Emma Navarro (born May 18, 2001) is an American

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player. Navarro has a career-high singles ranking by the

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(WTA) of 145, achieved on 22 August 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 318, achieved on 2 August 2021. She won the 2019 Junior French Open Doubles Championship with

Chloe Beck Chloe Beck (born August 30, 2001) is an American tennis player. Beck won the 2019 Junior French Open Doubles Championship with Emma Navarro, and they also finished runner-up in the 2019 Junior Australian Open Championship. Beck has reached a c ...

, and they also finished runners-up in the 2019 Junior Australian Open Championship. Navarro made her

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main-draw debut at the 2019 Charleston Open, after receiving wildcards for the singles and doubles tournaments. She was rated as the best tennis recruit in the nation, and committed to the

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for the Fall 2020 semester. Navarro won the

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Division 1 women’s singles title on 28 May 2021 as a freshman. With this win, she earned a wildcard into the 2021 US Open main draw. Navarro is the daughter of billionaire businessman Ben Navarro and the granddaughter of former American football player and coach

Frank Navarro Frank F. Navarro (February 15, 1930 – May 30, 2021) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Williams College from 1963 to 1967, Columbia University from 1968 to 1973, Wabash College from 1974 ...

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 1 (title)

References

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* * 2001 births Living people American female tennis players French Open junior champions Sportspeople from New York City Sportspeople from Charleston, South Carolina Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Tennis people from South Carolina 21st-century American women Virginia Cavaliers women's tennis players {{US-tennis-bio-stub