The 2022 NCAA Singles Champion debuted at No. 97 in the ATP Top 100 rankings on Monday, Nov. 21.
GAINSEVILLE, Fla. – November was a special month for
Ben Shelton on the ATP Challenger Tour. His first career Challenger title kicked things off in Charlottesville on Nov. 6 and the 2022 season concluded for Shelton with his third straight title in three weeks at the Champaign Challenger on Sunday.
Finishing November with a perfect 15-0 record, the 2022 NCAA Singles Champion became the youngest player in Challenger history to win three titles (Charlottesville, Knoxville, Champaign) in three weeks. The Gainesville, Fla. native is the 12
th player in total to do so, and the only other American to accomplish the feat was Sam Querrey in 2014.
Holding an ATP ranking of No. 173 after the US Open on Sept. 12, Shelton has skyrocketed up to No. 97 in this Monday's rankings becoming the third former Gator to be ranked within the Top 100 since Jesse Levine and 1999 NCAA Singles Champion Jeff Morrison. Additionally, Levine's No. 69 ranking on October 1, 2012 is the highest ATP ranking achieved by a former Gator.
Shelton is currently the youngest American in the ATP Top 250. He earned a main draw wild card into the Australian Open in January 2023 by accumulating the most points during the USTA Pro Circuit Challenger circuit. Shelton joins Levine and Morrison as the only other Gators to earn a direct entry into the Australian Open.
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