PLAYER PROFILE

Adam Walton

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AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
107
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

Australian hopes handed brutal singles draws at Wimbledon 2024
Alex de Minaur and Ajla Tomljanovic return to Wimbledon eyeing more deep runs.
28 June, 2024

The 14 Australian players contesting singles at Wimbledon 2024 have discovered their first-round opponents.
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Walton scores first tour-level win in Mallorca
Adam Walton (Getty Images)
26 June, 2024

Adam Walton has won his first match in the main draw of an ATP event, reaching the second round of the grass-court tournament in Mallorca.
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Vukic, Purcell score opening wins in Eastbourne
Aleksandar Vukic (L) and Max Purcell are into the last 16 of the ATP event in Eastbourne. (Getty Images)
25 June, 2024

Australian duo Aleksandar Vukic and Max Purcell have progressed to the second round in Eastbourne, while Rinky Hijikata began with a win in Mallorca.
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McCabe scores major milestone to qualify at ATP event in Eastbourne
James McCabe in action. Picture: Getty Images
24 June, 2024

James McCabe has notched several impressive career-firsts during a successful qualifying campaign at an ATP 250 tournament in Great Britain.
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