In winning 2023 Tokyo, Shelton becomes:
1. The 6th player to win his maiden ATP title this season (after Griekspoor, Wu, Fils, Eubanks, Cachin).
2. The 1st player to win his maiden title at ATP500 level since Musetti (2022 Hamburg).
3. The 2nd consecutive American player to win in Tokyo after Fritz (2022) and the 1st since Sampras followed Courier (1996).
4. The youngest player to win in Tokyo since Hewitt (2001).
5. Part of the 4th father-son duo to win ATP titles in the Open Era (father Brian Shelton won back to back titles in Newport 1991-2).