Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton, American tennis player

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Born: October 9, 2002
Age in 2026: 24
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 2002

About Ben Shelton

Benjamin Todd Shelton is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 5 in singles, which he achieved on November 10, 2025, and No. 68 in doubles, attained on May 20, 2024. Shelton is the current No. 2 American singles player. Shelton has won four singles titles on the ATP Tour, the most significant at the 2025 Canadian Open, a ATP 1000 level event. Shelton is known for his powerful left-handed serves and boisterous personality. A finance major, Shelton mostly played No. 5 singles as a freshman in 2020–21 and had an overall record of 28–5. He was a runner-up at the 2020 USTA Boys 18s Winter Nationals and won the 2019 USTA Boys 16s tournament in doubles.

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Ben Shelton timeline

2020A finance major, Shelton mostly played No. 5 singles as a freshman in 2020–21 and had an overall record of 28–5.
2020He was a runner-up at the 2020 USTA Boys 18s Winter Nationals and won the 2019 USTA Boys 16s tournament in doubles.
2025Shelton has won four singles titles on the ATP Tour, the most significant at the 2025 Canadian Open, a ATP 1000 level event.
2025He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 5 in singles, which he achieved on November 10, 2025, and No. 68 in doubles, attained on May 20, 2024.

The world when Ben Shelton was born

Ben Shelton was born in 2002. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2002

#1 song"How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
Top movieChicago
Top TV showCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Best-selling bookThe Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBrazil wins 5th World Cup
Top headlineUS creates Department of Homeland Security
Technology milestoneSpaceX founded by Elon Musk
Defining fadAmerican Idol premieres
Notable inventionRoomba robot vacuum
World population6.24 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
Sports championAnaheim Angels (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population287.6M

2002 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ben Shelton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	2002	2026
Gas	$1.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$158,300	$435,000
Average income	$51,680	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.81	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.37	$0.73
Population	287.6M	341 million

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