Colton Smith (tennis)

Colton Smith
Smith at the 2025 Washington Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (2003-03-05) March 5, 2003
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeArizona
Prize moneyUS $ 196,795
Singles
Career record3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 134 (30 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 134 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2025)
WimbledonQ2 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 2167 (30 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 2167 (30 June 2025)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Colton Smith (born March 5, 2003) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 134, achieved on 30 June 2025.[1]

Smith played college tennis at University of Arizona.[2]

Professional career

2024: First Challenger final

Smith reached his first Challenger final at the Sioux Falls Challenger losing to Borna Gojo in the final.[3]

2025: Maiden Challenger title, ATP Tour debut

Smith won his maiden Challenger singles title at the 2025 Cleveland Open.[4][5][6]

Smith qualified at the 2025 Indian Wells Open making his ATP Tour and also Masters 1000 main draw debut[7][8] and defeated Flavio Cobolli to record his first tour-level win.[9][10][11]

At the 2025 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Smith qualified and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in an ATP Tour event, first defeating James Duckworth in straight sets, and then defeating 2023 NCAA champion Ethan Quinn also in straight sets before losing to top seed Tommy Paul in the quarterfinal.[12]

In July, Smith played his second Masters 1000, qualifying for the main draw at the National Bank Open in Toronto but lost to Learner Tien in the first round.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2025 Cincinnati Open.

Tournament 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 6 6
Overall win–loss 0–0 3–6 3–6
Year-end ranking 365 33%

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF WTT (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls Challenger, US Challenger Hard (i) Croatia Borna Gojo 1–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jan 2025 Cleveland Open, US Challenger Hard (i) United States Eliot Spizzirri 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jun 2025 Birmingham Classic, UK Challenger Grass Finland Otto Virtanen 4–6, 4–6
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2024 M15 Los Angeles, US WTT Hard United States Patrick Maloney 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2024 M25 Dallas, US WTT Hard (i) United States Adam Neff 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2024 M25 Champaign, US WTT Hard United States Andre Ilagan 6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Colton Smith | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Colton Smith - Men's Tennis". University of Arizona Athletics.
  3. ^ "Borna Gojo on road to recovery with Sioux Falls victory". 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Colton Smith Claims First Challenger Title". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Burruchaga's battle: Argentine wins second-longest Challenger final in history". ATPTour. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Colton Smith: Reeling in wins on and off the court". 10 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Meet Your 2025 BNP Paribas Open Qualifiers". 4 March 2025.
  8. ^ @BNPPARIBASOPEN (March 5, 2025). "The best birthday present 🎁 Colton Smith qualifies for his first ATP Masters 1000 event the night before he turns 23, defeating Kotov 6-3 7-6! #TennisParadise" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @atptour (March 6, 2025). "California Dreamin' ☀️ American qualifier Colton Smith scores his first ever ATP Masters 1000 main draw win by digging deep to knock out Cobolli 3-6 6-2 6-2! @BNPPARIBASOPEN #TennisParadise" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "American qualifier Colton Smith celebrates 22nd birthday with Indian Wells win". 6 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Men's First Round: Young American Debutants Surge Into Second Round". 6 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Colton Smith". 1 April 2025.


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