Ben Shelton is a well-known tennis player who was born on October 9, 2002. On May 8, 2023, Shelton attained his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 35. His career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 159 was attained on April 3, 2023.
Although both of his parents have connections to tennis, know more about his parents by reading the post.
Who are Ben Shelton’s Parents?
Bryan Shelton is Ben’s dad. On July 22, 2020 Ben shared images with his family on Instagram and you watch the post provided below:
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Former ATP player Bryan Shelton achieved singles and doubles world rankings of 55 and 52 respectively. At Wimbledon in 1994, he advanced as far as he did in a singles Grand Slam reaching the fourth round.
He took over as the women’s tennis coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1999 and in his first season, he guided them to the second round of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) tournament.
Bryan led the Yellow Jackets to their first-ever NCAA championship victory in 2007 while winning three ACC (Atlantic Coach Conference) awards for outstanding coach of the Year.
He is a former professional tennis player from the United States who now coaches college tennis. From 1985 to 1988, Shelton competed for Georgia Tech as a student-athlete. From 1989 through 1997, Shelton played professionally.
Lisa Witsken Shelton is the mother of Shelton. She has achieved great success in junior tennis. She herself was a promising junior tennis player, but due to a change of interests, she decided to become a realtor.
Todd Witsken, her brother was a former ATP player who reached the World No. 4 doubles ranking (12 championships) and the World No. 43 singles ranking. Emma Shelton, a sister of Ben Shelton also competes for Florida in tennis.
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What Was Shelton’s Father’s Role in His Tennis Career?
Shelton preferred to play American football instead of tennis as a child. Despite the fact that both of his parents were involved in tennis, they never put any pressure on him to play. Shelton’s father, Bryan a collegiate tennis coach started coaching him when he was 12 years old and he started playing tennis frequently.
Shelton thought about competing in ITF Junior tournaments abroad when he was 16 years old, but his father strongly advised him against it, asking: “Why do you need to travel abroad when you’re not the best [player in the U.S.]?”
In the end, Shelton claims that his father’s recommendation to avoid competing in ITF Junior events overseas helped his tennis growth because he was not constantly on the go and had a routine.
Shelton achieved his highest ranking of No. 3 in the USTA Boy’s 18s division and No. 306 in the ITF Junior at his peak. He placed third at the 2019 USTA Boys 16s Doubles Clay Court competition and finished as a finalist at the 2020 USTA Boys 18s Singles Winter Nationals.
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