Bryan Shelton

Bryan Shelton
Shelton in 2023
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceGainesville, Florida[1]
Born (1965-12-22) December 22, 1965 (age 58)
Huntsville, Alabama
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Turned pro1989
Retired1997
PlaysRight-handed[2] (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,220,283[2]
Singles
Career record104–137
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 55 (March 23, 1992)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1991)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon4R (1994)
US Open2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record94–129
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 52 (February 28, 1994)[2]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1994)
French Open3R (1990)
Wimbledon3R (1994)
US Open2R (1992, 1993, 1994)

Bryan Shelton (born December 22, 1965) is an American former college tennis coach and former professional tennis player. During his playing career, he won two singles and two doubles ATP tour titles, and reached the mixed doubles final at the 1992 French Open, partnering Lori McNeil. Shelton played collegiately for Georgia Tech from 1985 to 1988, and then played professionally from 1989 to 1997.[1]

He subsequently returned to his alma mater to coach the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team,[1][3] which won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship in 2007.[4][5][6] He then served as the head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team of the University of Florida, where he coached the Gators to winning the 2021 NCAA Championship. He is the only head coach to have won a national championship in both men and women's NCAA Division I Tennis.

In 2023, Shelton retired from collegiate coaching to coach his son, Ben Shelton, for the latter's professional career. The younger Shelton has also become an ATP Tour titlist, major semifinalist at the 2023 US Open, and world No. 14.

  1. ^ a b c "Player Bio: Bryan Shelton :: Women's Tennis". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Player Profile: Bryan Shelton". ATPtennis.com. ATP Tour.
  3. ^ Player Coach Mentor, Bryan Shelton Comes Full Circle. (September 12, 2008). In The Technique. Retrieved September 11, 2010 from http://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/24893/1/technique_v94n8_2008-09-12-sports.pdf
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech Wins NCAA Women's Tennis Title". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech captures first NCAA women's tennis title". ESPNU. ESPN.com. May 23, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech wins women's title". Sports Illustrated. May 23, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.[dead link]