Adam Walton
Australian tennis player (born 1999)
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Adam Walton (born 17 April 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. Walton has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on 20 October 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 134 achieved on 18 March 2024.[2] He has won four singles and four doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.
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AustraliaWalton at the 2023 Cary Challenger | |
| Country (sports) | Australia |
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| Born | 17 April 1999 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Tennessee |
| Prize money | $1,759,096[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 16–33 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (20 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 81 (19 January 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024, 2025, 2026) |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–10 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (18 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 253 (2 February 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2025) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 2 February 2026. | |
Early life
Walton was born and raised in Home Hill in North Queensland. He began playing tennis at five years old and moved to Brisbane at 14 when he received a tennis scholarship to attend Anglican Church Grammar School for the final three years of his schooling.[3] The move allowed him to begin training in the National Academy at the Queensland Tennis Centre.[4]
College career
Walton played college tennis at the University of Tennessee,[5] where he won the 2021 NCAA doubles title with Patrick Harper.[6]
Professional career
2023: First Challenger title
Walton won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger with Colin Sinclair. He won his first singles Challenger in August at the Atlantic Tire Championships in Cary, North Carolina.[7]
2024: Masters, Major debut and first win, top 100
For his Grand Slam debut, he received a wildcard for the 2024 Australian Open.[8] Ranked No. 150, he qualified for the 2024 Miami Open making his Masters debut.[9][10]
Following his third singles title at the 2024 Taipei Challenger, with a win over Illya Marchenko he reached the top 100 at world No. 95 on 20 May 2024.[11][12]
He also received a wildcard for the 2024 French Open.[13] He recorded his first ATP main draw win at the 2024 Mallorca Championships defeating Yannick Hanfmann.[14] He qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making his debut and recorded his first Major win over Federico Coria,[15] before losing to Francisco Comesaña in the second round.[16]
2025: Masters first wins and fourth round, first ATP semifinal
In the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, he defeated Giulio Zeppieri for his first tour-level win of the 2025 season and first at the Masters 1000-level. In the 2025 Miami Open, where he entered the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round, replacing Hubert Hurkacz after his late withdrawal,[17] Walton defeated Luciano Darderi[18] and wild card Coleman Wong to reach his first Masters fourth round.[19][20][21]
In July, Walton reached his first ATP Tour semifinal at the 2025 Los Cabos Open.[22] He lost to third seed Denis Shapovalov in the semifinal.[23]
In the 2026 Australian Open, Walton lost to first seed and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2019 | M15 Champaign, USA | World Tour | Hard |  Axel Geller |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | M15 Waco, USA | World Tour | Hard | Li Tu |
7–5, 0–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard |  Fernando Yamacita |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard |  Jorge Panta |
6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard |  Andrés Andrade |
7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2023 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tour | Hard | Alex Bolt |
6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2023 | M15 Tbilisi, Georgia | World Tour | Hard |  Orel Kimhi |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2023 | M25 Tulsa, USA | World Tour | Hard |  Nick Chappell |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Aug 2023 | Cary 1, USA | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Oct 2023 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | Zachary Svajda |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Feb 2024 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Dane Sweeny |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 7–5 | Feb 2024 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard |  Valentin Vacherot |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 7–6 | Apr 2024 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | May 2024 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | May 2024 | Santaizi, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard |  Illya Marchenko |
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2024 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard |  Taro Daniel |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–8 | Feb 2025 | Brisbane, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Jason Kubler |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard | Tyler Zink |
Taisei Ichikawa
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6–1, 6–7(9–11), [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tour | Hard | Andrew Rogers |
 Blu Baker
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2022 | M25 Darwin, Australia | World Tour | Hard | Joshua Charlton |
Calum Puttergill
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2022 | M25 Cairns, Australia | World Tour | Hard | James McCabe |
 Colin Sinclair
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2023 | M25 Burnie, Australia | World Tour | Hard | Calum Puttergill |
Tristan Schoolkate
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2023 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tour | Hard | Ezekiel Clark |
Arklon Huertas del Pino
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Apr 2023 | San Luis, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Colin Sinclair |
 Benjamin Lock
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5–7, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 3–5 | Jul 2023 | Bloomfield Hills, USA | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate |
Blake Ellis
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2023 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate |
Christian Harrison
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Aug 2023 | Cary 1, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Miķelis Lībietis |
Evan King
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3–8 | Jan 2024 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate |
Alex Bolt
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7–5, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 4–8 | Feb 2024 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Tristan Schoolkate |
Dan Added
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7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Mar 2024 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Tristan Schoolkate |
Ryan Seggerman
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7–5, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 5–9 | Sep 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Blake Ellis |
 Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
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3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 8 | 3–9 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||
| Indian Wells | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Monte-Carlo | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Canadian Open | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Paris Masters | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–5 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 6–6 |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total | ||
| Tournaments | 0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 33 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Win/Loss | 0–0 | 3–11 | 13–20 | 0–2 | 16–33 | |
| Win % | – | 21% | 39% | 0% | 33% | |
| Year-end ranking | 176 | 90 | 78 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| US Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total | |||
| Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Win/Loss | 1–2 | 6–8 | 0–0 | 7–10 | ||
| Win % | 33% | 43% | – | 41% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 185 | 197 | ||||