1. Bryan Shelton was born on December 22,1965 and is an American former college tennis coach and former professional tennis player.
20 Facts About Bryan Shelton
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Bryan Shelton subsequently returned to his alma mater to coach the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team, which won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship in 2007.
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Bryan Shelton then served as the head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team of the University of Florida, where he coached the Gators to winning the 2021 NCAA Championship.
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Bryan Shelton is the only head coach to have won a national championship in both men and women's NCAA Division I Tennis.
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In 2023, Bryan Shelton retired from collegiate coaching to coach his son, Ben Bryan Shelton, for the latter's professional career.
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The younger Bryan Shelton has become an ATP Tour titlist, major semifinalist at the 2023 US Open, and world No 14.
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Bryan Shelton is the father of tennis player Ben Shelton.
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Bryan 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.
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Bryan Shelton was the Atlantic Coast Conference champion in singles in 1985, and he and teammate Richy Gilbert were the ACC champions in doubles 1986.
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Bryan Shelton was recognized as an All-ACC selection during each of his four seasons as a Yellow Jacket, and was named an All-American in 1988.
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Bryan Shelton 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.
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Bryan Shelton won two singles titles during his professional career.
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Bryan Shelton reached the mixed doubles final at the 1992 French Open, partnering Lori McNeil.
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Bryan Shelton was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Bryan Shelton officially retired from the professional tour in 1997, and was named a United States Tennis Association National Coach, a position he held from January 1998 until June 1999.
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Bryan Shelton became head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team in July 1999.
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Bryan Shelton was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002,2005, and 2007.
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Bryan Shelton was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Coach of the Year in 2007.
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On June 8,2012, the University of Florida announced that Bryan Shelton had been hired as the new head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team.
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On June 2,2023, Bryan Shelton announced that he was stepping down from his coaching position.