Emilio Nava (born December 2, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 124 achieved in April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 187 achieved in October 2024.
_(52157277484).jpg) Nava at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Born | December 2, 2001 West Hills, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Diego Cristin[1] |
| Prize money | US $931,274 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–16 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 124 (April 15, 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 140 (April 14, 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2023, 2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (October 28, 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 249 (March 17, 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 3R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 19 April 2025. | |
He reached two Grand Slam Boys' finals at the 2019 Australian Open[2] and at the 2019 US Open losing to Lorenzo Musetti and to Jonáš Forejtek respectively.
Early life and background
editNava is the son of Olympic sprinter Eduardo Nava and professional tennis player Xóchitl Escobedo, both of whom are originally from Mexico. He is also the cousin of fellow pro tennis player Ernesto Escobedo.[3] His brother, Eduardo Nava is also a professional tennis player who played college tennis at TCU and Wake Forest University.[4]
Professional career
edit2019-2021: ATP, Masters and Grand Slam debuts
editNava made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.[5][6] He lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.
At the 2021 Miami Open, Nava qualified for the main draw to make his debut at ATP Masters 1000 level but lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris.[7]
Nava made his Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open after being given a wildcard for the singles main draw. He lost to Lorenzo Musetti in the first round.[8]
2022: First Challenger title & Major win, top 200
editAt the 2022 Shymkent Challenger, Nava won his first Challenger title after defeating Sebastian Fanselow in the final.[9]
At the US Open as a wildcard, he defeated John Millman in the first round for his first win at a Major event.[10]
2023: First Masters win, French Open debut, top 150
editRanked No. 182, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 Miami Open for a consecutive year, recording his first Masters 1000 win over John Isner in straight sets with two tiebreaks. He lost to Taylor Fritz in 58 minutes. He also received a wildcard for the Masters in Madrid.
He made his main draw debut at the 2023 French Open as a qualifier, losing to Roberto Carballés Baena. He won the Challenger title in Modena and moved to a new career-high ranking of No. 168 on 3 July 2023.[11] He qualified for the 2023 US Open but lost to fifth seed and former US Open finalist Casper Ruud.[12]
2024-2025: Top 125, three Challenger titles
editHe qualified for the 2024 Dallas Open defeating compatriot Aidan Mayo and Marco Trungelliti in the qualifying competition, before losing to Michael Mmoh in the first round of the main draw. In doubles, at the same tournament, he reached the semifinals with Ben Shelton. He received a wildcard for the 2024 Delray Beach Open.[13] He also qualified for the 2024 Los Cabos Open defeating wildcard Nicolás Mejía and again alternate player Aidan Mayo. He scored his third ATP win and second outside the Majors, over wildcard Diego Schwartzman.[14]
At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, in the first qualifying round, he saved seven match points to defeat compatriot Steve Johnson in what was the last singles match of Johnson’s career. He lost to another compatriot Denis Kudla in the next round.[15] At the next Masters, the 2024 Miami Open, he reached the main draw after qualifying with wins over Quentin Halys and Yoshihito Nishioka. As a result he reached the top 125 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.
In 2025, he won three Challenger titles in a row, at the 2025 Paraguay Open in Ascuncion,[16] his fourth in Concepción, Chile and his fifth in Sarasota and returned to the top 150 on 15 April 2025. Nava and Borna Coric were the only players thus far with three Challenger trophies in 2025.[17][18] He was just the second American to win three clay-court Challenger trophies in the same season after his good friend Tristan Boyer who accomplished the feat in 2024.[1]
Nava reached a fourth consecutive final in Tallahassee but lost to Chris Rodesch.[19]
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | Shymkent Challenger, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay |  Sebastian Fanselow
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Modena Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Titouan Droguet
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6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, US | Challenger | Hard | Constant Lestienne
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6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2025 | Paraguay Open, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay |  Thiago Monteiro
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2025 | Challenger Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay |  Nicolás Kicker
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2025 | Sarasota Open, US | Challenger | Clay |  Liam Draxl
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6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 2025 | Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, US | Challenger | Clay |  Chris Rodesch
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2021 | M15 La Nucia, Spain | WTT | Clay |  Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo
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7–6(10–8), 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2021 | M25 Reus, Spain | WTT | Clay | Matteo Martineau
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4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | M15 Sintra, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Eduardo Nava
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Sebastian Fanselow Maik Steiner
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | M15 Castelo Branco, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Eduardo Nava
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Mateus Alves Igor Marcondes
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6–7(4–7), 7–5, [8–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard |  Lorenzo Musetti
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6–4, 2–6, 6–7(12–14) |
| Loss | 2019 | US Open | Hard |  Jonáš Forejtek
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7–6(7–4), 0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2018 | US Open | Hard | Axel Nefve
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 Adrian Andreev  Anton Matusevich
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2–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | Cannon Kingsley
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Jonáš Forejtek Dalibor Svrčina
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Nava's clay climb, from a backyard court to Challenger breakthrough". ATPTour. 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Australian Open junior winner reveals conversation with Novak Djokovic". Tennis World USA. 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Emilio Nava Credits Family With Tennis Success". southerncaliforniatennis.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "TENNIS.COM PODCAST: EMILIO NAVA ON LEAPING FROM JUNIORS TO THE PROS". tennis.com.
- ^ "Emilio Nava, la promesa 'mexicana' del tenis sin equipo de Liga MX". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Acapulco, Dubai and Sao Paulo 2019 Scouting Report". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Harris Earns First ATP Masters 1000 Win". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Sinner Records First US Open Victory". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Nava Notches Shymkent Challenger Crown". Tennis TourTalk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Emilio Nava closing a promising year".
- ^ "Americans Nava, Kypson Win Challenger Titles". 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Meet the 2023 US Open men's qualifiers". 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Nava on 'putting the pieces together' & what he learned from Alcaraz".
- ^ @TennisTv (February 21, 2024). "A big moment for Emilio Nava 👏 The qualifier defeats Schwartzman 6-4 6-3 for his third ATP Tour main draw win. #LosCabosTennisOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veteransdate=5 March 2024".
- ^ "Coric completes Challenger hat-trick with home triumph". 24 March 2025.
- ^ @ATPChallenger (April 14, 2025). "Emilio Nava is making GAINS 💪📈#OnTheRise @usta" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nava notches third straight Challenger title; Cilic stopped short in Madrid final". ATPTour. 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Rodesch halts Nava's historic Challenger run in Tallahassee final". ATPTour. 21 April 2025.
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