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Bryan Shelton (born December 22, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. 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.
Following his retirement from the sport, Shelton subsequently returned to his alma mater to coach the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team,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 which won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship in 2007. He then served as the head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team of the University of Florida, which he coached 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.
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Shelton became head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team in July 1999. In his first season as coach at Georgia Tech, his team went to the second round of the NCAA tournament, upsetting the No. 25 Washington Huskies before falling to the No. 9 UCLA Bruins. He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002, 2005, and 2007. His 2007 team won the Yellow Jackets' third-straight ACC Championship. They then won Georgia Tech's first NCAA-recognized team championship on May 22, 2007, by defeating UCLA in the finals of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship. Prior to his coaching tenure, the Georgia tech women's tennis team had never qualified for the NCAA tournament. Shelton was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Coach of the Year in 2007.
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.
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1991 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Javier Frana | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1992 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Alex Antonitsch | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 1993 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1990 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Todd Nelson | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 1994 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Francisco Montana | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 1996 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Pat Rafter | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 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 |
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