest American to reach the last four at an ATP 1000 in Indian Wells.
In 2019, Ben Shelton won the USTA Boys 16s Doubles Clay Court tournament.
In 2020, Ben Shelton was a finalist at the USTA Boys 18s Singles Winter Nationals.
In 2021, Ben Shelton achieved a 37–5 record in singles matches and won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships without dropping a set.
In 2021, Ben Shelton helped the Florida Gators win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title and secured Florida's first national title at the NCAA Championships with the championship-clinching match.
On October 10, 2022, Ben Shelton moved into the top 160 in the rankings after reaching his third Challenger final of the year at the Tiburon Challenger.
On November 21, 2022, after winning his third straight title at the Champaign–Urbana Challenger, Ben Shelton debuted in the top 100 of the rankings, ending the year at world No. 97. He also became the youngest player in ATP Challenger Tour history to win three titles in three weeks and the youngest American in the Top 250.
In 2022, Ben Shelton helped Florida defend their SEC title, win the SEC Tournament Championship, and won the NCAA Singles Championship over August Holmgren, finishing the season as the nation's top-ranked player. He was named SEC Player of the Year and National Player of the Year.
In 2022, Ben Shelton played his second Grand Slam at the US Open.
In January 2023, Ben Shelton reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, which was only his second major tournament.
On September 11, 2023, Ben Shelton reached the top 20 in the rankings at world No. 19 as a result of making it to his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2023 US Open.
On October 23, 2023, Ben Shelton reached the top 15 in the singles rankings as a result of reaching his maiden final and winning his maiden title at the 2023 Japan Open Tennis Championships.
In 2023, At the US Open, Ben Shelton hit two service aces at 149.0 miles per hour in the same game and he has hit serves at 150.0 miles per hour on multiple separate occasions.
In 2023, Ben Shelton reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and, as a result, moved 45 positions up into the top 50, at world No. 44, for the first time in his career.
In 2023, Ben Shelton reached the semifinals at the US Open.
On April 8, 2024, Ben Shelton reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 after winning his second career title at the U.S. Clay Court Championships.
On April 15, 2024, Ben Shelton became the American No. 1 player ahead of Taylor Fritz.
On May 20, 2024, Ben Shelton achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 68.
In July 2025, Ben Shelton secured a new career high ranking of world No. 7 after reaching the quarterfinals at the Washington Open.
On August 4, 2025, Ben Shelton achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 by the ATP.
In 2025, Ben Shelton broke into the top 10 of the ATP rankings and won his first Masters 1000 title at the National Bank Open.
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