Matthew Barton (tennis)

Matthew Barton (born 16 December 1991) is an Australian professional tennis player. He made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships reaching the second round.

Matthew Barton

Barton at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Collaroy, Australia
Born	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 31) Sydney, Australia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Wally Masur^[1]
Prize money	$269,379
Singles
Career record	4–4 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 183 (18 July 2016)
Current ranking	No. 183 (18 July 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2013)
French Open	Q2 (2016)
Wimbledon	2R (2016)
US Open	Q2 (2016)
Doubles
Career record	2–2 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 306 (18 March 2013)
Current ranking	No. 790 (11 July 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2013, 2017)
Last updated on: 11 July 2016.

Personal

Barton grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. He attended St Luke's Grammar School.^[2] His girlfriend is Andrea Vargas from Peru.

Professional career

2012

Barton won his first ITF Futures title defeating Samuel Groth in the final 7–6(3) 6–3.

Barton played the 2013 Australian Open Wildcard Playoff defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios.^[3]

2013

Barton defeated Croatian Ivo Karlović 6–7(0) 7–6(5) 7–6(5) at the Apia International Sydney qualification, Then beat Tatsuma Ito 7–5 6–1. Before losing to Björn Phau of Germany.

Barton reached the 2nd round of the Australian Open with John Millman defeating Marinko Matosevic and Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the opening round. Before losing to Kevin Anderson and Jonathan Erlich.

Barton won his first ATP Challenger Tour Title in West Lakes defeating the number 2 British player James Ward in the final 6–2 6–3.^[4]

Barton lost round 1 of qualification at the French Open, Wimbledon and lost to Donald Young at the US Open. He ended 2013 with a ranking of 253.^[5]

2014

Barton lost in round 1 of qualification at the 2014 Brisbane International, 2014 Apia International Sydney and 2014 Australian Open in January, before returning to the Challenger and Futures circuit in Australia and Croatia. He ended 2014 with a ranking of 524.

2015

Barton played Challengers and Futures in 2015, making three finals and winning two of them. He ended 2015 with a ranking of 299.

2016

Barton commenced 2016 by qualifying for the Auckland ASB Classic defeating Denis Kudla 6-2 6-0. In Main Draw he beat Steve Johnson first round 6–3 3–6 6–3, this was his first ever ATP Tour level win. He then lost second round to top seed and world number 6 David Ferrer in straight sets. Barton qualified for Houston defeating Reilly Opelka in straight sets. He defeated Francis Tiafoe in the opening round before losing to defending champion Jack Sock second round. At Roland Garros he lost in qualifying to Radek Stepanek 6-3 2-6 5-7. In June, Barton went on to qualify for his first main draw grand slam event at 2016 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Karen Khachanov in the final round of qualifying 7-6(1) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-3.^[6] In the main draw, Barton recorded his first ever grand slam victory over Frenchman Albano Olivetti in 5 sets 6–7(7) 7–6(5) 6–3 6–7(5) 14–12. Barton was defeated by John Isner second round 6–7(8) 6–7(3) 6-7(8). Barton defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili at the 2016 US Open qualifying 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(6). Barton ended 2016 with a ranking of 197.

2017

In January, Barton qualified for the 2017 Apia International Sydney by defeating Mikhail Kukushkin. He upset Kyle Edmund in the opening round on centre court 7–6(3) 7–6(5). Before losing to eventual champion Gilles Muller in the second round 1-6 6-3 4-6.

Professional career finals

Singles: 4 (5–1)

Legend (singles) Grand Slam (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) ITF Futures Tour (5–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	3 September 2012	Alice Springs, Australia	Hard	Samuel Groth	7–6^(7–3) 6–3
Winner	2.	4 February 2013	West Lakes, Australia	Hard	James Ward	6–2, 6–3
Winner	3.	3 March 2015	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Alexander Sarkissian	6–3 6–4
Winner	4.	10 March 2015	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Harry Bourchier	6–4 6–2
Runner-up	5.	1 April 2015	Mornington, Australia	Clay	Rubin Statham	6–2 3–6 4–6
Winner	6.	7 May 2016	Calabasas, United States	Hard	Henri Laaksonen	7-6^(7–3) 6-3

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q2	Q1	A	A		0–0
French Open	Q1	A	A	Q2		0–0
Wimbledon	Q1	A	A	2R		1–1
US Open	Q1	A	A	Q2		0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1		0–0
Year-end ranking	253	524	299	197

References

1. "Matthew Barton". itftennis.com.
2. . aisnsw.edu.au. Retrieved 12 November 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
3. "Dramatic finish launches Barton into play off semifinal". tennis.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
4. "Barton in breakthrough". tennis.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
5. . acelandtennis.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
6. "Wimbledon 2016: Sam Groth flags a grasscourt upset of Kei Nishikori". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matthew Barton (tennis).

• Matthew Barton at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Matthew Barton at the International Tennis Federation