2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Singles
2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Champion Ben Shelton
Runner-up Frances Tiafoe
Score7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds8
Further information: 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

Ben Shelton defeated the defending champion Frances Tiafoe[1] in the first African-American men’s singles tennis final in the Open Era, 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.

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

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Ben Shelton (champion)
  2. Francisco Cerúndolo (second round)
  3. Frances Tiafoe (final)
  4. Tomás Martín Etcheverry (semifinals)
  5. Christopher Eubanks (first round)
  6. Jordan Thompson (quarterfinals)
  7. Marcos Giron (quarterfinals)
  8. Max Purcell (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals 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

First 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

First 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

Seeds

  1. Gabriel Diallo (first round)
  2. Patrick Kypson (qualified)
  3. Valentin Vacherot (qualifying competition)
  4. Denis Yevseyev (qualifying competition)
  5. Alexander Ritschard (qualified)
  6. Gijs Brouwer (qualified)
  7. Clément Tabur (first round)
  8. Martin Damm (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Gijs Brouwer
  2. Patrick Kypson
  3. Alexander Ritschard
  4. Wu Yibing

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First 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

First 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

First 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

First 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

  1. ^ "Frances Tiafoe Thrills Home Crowd With Houston Title Triumph". ATP Tour. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Tiafoe Kicks Off 2024 Title Defense with Deep Three-Set Win". 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Defending champ Tiafoe battles to 'huge' Houston win; Thompson saves 3 MPs, outlasts Kovacevic in record-setting marathon match". 5 April 2024.
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