PLAYER PROFILE
Adam Walton
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- Age25
- 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
Miami Open: De Minaur outlasts Fonseca in a thriller
25 March, 2025
Alex de Minaur has rebounded from a break down in the third set to end the Miami Open run of Brazilian prodigy Joao Fonseca, and joins fellow Aussie Adam Walton in the…
Read moreAlex de Minaur has rebounded from a break down in the third set to end the Miami Open run of Brazilian prodigy Joao Fonseca, and joins fellow Aussie Adam Walton in the…
Miami Masters miracle: Walton continues Cinderella story
25 March, 2025
Adam Walton advances to the round of 16 at an ATP Masters event for the first time after a gruelling third-round victory over wildcard Coleman Wong.
Read moreAdam Walton advances to the round of 16 at an ATP Masters event for the first time after a gruelling third-round victory over wildcard Coleman Wong.
Miami Masters: Walton, Thompson, De Minaur into third round
23 March, 2025
Lucky loser Adam Walton and fellow Aussies Jordan Thompson and Alex de Minaur have advanced to the third round in an increasingly wide-open men’s draw at the Miami Masters.
Read moreLucky loser Adam Walton and fellow Aussies Jordan Thompson and Alex de Minaur have advanced to the third round in an increasingly wide-open men’s draw at the Miami Masters.
Another healthy Aussie contingent to compete in Miami
18 March, 2025
The combined ATP and WTA 1000 tournament in Miami will have a strong Australian flavour this week, with at least nine Aussie securing a main-draw berth.
Read moreThe combined ATP and WTA 1000 tournament in Miami will have a strong Australian flavour this week, with at least nine Aussie securing a main-draw berth.
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