Emilio Nava (born 2 December 2001) is an American professional
tennis player. Nava has a career-high
ATP
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singles ranking of No. 173 achieved on 19 September 2022. He reached two finals of the Boys' Singles Grand Slam tournaments, losing to
Lorenzo Musetti in the
2019 Australian Open
The 2019 Australian Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park from 14 to 27 January 2019. It was the 107th edition of the Australian Open, the 51st in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam (te ...
and to
Jonáš Forejtek in the
2019 US Open.
Early life and background
Nava is the son of Olympic sprinter
Eduardo Nava
Eduardo Nava (born 26 August 1968) was a Mexican sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Nava's son Emilio Emilio may refer to:
* Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio"
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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. His brother,
Eduardo Nava
Eduardo Nava (born 26 August 1968) was a Mexican sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Nava's son Emilio Emilio may refer to:
* Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio"
* Emilio Pia ...
also is a professional tennis player who played college tennis at
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Education
* Tanzania Commission for Universities, regulatory body for Universities in Tanzania
* Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas
** TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic programs of the school
* Tok ...
and
Wake Forest University.
Professional career
2019: ATP main draw debut
Nava made his ATP main draw debut at the
2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
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after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw. He lost to
Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.
2021: Masters 1000, Grand Slam and top 350 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.
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.
2022: Maiden Challenger title
At the
2022 Shymkent Challenger
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, Nava won his first challenger title after defeating Sebastian Fanselow in the final.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
References
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2001 births
Living people
American male tennis players
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
Tennis players from Los Angeles
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