Bryan Shelton

Early years Shelton was born in Huntsville, Alabama. For high school, he attended Randolph School in Huntsville. He played for the Randolph Raiders boys' tennis team, and won the Alabama high school singles championship in 1982–1984.

Personal life He is the father of tennis star Ben Shelton.

College career Shelton accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's tennis team from 1985 to 1988. Shelton was the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion in singles in 1985, and he and teammate Richy Gilbert were the ACC champions in doubles 1986. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1989, and was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.

Professional career 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 into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1992 French Open Clay Lori McNeil Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mark Woodforde 6–2, 6–3

Coaching

Shelton officially retired from the professional tour in 1997, He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002, and 2007. His 2007 team won the Yellow Jackets' third-straight ACC Championship.

On June 8, 2012, the University of Florida announced that Shelton had been hired as the new head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team.

On June 2, 2023, Shelton announced that he was stepping down from his coaching position.

Head coaching record

ATP career finals Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up) 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) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jul 1991 Newport, U.S. Grass Javier Frana 3–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 2–0 Jul 1992 Newport, U.S. Grass Alex Antonitsch 6–4, 6–4Loss 2–1 May 1993 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Jacco Eltingh 6–7(1–7), 2–6

Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (2) Titles by surface Hard (1) Clay (1) Grass (0) Carpet (0)

Singles performance timeline