Bryan Shelton

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Bryan Shelton

Photo by Jamie Howell
Country Flag of the United States United States
Residence Smyrna, Georgia[1]
Date of birth December 22, 1965 (1965-12-22) (age 42)
Place of birth Huntsville, Alabama
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight 80 kg (180 lb/13 st)[2]
Turned pro 1989
Retired 1997
Plays Right-handed[2]
Career prize money US$1,234,108[2]
Singles
Career record: 104 - 137
Career titles: 2
Highest ranking: 55 (March 23, 1992)[2]
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2R (1991)
French Open 2R (1994)
Wimbledon 4R (1994)
US Open 2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record: 94 - 129
Career titles: 2
Highest ranking: 52 (February 28, 1994)[2]

Bryan Shelton (born December 22, 1965 in Huntsville, Alabama) is a former tennis player from the United States who played collegiately for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1985 to 1988 and professionally from 1989 to 1997.[1] He subsequently returned to his alma mater to coach women's tennis.[1] His 2007 team won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.[3][4][5]

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[edit] College

Shelton attended Randolph School for high school.[6] He received a scholarship to Georgia Tech and was named All-ACC all four years. In 1985 he was the ACC champion in Singles, and in 1986 he and teammate Richy Gilbert were the ACC champions in Doubles.[1] He was named an All-American in 1988,[1] and named to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1993. In 1985 Shelton won the United States Amateur Championships (Men's Tennis). [7]

[edit] Professional

Shelton won two singles titles (Newport, 1991 and 1992) during his professional career. He also reached the mixed doubles final at the 1992 French Open, partnering Lori McNeil. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on March 23, 1992, when he became number 55 in the world; his highest doubles ranking, 52, occurred on February 28, 1994. He was inducted to the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.[8]

[edit] Coach

After retiring from the tour, Shelton coached MaliVai Washington, a 1996 Wimbledon finalist.[1] Shelton officially retired from professional play in 1997,[1] and was named a USTA National Coach, a position he held from January 1998 until June 1999.[1]

Shelton became head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team in July 1999.[1] In his first season as coach at Georgia Tech, his team went to the second round of the NCAA tournament, upsetting the #25 Washington Huskies before falling to the #9 UCLA Bruins.[9] He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002,[1] 2005,[1][10] and 2007.[11] His 2007 team earned the Yellow Jackets' third-straight ACC Championship.[11] They then won the school's first NCAA Recognized Team Championship on May 22, 2007 by defeating UCLA in the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.[3][4][5] Shelton was subsequently named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Coach of the Year.[12]

See also: 2006-07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team

[edit] ATP Tour titles (4)

[edit] Singles wins (2)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0)
Clay (0)
Grass (2)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 8 July 1991 Newport, U.S. Grass Flag of Argentina Javier Frana 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2. 6 July 1992 Newport, USA Grass Flag of Austria Alex Antonitsch 6–4, 6–4

[edit] Singles finalist (1)

[edit] Doubles titles (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. February 21, 1994 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Flag of the United States Francisco Montana Flag of the United States Luke Jensen
Flag of the United States Murphy Jensen		 6–3, 6–4
2. December 30, 1996 Adelaide, Australia Hard Flag of Australia Patrick Rafter Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia Mark Woodforde		 6–4, 1–6, 6–3

[edit] Doubles finalist (1)

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Career SR
Australian Open A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 6
French Open A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 0 / 4
Wimbledon 1R 3R A 3R 2R 4R 2R A A 0 / 6
U.S. Open 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 7
Grand Slam SR 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 23

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Player Bio: Bryan Shelton :: Women's Tennis. RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Player Profile: Bryan Shelton. ATPtennis.com. ATP Tour. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
  3. ^ a b "Georgia Tech Wins NCAA Women's Tennis Title", RamblinWreck.com, Georgia Tech Athletic Association, 2007-05-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  4. ^ a b "Georgia Tech captures first NCAA women's tennis title", ESPNU, ESPN.com, 2007-05-23. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  5. ^ a b "Georgia Tech wins women's title", Sports Illustrated, 2007-05-23. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  6. ^ "Tennis Champion Bryan Shelton '84 Swings By Randolph", Randolph School, 2006-04-25. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame Adds Five", Tech Topics, Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Fall 1993. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  8. ^ HOF Member: Bryan Shelton. Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
  9. ^ Williams, David. "Men’s and women’s tennis teams enter new era with fresh leadership", The Technique, 2000-09-29. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech's Brian Shelton Named ACC Coach of the Year", USTA Southern, 2005-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  11. ^ a b "ACC announces All-conference Women's Tennis Team", hokiesports.com, Virginia Tech Athletics, 2007-04-19. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 
  12. ^ "ITA Announces National Division I Award Winners", CSTV, 2007-05-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. 

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