PLAYER PROFILE

Adam Walton

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AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
94
ATP
RANKING
  • Age25
  • Born17 April 1999
  • Birth PlaceQueensland
  • LivesHome Hill, Queensland
  • Height185 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachAaron Klumpp

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: 10 Aussies again inside ATP top 100
Adam Walton (Getty Images)
29 October, 2024

Adam Walton’s return to the top 100 headlines the biggest moves in the latest rankings.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Peers wins again in reunion with Murray
Jamie Murray and John Peers with the trophy after winning the 2024 ATP 500 Basel title. Photo: Swiss Indoors Basel
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.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Birrell reaches first final, Jones triumphs in China
Kimberly Birrell and Emerson Jones. Photos: WTA and ITF
21 October, 2024

Kimberly Birrell advanced to the title match at the Osaka WTA 250 event, while Emerson Jones made history at the ITF Junior Finals in Chengdu.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Duckworth back in the winner’s circle in China
James Duckworth in action. Photo: Getty Images
14 October, 2024

A match-point saving feat drove James Duckworth to his 15th ATP Challenger trophy in Hangzhou, while Omar Jasika and Destanee Aiava defended titles in Cairns.
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