Govind Nanda (born February 17, 2001) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of 339 achieved on October 3, 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of 497 achieved on August 22, 2022.

Personal life

Nanda is of Indian heritage. The son of Meena and Rajesh Nanda, he has a sister called Shyamlee. He grew up in Redlands, California before moving to

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to be nearer his training facilities at the USTA centre in Carson. He and his sister started playing tennis at Clement Middle School in Redlands. Nanda attended

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in Ojai, California, before attending

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Career

Nanda reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2019 losing to

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and

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alongside his partner

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. Nanda was given a wildcard into the 2022 US Open men's doubles alongside his partner

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nanda, Govind 2001 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis people from California Sportspeople from San Bernardino County, California People from Loma Linda, California American sportspeople of Indian descent Indian-American tennis players UCLA Bruins men's tennis players