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

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.

Singles
2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Champion	Ben Shelton
Runner-up	Frances Tiafoe
Score	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Draw	28 (4 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds	8

Further information: 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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