Ben Shelton defeated the defending champion Frances Tiafoe[1] in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.[2] It was his second career ATP Tour title, and his first on clay. Shelton became the youngest player to win the tournament since Andy Roddick in 2002.
Singles | |
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2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships | |
Champion | Ben Shelton |
Runner-up | Frances Tiafoe |
Score | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 28 (4 Q / 3 WC) |
Seeds | 8 |
The second round match between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Jordan Thompson was the longest recorded match in the tournament's history lasting 3 hours and 34 minutes, with two tiebreaks in the last two sets.[3][4]
Seeds
editThe top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
- Ben Shelton (champion)
- Francisco Cerúndolo (second round)
- Frances Tiafoe (final)
- Tomás Martín Etcheverry (semifinals)
- Christopher Eubanks (first round)
- Jordan Thompson (quarterfinals)
- Marcos Giron (quarterfinals)
- Max Purcell (second round)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Ben Shelton | 64 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | 77 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
1 | Ben Shelton | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | Frances Tiafoe | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
3 | Frances Tiafoe | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Luciano Darderi | 2 | 62 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | B Shelton | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | P Kypson | 65 | 3 | Z Bergs | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z Bergs | 77 | 6 | 1 | B Shelton | 7 | 711 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Ajduković | 1 | 4 | B Nakashima | 5 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Nakashima | 6 | 6 | B Nakashima | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Hijikata | 77 | 77 | R Hijikata | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | C Eubanks | 64 | 62 | 1 | B Shelton | 64 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | TM Etcheverry | 77 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | TM Etcheverry | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DE Galán | 715 | 6 | DE Galán | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Paire | 613 | 4 | 4 | TM Etcheverry | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Mmoh | 6 | 77 | WC | M Mmoh | 3 | 1r | ||||||||||||||||||||
JP Varillas | 2 | 64 | WC | M Mmoh | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Michelsen | 5 | 77 | 4 | 8 | M Purcell | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | M Purcell | 7 | 64 | 6 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Y Wu | 4 | 4 | 6 | J Thompson | 4 | 77 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
T Kokkinakis | 63 | 77 | 4 | A Kovacevic | 6 | 61 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Kovacevic | 77 | 62 | 6 | 6 | J Thompson | 68 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | G Brouwer | 3 | 3 | 3 | F Tiafoe | 710 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | J Duckworth | 2 | 77 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 64 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | M Giron | 6 | 7 | L Darderi | 2 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | D Shapovalov | 2 | 5 | 7 | M Giron | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Ritschard | 3 | 6 | 4 | JJ Wolf | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JJ Wolf | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | M Giron | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Darderi | 3 | 77 | 6 | L Darderi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | D Kudla | 6 | 63 | 2 | L Darderi | 6 | 2 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | F Cerúndolo | 4 | 6 | 64 |
Qualifying
editSeeds
edit- Gabriel Diallo (first round)
- Patrick Kypson (qualified)
- Valentin Vacherot (qualifying competition)
- Denis Yevseyev (qualifying competition)
- Alexander Ritschard (qualified)
- Gijs Brouwer (qualified)
- Clément Tabur (first round)
- Martin Damm (first round)
Qualifiers
editQualifying draw
editFirst qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
1 | Gabriel Diallo | 64 | 66 | ||||||||||
Mitchell Krueger | 77 | 78 | |||||||||||
Mitchell Krueger | 3 | 67 | |||||||||||
6 | Gijs Brouwer | 6 | 79 | ||||||||||
Tristan Boyer | 0 | 6 | 64 | ||||||||||
6 | Gijs Brouwer | 6 | 3 | 77 |
Second qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
2 | Patrick Kypson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Kiranpal Pannu | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
2 | Patrick Kypson | 4 | |||||||||||
Brandon Holt | 1r | ||||||||||||
Brandon Holt | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
8 | Martin Damm | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Third qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
3 | Valentin Vacherot | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Ethan Quinn | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
3 | Valentin Vacherot | 64 | 65 | ||||||||||
5 | Alexander Ritschard | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||
Alt | Alex Rybakov | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
5 | Alexander Ritschard | 6 | 6 |
Fourth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
4 | Denis Yevseyev | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Alt | Stefan Kozlov | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Denis Yevseyev | 63 | 3 | ||||||||||
WC | Wu Yibing | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Wu Yibing | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Clément Tabur | 4 | 4 |
References
edit- ^ "Frances Tiafoe Thrills Home Crowd With Houston Title Triumph". ATP Tour. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Ben Shelton beats Frances Tiafoe in US Men's Clay Court Championship final to win title his father once held". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Tiafoe Kicks Off 2024 Title Defense with Deep Three-Set Win". 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Defending champ Tiafoe battles to 'huge' Houston win; Thompson saves 3 MPs, outlasts Kovacevic in record-setting marathon match". 5 April 2024.