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Emilio Nava
BERJAYA
Nava at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
Country (sports)BERJAYA United States
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, US
Born (2001-12-02) December 2, 2001 (age 24)
Woodland Hills, California, US
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDiego Cristin[1][2]
Prize moneyUS $ 2,079,480 [3]
Singles
Career record13–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 74 (March 16, 2026)
Current rankingNo. 87 (June 8, 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2026)
French Open2R (2025)
Wimbledon1R (2026)
US Open2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record5–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 187 (October 28, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 891 (March 16, 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open3R (2024)
Last updated on: 6 June 2026.

Emilio Nava (born December 2, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 74 achieved on 16 March 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 187 achieved on 28 October 2024.

Early life

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Nava is the son of Olympic sprinter Eduardo Nava and professional tennis player Maria Xóchitl Escobedo, both of whom are originally from Mexico. He is also the cousin of former professional tennis player Ernesto Escobedo.[4] His brother, Eduardo Nava is also a professional tennis player who played college tennis at TCU and Wake Forest University.[5][6]

Professional career

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2019–2021: Major and Masters debuts

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Nava reached two Grand Slam Boys' finals at the 2019 Australian Open[7] and at the 2019 US Open.

Nava made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.[8][9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

2022: Major win & Challenger title, top 200

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At the 2022 Shymkent Challenger, Nava won his first Challenger title after defeating Sebastian Fanselow in the final.[12]

At the US Open as a wildcard, he defeated John Millman in the first round for his first win at a Major event.[13]

2023: First Masters win

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Ranked No. 182, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 Miami Open for a consecutive year,[14] recording his first Masters 1000 win over John Isner in straight sets with two tiebreaks.[15] He lost to Taylor Fritz in 58 minutes.[16][17] He also received a wildcard first for the qualifying competition for the Masters in Madrid, which later was upgraded to a main draw wildcard.[18] He made his main draw debut at the 2023 French Open as a qualifier, losing to Roberto Carballés Baena.[19] He won the Challenger title in Modena and moved to a new career-high ranking of No. 168 on 3 July 2023.[20] He also qualified for the 2023 US Open but lost to fifth seed and former US Open finalist Casper Ruud.[21]

2024–2026: Masters third rounds, top 75

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Nava 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.[22][23][24] 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.[25]

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.[26] At the next Masters, the 2024 Miami Open, he reached the main draw, after qualifying with wins over Quentin Halys and Yoshihito Nishioka, for a fourth consecutive year.[27] 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,[28] his fourth in Concepción, Chile and his fifth in Sarasota and returned to the top 150 on 15 April 2025. Nava and Borna Ćorić were the only players thus far with three Challenger trophies in 2025.[29][30] 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.[31][6][2] He gained a wildcard entry into the 2025 French Open by winning the United States Tennis Association's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge[19][32] and recorded his first win at the tournament over Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets.[33][34] Nava lost to 10th seed Holger Rune in the second round.[35]

He reached his first ATP quarterfinal at the 2025 Los Cabos Open where he defeated Aleksandar Vukic and sixth seed Bu Yunchaokete en route[36] and secured a new career-high ranking in the top 120.[37] At the 2025 National Bank Open Nava qualified for the main draw defeating Mitchell Krueger making his debut in Canada. He recorded his first wins at the tournament over Zizou Bergs and then lucky loser Térence Atmane to reach his first career Masters third round. As a result he moved into the top 110 in the singles rankings on 4 August 2025.[38] Following making his top 100 debut on 15 September 2025, Nava won his fourth Challenger of the season at the 2025 Challenger de Villa María.[39]

Ranked No. 116, Nava reached a second Masters third round at the 2026 Madrid Open, saving three match points against world No. 16 Valentin Vacherot,[40] [41]but lost to Arthur Fils. Ranked No. 97, Nava qualified for the main draw at the 2026 French Open.[42][43] In June, he won his first ATP Challenger title of 2026 at the Neckarcup 2.0.[44]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A Q3 Q3 Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open A A A A A 1R Q1 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon A A NH A A A Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 1R 2R 1R Q1 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0 / 7 3–7 30%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A NH A Q1 Q2 Q2 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A NH 1R 1R 2R 1R A 1R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A NH A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A NH A A 1R Q1 A 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Italian Open A A A A A Q2 Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A NH A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Cincinnati Open A A A A Q1 A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Shanghai Masters A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A NH A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–4 0 / 11 6–11 35%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 2 4 4 5 6 10 Total: 32
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–4 1–4 1–5 6–6 6–10 0 / 32 15–32 32%
Year-end ranking 1366 944 665 323 178 147 212 88 $1,784,847

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (7–3)
ITF WT Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (8–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 Shymkent Challenger, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Germany Sebastian Fanselow 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Jun 2023 Modena Challenger, Italy Challenger Clay France Titouan Droguet 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 2–1 Aug 2023 Golden Gate Open, US Challenger Hard France Constant Lestienne 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 3–1 Mar 2025 Paraguay Open, Paraguay Challenger Clay Brazil Thiago Monteiro 7–5, 6–3
Win 4–1 Mar 2025 Challenger Concepción, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Nicolás Kicker 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–1 Apr 2025 Sarasota Open, US Challenger Clay Canada Liam Draxl 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 5–2 Apr 2025 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, US Challenger Clay Luxembourg Chris Rodesch 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–2 Sep 2025 Challenger de Villa María, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Alex Barrena 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–3 May 2026 Open de Oeiras II, Portugal Challenger Clay Serbia Laslo Djere 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–3 Jun 2026 Neckarcup 2.0, Germany Challenger Clay Croatia Luka Mikrut walkover
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 M15 La Nucia, Spain WTT Clay Spain Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo 7–6(10–8), 7–5
Loss 1–1 Apr 2021 M25 Reus, Spain WTT Clay France Matteo Martineau 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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

References

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  1. 1 2 "Nava's clay climb, from a backyard court to Challenger breakthrough". ATPTour. 17 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Even tic-tac-toe sparks 'Young Nava's' competitive spirit". ATPTour. 17 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Emilio Nava". ATPTour.
  4. ↑ "Emilio Nava Credits Family With Tennis Success". southerncaliforniatennis.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  5. ↑ "TENNIS.COM PODCAST: EMILIO NAVA ON LEAPING FROM JUNIORS TO THE PROS". tennis.com.
  6. 1 2 "Tennis in his blood, clay in his shoes: How Emilio Nava slid into 19-match win streak". 21 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Australian Open junior winner reveals conversation with Novak Djokovic". Tennis World USA. 27 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Emilio Nava, la promesa 'mexicana' del tenis sin equipo de Liga MX". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 23 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Acapulco, Dubai and Sao Paulo 2019 Scouting Report". ATP Tour.
  10. ↑ "Harris Earns First ATP Masters 1000 Win". ATP Tour.
  11. ↑ "Sinner Records First US Open Victory". ATP Tour.
  12. ↑ "Nava Notches Shymkent Challenger Crown". Tennis TourTalk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  13. ↑ "Emilio Nava closing a promising year".
  14. ↑ "Full List of Wild Card Entries Announced For 2023 Miami Open Presented by Itaú". 14 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Andreescu tops Raducanu, meets Sakkari; Murray, Isner Upset". 22 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "...In with the new: The next generation of men's tennis takes center stage at Miami Open". The Miami Herald. 25 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Alcaraz, Fritz, Andreescu advance to Miami Open 3rd round". 25 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Icons, pioneers and young guns, the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open wild cards". 20 April 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Iva Jovic, Emilio Nava Earn French Open Main Draw Wild Cards". tennistourtalk.com. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Americans Nava, Kypson Win Challenger Titles". 3 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Meet the 2023 US Open men's qualifiers". 26 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Nava on 'putting the pieces together' & what he learned from Alcaraz". ATPTour. 13 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Nava on 'putting the pieces together' & what he learned from Alcaraz". delraybeachopen. 13 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "ATP Miami – Thursday, March 21, 2024 final results".
  25. ↑ @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 X (formerly Twitter).
  26. ↑ "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans". bnpparibasopen.com. 5 March 2024.
  27. ↑ "Former top 10 Goffin, Schwartzman, Bautista Agut play the Miami Open Men's Qualifying". 17 March 2025.
  28. ↑ "Coric completes Challenger hat-trick with home triumph". ATPTour. 24 March 2025.
  29. ↑ @ATPChallenger (April 14, 2025). "Emilio Nava is making GAINS 💪📈#OnTheRise @usta" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  30. ↑ "Nava notches third straight Challenger title; Cilic stopped short in Madrid final". ATPTour. 14 April 2025.
  31. ↑ "Rodesch halts Nava's historic Challenger run in Tallahassee final". ATPTour. 21 April 2025.
  32. ↑ "Rising Stars Iva Jovic, Emilio Nava Earn French Open Main Draw Wild Cards by Winning Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge". 6 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "French Open - Roland Garros 2025; Day 1 recap: American players' results and highlights". 26 May 2025.
  34. ↑ "Nava: Why the American has 'something special in his tennis'". ATPTour. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  35. ↑ "Rune rises to Chatrier occasion". Roland Garros. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  36. ↑ "Argentina's Ficovich advances and Mexico's Alvarez falls by the wayside". 17 July 2025.
  37. ↑ "Nava eyes new career high with Los Cabos statement". ATPTour. 15 July 2025.
  38. ↑ "Pospisil's Career Ends with Hard-Fought Loss; Opelka, Arseneault Among Sunday Winners". 27 July 2025.
  39. ↑ "Nava nets fourth Challenger title of year, tying season lead". ATPTour. 22 September 2025.
  40. ↑ @ATPTour (April 24, 2026). "What an effort 🫡 Emilio Nava stuns No. 14 seed Vacherot from a set down 6-7(5), 7-6(1) 6-3 to reach the third round in Madrid. @MutuaMadridOpen #MMOPEN" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  41. ↑ "Vacherot lets three match points slip in Madrid heartbreak". 24 April 2026.
  42. ↑ "The slow burn of Emilio Nava". Roland Garros (tennis). 19 May 2026.
  43. ↑ "Who qualified for Roland Garros on Friday?". ATPTour. 22 May 2026.
  44. ↑ "Emilio Nava leaves "one of the most enjoyable weeks" in Bad Rappenau with trophy". 8 June 2026.

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