Emilio Nava

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Emilio Nava
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Country (sports)  United States
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Born (2001-12-02) 2 December 2001 (age 23)
West Hills, California, U.S.
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Turned pro 2018
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es) Oscar Martinez
Prize money US$437,194
Singles
Career record 2–10 (16.67%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 170 (17 April 2023)
Current ranking No. 238 (22 May 2023)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2023)
French Open 1R (2023)
US Open 2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 464 (22 April 2019)
Current ranking No. 1239T (22 May 2023)
Last updated on: 23 May 2023.

Emilio Nava (born 2 December 2001) is an American professional tennis player.[1] Nava has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 170 achieved on 17 April 2023. He reached two finals of the Boys' Singles Grand Slam tournaments, losing to Lorenzo Musetti in the 2019 Australian Open[2] and to Jonáš Forejtek in the 2019 US Open.

Early life and background

Nava 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 also is a professional tennis player who played college tennis at TCU and Wake Forest University.[4]

Professional career

2019: ATP main draw debut

Nava made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.[5] He lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.

2021: Masters 1000, Grand Slam debuts

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.[6]

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.[7]

2022: Maiden Challenger title, First Major win, top 200

At the 2022 Shymkent Challenger, Nava won his first Challenger title after defeating Sebastian Fanselow in the final.[8]

At the US Open as a wildcard he defeated John Millman in the first round for his first Major win.

2023: French Open debut and First Masters win

Ranked No. 182, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 Miami Open for a second consecutive year, recording his first Masters 1000 win over American John Isner in straight sets with two tiebreaks. He lost to Taylor Fritz in the second round in 58 minutes.

He also received a wildcard for the Masters 2023 Mutua Madrid Open.

He made his main draw debut at the 2023 French Open defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 M15 La Nucia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo 7–6(10–8), 7–5
Loss 1–1 Apr 2021 M25 Reus, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay France Matteo Martineau 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2–1 May 2022 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Germany Sebastian Fanselow 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard United States Eduardo Nava Germany Sebastian Fanselow
Germany Maik Steiner		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Castelo Branco, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard United States Eduardo Nava Brazil Mateus Alves
Brazil Igor Marcondes		 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [8–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2019 Australian Open Hard Italy Lorenzo Musetti 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(12–14)
Runner-up 2019 US Open Hard Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek 7–6(7–4), 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runners-up 2018 US Open Hard United States Axel Nefve Bulgaria Adrian Andreev
United Kingdom Anton Matusevich		 2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Runners-up 2019 Australian Open Hard United States Cannon Kingsley Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek
Czech Republic Dalibor Svrčina		 6–7(5–7), 4–6

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