Quick Facts
Biography
Matthew Barton (born 18 December 1991) is an Australian professional tennis player. Barton made his grand slam singles debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships having qualified for the main draw.
Personal
Barton grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. He attended St Luke's Grammar School.
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.
2013
Barton defeated Croatian Ivo Karlović 6–7(0) 7–6(5) 7–6(5) in the opening round of the Apia International Sydney, 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.
Barton lost round 1 of qualification at the French Open, Wimbledon and lost to Donald Young at the US Open. Before suffering a knee injury which forced him out for the rest of the season.
2014
Barton lost in round 1 of qualifying 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. He defeated Steve Johnson first round 6-3 3-6 6-3. Barton then lost second round to top seed and world number 8 David Ferrer in straight sets. Barton qualified for Houston. He defeated Francis Tiafoe in the opening round before losing to defending champion Jack Sock second round. In June, Barton then went on to qualify for his first main draw grand slam event at 2016 Wimbledon Championships, defeating the number 1 seed Karen Khachanov in the final round of qualifying. In the main draw, Barton recorded his first ever grand slam victory over Frenchman Albano Olivetti in 5 thrilling 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) 6-3 7-5 13-15.
Barton ended 2016 with a ranking of 197.
Professional career finals
Singles: 4 (5–1)
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| 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 |
Grand Slam results
| 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 | ||||||||||