Brandon Walkin (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian-born British tennis player. Walkin has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 204 achieved on 19 June 2023 and a career high singles ranking of No. 702 achieved on 17 February 2020.

Walkin made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Harry Bourchier.

Career

2013–2017: Career beginnings on ITF and Challenger Tour

Walkin made his ITF debut in March 2013 at the Australia F4, where he made the second round. It was his only singles tournament of the year.

In 2014 and 2015 Walkin played on the ITF in Australia and Europe, with the second round being his best performance in singles and semi-finals in doubles.

In September 2016 Walkin reached the quarter-final of the Australia F5.

In October 2016 Walkin debuted on the ATP Challenger Tour after he qualified for Traralgon ATP Challenger.

In February 2017 Walkin reached his first ITF finals in doubles in Anning, China. Walkin also won his first ITF title in Anning, partnered with Thomas Fancutt. Walkin played his last match on the ITF circuit in April 2017 for almost two years.

2019–2021

In February 2019 following a two-year injury lay off, Walkin played his first match on the ITF circuit since April 2017 and throughout 2019, made 8 ITF doubles finals. In May 2019, Walkin reached his first singles ITF final in M15 Cancun, which saw him re enter the ATP top 1000 rankings. Walkin returned to Australia and played several ITF and challenger events, finishing 2019 with a singles ranking of 782 and a doubles rank of 334. Walkin also competed in the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs in 2019 losing to eventual winner J.P Smith

Walkin started 2020 playing in the North American ITF Circuit, achieving a semi-final run at Cancun, Mexico, before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped play in March 2020.

2022: ATP debut

Walkin began 2022 at the 2022 Traralgon International following yet another injury lay off. He reached the second round. Walkin made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2, playing doubles alongside Harry Bourchier. Walkin also competed in the singles qualifying event.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (0 title)

Legend
Legend $25,000 tournaments (0–1) $15,000 tournaments (0–1)Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateLevelTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHardUnited States Jordi Arconada5–7, 4–6
Loss0–2Apr 2023M25Jakarta, IndonesiaHardTurkey Yankı Erel3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 29 (17 titles)

Legend
Legend $25,000 tournaments (12–3) $15,000 tournaments (5–9)Finals by surface Hard (8–8) Clay (8–4) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (12–3)
$15,000 tournaments (5–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–8)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateLevelTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2017M15Anning, ChinaHardAustralia Thomas FancuttItaly Marco Bortolotti Croatia Nino Serdarušić6–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner1–1Mar 2017M15Anning, ChinaHardAustralia Thomas FancuttChina Bai Yan China Zhao Cai6–4, 6–4
Winner2–1Mar 2019M25Mildura, AustraliaGrassAustralia Calum PuttergillUnited Kingdom Brydan Klein Australia Scott Puodziunas7–6, 6–7 [18–16]
Winner3–1Mar 2019M25Mornington, AustraliaClayAustralia Calum PuttergillAustralia Thomas Fancutt Australia Dane Sweeny6–1, 7–5
Winner4–1Mar 2019M25Mornington, AustraliaClayAustralia Calum PuttergillAustralia Aaron Addison India Karunuday Singh1–6 6–3 [10–8]
Winner5–1May 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHardAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosUnited States Alexios Halebian United States Paul Oosterbaan6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss5–2Jul 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHardUnited States Felix CorwinFrance Jaimee Floyd Angele France Ronan Joncour6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss5–3Jul 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHardUnited States Tyler MercierUnited States Joshua Ortlip Brazil Breno Souza Plentz6–3, 6–7, [5–10]
Loss5–4Aug 2019M15Cancún, MexicoHardUnited Kingdom Isaac StouteJapan Shintaro Mochizuki Argentina Thiago Agustin Tirante6–7, 7–5, [4–10]
Winner6–4Sep 2019M25Cairns, AustraliaHardAustralia Calum PuttergillUkraine Vladyslav Orlov New Zealand Rhett Purcell6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss6–5Feb 2020M15Cancún, MexicoHardFrance Gabriel PetitRepublic of Ireland Simon Carr New Zealand Ajeet Rai4–6, 2–6
Winner7–5Feb 2020M15Cancún, MexicoHardBrazil Igor MarcondesArgentina Francisco Comesaña Argentina Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallén6–3, 6–4
Loss7–6Dec 2021M15Cancún, MexicoHardFrance Constantin Bittoun KouzminePeru Arklon Huertas del Pino Peru Conner Huertas del Pino4–6, 4–6
Win8–6Feb 2022M25Bendigo, AustraliaHardAustralia Calum PuttergillAustralia Blake Ellis Australia Tristan Schoolkate6–2, 6–3
Loss8–7May 2022M15Antalya, TurkeyClayAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosVladimir Korolev Maxim Ratniuk6–7(3–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Win9–7Jun 2022M25Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClayAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosItaly Mattia Bellucci Switzerland Rémy Bertola3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss9–8Jun 2022M15Bytom, PolandClayAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosCzech Republic Jakub Mensik Poland Olaf Pieczkowski6–7(3–7), 5–7
Win10–8Jul 2022M15Velenje, SloveniaClayFrance Constantin Bittoun KouzmineCzech Republic Jiri Barnat Czech Republic Filip Duda6–1, 6-2
Win11–8Aug 2022M25Padua, ItalyClayAustralia Jason TaylorCroatia Duje Ajdukovic Croatia Frane Nincevic7–6(7–3), 6-0
Win12–8Aug 2022M25Poznań, PolandClayAustralia Jason TaylorPoland Michal Dembek Ukraine Georgii Kravchenko7–5, 7–5
Loss12–9Oct 2022M25Rodez, FranceHardCroatia Zvonimir BabićNetherlands Mats Hermans Netherlands Mick Veldheer3–6, 4–6
Win13–9Oct 2022M25Jakarta, IndonesiaHardAustralia Thomas FancuttChina Sun Fajing Japan Seita Watanabe4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss13–10Mar 2023M25Canberra, AustraliaClayAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosJapan Taisei Ichikawa Japan Daisuke Sumizawa6–7(6–8), 7–5, [3–10]
Win14–10Apr 2023M25Jakarta, IndonesiaHardAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosChinese Taipei Ray Ho India Parikshit Somani7–5, 6–4
Win15–10May 2023M15Brčko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClayUnited States George GoldhoffSlovakia Lukáš Pokorný Austria David Pichler7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win16–10Jun 2023M25Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClayAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosSerbia Stefan Latinović Serbia Andrej Radojicic6–2, 6–3
Loss16–11Jun 2023M15Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClayAustralia Matthew Christopher RomiosArgentina Juan Bautista Otegui Argentina Matias Zukas6–7(0–7), 3–6
Loss16–12Sep 2023M25Darwin, AustraliaHardAustralia Blake BayldonAustralia Thomas Fancutt New Zealand Ajeet Rai1–6, 4–6
Win17–12Nov 2024M25Brisbane, AustraliaHardNorthern Mariana Islands Colin SinclairAustralia Joshua Charlton United Kingdom Emile Hudd7–6(7–3), 6–3

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