Matthew Barton (born 16 December 1991) is an Australian professional tennis player. He made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships reaching the second round.
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 ASB Classic defeating Denis Kudla 6–2 6–0. In the main draw he beat Steve Johnson first round 6–3 3–6 6–3, this was his first ever ATP Tour level win. He then lost second round to top seed and world number 6 David Ferrer in straight sets. Barton qualified for Houston defeating Reilly Opelka in straight sets. He defeated Frances Tiafoe in the opening round before losing to defending champion Jack Sock second round. At Roland Garros he lost in qualifying to Radek Štěpánek 6–3 2–6 5–7. In June, Barton went on to qualify for his first main draw grand slam event at 2016 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Karen Khachanov in the final round of qualifying 7–6(1) 6–7(1) 6–2 6–3.[6] In the main draw, Barton recorded his first ever grand slam victory over Frenchman Albano Olivetti in 5 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) 6–7(8).
Barton defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili at the 2016 US Open qualifying 6–7(3) 6–2 7–6(6).
Barton ended 2016 with a ranking of 197.
2017
In January, Barton qualified for the 2017 Apia International Sydney by defeating Mikhail Kukushkin. He upset Kyle Edmund in the opening round on centre court 7–6(3) 7–6(5). Before losing to eventual champion Gilles Müller in the second round 1–6 6–3 4–6.